HPE Integrity NonStop X Architecture and Operational Management differences Training

This course provides you the knowledge to understand the architecture of HPE Integrity NonStop™ X BladeSystems and prepares you to operate and manage them. Server architecture, configuration and operations are compared and contrasted between NonStop™ X and NonStop™ i (NB-Series) servers. The course is a combination of lecture, live demonstrations and exercises using HPE Integrity NonStop™ X BladeSystems.

Audience

• Detailed knowledge about the architecture, operations and management of HPE Integrity NonStop™ i BladeSystems (NB-Series).

• Completion of the HPE NonStop™ NB-Series Administration I (HG776S) and II (HG777S)

At the conclusion of this course you should be able to:

Module 1: Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics

• Course objectives

• HPE NonStop™ x86 evolution

Module 2: HPE Integrity NonStop X BladeSystem architecture

• NonStop X NS3/NS7 X1 and X2 hardware architecture

• Processor BL460c BladeServer implementation

• Logical and physical Infiniband System Area Network (SAN) interconnect

• Internal and external Infiniband switches

• Maintenance LAN changes

• NonStop System Console

• Intelligent rack and power

• Core License

• NonStop i and NonStop X BladeSystem compared

Module 3: NonStop X Operating System and Infiniband overview

• NonStop X Operating System and Infiniband overview

• Remote DMA (RDMA) Services

• OFED (OpenFabrics Enterprise Services)

• NonStop Connection Services Library (NCSL)

• Maintenance Entity Unit (MEU)

• Halted State Services (HSS)

Module 4: NonStop X CLIM Changes

• IP CLIM overview and changes

• Entry Class IP CLIM overview

• Storage CLIM overview and changes

• Storage options and changes

• Open CLIM overview and changes

• Modified SCF Cluster I/O Protocol (CIP) Subsystem ($ZZCIP) commands

• New CLIM commands

• CLIM Multi Tenancy features

Module 5: NonStop X Tools

• OSM Service Connection Changes

• OSM Quick Start Tool

• OSM System Startup Tool

• OSM System Configuration Tool

• CLIM Management Tool

• HSS/HCA Firmware Management Wizard

• Dump to ME Unit feature

• SUT and Non-SUT Firmware

Module 6: NonStop X Operating System Changes

• TNS application support

• Changes to the Measure Subsystem

• Changes to PEEK

• Introduction to the NonStop Application Direct Interface (NSDA)

Module 7: Infiniband Clustering

• Direct Infiniband Clustering

• Infiniband Clustering with Infiniband cluster switches

Module 8: Migration Considerations

• Data migration

• FUP compatibility and migration