HPE OneView Administration Training in Germany

Basic system and network administration

This course equips students with the skills and knowledge to:

Module 1: HPE OneView Overview

• Identify the basic parts and advantages of composability

• Describe the HPE OneView purpose in HPE BladeSystem c-Class environments

• Recognize the different HPE OneView resource types

• Understand the role of the HPE OneView domain

• Locate additional training and documentation

Module 2: Configuring Networks in HPE OneView

• Understand uplink and downlink ports

• Define HPE OneView network related resources: logical interconnect groups, enclosure groups, networks

• Configure network sets and uplink sets

• Differentiate between a logical enclosure and a logical interconnect

• Explain multiple logical interconnects per enclosure

• Understand bulk network operations

• Configure the active/active and active/standby network configurations

Module 3: Working with Advanced Network Functions in HPE OneView

• Define the maximum number of networks usable in HPE OneView

• Understand LACP timer selection option

• Differentiate private vs non-private HPE OneView networks

• Explain LLDP and TLV support in HPE OneView

• Understand pause flood and flow control

• Explain Quality of Service capabilities (Appendix)

Module 4: Configuring Storage in HPE OneView

• Implement different storage configuration scenarios

• Configure storage resources in HPE OneView – Import SAN Managers to HPE OneView – Associate SAN fabrics – Add storage systems and already created storage pools – Create and add volumes and volume templates – Work with storage snapshots

• Troubleshoot storage issues

Module 5: Discovering Hardware to HPE OneView

• Understand HPE OneView firmware requirements for managed and monitored devices

• Add an enclosure for management

• Add an enclosure in monitored mode

• Migrate an HPE Virtual Connect domain to HPE OneView

• Revert an enclosure back to VCM

• Understand OA and iLO management

• Describe server hardware types

• Understand purpose and use of refresh

• How to remove hardware

Module 6: Upgrading Firmware in HPE OneView

• Describe new firmware features

• Utilize upgrade paths

• Utilize Update Readiness Checker

• Understand firmware repositories

• Utilize SPP options for obtaining and creating SPPs

• Examine installed firmware

• Upgrade firmware on OAs

• Manage enclosure firmware

• Manage HPE Virtual Connect firmware

• Utilize SUT and iSUT

• Manage server firmware

Module 7: Building Server Profiles in HPE OneView

• Explain new profile features

• Describe HPE OneView server profile management

• Explain the server profile templates concept

• Identify and configure the various attributes of HPE OneView server profiles

• Configure profile boot from SAN

• Understand the server and VC port configuration process

• Work with port speed controls and bursting

• Access server iLOs Detailed course outline Course data sheet

Module 8: Remote Monitoring and Support

• Describe the benefits of HPE OneView Remote Support

• Explain how to enable and disable HPE OneView Remote Support

• Find more info on HPE OneView Remote Support

• Describe maintenance mode

• Describe InfoSight tech preview

• Describe HPE OneView Global Dashboard and where to find more info

Module 9: HPE OneView Appliance Management

• Describe the relationship between iLO and HPE OneView, and how it can be used to troubleshoot

• Reset a lost administrator password

• Multi-home an appliance

• Access and review the activity feed

• Utilize Smart Search

• Pin the main menu

• Customize the HPE OneView dashboard

• Backup and restore the HPE OneView appliance

• Capture HPE OneView support dumps

• Access HPE OneView dashboard and understand customization capabilities

• Review HPE OneView health and utilization data for devices

• Utilize facilities management

• Access and review Ethernet and SAN statistics

• Access HPE OneView reports and firmware compliance report

Module 10: Licensing HPE OneView

• Follow best practice licensing in standalone VM-based HPE OneView

• Follow best practice licensing in HPE Synergybased HPE OneView

Module 11: HPE OneView Security and Maintenance

• Review the HPE OneView security features and functions

• Administer HPE OneView user accounts and roles (RBAC)

• Implement scope based access control (SBAC)

• Introduce labels

• Enable or disable services access

• Configure Active Directory/LDAP integration

• Understand HPE OneView certificate management

• Implement and configure two-factor authentication using CAC/PIV

• Understand SNMP and SNMP v3 support and alert forwarding

• Use an audit log

Module 12: Accessing HPE OneView by Using the REST API

• Understand the basic Representational State Transfer (REST) API concepts and programming style

• Use the REST application programming interface (API) for basic HPE OneView operations

• List basic operations you can perform with the REST API

• Access useful scripting tools and resources

• Use a browser with REST plugins to handle REST API requests and responses.

• Appendix: HPE OneView REST API use case examples

Lab 01: Configuring HPE OneView

• Review the HPE OneView guided setup feature

• Generate and download a backup file

• Add a user

• Add a firmware bundle (Service Pack for ProLiant—SPP) to the appliance’s firmware

• Explore address ranges

Lab 02: Configuring HPE OneView Networks

• SAN Manager

• Ethernet networks

• Fiber channel networks

• Storage area networks

• Network sets

Lab 03: Configuring HPE OneView Storage

• Connect HPE OneView to a HPE 3PAR storage system

• Associate fiber channel networks with the managed SAN networks

• Create volume templates and new volumes

• Connect HPE OneView to an HPE Nimble Storage system

Lab 04: Configuring Logical Interconnect Groups

• Create a logical interconnect group

• Configure logical interconnect group settings

• Create shared uplink sets

Lab 05: HPE OneView Enclosure Management

• Add enclosures to HPE OneView management

• Add HPE ProLiant DL servers to HPE OneView management

• Examine added enclosure resources

• Use reports

• Make LIG template changes

Lab 06: HPE OneView Server Profile Management

• Create server profile templates

• Create server profiles based on a server profile template

• Assign server profiles to supported servers

• Move and copy server profiles between servers

• Create an additional server profile and add a HPE Nimble Storage system volume

Lab 07: Accessing Controls and Alerts in HPE OneView

• Configure scopes

• Understand alerts and monitoring

• View activity, alerts and tasks

• Configure the email notifications of alert messages

• Enable maintenance mode for server hardware

Lab 08: Maintaining the HPE OneView Appliance

• Add and remove a dashboard panel

• Manage support dumps

• Manage security options

• Backup the appliance

Lab 09: Exploring the HPE OneView Global Dashboard

• Setup the HPE OneView Global Dashboard

• Add an HPE OneView appliance for monitoring

• Explore the HPE OneView Global Dashboard user interface and customization

• Monitor the appliances’ health and obtain various reports

Lab 10: Accessing the HPE OneView REST API

• Understand the basic REST API concepts and programming style

• Use a browser development extensions or Postman app to handle REST API requests and responses