HP BladeSystem p-Class Solutions I - Technologies, Planning, and Deployment & HP BladeSystem Solutions II - Automated Blade Management

Course Code: 30164
Length: 4 Days

This course will be offered on a limited basis, please waitlist for the area you would like to attend.

Partners: To view a schedule of classes and to register online for this course, click here. Or, if you would prefer to register by phone, call 1.800.732.5741, Option 4 (U.S.) or 1.800.392.7024, Option 4 (Canada).

Customers / End-Users: To view a schedule of classes for this course, click here. To register for this course please call 1.800.472.5277 (US) or 1.800.392.7024, Option 4 (Canada). Online registration is not available at this time.

HP Employees: To register by phone, call 1.800.732.5741, Option 4 (U.S.) or 1.800.392.7024, Option 4 (Canada).

This course consists of two parts. The first part is a technical introduction to planning and sizing, configuration, deployment, and troubleshooting the HP ProLiant BL p-Class server blades and infrastructure. It provides significant hands-on labs based on Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4, HP Rapid Deployment Pack 2.2 and HP Systems Insight Manager 5.0. The second part deals with automated server provisioning and failure recovery.

The provisioning of a server and its recovery are two change procedures frequently performed in data centers. Done manually, these are time-consuming, error-prone tasks that consume a significant portion of data center resources. The benefits of automating these tasks include reduced execution time, lower administrative costs, and precise, predictable results. This course covers a script-based solution that provides automation assistance for HP BladeSystem server provisioning and recovery, built on HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM) and HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack (RDP). The solution supports a variety of HP BladeSystem configurations, including boot-from-SAN and local boot, scripted and imaged installations, Windows and Linux operating systems, and IP network and VLANs.

There will be a functional walkthrough of the scripting components provided, including the execution framework that provides task sequence flexibility and allows concurrent multi-server provisioning and recovery. Key technical topics will be highlighted, such as how boot-from-SAN server recovery is implemented.

Recommended prerequisite certifications:

• MCSE for Windows 2000/Windows Server 2003 or Red Hat/SuSE Linux
• ASE

Recommended prerequisite training:

• HP StorageWorks Full-Line Technical WBT
• Windows Server 2003 training
• RDP fundamentals
• HP SIM fundamentals

PreSales Technical Engineers

Students will learn how to deploy and operate both solutions in a data center environment, through the following discussions and exercises:

• How to install and configure the management system
• How to prepare a BladeSystem for automated server provisioning and server recovery
• How to provision a BladeSystem server
• Specifying the target configuration
• Starting and monitoring the provisioning operation
• How server recovery operates
• Configuration
• Administrator interactions
• Monitoring the recovery process

Registration may be canceled without tuition charge if Hewlett-Packard Training Registration receives notification of cancellation eleven business days prior to class. Cancellations made ten to three business days prior to class will incur a $150 cancellation charge. Cancellations made two business days prior or less to class date and/or no-shows will incur the full tuition charge.

All course offerings are dependent on classroom, equipment and instructor availability. Hewlett-Packard reserves the right to cancel or change a class at any time without liability to the attendee for costs incurred due to such cancellations or changes, including, but not limited to, cancellation penalties for transportation or accommodations.