HP ProLiant Servers AIS: Official Study Guide and Desk Reference

Description

• Copyright 2005
• Edition: 1st

• Book
• ISBN-10: 0-13-146717-4
• ISBN-13: 978-0-13-146717-0

The all-in-one HP ProLiant best-practice reference and HP Certified Professional AIS prep guide

Covers hardware, operating systems, storage, and much more

Authored by members of the HP ProLiant AIS and ASE exam development team

This book systematically reviews every HP ProLiant AIS exam objective and thoroughly covers technology-related exam components that are not addressed in HP's 4-day AIS and 5-day ASE courses. Even if you're not currently preparing for certification, its systematic "best practice" coverage makes it an indispensable single-source reference for deploying, optimizing, and maintaining HP ProLiant servers. Coverage includes

• Assessing business needs and planning for the implementation and growth of server-based IT infrastructure
• Understanding the HP ProLiant product line and choosing the right servers for any application
• Reviewing key server subsystem technologies: system boards, processors, memory, bus, chipsets, power, racks, and more
• The best practices for deploying servers using HP SmartStart and the Rapid Deployment Pack
• Managing servers using Insight Manager and Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition (RILOE)
• Planning, selecting, deploying, and managing storage for ProLiant server environments
• Installing and configuring Windows, Linux, and NetWare operating systems on ProLiant servers
• Integrating, optimizing, performance tuning, and troubleshooting ProLiant servers
• Configuring, optimizing, and troubleshooting HP Array controllers and RAID subsystems

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Table of Contents

Preface: The Accredited Integration Specialist (AIS) Credential.

I. INDUSTRY-STANDARD SERVER TECHNOLOGIES.

1. Introduction to Server Technologies.

2. Server Chipsets.

3. Processors and Multiprocessing.

4. Memory and Cache.

5. Bus Architecture.

6. Server Storage.

7. Disk Array Technologies.

8. Introduction to Fibre Channel.

II. HP SERVER TECHNOLOGIES.

9. The HP ProLiant Server Line.

10. HP Rack and Power Technologies.

III. HP STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES.

11. HP SCSI Implementation.

12. HP ProLiant Storage.

13. HP Array Technologies.

IV. SYSTEMS INTEGRATION.

14. Evaluating the Customer Environment.

15. Installing, Configuring, and Deploying a Single Server.

V. SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT.

16. Introduction to HP Systems Management.

17. HP Lights-Out Management Technologies.

VI. PERFORMANCE.

18. Installing Hardware Options and Upgrades.

19. Availability.

20. Optimizing Storage.

VII. PROBLEM RESOLUTION.

21. Backup Strategies.

22. Problem Resolution, Performance Issues, and System Maintenance.

VIII. APPENDICES.

Appendix A. AIS Competencies.

Appendix B. Answers to Learning Checks.

Appendix C. Sample AIS Exam.

Preface

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Index

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