Module 1: Tour the product

• List the HPE Insight Management 7.3 component updates

• Identify the new features that are included with HPE Insight Control 7.3

– Describe how features of the product can be used to manage systems

• Explain how HPE SIM can be used to manage a system

• Describe the features and functions of HPE OneView

Lab 1: Navigating the environment

• Navigate the HPE Virtual Lab (HPE vLabs) environment

• Perform initial configuration steps

Module 2: Systems management review

• Define systems management and list its essential elements

• Describe the tools that HPE provides to facilitate systems management functions

– iLO

– SmartStart

– Service Pack for ProLiant

– HPE SUM

– Insight Management Agents

– Systems Management Homepage

– WBEM

– WMI

– Version Contro

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:

– HPE SIM

– SMH

Lab 2: Using the version control repository

• Install and populate HPE 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 HPE 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 HPE Systems Insight Manager

• List the steps to remove an HPE SIM installation

Module 5: Setup and configuration

• Configure Insight Management by using HPE Systems Insight Manager (HPE SIM)

• Set global protocols to configure default, system-wide protocol settings

• Manage multiple systems and events

Lab 3: Configuring insight control

• Access HPE 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 HPE Systems Insight Manager (HPE 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 HPE Managed System Setup Wizard

Module 6: HPE BladeSystem integrated manager

• Provide an overview of HPE BladeSystem integrated manager

• List the views in BladeSystem Integrated Manager

Lab 4: BladeSystem integrated manager

• Explore HPE 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 HPE 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 HPE 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 HPE 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 HPE 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 HPE SIM

Lab 7: Managing the database

• Manage system types

• Use the GUI to configure HPE 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: HPE analysis tools

• Explain the purpose of the Web-based Enterprise Management (WBEM) health polling plug-in

• Describe the function of each of the HPE analysis tools

• Describe the integration of the HPE analysis tools with HPE SIM

Module 13: Troubleshooting

• Describe the basics of troubleshooting

• Identify solutions for many common HPE SIM problems

Appendix A: Introducing ProLiant Gen8 servers

Lab—Appendix A: Troubleshooting (if time permits)

• Troubleshoot:

• The HPE SIM CMS

– Security popups

– Unknown devices

– Trap reception

• Use Mail Exchanger (MX) commands to troubleshoot HPE SIM and managed systems

• Use the verbose mode to troubleshoot Secure Shell (SSH) connections

Lab—Appendix B: Installing HPE insight control (if time permits)

• Run the Insight Management Advisor and resolve any issues discovered

• Install HPE insight control suite

• Configure an HPE System Insight Manager (HPE SIM) initial setup