Module 1: Tour the Product
- List the HP Insight Management 7.3 component updates
- Identify the new features that are included with HP Insight Control 7.3
- Describe how features of the product can be used to manage systems
- Explain how HP SIM can be used to manage a system
- Describe the features and functions of HP OneView
Lab 1: Navigating the Environment
- Navigate the HP Virtual Lab (HPVL) environment
- Perform initial configuration steps
Module 2: Systems Management Review
- Define systems management and list its essential elements
- Describe the tools that HP provides to facilitate systems management functions
- iLO
- SmartStart
- Service Pack for ProLiant
- HP SUM
- Insight Management Agents
- Systems Management Homepage
- WBEM
- WMI
- Version Control
Module 3: Version Control and Software Deployment
- Describe the features and functions of VCRM
- Describe the features and functions of VCA
- List the requirements for installing VCA
- Explain how VCA and VCRM are integrated with:
- HP SIM
- SMH
Lab 2: Using the Version Control Repository
- Install and populate HP Version Control Repository Manager (VCRM) with Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP)
- Configure the Target Version Control Agent
- Manage the VCRM repository
Module 4: Typical Installation
- List the installation activities
- Locate the steps for installing HP Insight Control on a Central Management Server (CMS)
- Explain when the WMI mapper is needed and how to configure it
- Describe how to upgrade a previous installation of HP Systems Insight Manager
- List the steps to remove an HP SIM installation
Module 5: Setup and Configuration
- Configure Insight Management by using HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM)
- Set global protocols to configure default, system-wide protocol settings
- Manage multiple systems and events
Lab 3: Configuring Insight Control
- Access HP Insight Control
- Run the First Time Wizard
- Create Insight Control discovery tasks
- Run discovery from Insight Control
- Navigate Insight Control
- Configure Insight Control system links
- Create HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) users
- Configure automatic discovery settings
- View hardware status polling
- Create toolboxes
- Create authorizations
- Deploy a support pack with a task
- Install Secure Shell (SSH) on the target server
- Use the HP Managed System Setup Wizard
Module 6: HP BladeSystem Integrated Manager
- Provide an overview of HP BladeSystem Integrated Manager
- List the views in BladeSystem Integrated Manager
Lab 4: BladeSystem Integrated Manager
- Explore HP BladeSystem Integrated Manager
- Create a customized BladeSystem collection
- Configure Single-Sign On (SSO) for Onboard administrator (OA) modules
Module 7: Using Tasks, Collections, Tools and Events
- Explain how tasks can be used to manage a remote system
- Explain how collections can be used to filter and organize systems
- Describe how tools are created and launched
- Identify how events are generated and managed
Lab 5: Using Tasks, Collections, Tools and Events
- Create personal folders and collections
- View HP Insight Control events
- Configure automatic event handling
- Use the Configure or Repair Agents task
- Use the Replicate Agent Settings task
Module 8: Reports
- Describe the process for accessing reports
- Describe processes for managing reports
- Identify enhanced reporting capabilities
Module 9: Audit Log
- Describe the audit logging feature
- Access the audit log
- Manage the audit log
- List support resources
Lab 6: Using Reports and Audit Logs
- Run available reports in HP Insight Control
- Create new reports
- Run enhanced reports
- Compare the snapshots of managed systems
- Run Audit Log reports
Module 10: Use and Managing Storage Components
- Identify the storage management components of HP SIM
- Describe the information that is available using System pages
- Identify the collections that are available for organizing storage
- Understand the reporting functionality of storage components
- Identify the steps necessary for device discovery
Module 11: Database and MIBs
- List the HP SIM database management tasks
- Define the capabilities of the System Type Manager (STM)
- Describe the components and of use the management information bases (MIB) importing and compiling tools in HP SIM
Lab 7: Managing the Database
- Manage system types
- Use the GUI to configure HP Insight Control to identify third-party devices
- Configure Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) trap settings
- Use the CLI to upload and register a Management Information Base (MIB)
- Use the MIB updater to import updated MIBs to the central management server (CMS)
- Back up the Microsoft SQL Express database
- Restore a database
Module 12: HP Analysis Tools
- Explain the purpose of the Web-based Enterprise Management (WBEM) health polling plug-in
- Describe the function of each of the HP analysis tools
- Describe the integration of the HP analysis tools with HP SIM
Module 13: Troubleshooting
- Describe the basics of troubleshooting
- Identify solutions for many common HP SIM problems
Appendix A: Introducing ProLiant Gen8 Servers
Lab - Appendix A: Troubleshooting (if time permits)
- Troubleshoot:
- The HP SIM CMS
- Security popups
- Unknown devices
- Trap reception
- Use Mail Exchanger (MX) commands to troubleshoot HP SIM and managed systems
- Use the verbose mode to troubleshoot Secure Shell (SSH) connections
Lab - Appendix B: Installing HP Insight Control (if time permits)
- Run the Insight Management Advisor and resolve any issues discovered
- Install HP Insight Control suite
- Configure an HP System Insight Manager (HP SIM) initial setup
