This 3 day course provides a detailed overview of the architecture, key components, and product documentation of Hitachi Compute Blade 500 (CB 500) and Hitachi Compute Blade 2500 (CB 2500).
You will learn how to use Hitachi Compute Systems Manager (HCSM) and access system consoles for system management, monitoring and maintenance. This course also will provide you information on the system network configuration and the supported operating systems.
In addition, you will gain knowledge about the Hitachi logical partitioning (LPAR) features and learn how to configure and operate LPAR and N+M Cold Standby Plug-in for Hitachi Compute Systems Manager. You will also learn specific troubleshooting techniques for CB 500 and CB 2500 systems.
This course includes numerous hands-on lab activities designed to build the skills necessary to manage CB 500 and CB 2500.
Course Availability
- Customers
Suggested Audience
- Administration
Course Highlights
- Gain insight into the architecture, system specifications, components and modules of Hitachi Compute Blade 500 (CB 500) and Hitachi Compute Blade 2500 (CB 2500)
- Learn how to use the Hitachi Compute Systems Manager (HCSM) for Hitachi Compute Blade and chassis management
- Learn how to access the system consoles for system management, monitoring and maintenance
- Learn how to configure and operate Hitachi logical partitioning (LPAR) and N+M Cold Standby Plug-in for Hitachi Compute Systems Manager
- Explore troubleshooting techniques for CB 500 and CB 2500 systems
Required Knowledge and Skills
- Server and blade server expertise
- Microsoft® Windows®, Redhat Linux or VMware administrative experience
- Network and Fibre Channel experience recommended
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Describe the architecture of Hitachi Compute Blade 500 (CB 500) and Hitachi Compute Blade 2500 (CB 2500) systems
- Explain the system specifications, components and modules
- Use the system management modules’ GUI and command line interface (CLI) to configure the systems
- Explain the network configuration of CB 500 and CB 2500 systems
- Use the Hitachi Compute Systems Manager (HCSM) for system management
- Describe the power management and monitoring of Hitachi Compute Blade family
- Describe the log file collection process of Hitachi Compute Blade family
- Describe the supported operating systems
- Describe the Hitachi logical partition (LPAR) feature
- Describe Hitachi N+M Cold Standby Plug-in for Hitachi Compute Systems Manager failover
- Describe LPAR migration
Content Modules
- Hitachi Compute Blades 500 and 2500 Overview
- Hitachi Compute Blades 500 and 2500 Configuration With Web Console
- Configuration With Hitachi Compute Systems Manager
- Power Management and Log Files
- Local OS Installation
- SAN OS Installation
- Hitachi Logical Partitioning (LPAR) Configuration and Operation
- N+M Cold Standby Plug-in for Hitachi Compute Systems Manager Configuration and Operation
Learning Activities – Labs
- Component Identification
- Cabling and Power Redundancy Setting
- Initial Settings
- Hitachi Compute Systems Manager Installation and Configuration
- Power Monitoring and Log Collection
- Performance, Power Data Monitoring and Data Collection Using Hitachi Compute Systems Manager
- Basic OS Installation
- LPAR Management
- Hitachi Compute Blades 500 and 2500 Switches
