Résumé du cours
This course teaches the learner how to set up, configure, update, and monitor an HPE ProLiant Gen11 server using HPE ProLiant Gen11 embedded management products.
Moyens d'évaluation :
- Quiz pré-formation de vérification des connaissances (si applicable)
- Évaluations formatives pendant la formation, à travers les travaux pratiques réalisés sur les labs à l’issue de chaque module, QCM, mises en situation…
- Complétion par chaque participant d’un questionnaire et/ou questionnaire de positionnement en amont et à l’issue de la formation pour validation de l’acquisition des compétences
A qui s'adresse cette formation
Administrators, engineers, and consultants who will configure and maintain HPE ProLiant Gen11 servers
Pré-requis
Students should have a basic understanding of at least one of the following operating systems:
- Microsoft Windows Server® 2022
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
- VMware® ESXi™ 8.x
Objectifs
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Differentiate between HPE ProLiant Servers in terms of supported options, form factor, and expected workload
- Differentiate by purpose: HPE embedded management products including the integrated Lights-Out (iLO) management processor, UEFI ROM for ProLiant system utilities, provisioning app, storage configuration utility, cloud-based monitoring and management UI, update utility, and iLO REST API
- Configure ILO and network with UEFI System Utilities
- Provision server with OS using Intelligent Provisioning
- Configure settings for security, view performance, thresholds for monitoring thermal and power
- Differentiate between security settings in iLO and their impact on performance
- Differentiate between methods for monitoring the server using the iLO browser-based interface and iLO REST commands as well as cloud-based applications
- Identify the stages for and methods to update server firmware
- Perform update of server firmware using Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) and Smart Update Manager (SUM)
- Locate diagnostic information from iLO and UEFI System Utilities
- Differentiate between iLO and OpenBMC management
- Define scope of Customer Self Repair (CSR)
- Locate resources for more information on HPE ProLiant Gen11 embedded management and supporting the server
Contenu
Module 1: Overview of HPE ProLiant Gen11 Hardware and Technology
- Overview of HPE ProLiant Gen11 family of servers
- Server security
- Hardware options
- Software options
- Warranty and support options
- Module learning checks and takeaways
Module 2: Overview of Embedded Management Products
- Overview of Embedded Management products
- UEFI ROM for HPE ProLiant Gen11
- iLO 6
- Intelligent Provisioning
- Active Health System
- Service Pack for ProLiant and Smart Update Manager
- Cloud-operations based management
- Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
- Module learning checks and takeaways
Module 3: Server Setup
- Before you begin: what to consider
- Setup the hardware
- Server setup methods
- UEFI setup
- Intelligent Provisioning Rapid Setup
- Storage controller setup
- Module learning checks and takeaways
Module 4: iLO 6
- iLO walkaround
- Options for Remote Access
- Administrative tasks
- Security settings
- Options for Power and Thermal
- Intelligent Provisioning Always On
- Module learning checks and takeaways
Module 5: Updating the Server
- SPP overview
- SUM overview
- iLO update
- Module learning checks and takeaways
Module 6: Monitoring the Server
- iLO 6 and Server Health monitoring
- Power & Thermal monitoring
- Firmware verification
- Setting up alerts
- UEFI server health monitoring
- iLO RESTful Interface Tool
- Module learning checks and takeaways
Module 7: Diagnostics
- iLO 6 pages for diagnostics
- UEFI Embedded Diagnostics
- Options for downloading the AHS log
- LED indicators on the server
- Module learning checks and takeaways
Module 8: Resources
- HPE Support Center
- My Software Center Dashboard
- Accessing Service Pack for ProLiant
- Links used in this course
- Course summary and next steps
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