This course provides instruction on HPE Synergy configuration, administration, management, troubleshooting and maintenance. This hands-on course covers day-to-day administration skills on HPE Synergy Composer, storage module, compute modules, frame management, fabric connectivity, multi-frame domains and server profile management. Students also learn about HPE Global Dashboard features.

• System administrators, engineers and consultants who install, manage, and monitor HPE Synergy systems
• New HPE Synergy customers or HPE BladeSystem c-Class customers interested in HPE Synergy

Basic networking and HPE OneView experience is strongly recommended, or complete the following courses:
• H0LN2AAE HPE Synergy Overview WBT
• H0LP6AAE HPE OneView Overview and Configuration for Synergy

At the conclusion of this course, the student will be able to:
• Introduce composable infrastructure (basic concepts) and HPE Synergy domains
• Explore the functional architecture of the HPE Synergy environment, including management infrastructure (HPE Synergy Composer and Frame Link Modules), compute modules, interconnect modules,
local storage systems, power and cooling
• Review the HPE Synergy portfolio and equipment capabilities
• Explain the HPE Synergy master/satellite interconnects, topology and cabling

Module 0: HPE Synergy Administration Course Overview

• Introduce composable infrastructure (basic concepts) and HPE Synergy domains
• Explore the functional architecture of the HPE Synergy environment
– Management infrastructure (HPE Synergy Composer and Frame Link Modules)
– Compute modules
– Interconnect modules
– Local storage systems
– Power and cooling
• Review the HPE Synergy portfolio and equipment capabilities
• Explain the basics of the HPE Synergy master/ satellite interconnects topology and cabling

Module 1: HPE Synergy Solution

• Solution overview
– Planning steps
– Configuration steps
• Hardware overview
• Management appliances
• Frame management cabling
• Power cabling
• Interconnect link topology
• Accessing HPE Synergy Composer

Module 2: HPE Synergy Cabling

• Ethernet modules
• Interconnect link topology
• Ethernet traffic flow

Module 3: HPE Synergy Networking

• Network connectivity settings
• Address identifier service
• Network, network sets
• Logical interconnect groups
• Enclosure groups
• Logical enclosure
• Interconnect settings, LACP load balancing

Module 4: HPE Synergy Storage

• SAN configuration
• Storage management
• SAN Manager
• Networks
• Zoning
• Fabric
• Composable arrays
• Volumes and volume templates
• Storage options
– Storage array
– HPE Synergy D3940 Storage Module

Module 5: HPE Synergy Composability

• Server hardware
– HPE Synergy Gen10 Compute, HPE Integrated Lights Out 5
• Server hardware types
• Server profile template
• Server profile
• Physical addressing
• Compliance

Module 6: HPE Synergy Firmware

• Current HPE OneView Updates
• Acquiring firmware
• Interconnect firmware updates
• Compute firmware
• OS tools
• Appliance firmware
• Upgrading hardware
• Preparing to upgrade
• Best practices
• Tools
• Compliance
• References

Module 7: HPE Synergy Scaling

• Scaling frames in HPE Synergy
• Adding a remote management ring
• Frictionless scaling of a logical enclosure
– The procedure for scaling from one to two
frames
– The procedure for scaling from two to more
frames
– Scaling with 25/50 Gb interconnect link
modules

Module 8: HPE Synergy Maintenance and Growth

• Maintenance topics
• Remote management ring
• Adding frames
• Composer upgrades
• Composer migration
• Flm move to 4 port
• Changing Ethernet fabric
• New LIG|EG, reparent LE