HPE Integrity NonStop X Architecture and Operational Management difference

This course provides you the knowledge to understand the architecture of HPE Integrity NonStop™ X BladeSystems and prepares you to operate and manage them. Server architecture, configuration and operations are compared and contrasted between NonStop™ X and NonStop™ i (NB-Series) servers. The course is a combination of lecture, live demonstrations and exercises using HPE Integrity NonStop™ X BladeSystems.

After you successfully complete this course, expect to be able to:

• Understand the architecture of the HPE Integrity NonStop™ X BladeSystem, which includes the NS3 and NS7 models
• Understand intelligent rack and power
• Understand the NonStop Maintenance LAN and the role of the NonStop System Console
• List the differences in various areas between the NonStop™ X and NonStop™ i
• List the differences of the IP, Storage and Open CLIMs between NonStop™ X and NonStop™ i
• Knowing the modified SCF Cluster I/O Protocol (CIP) commands
• Knowing the new CLIM commands
• Become familiar with the updates to Open System Management (OSM) Service Connection
• Become familiar with using the OSM Quick Start Tool, System Startup Tool (SST), System Configuration Tool (SCT), HSS/ HCA Firmware Management Wizard and the CLIM Receive Dump action
• Understand Infiniband Clustering
• Understand the NonStop Application Direct Interface (NSADI) technology
• List the differences in the Measure Subsystem
• Understand the basic migration and related considerations

• System operators
• System administrators 
• System analysts
• Support personal

• Detailed knowledge about the architecture, operations and management of HPE Integrity NonStop™ i BladeSystems (NB-Series)
• Completion of the HPE NonStop™ NB-Series Administration I (HG776S) and II (HG777S)

Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives
• HPE NonStop™ x86 evolution

HPE Integrity NonStop X BladeSystem architecture

• NonStop X NS3/NS7 X1 and X2 hardware architecture 
• Processor BL460c BladeServer implementation
• Logical and physical Infiniband System Area Network (SAN) interconnect 
• Internal and external Infiniband switches
• Maintenance LAN changes
• NonStop System Console
• Intelligent rack and power
• Core License
• NonStop i and NonStop X BladeSystem compared

NonStop X Operating System and Infiniband overview

• NonStop X Operating System and Infiniband overview
• Remote DMA (RDMA) Services
• OFED (OpenFabrics Enterprise Services) 
• NonStop Connection Services Library (NCSL)
• Maintenance Entity Unit (MEU) 
• Halted State Services (HSS)

NonStop X CLIM Changes

• IP CLIM overview and changes
• Entry Class IP CLIM overview
• Storage CLIM overview and changes
• Storage options and changes
• Open CLIM overview and changes
• Modified SCF Cluster I/O Protocol (CIP) Subsystem ($ZZCIP) commands
• New CLIM commands
• CLIM Multi Tenancy featureS

NonStop X Tools

• OSM Service Connection Changes
• OSM Quick Start Tool
• OSM System Startup Tool
• OSM System Configuration Tool
• CLIM Management Tool
• HSS/HCA Firmware Management Wizard
• Dump to ME Unit feature
• SUT and Non-SUT Firmware 

NonStop X Operating System Changes

• TNS application support
• Changes to the Measure Subsystem 
• Changes to PEEK
• Introduction to the NonStop Application Direct Interface (NSDA)

Infiniband Clustering

• Direct Infiniband Clustering
• Infiniband Clustering with Infiniband cluster switches 

Migration Considerations

• Data migration
• FUP compatibility and migration