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HPE - HPE Synergy Solutions, Rev. 16.21 Code:

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This course teaches you about composable infrastructure and HPE Synergy. Topics include: • Solution Design • Synergy Technology • Management Tools • Synergy Components • Compute Modules • Fabric Modules • Storage Modules • Relat ed Cert ificat ions: HPE ASE - Server Solutions Architect V3 / HPE Product Certified - OneView [2016] • Relat ed Exams: HPE2-T22: Delta - HPE OneView / HPE2-T30: HPE OneView

Skills Gained This course prepares you to: • Module 1 - Composable Infrastructure: • Describe the major trends changing the IT industry • Explain why companies need a Composable Infrastructure • Explain the role of the HPE software-defined data center (SDDC) • Describe the unique solution HPE delivers with Composable Infrastructure and Synergy

• Module 2 – Synergy Management: • Explain how HPE Synergy simplifies management tasks for: • Installation technicians • Infrastructure administrators • IT Line of Business (LOB), IT operations managers, and developers • Describe the HPE Synergy management subsystem and explain the function of each component in that subsystem • Explain how to create a redundant Synergy management ring

• Module 3 – HPE Synergy Composable Fabric:

• Explain the HPE Synergy composable and non-composable fabric options • Describe the Synergy master/satellite architecture and explain how it: • Consolidates network connections • Reduces hardware and management complexity • Scales network bandwidth across multiple frames • Explain when you would recommend composable or non-composable modules

• Module 4 – HPE Synergy Composable Storage: • Describe the storage options for HPE Synergy and the advantages of using each option • Explain how storage is allocated to compute resources in a Synergy solution • Select the storage solution that meets a customer’s requirements and be prepared to explain the solution to the customer

• Module 5 – HPE Synergy Compute: • Describe the HPE Synergy composable compute modules • Given a company’s specific requirements, select the appropriate composable compute module

• Module 6 – Designing an HPE Synergy Solution: • Identify customer use case and application requirements • Describe configuration rules and best practices for configuring HPE Synergy • Configure a single or multi-frame HPE Synergy solution • Describe the purpose of Synergy starter configurations • Use the HPE Synergy configuration tools to produce an “order ready” quote/bill of materials

Who Can Benefit • Sales Consultants • Technical Consultants • Systems Engineers • Sales Engineers • Presales Engineers

Course Details Composable Infrastructure • What are HPE Transformation Areas? • HPE focuses on four transformation areas • Protect the digital enterprise • HPE server solutions for protect the digital enterprise • Empower the data-driven organization • HPE server solutions for empower the data-driven organization • Enable workplace productivity

• HPE server solutions for enable workplace productivity • Transform to a hybrid infrastructure • HPE server solutions for transform to a hybrid infrastructure • Why does composability matter? • The idea economy is here • The idea economy creates disruptive waves of new demands and opportunities • Complexity inhibits speed and drives up costs • Long time to value is costly • Lines of Business turn to the cloud • In the idea economy, IT is the business partner for value creation • A new category of infrastructure is needed to power the idea economy • What is Composable Infrastructure? • Composable Infrastructure components • Composable Infrastructure optimizes all apps and service-levels • Composable Infrastructure accelerates service delivery and reduces operational effort • Composable Infrastructure increases productivity and control across the data center • Key Composable Infrastructure differentiators • How do companies move to a Composable Infrastructure? • Journey to Composable Infrastructure • The industry’s first platform architected for Composability

HPE Synergy Management • Management innovations that enable the composable experience • HPE Synergy: a best-in-class management experience • Improve the management experience for installation technicians • HPE Synergy: a best-in-class management experience—Installation technician • HPE Synergy management subsystem • HPE Synergy Composer • Frame Link Modules • Image Streamer • Management architecture • Reliable, efficient multi-frame management • HPE Synergy Management Ring • Modify the management ring to support additional frames • Grow infrastructure without management complexity • Review redundancy guidelines for Composers • HPE Synergy integrated installation experience • Synergy management networks • HPE Synergy Composer powered by HPE OneView • HPE Synergy console—First time setup • First time setup: confirm inventor

