HP c-Class BladeSystem Overview * Identify c-Class BladeSystem hardware components by sight and function including enclosures, blades, interconnects, power supplies and fans. HP c-Class BladeSystem Enclosures * Locate and identify the features and components of the HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures * Identify device and interconnect bays by number * Locate fans by number and cooling zone * locate power supplies by number and power zone * Cable Onboard Administrator stacking links Insight Display Manager * Access the Insight Display Manager from the enclosure * Display enclosure settings and configuration * Use the Insight Display to set the enclosure name * Display enclosure health status * Display alerts and details including problem identification and repair procedures from the Insight Display * Activate/deactivate the enclosure UID from the Insight Display HP c-Class BladeSystems Power and Cooling * Identify the components of the power architecture used in BladeSystem c-Class systems, including power upplies, power modes and PDUs * Identify AC power options * Initialize Thermal Logic technology * Set different power redundancy options through the Insight Display based on power requirements and available power supplies * Configure AC power redundancy * Install power supplies and fans to properly power and cool blades and interconnects * Retrieve power and cooling status from the Insight Display * Describe the cooling technologies designed for the HP BladeSystem c-Class systems HP c-Class Onboard Administrator Initialization * Install an Onboard Administrator (OA) * Configure network connectivity to all OAs in an enclosure from the Insight Display * Cable and configure OA stacking links * Access an active OA using a local network and/or serial connection * Initiate a manual failover from the active OA to the standby OA HP c-Class Blade Installation * Install c-Class server blades in a c-Class enclosure * Plan server mezzanine installation based on compatibility and functionality among server blades in the same c-Class enclosure * Install a mezzanine card on a c-Class server blade * Install a hot-plug disk drive into a c-Class server blade * Identify storage, tape and PCI expansion modules by functionality and relationship to a server blade device bay * Configure an enclosure, matching server blade configurations with power supplies and cooling fans * Display blade configuration and status from the Insight Display HP c-Class Interconnect Installation & Initialization * Identify interconnect technologies used in c-Class BladeSystems * Install interconnect modules based on technology of the module and configuration of server blades * Use the Onboard Administrator to configure initial network access to an interconnect module * Display mapping between server blade ports and interconnect ports from the Insight Display and Onboard Administrator * Enable/disable interconnect bay cross-links * Use the Insight Display to evaluate configuration matches/mismatches between server blades and interconnects * Cable Virtual Connect stacking links HP c-Class Firmware Updates * Display current firmware revisions of c-Class components * Update firmware from the Onboard Administrator, iLO and a booted firmware update program * Use HP Smart Update Manager (HPSUM) to update firmware in c-Class BladeSystems Server Software Deployment with HP SmartStart * Identify the features of SmartStart and its components * Locate and download SmartStart from the HP software website * Boot a server blade from a SmartStart CD/DVD * Initiate an OS installation with SmartStart