Detailed Course Outline
Module 1: Virtual Connect Overview
- Review recent firmware releases
- Access Virtual Connect documents and support
- Introduce the current Virtual Connect modules
- Outline Virtual Connect default behaviors
- Review the c-Class management signal paths and stacking link requirements
- Explain fundamental Virtual Connect technologies
- Introduce Virtual Connect as a layer 2 bridge
- Introduce common Virtual Connect terms
Module 2: The Virtual Connect Manager
- List basic requirements for accessing and managing Virtual Connect functionality
- Configure Virtual Connect manager local user accounts
- Explain Virtual Connect logical flow for an initial setup
- Investigate Virtual Connect failover and configuration backup
- Review administrator password recovery
Module 3: HPE Virtual Connect Ethernet
- Investigate the current Virtual Connect Ethernet modules
- Understand and identify primary/secondary module placement
- Recognize uplink port status error conditions
- Introduce the Ethernet concepts and protocols used with Virtual Connect
- Introduce the concept of Physical Functions (Adapter FlexNICs)
- Introduce VLAN tagging and addressing
- An appendix addresses FlexFabric 20/40 F8 cabling and older hardware
Module 4: HPE Virtual Connect Fibre Channel
- Identify Virtual Connect Fibre Channel modules and functions
- Introduce the HPE Virtual Connect Fibre Channel 16Gb 24-Port module and the N_Port trunking feature
- Understand NPIV and why HPE uses this technology
- Review the Fibre Channel Logon sequence (FLOGI)
- Investigate Virtual Connect Fibre Channel login distribution and re-distribution
Module 5: The Virtual Connect FlexFabric Technology
- Detail the FlexFabric modules, adapters, and FCoE capabilities
- Describe VSAN support and configuration
- Introduce Virtual Connect to HPE 3PAR SAN connectivity
Module 6: HPE Virtual Connect vNets
- Outline the Virtual Connect ports
- Investigate Virtual Connect networking definitions and terminology
- Configure vNets and VLANs
- Investigate advanced Virtual Connect VLAN tagging
- Describe the tunneling and mapping modes
- Outline the link layer discovery role in Virtual Connect
- Introduce link aggregation control protocol
- Demonstrate basic Virtual Connect Ethernet networks
- Discuss teaming and bonding modes with Virtual Connect
- Compare active/standby and active/active network designs
Module 7: The Virtual Connect Profile
- Outline Virtual Connect Flex-port assignments
- Explore Virtual Connect bandwidth allocation
- Investigate profile inheritance, and migration
- Manage and configure profiles
- Use the CLI Pool-specified function to capture MAC and WWN addresses
- Implement the ProLiant Gen9 UEFI Boot Options
Module 8: Virtual Connect Manager - Advanced Features
- Build Multi-enclosure domains
- Investigate partially stacked domains
- Configure native VLANs
- Explain the role of SmartLink
- Monitor Virtual Connect from an external utility
- Introduce and configure the federal information processing standard140-2
- Understand network loop detection technologies embedded in Virtual Connect
Module 9: Advanced Virtual Connect Networking for the System Administrator
- Advanced Virtual Connect networking features
- Review LACP advanced features