• First time setup: verify successful installation • First time setup: limited rights for installation technicians • Improve the management experience for infrastructure admins • HPE Synergy: a best in-class management experience • Overview of HPE OneView • HPE OneView • HPE Synergy Composer: Synergy embedded management appliance • From bare metal hardware to application optimized infrastructure • Accelerate application and service delivery and reduce operational effort • Server profile templates • HPE Synergy Image Streamer • HPE Synergy Image Streamer video • Storage snapshots and clones • SAN health and diagnostics • HPE OneView for Microsoft System Center • OneView integration into Microsoft System Center • System Center Virtual Machine Manager integrations • System Center Operations Manager integrations • Optional video: Deploying a Hyper-V cluster with HPE OneView for Microsoft System Center • HPE OneView for VMware vCenter • Features of HPE OneView for VMware vCenter • HPE OneView for VMware vCenter Operations Manager • HPE OneView for VMware vCenter Log Insight • Optional video: HPE OneView integration with VMware vCenter • HPE OneView firmware management • Transparently manage infrastructure lifecycle • Frictionless interconnect firmware updates • Insight Remote Support • Built-in remote support • Improve the management experience for LoB IT, IT operations, and developers • HPE Synergy: a best-in-class management experience • Open integration with existing tools and processes • Delivering on HPE’s Composable Infrastructure vision • API growth is accelerating • HPE Composable Unified API: Develop more apps faster • Server REST interface resource structure • What is Redfish? • Transform infrastructure into a single line of code • Application programming is enabled in the control layer • Software-Defined Infrastructure as Code: HPE OneView • Further Partner Integration

• Building the Composable Infrastructure ecosystem • Extending infrastructure automation to a broad ecosystem • HPE OneView driver for Chef Provisionin • Chef provisioning driver for HPE OneView • Chef recipe: desired state & version controlled for CI/CD • Docker-machine driver for HPE OneView • OpenStack Ironic driver for HPE OneView • Integration with your tools extends the power of the infrastructure across the data center

HPE Synergy Composable Fabric • HPE Synergy Fabric overview • Rack-scale fabric architecture • Frictionless scaling makes multi-frame deployment simple • Eliminate TOR switches with HPE Synergy Fabric • Why east-west optimized architectures are required • HPE Synergy Fabric—Logical view • HPE Synergy Fabric portfolio—Composable and traditional • Composable fabric • Traditional fabric • HPE Synergy Fabric portfolio—Converged and native FC • Composable fabric options • HPE Virtual Connect SE 40Gb F8 Module • Master module options • HPE VC SE 16Gb FC Module for Synergy • HPE Synergy Converged Network Adapter (CNA) • HPE Synergy 3520C 10/20Gb Converged Network Adapter • HPE Synergy 3820C/2820C Converged Network Adapter • Synergy adapter naming and decoder • Satellite modules for composable fabrics • HPE Synergy 10Gb Interconnect Link Module • HPE Synergy 20Gb Interconnect Link Module • Zero intelligence satellite module and zero touch configuration • Composing a rack-scale fabric • HPE Synergy frictionless scaling • Interconnect Link Modules cable options • Compute module connectivity—downlinks • HPE Synergy Fabric configuration • HPE Synergy interconnect module mapping • Don’t confuse the data network with the management network • Networking architecture—HPE Synergy 10Gb Interconnect Link Module • Master/satellite stacking with 10Gb Interconnect Link Module

• Networking architecture—HPE Synergy 20Gb Interconnect Link Module • Master/satellite stacking with 20Gb Interconnect Link Module • Rack-scale fabric—data center uplinks • M-LAG support • HA EOR single-homed • HA EOR dual-homed • Non-HA EOR • Non-HA EOR and ICM • HA connectivity designs and failure impact—Single-homed M-LAG scenario (N+1 redundancy) • HA connectivity designs and failure impact—Dual-homed M-LAG scenario (N+2 redundancy) • Multi-module link aggregation + FCoE • Link aggregation + FCoE • Link aggregation + FCoE—LIG creation • Link aggregation + FCoE—Enclosure Group creation • Non-composable fabric options • HPE Synergy 40Gb F8 Switch Module • HPE Synergy 10/40Gb Pass Thru Module • Brocade 16Gb/12 FC SAN Switch Module for HPE Synergy • Other Brocade FC SAN switch modules for HPE Synergy • HPE Synergy Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (HBA) • Synergy fabric options at a glance • Synergy Fabric portfolio • Synergy Fabric portfolio choices

HPE Synergy Composable Storage • HPE Synergy storage options • Storage resource pools for any application and service level • HPE Synergy required modules for storage • HPE D3940 Storage Module • Synergy 12Gb SAS Connection Module • HPE Smart Array P542D Controller and Dual SSD Drive • Hardware configuration rules • HPE Synergy 12Gb SAS Connection Module configuration rules • HPE Synergy D3940 Storage Module • HPE Smart Array P542D Controller • Synergy D3940 Storage Module 199 • Synergy SAS storage connectivity • Synergy configurations • Third-party certifications and qualifications • Software-defined storage • Overview of SDS solution general requirements

