HPE InfoSight Analytics Professional - HN5B0S

The HPE InfoSight Analytics Professional course provides an overview and hands-on lab exercises covering the AI-driven management and predictive analytics features and functionality of HPE InfoSight. In this course, you use HPE InfoSight to analyze performance issues and to gain recommendations for HPE Alletra, HPE Primera, HPE 3PAR, HPE Nimble, HPE servers, HPE SimpliVity and HPE virtualization infrastructure solutions. This course is updated to include new and advanced features of HPE InfoSight.

Audience

The training targets HPE Alletra, HPE Primera, HPE 3PAR StoreServ, HPE Nimble, HPE server, HPE SympliVity, and HPE virtualization customers.

Prerequisites

No previous experience with storage arrays and virtualization are necessary, but some knowledge of storage array and virtualization terminology is recommended.

Course objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:
Describe device registration requirements
Navigate dashboards
Analyze performance issues
Analyze recommendation insights
Forecast storage, server, and virtualization requirements

Detailed course outline

Module 0: HPE InfoSight Analytics Professional Class Agenda

Welcome
Day 1 agenda
Day 2 agenda

Module 1: Introduction to HPE InfoSight

What HPE InfoSight can provide
Review of HPE InfoSight case studies
Discuss the three core features of HPE intelligent storage AI vision (self-managing, self-healing, self-optimizing)
Identify the three pillars of how HPE leads AI for hybrid cloud (customer impact, cloud-based AI platform, cross-stack telemetry)
Identify the HPE Infosight O-L-P-R-A model (observing, learning, predicting, recommending, acting)
List what HPE InfoSight sees and predicts behind the scenes
Describe the AI process for self-healing storage (telemetry, scan, identify, fingerprint, signature, automated case lifecycle)
Describe the two requirements of predictive analytics (analytics/automation and AI recommendation engine)
Describe the architecture of the AI recommendation engine
List the common questions and answers that drive prescriptive insights
List the top five insights of Cross-Stack Analytics
Discuss the value of resource planning
Describe the four areas of HPE InfoSight unique value

Module 2: HPE InfoSight Portal and Product Support Paths

Login to HPE InfoSight portal
Navigate and configure the HPE InfoSight home/landing page
Invite additional users to HPE InfoSight
Manage HPE InfoSight organizations
Use the Resources menu to get HPE InfoSight support

Module 3: HPE InfoSight for HPE Alletra 6000 and HPE Nimble Storage

HPE InfoSight for HPE Alletra and HPE Nimble Storage support strategy
HPE InfoSight for HPE Alletra 6000 and HPE Nimble initial configuration
HPE InfoSight for HPE Alletra 6000 and HPE Nimble Storage theory of operation
HPE InfoSight for HPE Alletra 6000 and HPE Nimble Storage connectivity prerequisites
HPE InfoSight for HPE Alletra 6000 and HPE Nimble Storage wellness issues
HPE InfoSight labs for HPE Alletra 6000 and HPE Nimble Storage

Module 4: HPE InfoSight for HPE Alletra 9000, HPE Primera, and HPE 3PAR

HPE InfoSight for HPE Alletra 9000, HPE Primera, and HPE 3PAR StoreServ organization creation and device enrollment
Provide access to an organization
Merge/manage organizations
Use HPE Infosight to access the HPE Alletra 9000, HPE Primera, HPE 3PAR storage
Troubleshooting HPE InfoSight devices enrollment issues
HPE InfoSight for HPE Alletra 9000, HPE Primera, HPE 3PAR frequently asked questions (FAQs)

Module 5: HPE InfoSight for Servers

HPE InfoSight for Servers support strategy
Initial configuration
HPE InfoSight for Servers theory of operation
HPE InfoSight for Servers connectivity prerequisites
HPE InfoSight for Servers user management
HPE InfoSight for Servers List, Wellness and Operational Dashboards
HPE InfoSight for Servers email notifications
HPE InfoSight for Servers case creation
HPE InfoSight for Servers frequently asked questions (FAQs)

Module 6: HPE InfoSight Cross-Stack Analytics for VMware

Cross-Stack Analytics
HPE Alletra 6000 and HPE Nimble Cross-Stack Analytics configuration
HPE Alletra 9000 and HPE Primera Cross-Stack Analytics configuration
HPE 3PAR Cross-Stack Analytics configuration
Cross-Stack Analytics case study

Module 7: HPE InfoSight for HPE SimpliVity

The what, why and how
HPE InfoSight for HPE SimpliVity vs servers and storage
Requirements for HPE InfoSight on HPE SimpliVity
Evolution of HPE InfoSight for HPE SimpliVity
Getting connected: general topology considerations
Register with HPE InfoSight
Registering the HPE SimpliVity plug-in for VMware vSphere® client
Using HPE InfoSight or HPE SimpliVity
Visibility: data center, cluster and host details
Predictive analytics
VM resource utilization

