H38BFS | Managing HPE Alletra dHCI

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Managing HPE Alletra dHCI

H38BFS

Course ID	H38BFS
Duration	1 day
Format	ILT, VILT
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Overview

This course covers the general concepts of Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) and disaggregated Hyperconverged Infrastructure (dHCI), as well as HPE offerings from the HCI portfolio with focus on HPE Alletra dHCI using HPE Alletra 6000 or HPE Alletra 5000, or HPE Nimble Storage. Hands-on labs are used to reinforce selected content discussed in the lecture. The course covers HPE Alletra dHCI features and theory of operation, including building blocks, available deployment options, and networking aspects. It also lists HPE Alletra dHCI management options, such as on-premises integration with VMware vSphere® client and HPE GreenLake cloud-based management. HPE InfoSight support for dHCI is covered as well. In addition, the course discusses use cases and integration of HPE Alletra dHCI with VMware (vCenter® plug-in, vSphere® Virtual Volumes™(vVols), and vSphere Metro Storage Cluster with HPE Peer Persistence, plus VMware Site Recovery Manager™ (SRM) and VMware Cloud Foundation™) as well as integration with Kubernetes® (including overview, CSI driver, and architecture). The course then presents the Intelligent Upgrade process.

Course ID	H38BFS
Duration	1 day
Format	ILT, VILT
Schedule, Pricing & registration
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Audience

This course is ideal for anyone who manages the HPE Nimble Storage or HPE Alletra dHCI solutions.

Prerequisites

Prior to taking this course, we recommend knowledge and experience with HPE Alletra 6000 or HPE Alletra 5000, or HPE Nimble Storage.

Objectives

After completing this course, you should be able to:

Understand the concepts of HCI and dHCI
Describe HPE Alletra dHCI features and theory of operation
List HPE Alletra dHCI building blocks, variants, and options, as well as solution installation
Discuss networking of HPE Alletra dHCI
Overview HPE Alletra dHCI management options
List HPE Alletra dHCI main use cases and integrations
Explain the HPE Alletra dHCI upgrade process

Course outline

Module 0: (d)HCI Introduction	(d)HCI definition Drivers for hyperconvergence Drivers for converged adoption dHCI advantages HPE HCI offerings
Module 1: HPE Alletra dHCI Technical Introduction	Architectural principles HPE ProLiant servers for private cloud Traditional three-tier vs HPE Alletra dHCI deployment Traditional HCI vs HPE Alletra dHCI efficiency HPE Alletra dHCI architecture HPE Alletra dHCI scalability Non-dHCI hosts compatibility HPE Alletra dHCI use cases
Module 2: HPE Alletra dHCI Solution Building Blocks	HPE Alletra dHCI platform building blocks HPE Alletra dHCI: Greenfield and Brownfield deployment paths Stack setup flow with Greenfield and Brownfield HPE Alletra dHCI reference configurations dHCI + HPE Services installation and startup service
Module 3: HPE GreenLake and (d)HCI	HPE GreenLake consumption on-premises concept HPE GreenLake for HPE Alletra dHCI HPE GreenLake for Private Cloud Business Edition FAQ
Module 4: dHCI Networking Recommendations	Networking considerations Selecting the right switch Third-party switch support Cabling topologies The use of dHCI compute nodes’ ports Cabling and networking examples
Module 5: Network Automation	Network automation overview Network automation flow Network automation supported network topology Stack setup with network automation
Module 6: VMware vSphere Distributed Switch Support	VMware vSphere Distributed Switch—Greenfield support VMware vSphere Distributed Switch—Stack setup changes
Module 7: dHCI Stack Manager	dHCI Stack Manager Home Datastores vVol VMs Inventory Inventory: network Inventory: server Adding compute Inventory: storage Events Configuration checks HPE InfoSight Welcome Center dHCI applicable HPE InfoSight features
Module 8: HPE Alletra dHCI: Main Use Cases and Integrations	HPE Storage Integration Pack for VMware vCenter VMware vVols VM recycle bin VMware vSphere Metro Storage Cluster with HPE Peer Persistence VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager VMware Cloud Foundation Containers and Kubernetes Containers vs VMs HPE CSI Driver for Kubernetes Implementation using the native VMware vSphere CSI Driver
Module 9: Intelligent Upgrades	Upgrades and lifecycle management dHCI Intelligent Upgrades Intelligent Upgrades for full-stack automation Software update catalog dHCI Intelligent Upgrades flow overview Catalog matching HPE Alletra dHCI upgrade process One-click upgrades in action dHCI Intelligent Upgrade example
Module 10: Additional Resources	Useful information Lightboard Video demos
Appendix	Stack setup with network automation—Greenfield Stack setup—Brownfield VMware Cloud Foundation—HPE dHCI integration setup

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Lab outline

Lab 1: Initial Configuration	Task 1: Discovering and initializing the storage array Task 2: Configuring the dHCI stack
Lab 2: Managing the dHCI Environment from within vCenter	Task 1: Touring the HPE Storage vCenter plug-in Task 2: Storage system information Task 3: Configuration check
Lab 3: Storage System Management from the Plug-in
Lab 4: VMFS Datastores
Lab 5: HPE Alletra/HPE Alletra dHCI and VMware vVols	Task 1: Create a vVol datastore Task 2: Create a VMware storage policy Task 3: Create a vVol VM by using a storage policy Task 4: vVol delete and restore from recycle bin Task 5: Create manual snapshots for vVols from VMware Task 6: Restore or create a clone from a snapshot
Lab 6: One Button Upgrade (read-only lab, do not perform)	Overview Procedure

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