Virtual Connect

Σκοπός Εκπαιδευτικού Προγράμματος
This three day course helps students identify, manage, and configure HP Virtual Connect components. An architecture overview ensures understanding of the Virtual Connect Ethernet, FlexFabric, and Fibre Channel components and their function. Hands-on labs provide configuration setup and a variety of network scenarios

Πού Απευθύνεται
Administrators, engineers and consultants who will plan and manage the configuration of HP ProLiant
BladeSystem c-Class network connectivity and blade servers

Θεματικές Ενότητες

Module 1: Virtual Connect overview

Describe the purpose of Virtual Connect in a datacenter
Compare the differences between Virtual Connect and an Ethernet switch
Describe how Virtual Connect configures the server
Describe Virtual Connect components

Module 2: Virtual Connect Ethernet

Select Virtual Connect components and connectivity options
Identify modules, ports, and connectors
Describe Virtual Connect Ethernet Failover

Module 3: Virtual Connect Fibre Channel

Select VC Fibre Channel options
Implement Server Side NPIV
Understand VC Fibre Channel Login Balancing and Fail-over

Module 4: Introducing the Virtual Connect Manager

Pre-deployment Planning
Virtual Connect Basic Setup
Logical Flow for an Initial Setup
Using the CLI
Virtual Connect Failover and Configuration Backup

Lab 1: Basic Virtual Connect Manager Setup

- Use the HP Virtual Connect wizards to complete the initial set up, which includes the following tasks:

Logging into the VC Domain
Running the Domain Setup Wizard
Completing the Network Setup Wizard
Completing the Fibre Channel Setup Wizard

- Make a Server Profile

Module 5: Virtual Connect Manager Advanced Features

- Virtual Connect Firmware History and Enhancements:

Native VLANs
Fast MAC Cache Failover
SmartLink
IGMP Snooping
Port monitoring
PXE settings
Server VLAN Tag mapping
Private network mode
Virtual Server IDs
Integrity Server Fibre Channel boot parameters
Multiple Fibre Channel SAN Fabric Support
Certificates/Authentications
Multi-enclosure VC Domains

Module 6: Virtual Connect Domain

Virtual Connect Networking Definitions and Terminology
Virtual Connect vNets
VC Ethernet Best Practices

Module 7: Virtual Connect Profile

Configure VC profiles using the GUI and scripting

Module 8: Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager

Managing Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager
New in VCEM 6.2
VCEM Software Developers Toolkit (SDK)

Module 9: VC Flex-10 Overview

HP VC Flex-10 Technology
Flex-10 port assignments
Flex-10 bandwidth allocation
Flex-10 Network Configuration

Video: Flex-10-with-hypervisor3

Lab 2: Advanced VC Setup

Verifying network status
Review Fast MAC Cache Failover
Setup Local User Accounts
Review Secure Sockets Layer
Enable Multi-enclosure VC Domains
Make a Server Profile using a Shared Uplink Set with Mapped VLAN Tagging

Lab 3: Advanced Virtual Connect Lab Exercises

Setup VC-FC fabrics with Dynamic Login Balancing that are all connected to the same SAN fabric.
Add VC-FC ports to an existing VC-FC fabric and manually redistribute the server blade HBA logins.
Configure a Ethernet/SAN Profile using the FlexFabric module
Establish VLAN Tagging (802.1Q) with a Shared Uplink Set (SUS) with Link Aggregation using LACP (802.3ad) – Windows
Configure VLAN Tagging (802.1Q) with Multiple Shared Uplink Sets (SUS) and Mapped VLANs - ESX 4

Module 10: VC Flex Fabric