Dell EMC PowerEdge MX Modular Platform Installation, Implementation and Administration
Course code
ES181SVR00151
Duration
3 Days, 24 Acad. Hours
Course Overview
Objectives
Prerequisites
Course Outline
Course Overview
Course Description
This three-day instructor-led course assists participants to understand how to successfully install, configure, manage, and troubleshoot the Dell EMC PowerEdge MX7000 platform and components. This course also includes the networking switch models and the requirements for networking with the MX7000 platform. This course prepares the learner to become a Dell EMC Certified Specialist – Implementation Engineer, PowerEdge MX Modular (Certification exam not included).
This course prepares the learner to become a Dell EMC Certified Specialist – Implementation Engineer, PowerEdge MX Modular (Certification exam not included). In the OpenManage Enterprise Course, Students will participate in lecture / lab activities on following topics; installation/configuration, navigating the console / using the web interface, describe and use the Discovery and Inventory process, explaining system administration tasks using OpenManage Enterprise. Students will learn and use Templates (Compliance and Deployment), gain an overview of OpenManage Mobile integration with OpenManage Enterprise. The course will cover the OME adaptor for integration with SupportAssist Enterprise and an overview of OpenManage Enterprise Modular.
Objectives
Course Objectives
- Explain Redfish and its role in the system.
- Perform an initial startup of MX7000.
- Install an operating system on a modular server.
- Identify management software to pull logs.
- Identify and resolve various hardware issues.
- Use management tools to configure and manage storage on the MX7000.
- Identify the switch models and minimum requirements for networking in the MX7000.
Prerequisites
Prerequisities for this course
- Dell EMC PowerEdge Server Concepts and Products;
- Dell EMC PowerEdge Installation, Management, and Diagnostics;
- Dell EMC Networking Concepts and Products;
- Dell EMC Networking SmartFabric OS 10 – Smart Fabric Services (SFS) Basic Concepts.
Audience
This course is intended for professionals who will be positioning, designing, deploying, managing and supporting solutions using Dell EMC PowerEdge MX.
Course Outline
Course Outline
Module 1: MX-Series Introduction
- Lesson 1: MX7000 Chassis
- Lesson 2: Compute Sleds
- Lesson 3: Storage
- Lesson 4: Switches
Module 2: MX7000 Management
- Lesson 1: OpenManage Enterprise – Modular (OME-M)
- Lesson 2: iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller
- Lesson 3: Redfish
Module 3: MX Installation and Configuration
- Lesson 1: Initial Setup
- Lesson 2: Compute Sleds
Module 4: MX Networking
- Lesson 1: MX Networking Hardware
- Lesson 2: Switch Management Overview
- Lesson 3: Scalable Fabric Architecture
- Lesson 4: Initial Switch Setup
- Lesson 5: MX SmartFabric Deployment
- Lesson 6: SmartFabric Services
- Lesson 7: Configuring Switch Features
Module 5: MX Troubleshooting
- Lesson 1: Minimum Configuration and Populations Rules
- Lesson 2: Alerts and Logs
- Lesson 3: Hardware Troubleshooting
- Lesson 4: iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller Troubleshooting
- Lesson 5: Troubleshooting Network issues
In addition to lecture and demonstrations, this course includes simulations designed to allow practical experience for the participant.
- Navigating OME-M
- Create Groups
- Storage configuration
- Gathering Logs
- OME-M Navigation discovery
- Navigating the iDRAC9
- iDRAC virtual console
- Navigating the Lifecycle Controller
- PowerEdge Server Templates
- PowerEdge MX7000 Troubleshooting
- iDRAC Troubleshooting
- SupportAssist Collection
- MX7000 Firmware Update
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Dell EMC PowerEdge MX Modular Platform Installation, Implementation and Administration
Course code:
ES181SVR00151
Duration:
3 Days, 24 Acad. Hours
