Duration
2 days
Course Description
The HPE InfoSight Analytics Professional class provides an overview and hands-on lab exercises covering the AI-driven
management and predictive analytics features and functionality of Infosight. In this course, you use HPE InfoSight to analyze performance issues and to gain recommendations for HPE 3PAR, HPE Primera, HPE Nimble, HPE servers, HPE SimpliVity and HPE virtualization infrastructure solutions. This course is updated to include new and advanced features of HPE InfoSight.
Prerequisites
No previous experience with storage arrays and virtualization is necessary, but some knowledge of storage array and virtualization terminology is recommended.
Course objectives
- Describe device registration requirements
- Navigate dashboards
- Analyze performance issues
- Analyze recommendation insights
- Forecast storage, server, and virtualization requirements
Audience
The training targets HPE 3PAR StoreServ, HPE Primera, HPE Nimble, HPE server, HPE SympliVity, and HPE virtualization customers.
Module 0: HPE InfoSight Analytics Professional Class Agenda
- Welcome
Module 1: Introduction to HPE InfoSight
- What HPE InfoSight can provide
- Review of HPE InfoSight case studies
- Discuss the three core features of HPE’s 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, crossstack 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’s unique value
Module 2: HPE InfoSight Portal and Product Support Paths
- Login to HPE InfoSight portal using HPE Passport
- Navigate and configure the HPE InfoSight home/landing page
- HPE InfoSight portal and product support paths
Module 3: HPE InfoSight for Nimble Storage
- HPE InfoSight for Nimble Storage support strategy
- InfoSight for Nimble initial configuration
- InfoSight for Nimble Storage theory of operation
- InfoSight for Nimble Storage connectivity prerequisites
- InfoSight for Nimble Storage wellness issues
- HPE InfoSight labs for Nimble Storage
- InfoSight for Nimble Storage wellness issues
- HPE InfoSight labs for Nimble Storage
Module 4: HPE InfoSight for Primera, 3PAR StoreServ
- System group setup and system registration
- General use (classic UI)
- HPE InfoSight for Primera, 3PAR StoreServ frequently asked questions (FAQs)
Module 5: HPE InfoSight for Servers
- HPE InfoSight for Servers support strategy
- Initial configuration
- InfoSight for Servers theory of operation
- InfoSight for Servers connectivity prerequisites
- InfoSight for Servers user management
- InfoSight for Servers Infrastructure, Wellness and Operational Dashboards
- InfoSight for Servers email notifications
- HPE InfoSight for Servers frequently asked questions (FAQs)
Module 6: HPE InfoSight Cross-Stack Analytics for VMware
- Cross-Stack Analytics
- Nimble Cross-Stack Analytics configuration
- HPE Primera Cross-Stack Analytics configuration
- HPE 3PAR Cross-Stack Analytics configuration
- Cross-Stack Analytics case study
Module 7: InfoSight for HPE SimpliVity
- The what, why and how
- HPE SimpliVity and servers
- Requirements for InfoSight on HPE SimpliVity
- Getting connected: general diagnostic process
- InfoSight portal features for HPE SimpliVity
- Visibility: data center, cluster and host details
- Predictive analytics
- VM resource utilization
- Registering the HPE SimpliVity plug-in for vSphere client
Module 8: Course Review
- HPE InfoSight coverage across the HPE portfolio
- Review learning objectives
- Review how to access available resources
Lab Outline
Lab 1: General Navigation
- Activity 1: Dashboards view
- Activity 2: Infrastructure view
- Activity 3: Configuration management
- Activity 4: User profile management
- Activity 5: System information and filter display
- Activity 6: Using URLs and bookmarks
Lab2: InfoSight Portal Help Navigation
- Activity 1: Infosight portal help navigation
Lab 3: HPE Infosight for Nimble Storage
- Lab 3 Exercise 1: Configuring HPE Nimble Storage arrays in HPE InfoSight
- Activity 1: Asset registry (review)
- Activity 2: Sending VMware datasets to HPE Nimble Storage support
- Lab 3 Exercise 2: HPE Nimble Dashboard view
- Activity 1: The HPE Nimble Storage Operational Dashboard
- Activity 2: The HPE Nimble Storage Executive Dashboard
- Activity 3: The HPE Nimble Storage Wellness Dashboard
- Activity 4: The HPE Nimble Storage Capacity Dashboard
- Activity 5: The HPE Nimble Storage Labs Dashboard
Lab 3 Exercise 3: HPE Nimble Storage infrastructure
- Activity 1: HPE Nimble Storage infrastructure pools
- Activity 2: HPE Nimble Storage infrastructure arrays
- Activity 3: HPE Nimble Storage infrastructure volumes
Lab 4: HPE InfoSight for HPE Primera and 3PAR StoreServ
- Lab 4 Exercise 1: Adding new HPE Primera, 3PAR StoreServ to the HPE InfoSight profile
- Activity 1: Creating and managing system groups
- Activity 2: Registration tokens
- Activity 3: Granting access to others
- Lab 4 Exercise 2: HPE Primera and 3PAR StoreServ dashboard view (classic and system)
- Activity 1: Using the HPE Primera and 3PAR StoreServ dashboard
- Activity 2: Rearranging tiles
- Activity 3: Adding/removing tiles from the dashboard
- Activity 4: Filtering the dashboard display using tile data
- Activity 5: Working with graph dashlets
- Lab 4 Exercise 3 HPE Primera, 3PAR StoreServ infrastructure view
- Activity 1: The HPE Primera and 3PAR StoreServ infrastructure view
- Activity 2: Details view
- Activity 3: Exploring additional system detail views
- Activity 4: Infrastructure > HPE Primera and 3PAR StoreServ > systems
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.