Module 1: Product Overview

List HPE Superdome Flex server configurations and architecture

• Describe use case and applications

• Identify HPE Superdome Flex server main components

• Rack management controller (RMC) and embedded

RMC (eRMC)

• Base chassis

• Expansion chassis

• Base I/O

• Baseboard management controller (BMC)

• Flex ASIC

• Flex Grid

• Access the rack management controller (RMC)

interface

• Use the RMC command-line interface (CLI)

• Connect to the system console

• Disconnect from the system console (ctrl ] q)

• Distinguish read/write (steal) and read-only (spy)

console mode

• Distinguish visual cues (prompts) for RMC CLI, console

• Power off and power on the HPE Integrity Superdome

Flex server

• Discover where hardware initialization messages appear and when you will see messages in the system console window

Module 2: Software Installation and Configuration

Access the rack management controller (RMC)

interface

• Use the RMC/eRMC command-line interface (CLI)

• Use the JViewer interface

• List boot disk partitio

• Install the Linux operating system

• Install HPE Foundation Software (HFS)

• List the kernel modules that support HPE Integrity

Superdome Flex server

Module 3: Hardware Management

Access the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface

(UEFI)

• Boot server to EFI shell

• Exit EFI shell to enter the UEFI boot manager setup

screens

• At the EFI shell prompt, access the boot device and navigate the default path to boot operating system

• At the setup interface, boot from a file and add a boot option

• At booted operating system, use the efibootmgr command to set the next boot option

• Define and manage nPartitions

• Enable simple network management protocol (SNMP)

• Use remote management with ipmitool

• Run an ipmi command against a baseboard

management controller (BMC)

• Retrieving RMC or BMC power status information

• List information for field replaceable units (FRUs)

• List the local area network (LAN) configuration

• List environmental sensors and values

• Retrieve the system event log (SEL)

Detailed course outline