• Hardware components • SDS options and licensing • Management options • Use cases simplicity • StoreVirtual VSA licensing • New VSAN licensing tiers with 6.2 • Available single-frame configurations for Synergy • HPE StoreVirtual on Synergy • HPE StoreVirtual Appliance (VSA) • Timeline and what’s new • HPE StoreVirtual Appliance benefits on Synergy • Best case setup for VSA with Synergy • StoreVirtual VSA in HPE Synergy • VSAN configurations: How can it work with Synergy? • VSAN best practices and general requirements • VSAN considerations with Synergy • VSAN compute and networking • VSAN disk groups • What’s new in VSAN • Key technical differences • Basic use case example 1 • Microsoft Storage Spaces: How can it work with Synergy? • Microsoft Storage Spaces introduction • Microsoft clustered Storage Spaces • Synergy considerations for clustered storage • Design considerations • Basic use case example 2 • Synergy storage options at a glance • What’s the best option for a particular company? • HPE StoreVirtual Software • VMware Virtual SAN • Microsoft Storage Spaces • Strengths to leverage with StoreVirtual VSA

HPE Synergy Composable Compute • HPE Synergy: Infrastructure for the idea economy • HPE Synergy Gen9 Composable Compute Modules • Use cases • HPE Synergy Customer Use Cases • Use Case 1—Database • Use Case 2—Object Storage

• Use Case 3—Hybrid Cloud • Use Case 4—DevOps • Use Case 5—Virtualization • Use Case 6—Collaboration/Exchange • Composable Compute Modules • HPE Synergy 480 Gen9 Compute • HPE Synergy 480 Gen9 Compute Module Front View • HPE Synergy 480 Gen9 Compute Module Internal View • Use Case 2—Object Storage: Requirements and Specifications • Use Case 3—Hybrid Cloud: Requirements and Specifications • Use Case 5—Virtualization: Requirements and Specifications • Use Case 6—Collaboration/Exchange: Requirements and Specifications • HPE Synergy 660 Gen9 Compute • HPE Synergy 660 Gen9 Compute Module Front View • HPE Synergy 660 Gen9 Compute Module Internal View • Use Case 4—DevOps: Requirements and Specifications • HPE Synergy 620/680 Gen9 Compute • HPE Synergy 620/680 Gen9 Compute Modules Front Views • HPE Synergy 680 Gen9 Compute Module Internal View • Use Case 1—Database: Requirements and Specifications • Compute Mezzanines • HPE Synergy Compute Mezzanines • Mezzanine connectors • Mezzanine cards • Compute Modules at a Glance • HPE Synergy Compute Module Portfolio (1 of 2) • HPE Synergy Compute Module Portfolio (2 of 2)

Designing an HPE Synergy Solution • Configuration methodology and rules • HPE Synergy configuration methodology • Step 1: Configure the infrastructure • HPE Synergy management ring—single frame • HPE Synergy management ring—2 frames • HPE Synergy management ring—3 frames • Grow the infrastructure without management complexity • Step 2: Configure the fabric • HPE Synergy fabric layout • Factory best practice ICM populating rules • Are SAS modules required? • Population rules

• Which type of Ethernet fabric does the customer require? • Does the customer want a converged or native FC fabric for external storage connectivity? • Population rules • Composing a rack-scale fabric • Two frame rack-scale fabric • Two frame rack-scale fabric • Three frame rack-scale fabric • Three frame rack-scale fabric • Step 3: Configure the Image Streamer • HPE Image Streamer • Configure 3 frame ring with Image Streamer • HPE Image Streamer cabling (two-port connection) • HPE Synergy management topologies • Step 4: Build out Compute and Storage • Compute module configuration sequence • Compute modules • Processors • Memory • Hardware configuration rules • Flexible capacity for a wide range of uses and workloads • HPE SBW/Watson—Starting Points • Watson/SBW multi-frame setup with Master/Satellite • Synergy starting point 1 • Synergy two frame starting point • Synergy three frame starting point • SBW/Watson • HPE Synergy Planning Tool • What is HPE trying to solve? • Synergy configuration environment • Synergy Planning Tool • Select a Starting Point and the rack • Example: Three Frame Starting Point • Add Starting Points • Duplicate racks with Starting Points • Build your own using the Racks option • Frame configuration • Frame compute configuration • Cable selection • Bill of Material • Building a Synergy solution for a specific customer workload • Example use case: SQL server

• HPE Synergy customer use case

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