CCI Version 1.5 Fundamentals for CCI Solution Architects

Course Code: 37023
Length: 5 Days

This course is scheduled on a limited basis in our HP's Regional Training Centers. See schedule for dates and locations.

Partners: To register online for this course, call 1.800.732.5741, Option 4 (U.S.) or 1.800.392.7024, Option 4 (Canada).

Customers / End-Users: To register for this course please call 1.800.472.5277 (US) or 1.800.392.7024, Option 4 (Canada).

HP Employees: To register by phone, call 1.800.732.5741, Option 4 (U.S.) or 1.800.392.7024, Option 4 (Canada).

CCI provides a multi-tiered solution that lets users log on to "desktops" which are located on PC blades in a data center. CCI is sold and marketed as a productivity solution that utilizes existing components to create a centralized, easy-to-manage solution with failover capabilities. CCI is a three-tiered architecture that consists of:

• An access tier using HP thin clients
• A compute tier with racks of blade PCs inside a data center
• A resource tier made up of a storage pool, network printers, application servers, and other networked resources, also inside the data center.

Benefits of the CCI solution include the consolidation of application resources including compute hardware, user applications, printers, and storage for easier management and reduced total cost of ownership. The new CCI version 1.5 provides many enhancements over version 1.4 including the new HP BladeSystem bc2000 and bc2500 Blade PCs which provide faster performance and more robust (integrated) graphics support, but at the same power and cooling levels as the bc1500 Blade PC, enhanced HP System Allocation Manager Software (SAM), and the new Remote Graphics Software (RGS) from HP as an alternative to Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). RGS provides greater functionality and better performance than RDP. Microsoft Windows Vista will also be available on the blades in CCI 1.5.

This course provides a solid foundation for CCI Solution Architects who need to educate and qualify customers for the CCI solution and design and set up a Small Reference Design or full deployment of 200 seats or less. Extensive labs will provide opportunity for hands-on work with the hardware and software.

• Demonstrate knowledge of key networking concepts in a Windows server environment to include TCP/IP networking.
• Perform Windows 2003 Advanced Server, Windows XP Professional, and Windows Vista administrative and connectivity tasks to include Remote Desktop Protocol and Remote Desktop Connection configuration.
• Demonstrate knowledge of key components of Windows 2003 Advanced or Standard Edition Server platform including: Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, domain server, and Group Policy and Group Policy Objects (GPOs).
• Describe benefits of ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack components: HP Insight Manager and SmartStart and Rapid Deployment Pack (RDP) based on the Altiris image management product.
• Perform tasks to install and implement ProLiant Essentials products: HP Systems Insight Manager and SmartStart to install operating system software and monitor Blade PCs.
• Create, capture, and deploy an image on a Blade PC and a Thin Client using Altiris/Rapid Deployment Pack (RDP).

PreSales Technical

• Provide technical explanations of the CCI solution during a customer presentation.
• Describe the components of the CCI solution as they apply to the customer's current infrastructure.
• Perform a pre-qualification assessment of the customer's environment to determine whether CCI is a good solution for their IT needs.
• Assess customer's storage strategy with regard to a CCI implementation.
• Build and install a Small Reference Design (SRD) implementation in accordance with the SRD Implementation Guide.
• Transfer or recommend large implementations requiring design support to HP Services Consulting and Integration (C&I).

Registration may be canceled without tuition charge if Hewlett-Packard Training Registration receives notification of cancellation eleven business days prior to class. Cancellations made ten to three business days prior to class will incur a $150 cancellation charge. Cancellations made two business days prior or less to class date and/or no-shows will incur the full tuition charge.

All course offerings are dependent on classroom, equipment and instructor availability. Hewlett-Packard reserves the right to cancel or change a class at any time without liability to the attendee for costs incurred due to such cancellations or changes, including, but not limited to, cancellation penalties for transportation or accommodations.