Module 1: HPE and the future of compute
Introduce HPE Data Center Infrastructure Group and the
strategy.
Explain changing economy and the role of IT.
Describe the Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Transformation
Solutions.
Explain what a Composable Infrastructure is and how it helps
customers.
Provide a high-level overview of HPE ProLiant Gen10 server
innovations.
Provide a high-level overview of the HPE server portfolio and market
share.
Position HPE Pointnext services in the new compute era.
Module 2: Security: Why customers should pay
attention
Describe security risks.
Discuss Gen10 high-level security strategy.
Describe Gen10 security features.
Explain the iLO role in HPE ProLiant server security.
Module 3: HPE Converged Management—On System
Explain the HPE approach to converged management for the
infrastructure lifecycle.
Name the on-system tools used to manage an HPE ProLiant system:
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)
iLO 5
RESTful API, HPE RESTful Interface Tool, and other HPE scripting
tools
Intelligent Provisioning
Smart Storage Administrator
HPE Smart Update and Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP)
BladeSystem management
Module 4: HPE Converged Management—On Premises and On
Cloud
Describe the on-premises and on-cloud tools used to manage HPE
ProLiant systems:
HPE OneView
iLO Amplifier Pack
HPE Insight Control server provisioning
Remote Support
Insight Online
Module 5: HPE server technologies
Provide a high-level overview of technologies within the HPE
ProLiant server portfolio.
Describe the features of HPE servers in the following areas:
Processors
Storage
Networking
Rack and power
Module 6: HPE rack and tower server
solutions
Describe HPE ProLiant rack-mounted and tower server families and
the workloads they target
Explain how to use QuickSpecs.
Module 7: HPE BladeSystem solutions
Explain how the HPE BladeSystem portfolio provides solutions in
the compute era.
Explain the steps to build a BladeSystem solution:
Select the operating environment.
Select the BladeSystem enclosure and power infrastructure.
Select the interconnects and adapters.
Select the server blades.
Select the storage infrastructure.
Select the infrastructure management.
Select the services.
Module 8: HPE density-optimized solutions
Explain why High Performance Computing (HPC) and Big Data are
important.
Describe the features and functions of HPE Apollo systems.
Discuss the management options available for HPE Apollo solutions.
Describe HPE SimpliVity solutions.
Describe HPE SGI solutions.
Describe the Synergy management subsystem and HPE OneView support.
Module 9: HPE Synergy
Describe Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Synergy in the context
of current Composable Infrastructure challenges.
List the steps to configure a Synergy solution.
Module 10: Planning and designing HPE server
solutions
Describe how to assess each customer’s requirements and
environment to develop an HPE server solution, including how to perform:
Needs analyses
Requirements, segment, and workloads analyses
Site surveys
Name the design considerations that should be taken into account when
planning server solutions.
Identify the HPE tools that can be used to select solution components when
designing a solution.
