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HPE ProLiant Compute Server Management with HPE iLO

H46DHS

Course ID

H46DHS

Duration

2 days

Format

ILT/VILT

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Overview

This course provides an overview of the HPE ProLiant Compute family, including features and options. It teaches you how to set up, configure, update, and monitor your server using built-in management products based on the HPE iLO management processor.

Course ID

H46DHS

Duration

2 days

Format

ILT/VILT

Schedule, pricing & registration

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  • Audience

    This course is ideal for anyone who wants to learn more about how to use HPE iLO and HPE embedded management products that comprise the HPE iLO ecosystem.

  • Prerequisites

    There are no prerequisites for this course, but we recommend you have the following before attending:

    • An understanding of Windows Server administration, VMware ESXi, or SLES

  • Objectives

    After completing this course, you should be able to:

    • Differentiate between HPE ProLiant servers in terms of supported options, form factor, and expected workload
    • Differentiate HPE embedded management products by purpose
    • Identify methods to configure HPE iLO and network with UEFI System Utilities
    • Provision server with OS using Intelligent Provisioning
    • Configure server for workload, thermal and power, and security
    • Differentiate between security settings in HPE iLO and their impact on performance
    • Differentiate between methods for monitoring the server
    • Identify the stages for and methods to update server firmware
    • Perform update of server firmware using HPE Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) and Smart Update Manager (SUM)
    • Locate diagnostic information from HPE iLO and UEFI System Utilities
    • Locate resources that help support HPE ProLiant Compute Gen12 servers

  • Course outline

Module 0: Course Overview

Module 1: Hardware and Technology
  • Server portfolio
    • Family
    • Platforms
    • Expected workloads
  • Technology
    • Processor options
    • Memory
    • I/O
    • Modular hardware system (MHS) design
    • Security innovations
  • Common options
  • Software support
  • Summary and resources

Module 2: Embedded Management Ecosystem
  • Embedded management overview
  • UEFI ROM for HPE ProLiant Compute Gen12
  • HPE iLO 7
  • Intelligent provisioning
  • HPE Service Pack for ProLiant and Smart Update Manager
  • RESTful interface tool
  • HPE Compute Ops Management (COM)
  • Summary and resources

Module 3: Server Setup
  • Before you begin: what to consider
  • Setup the hardware
  • Server firmware/software setup options
    • UEFI setup tasks
    • Intelligent Provisioning rapid setup
    • Configure controllers
    • MegaRAID storage administrator
  • Labs 1–3 overview
  • Summary and resourcs

Module 4: HPE iLO 7 Deep Dive
  • HPE iLO walkaround
  • Integrated Remote Console (IRC)
  • Administrative tasks
  • Security settings and features
    • SPDM
    • PLDM
  • Service port
  • VirtualNIC functionality
  • Lab 4 overview
  • Summary and resources

Module 5: Updating the Server
  • HPE Service Package for ProLiant (SPP) overview
  • Smart Update Manager
    • Purpose and functionality
    • Secure communication between HPE iLO and SUM on the OS
  • Staging updates from HPE iLO
    • HPE iLO repository
    • Maintenance windows
    • Flashing firmware from HPE iLO
  • Comparison of update methods
  • Lab 5 overview
  • Summary and resources

Module 6: Monitoring the Server
  • HPE iLO and server health monitoring
  • Thermal and cooling
  • Power monitoring
  • Firmware verification
  • Setting up alerts
  • UEFI server health monitoring
  • HPE iLO RESTful interface tool (iLORest Tool)
  • Monitoring from the Cloud
  • Lab 6 overview
  • Summary and resources

Module 7: Accessing Diagnostics
  • Accessing HPE iLO diagnostics
    • AHS
    • Integrated management log (IML)
    • Security log
  • HPE iLO service port
  • LED indicators on the server
  • UEFI embedded diagnostics
  • Lab 7 overview
  • Summary and resources

Module 8: Using the Resources
  • HPE Support Center
  • Types of support media
    • Documentation
    • Videos
    • Advisories
    • Technical papers
    • Forums
  • Locating drivers and firmware
  • My HPE Software Center
  • Lab 8 overview
  • Summary and resources

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  • Lab outline

Lab 0: Access HPE vLabs
  • Exercise 1: Create an HPE account
  • Exercise 2: Access the HPE vLabs portal

Lab 1: Access UEFI
  • Exercise 1: Accessing UEFI system utilities
  • Exercise 2: Navigating UEFI system utilities
  • Exercise 3: Making modifications
  • Exercise 4: Options for security
  • Exercise 5 (optional): UEFI embedded shell

Lab 2: Configuring MR Controller
  • Exercise 1: Access the MR408i configuration menu

Lab 3: Provisioning the Server
  • Exercise 1: Access intelligent provisioning
  • Exercise 2a: Provision the server with Windows 2025
  • Exercise 2b: Provision the server with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15 SP7
  • Exercise 2c: Provisioning the server with VMware ESXi 8.0 update 3

Lab 4: HPE iLO
  • Exercise 1: Review HPE iLO browser page (UI)
  • Exercise 2: Explore the firmware and host menus
  • Exercise 3: Explore the security Settings
  • Exercise 4: HPE iLO settings

Lab 5: Updating the Server
  • Exercise 1a: SUM online update from Windows 2025
  • Exercise 1b: SUM online update from SLES 15 SP7
  • Exercise 1c: SUM online update from VMware ESXi 8.0 update 3
  • Exercise 2: Review SUM UI
  • Exercise 3: Review firmware and software updates from HPE iLO
  • Exercise 4: Staging update of HPE iLO firmware through HPE iLO Repository
  • Exercise 5: Observe the setup of the maintenance window

Lab 6: Monitoring the Server
  • Exercise 1: Review host health
  • Exercise 2: Review power and thermal options
  • Exercise 3: Perform firmware verification
  • Exercise 4: Setup SNMP for monitoring alerts from the OS
  • Exercise 5: View the IML from UEFI system utilities
  • Exercise 6: Installing and using the RESTful Interface tool

Lab 7: Locating Diagnostics from HPE iLO, UEFI, and iLOREST
  • Exercise 1: Review diagnostics from HPE iLO
  • Exercise 2: Download active health system log
  • Exercise 3: Launching UEFI embedded diagnostics
  • Exercise 4: View BIOS event log
  • Exercise 5: Download the AHS log from UEFI System Utilities
  • Exercise 6: Download the AHS using iLOREST

Lab 8: Using the Resources
  • Exercise 1: Tour the HPE Support Center
  • Exercise 2: Locating user guides
  • Exercise 3: Locating drivers and firmware
  • Exercise 4: Locating the SPP
  • Exercise 5: Locating other information

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