Introduction to HPE ProLiant and Apollo Servers

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HE643S

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2 Дней, 16 Ак. Часов

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Course overview

This course provides essential HPE ProLiant training to system administrators who are responsible for ProLiant ML, DL, BL, and Apollo 2000, 4000, 6000 systems. Students receive an overview of HPE products, tools, agents, and utilities that will help them set up, deploy, monitor, and maintain their ProLiant and Apollo servers. Practical handson lab exercises are presented on HPE ProLiant Gen10 and Gen9 servers.

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Course objectives

After completing this course, the student should be able to:

Identify the HPE ProLiant servers in the portfolio
Identify the HPE Apollo air-cooled servers in the portfolio.
List key features of HPE ProLiant Generation 10 (Gen10) and Generation 9 (Gen9) servers
Identify integrated Lights-Out (iLO) functions and features
Navigate the iLO web browser interface to perform server setup, management, and maintenance
Identify the stages of the Gen10/9 ProLiant boot process
Configure a server by using Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)
Configure and deploy an operating system to a single HPE ProLiant Gen10/9 server using Intelligent Provisioning
Update firmware and software on a ProLiant server using Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) with Smart
Update Manager (SUM)
Identify other HPE tools and utilities that assist in the monitoring and maintenance of a ProLiant and Apollo server
Locate HPE websites for resources describing setup, deployment, monitoring, maintenance, and support of a ProLiant server

Требования

Prerequisites

Students should have a basic understanding of at least one of the following operating systems:

Microsoft Windows Server® 2016 Standard
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
VMware® ESXi™ 6.x

Audience

Administrators, engineers, and consultants who will configure and maintain HPE ProLiant and Apollo servers

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Course Outline

Module 1: HPE ProLiant Servers

HPE ProLiant Gen10 Family
ProLiant Rack Servers Gen10
ProLiant Blade Servers Gen10
ProLiant Tower Servers Gen10
Apollo system and servers
HPE Gen10 CPU and memory
Storage and Smart Array Controllers
NICs and HBAs
HPE ProLiant Gen9 family
Comparing Gen9 to Gen10 servers
Module takeaways

Module 2: Security

HPE Gen10 and iLO 5
Certifications and compliance
Extended capabilities with iLO Licenses
Physical platform security additions
Gen10 networking and storage options optimized for security
Additional resources
Module takeaways

Module 3: Preparing to Setup

Gathering server requirements
Setup overview
Module takeaways

Module 4: iLO 5 (integrated Lights-Out 5)

Key features iLO iLO licensing
iLO security states
Additional iLO 5 tools, utilities and interfaces
Accessing and using the iLO web interface
iLO 4 Gen9 content
Additional resources

Module 5: Configuring the Server

ProLiant boot process
UEFI System Utilities (F9)
Intelligent Provisioning (F10)
Boot Order (F11)
Network boot (F12)
Apollo Platform Manager (APM)
Module takeaways
Resources

Module 6: HPE ProLiant Storage and Smart Array Controllers

HPE Gen10 Smart Array portfolio
Mixed mode
RAID configuration tools
uFF SSD SmartDrives and the Smart Drive Bay

Module 7: HPE ProLiant Firmware and Software Maintenance

Firmware updates and iLO security states
Smart Update Technology Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) and Smart Update Manager (SUM)
Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP)
Smart Update Manager (SUM)
Smart Update Tools (SUT, iSUT)
iLO Amplifier
Module takeaways
Resources

Module 8: HPE ProLiant Troubleshooting and Ongoing System Support

Troubleshooting basics
Gather information
Support options
Research known issues
Develop and/or implement an action plan
HPE warranty and support
Module takeaways

Module 9: Course summary

Lab outline

Lab 1: HPE ProLiant Website Resources
Lab 2: HPE integrated Lights Out (iLO)
Lab 3: Configuring HPE ProLiant Gen10/9 UEFI
Lab 4: Setting Up Systems with Intelligent Provisioning
Lab 5: Installing an OS with IP

Lab 5a Windows 2016
Lab 5b SLES 12
Lab 5c ESXi 6.5u1

Lab 6: Updating Systems
Lab 7: Monitoring the System with the AHS
Lab 8: Configuring iLO with OS Utilities

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