Module 8: Challenge and Course Review with Q&A

HPE InfoSight Analytics Professional Challenge
Introduction and scenario
Getting started
Review learning objectives
Review how to access available resources

Detailed lab outline

Lab 1: General Navigation

Activity 1: Main menu and navigation
Activity 2: Bookmarks
Activity 3: Display and manage filters

Lab2: HPE InfoSight Portal Help Navigation

Activity 1: HPE InfoSight portal help navigation

Lab 3: HPE Alletra 6000, HPE Nimble Storage Dashboards, Pools, Arrays and Volumes

Activity 1: The HPE Alletra 6000, HPE Nimble Storage Operational Dashboard
Activity 2: The HPE Alletra 6000, HPE Nimble Storage Recommendations Dashboard
Activity 3: The HPE Alletra 6000, HPE Nimble Storage Executive Dashboard
Activity 4: The HPE Alletra 6000, HPE Nimble Storage Wellness Dashboard
Activity 5: The HPE Alletra 6000, HPE Nimble Storage Capacity Dashboard
Activity 6: The HPE Alletra 6000, HPE Nimble Storage labs
Activity 7: HPE Alletra 6000, HPE Nimble Storage pools
Activity 8: HPE Alletra 6000, HPE Nimble Storage arrays
Activity 9: HPE Alletra 6000, HPE Nimble Storage volumes

Lab 4: HPE Alletra 9000, Primera and HPE 3PAR Dashboard and Systems

Activity 1: Using the HPE Alletra 9000, HPE Primera and HPE 3PAR Operational Dashboard
Activity 2: Using the HPE Alletra 9000, HPE Primera and HPE 3PAR Wellness Dashboard
Activity 3: The HPE Alletra 9000, HPE Primera and HPE 3PAR systems summary
Activity 4: The HPE Alletra 9000, HPE Primera and HPE 3PAR systems capacity
Activity 5: The HPE Alletra 9000, HPE Primera and HPE 3PAR systems performance
Activity 6: The HPE Alletra 9000, HPE Primera and HPE 3PAR systems monitoring services/support
Activity 7: The HPE Alletra 9000, HPE Primera and HPE 3PAR system details
Activity 8: The HPE Alletra 9000, HPE Primera and HPE 3PAR performance
Activity 9: The HPE Alletra 9000, HPE Primera and HPE 3PAR capacity
Activity 10: The HPE Alletra 9000, HPE Primera and HPE 3PAR wellness history
Activity 11: The HPE Alletra 9000, HPE Primera and HPE 3PAR case history
Activity 12: The HPE Alletra 9000, HPE Primera and HPE 3PAR correlated history
Activity 13: The HPE Alletra 9000, HPE Primera and HPE 3PAR disk details
Activity 14: The HPE Alletra 9000, HPE Primera and HPE 3PAR status details

Lab 5: HPE InfoSight for Servers

Activity 1: Using the Servers Operational Dashboard
Activity 2: Using the Servers Wellness Dashboard
Activity 3: Using the Servers Reports Dashboard
Activity 4: Using the Servers List
Activity 5: Server jobs and analyze logs

Lab 6: HPE InfoSight Cross-Stack Analytics for VMware

Activity 1: Viewing VMware datacenters
Activity 2: Viewing VMware clusters
Activity 3: Viewing VMware ESXi hosts
Activity 4: Viewing VMware datastores
Activity 5: Viewing VMware VMs
Activity 6: Contention tree maps and trends

Lab 7: HPE InfoSight for HPE SimpliVity

Activity 1: View Storage Efficiency Dashboard
Activity 2: View data centers
Activity 3: View cluster details
Activity 4: View details for top virtual machine contributors
Activity 5: View details for HPE SimpliVity hosts
Activity 6: View details for virtual machines
Activity 7: View details for backups

Lab 8: HPE InfoSight Analytics Professional—Challenge

Exercise 1: HPE servers
Activity 1: HPE server hardware
Activity 2: HPE server firmware
Activity 3: Recommendations
Exercise 2: HPE 3PAR StoreServ
Activity 1: HPE 3PAR health
Activity 2: HPE 3PAR configuration
Activity 3: HPE 3PAR performance
Activity 4: Recommendations
Exercise 3: HPE Primera storage
Activity 1: HPE Primera health
Activity 2: HPE Primera configuration
Activity 3: HPE Primera performance
Activity 4: Recommendations
Exercise 4: Cross-Stack Analytics
Activity 1: Hosts
Activity 2: Datastores
Activity 3: Virtual machines
Activity 4: Recommendations