Overview
| Course code | XTR30CE | Skill level | Intermediate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | 2.0 days | Delivery type | Classroom
(Hands-on labs) |
| Course type | Public or Private on-site | ||
| Public price | CAD $2,000.00 plus tax |
The IBM BladeCenter Fundamentals course provides a detailed introduction and overview of the IBM BladeCenter. Major topics covered include the BladeCenter chassis components and infrastructure, management interface, blade servers, and I/O modules. Each major lecture group is followed by a hands-on lab exercise, including chassis configuration and management, blade server control, and I/O module management and control.
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Audience
This is an intermediate course for individuals involved in the planning, installation, configuration, and upgrading of the IBM BladeCenter.
Skills taught
- Describe the motivation behind blade servers technology
- List different components of chassis and blade server
- List different types of BladeCenter chassis
- Describe specifications of the latest IBM blade server products
- Describe how IBM BladeCenter plays a key role in IBM Smarter Planet
- List different components of BladeCenter
- Describe high level architecture of BladeCenter
- Describe power domains configuration in each chassis
- List subsystems of a blade server
- List types of expansion cards and expansion blades
- List different management components of BladeCenter
- Explain the purpose of UEFI and IMM
- Perform BladeCenter management using AMM
- Understand network connectivity of BladeCenter
- List various expansion cards and specifications
- List various Ethernet switch modules and expansion cards
- List various storage switch modules and expansion cards
- List steps of workload deployment on blade servers
- Deploy an operating system on a blade server
- Setup an Active Directory server on a BladeCenter
- List basic troubleshooting techniques
- List best practices for a BladeCenter implementation
- Locate the documentations available related to IBM BladeCenter
- Know the compatibility matrix of IBM BladeCenter
Course outline
Day 1
- Welcome
- Unit 1: IBM BladeCenter products
- Unit 2: IBM BladeCenter architecture and components
- Exercise 1: Identifying the BladeCenter environment
- Unit 3: IBM BladeCenter management
- Exercise 2: Systems management with advanced management module
- Unit 4: IBM BladeCenter connectivity (Ethernet)
Day 2
- Day 1 review
- Unit 4: IBM BladeCenter connectivity (Storage)
- Exercise 3: BNT 2-3 Gb Ethernet switch module
- Exercise 4: Preparing to boot the blade from an SAN
- Unit 5: IBM BladeCenter use case
- Exercise 5: Microsoft Active Directory server on blade
- Unit 6: IBM BladeCenter maintenance