HP ExpertOne HP2-T21: Administering HP Server Slutins Industry Standard Servers Exam preparatin guide Table f Cntents In this sectin, include a table f cntents (TOC) f all headings. After yu have finished this guide, right-click any f the TOC headings belw and click Update Field. The TOC will autmatically update. Overview 2 Why take the exam? 2 Wh shuld take this exam? 2 Hw t study fr the exam 3 Attend recmmended ILTs 3 Cmplete recmmended WBTs 4 Exam details 4 Exam bjectives 4 Tips fr taking HP exams 5 Register 5 Sample questins 5 Cnclusin 7
Requirements fr HP ATP Server Administratr V8 Overview Requirements fr successful cmpletin This guide helps yu t study fr the Administering HP Server Slutins (HP2-T21) exam. Yu can benefit frm this guide whether yu are attempting t expand yur existing HP certificatins r yu have anther vendr certificatin backgrund and want t get certified with HP. T pass the exam, yu will need t demnstrate yur in-depth understanding f the deplyment and management technlgies and prcesses t deply and manage HP Server Slutins based n HP PrLiant ML/DL/SL Server and HP BladeSystem Slutins including the new HP PrLiant Generatin 8 (Gen8) Servers. Why take the exam? Based n yur current achievements, passing this test gives yu the necessary cmpnent tward achieving: HP ATP Server Administratr V8 certificatin This certificatin attests that yu can: demnstrate yur in-depth understanding f the deplyment and management technlgies and prcesses t deply and manage HP Server Slutins based n HP PrLiant ML/DL/SL Server and HP BladeSystem Slutins including the new HP PrLiant Generatin 8 (Gen8) Servers. describe and cnfigure the HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) hme page, create and assign user rights, setup discvery, navigate the system pages fr managed systems, describe hw t custmize status plling and cnfigure event ntificatin. develp, test and dcument an apprpriate deplyment and management slutin fr the custmer. Table 1 summarizes the requirements t achieve this certificatin. Table 1: HP certificatin name requirements based n current achievement Current achievements Any candidate, this is pen t all candidates wishing t achieve this certificatin Web-based exam Administering HP Server Slutins (HP2-T21) Wh shuld take this exam? All candidates fr HP ATP Server Administratr V8 certificatin must take the Administrating HP Server Slutins (HP2- T21) exam. Althugh anyne can take the exam, mst successful candidates have a minimum f six mnths experience administering HP server slutins. It is als expected that yu will have Industry-standard server technlgy knwledge frm training, hands-n experience r participatin in ther technical events. This guide describes sme f these ways and prvides references t materials fr further preparatin. 2
Curses fr the Exam number exam Hw t study fr the exam The Administering HP Server Slutins (HP2-T21) exam tests yu n tpics that are cvered in an HP web-based training (WBT) curse (5 days ttal) and tw ILT curses ttaling 4 days. This training is recmmended fr all candidates n matter what their current achievements. While it is recmmended that yu cmplete this training, the training is neither required nr des it guarantee that yu will pass the exam. It is expected that yu will study n yur wn and draw n yur real-wrld experience. Als remember that the exam tests yu n administratin and management cncepts, which are cvered in a dcumentbased curse and real life experiences. Read the sectins belw t assess yur ptins. Even if yu d nt intend t cmplete the recmmended WBTs and dcument-based curse, yu shuld examine the tpics that are listed fr them in the sectins belw; the exam will test yu n yur mastery f these tpics. Table 2: Recmmended training based n current achievement All new candidates Current achievements Insight Cntrl, Fundatins f Management & Mnitring with SIM Rev 12.22, WBT, 40 hurs Essentials fr HP PrLiant, ILT, 2 days HP PrLiant Gen8 Capabilities and Technlgies, ILT, 2 days Ttal recmmended training time, 72 hurs While it is recmmended that yu cmplete this training, the training is neither required nr des it guarantee that yu will pass the exam. It is expected that yu will study n yur wn and draw n yur real-wrld experience. Attend recmmended ILTs Essentials fr HP PrLiant, 2 days This 2-day curse prvides essential pre-gen8 PrLiant training t System Administratrs respnsible fr PrLiant servers. Students will be presented with an verview f HP prducts, tls, agents and utilities that will help them setup, deply, mnitr and maintain their PrLiant servers. Many practical hands-n lab exercises are presented n an HP PrLiant G7 server. HP PrLiant Gen8 Capabilities and Technlgies, 2 days The cre bjective f this curse is t prvide participants with an verview f HP PrLiant Gen8 capabilities, enabling technlgies and changes in administratin. Key tasks and tls are identified fr deplyment f PrLiant Gen8 servers frm bare-metal. Cre administrative tls and differences frm previus HP PrLiant generatins alng with firmware management and intelligent prvisining are amng the new capabilities discussed. Finally, this curse will shw hw key new features f the Integrated Management Cnsle will streamline server and infrastructure administratin. Register fr the curse in The Learning Center f yur HP Partner Prtal, which is the HP Learning Management System fr HP custmers and partners. Yu will require an HP Learner ID t register fr a class. Please btain this ID and then register fr classes at least ne week in advance. Csts and scheduling vary accrding t regin. 3
