Course number HG768S

Delivery method
Instructor-led training (ILT)

Course overview
Learn how to perform system configuration and installation, diagnose failures to a field replaceable unit (FRU) level, perform system updates, and monitor, modify, and control an NB-series server utilizing the Open System Management (OSM) and Subsystem Control Facility (SCF) products. The course is 55 percent lecture and 45 percent hands-on labs using HP NB-series servers.

Prerequisites
NonStop NS-series Server Support (U8584S)

Audience
Account or support engineers and customer service personnel who are responsible for installing and maintaining the NonStop NB-series servers and the NonStop kernel operating system

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

• Describe the NonStop Multi-core Architecture (NSMA) and new NSMA hardware components
• Use the Open System Management (OSM) tool to start, operate, manage, and maintain the NonStop BladeSystem
• Understand the changes made to the NonStop BladeSystem configuration
• Install, configure, and troubleshoot a NonStop BladeSystem
• Install, configure, and troubleshoot the NonStop BladeSystem Cluster I/O Module (CLIM) based storage and communications subsystems
• Understand NonStop BladeSystem migration issues
• Perform expansion and/or reduction of a NonStop BladeSystem

Next steps
Consider attending the other advanced learning courses in the HP NonStop Operations Management curriculum

Benefits to you
Learn how to install, configure, and perform preventive and corrective maintenance on an HP Integrity NonStop BladeSystem in order to fully support the system.

Course outline

Module 1 - Introduction

• Course objectives, outline, and schedule
• HP Integrity NonStop BladeSystem, Storage CLIM, and IP CLIM publications

Module 2 - Introduction to HP Integrity NonStop BladeSystem

• Terms and definitions
• NonStop Multi-core Itanium based Architecture (NSMA) server configurations
• NSMA mechanisms

Module 3 - NSMA - Software Architectural Overview

• NonStop Multi-core Architecture
• Phased implementation
• Multiprocessing NonStop OS: J-series

Module 4 - NonStop BladeSystem Hardware Overview

• NonStop BladeSystem architecture
• c7000 enclosure overview
• BL860c server blade overview
• ServerNet HBA mezzanine card overview
• ServerNet switch module overview
• Enclosure and rack power overview
• Lab: NonStop BladeSystem hardware discovery

Module 5 - Storage CLIM and IP CLIM Hardware Overview

• Storage Cluster I/O Module (CLIM)
• HP StorageWorks MSA70 disk enclosure
• Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) storage subsystem
• SAS disk drive
• Storage subsystem configurations
• SAS tape
• IP Cluster I/O Module (CLIM)

Module 6 - NonStop BladeSystem and CLIM Manageability

• NonStop BladeSystem manageability strategy and architecture
• NonStop BladeSystem manageability components
• IP CLIM/Storage CLIM manageability strategy and architecture
• IP CLIM/Storage CLIM manageability components
• Maintenance LAN, software update, and support flow

Module 7 - ServerNet Switch FRU Blade Architecture

• c7000 enclosure
• ServerNet switch FRU
• Other FRUs and modules
• Server blade ME subsystem
• Lab: cabling an NB-series server

Module 8 - NonStop Maintenance LAN Configuration Using IP CLIMs

• Maintenance LAN configuration using a single or two maintenance switches
• Maintenance LAN configuration using IP CLIMs
• Scripts used to configure the maintenance LAN
• Maintenance LAN scripts differences

Module 9 - OSM Low Level Link Support for NonStop BladeSystems

• System or ServerNet switch
• Displaying attributes and performing actions
• System load
• CLIM software update and configuration
• HSS update
• Lab: using the OSM Low-Level Link

Module 10 - OSM Service Connection Support for NonStop BladeSystems

• New objects being monitored
• Firmware update
• Guided procedures
• Lab: using the OSM service connection

Module 11 - CLIM Software Installation and Update

• CLIM software upgrades
• CLIM OS installation
• Fallback procedures

Module 12 - NonStop BladeSystem, NonStop System Console, and CLIM Startup Preparation

• NSC configuration
• NonStop BladeSystem configuration
• OA configuration
• Maintenance and ServerNet switch configuration
• CLIM configuration

Module 13 - Storage CLIM Overview

• System configuration and ServerNet connections
• DL385, MSA70, and SAS hardware
• Write cache enable
• Performance
• Software threads
• Serviceability and manageability
• Data migration
• Software installation

Module 14 - Storage CLIM Configuration

• CLIM connections and lights
• CLIM prep
• LUN manager
• System load
• SCF
• New EMS and LINUX events
• New halt codes
• Migration and replacement scenarios
• Troubleshooting guide
• Labs: configuring storage CLIM devices; disk removal and replacement procedures

Module 15 - IP CLIM Architecture

• IP CLIM background, objective, and architecture
• IP CLIM software components
• IP CLIM configuration and management

Module 16 - IP CLIM Concepts, Configuration, and Management

• IP CLIM concepts
• IP CLIM operation
• IP CLIM configuration and management
• CLIM recovery
• Failover
• IPSec concepts
• IPSec configuration

Module 17 - IP CLIM Troubleshooting

• Failure identification
• Failure categorization
• Data collection
• Basic analysis and recovery
• Lab: installing and configuring an IP CLIM

Module 18 - OSM Service Connection Support for IP CLIM and Storage CLIM

• Architecture
• Monitored FRUs
• Providers
• Discovery
• Views
• Inventory tracking
• Firmware update
• Attributes and actions
• Incident analysis
• Physical configuration tool
• Guided procedures
• SWAN support
• Lab: BladeSystem FRU removal and replacement

Module 19 - Measure - NSMA, IP CLIM, and Storage CLIM

• Product overview
• Hardware and software requirements
• Counter record changes
• Listing examples
• Measure for IP and Storage CLIM

Module 20 - HP Integrity NonStop Carrier-Grade BladeSystem Differences

• Description and characteristics
• Carrier-grade requirements
• Commercial and carrier-grade hardware comparison
• OSM and NonStop I/O essentials
• Publications

Module 21 - HP SIM and NonStop Essentials Support for NonStop Servers

• HP SIM overview
• HP NonStop cluster essentials overview
• HP NonStop cluster essentials support for NonStop BladeSystem/CIP
• HP NonStop I/O essentials
• HP NonStop cluster essentials and HP NonStop I/O essentials integration

Onsite Delivery Equipment Requirements

• Each group of two students requires a minimum of:
• One NonStop BladeSystem with at least 2 processor blades and J06.03 or later software
• Two Storage CLIMs and two MSA70s with at least 5 drives in each module
• Two IP CLIMs in the default configuration
• One IOAME with at least 2 FCSAs, two FCDMs with at least 4 drives in each, and 1 G4SA (the IOAME is optional)
• One PC workstation per student
• One (S7x-NSC4) or (S7X-RACKMON) NonStop system console and NSC software suite (S7X-SWV1)
• One SAS or fiber channel tape subsystem with cables (Storage CLIM must have additional SAS or fiber channel HBA to support this)
• Two extra Cat6 ethernet cables (5 meter)
• Basic tools including TORX screwdrivers size 10 thru 30

• Upis u radnu knjižicu: ne
• Certifikat: ne
• Uvjerenje: ne
• In-house: ne
• Svjedodžba: ne
• Diploma: ne