Cmplete recmmended WBTs Insight Cntrl, Fundatins f Management & Mnitring with SIM Rev 12.22, 40 hurs These WBTs are freely available thrugh the Learning Center f yur HP Partner Prtal. Yu will need t register fr the WBT, which requires an HP Learner ID. Nte that, while it nly takes a few minutes t request the ID, the prcess f activating it up may take several days. Please d nt wait until the last minute. Exam details Table 3 prvides details abut the exam. Please nte that this is a web-based exam. Table 3: Exam number exam details Parameter Descriptin Number f items 55 Item types Specify the types f items. Cmmnly used types include: Multiple chice (single respnse) Multiple chice (multiple respnses) Pint and Click Matching Pull-dwn menu selectin Exam time 90 Passing scre 70% Additinal guidelines As this is an nline exam taken frm yur wn cmputer yu are pen t use all reference materials. Exam bjectives In a brief paragraph, intrduce the table belw, which indicates the specific tpics tested by the exam. Table 4: Exam number bjectives HP2-T21 Sectins/Objectives 9% Fundamental server architectures & technlgies Define features/perfrmance/usage f server mgmt technlgies Identify current server OS & virtualizatin slutins 11% HP Server prducts, slutins, & warranty/service fferings Identify HP management tls & slutins 16% Slutin implementatin (install, cnfigure, setup) Install/cnfigure HP management sftware Validate/test/dcument the slutin 7% Slutin enhancement (perfrmance-tune, ptimizatin, upgrade) Identify the perfrmance management prcess Check fr knwn perfrmance issues 13% Slutin trubleshting, repair, & replacement Gather trubleshting infrmatin & data 44% Slutin management (administrative & peratinal tasks) Cnfigure HP Systems Insight Manager Use HP Server Management Manage/maintain cmpnents using apprpriate tls 4
Manage/maintain firmware & drivers Manage/maintain perating system Implement service essentials (Insight Remte Supprt) Tips fr taking HP exams Rather than emphasize simple memrizatin, HP exams attempt t assess whether yu have the knwledge and skills that an IT prfessinal requires n the jb. Therefre, many test items present a scenari, which utlines a particular envirnment r prblem. Sme test items als include exhibits that need t be used t answer the test item crrectly. Exhibits might shw: ilo interface screensht HP Insight Diagnstics chice selectin screensht Screensht shwing the results f executing a cmmand SIM Web brwser interface screensht The test may include: Multiple chice questins that have a single crrect answer Multiple respnse questins that have tw r mre crrect answers Pull-dwn r Matching items Pint-and-click questins that require yu t click n the crrect answer Befre yu answer a questin, take the time t read the entire questin and all f the ptins carefully. If the questin indicates that it features an exhibit, study the exhibit and reread the questin. Make sure t select the answer that crrectly respnds t the questin that is asked nt simply an answer that includes sme crrect infrmatin. If the questin asks fr mre than ne answer, remember t select each crrect answer. Yu d nt receive partial credit fr a partially crrect answer. ExpertONE exams will be presented in blcks, als knwn as sectins. Yu can mve frm questin t questin within the blck, and/r skip questins and/r change yur answers. Hwever, nce yu submit yur answers fr each blck, yu cannt return t a previus blck t review these questins r change yur answers. Register T register fr this exam, visit the PearsnVUE website at: http://www.pearsnvue.cm/hp Yu will need an HP Learner ID and a PearsnVUE ID. Visit http://www.hp.cm/certificatin t btain access t The Learning Center. Sample questins Use the fllwing questins t help t assess whether yu are ready t take the exam. 1. Which HP Pwer Regulatr mde will result in the mst pwer cnsumptin? (a) OS Cntrl Mde (b) HP Static Lw Pwer Mde (c) HP Dynamic Pwer Savings Mde (d) HP Static High Perfrmance Mde 5
2. What des the icn indicate in the Display clumn fr Insight Cntrl perfrmance management? (a) The system has perfrmance issues. (b) The system is nt licensed prperly. (c) There is n ping respnse frm the server. (d) Perfrmance management is nt installed n the CMS. 3. Which secure cmmunicatin methd des HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) use t cmmunicate with the Versin Cntrl Agent (VCA)? (a) STE (b) SSO (c) HTTP (d) SSH 4. Yu are creating a new repsitry in HP SUM. Which update ptins are available? (Select tw.) (a) Sftware Only (b) Use Lcal Server Only (c) Allw Autmated Updates (d) Full Updates Only (e) Firmware Only 5. Yu need t find ut whether there are any issues related t SAS hard drives n PrLiant BL460c Gen8 servers. What are tw ways t finding that infrmatin n HP Supprt Center? (Select tw.) (a) Frm the left pane, click the Advisries link. (b) Select the Knwledge Base tab and g t Mst Viewed Slutins. (c) Select the Frums tab and enter the blade and drive in the search field. (d) Enter the prduct number f the BL460c server and search. (e) Fllw a prduct selectin tree until yu reach the mdel. 6. Which tab in HP Insight Diagnstics prvides detailed system cnfiguratin infrmatin? (a) Diagnse (b) Survey (c) Status (d) Lgs 7. In the Intelligent Prvisining interface, what is the crrect setting fr ensuring maximum prcessr perfrmance at all times? (a) C6 State (b) Aut (c) N C-states (d) Full Interleaving 6
8. What infrmatin can be read frm the Active Health System lg file (.ahs) using Ntepad? (a) warranty r service cntract number (b) last errr lgged (c) system name, OS versin (d) custmer infrmatin Cnclusin HP wishes yu success in passing the exam and jining the HP ExpertOne prgram. T learn mre abut HP [Grup], visit www.hp.cm/[grup] Cpyright [20] Hewlett-Packard Develpment Cmpany, L.P. The infrmatin cntained herein is subject t change withut ntice. The nly warranties fr HP prducts and services are set frth in the express warranty statements accmpanying such prducts and services. Nthing herein shuld be cnstrued as cnstituting an additinal warranty. HP shall nt be liable fr technical r editrial errrs r missins cntained herein. [HP-]: [Exam Title] Exam Preparatin Guide / [Mnth 20] 7