Module 1: HPE SimpliVity overview
• The data problem
• The evolution of hyperconvergence
• HPE SimpliVity use cases / key business challenges
– Data center consolidation
– Data protection and disaster recovery
– VDI
– ROBO
– Hyperconvergence in a hybrid cloud
– High performance All-Flash Storage
• HPE SimpliVity 380 HyperGuarantee
• What is an HPE SimpliVity 380 system
– HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10
– Models
– Components
– Management (including iLO)
– HPE OmniStack Virtual Controller (OVC)
– HPE OmniStack Accelerator Card (OAC)
– Disk Controller (RAID controller)
• HPE SimpliVity system architecture
– Node
– Cluster
– Federation
– Global scale
• Arbiter
• HPE SimpliVity 380 Networks
– Federation network
– Management network
– Storage network
– Network configurations
– Network security

Module 2: SimpliVity Data Virtualization Platform
• HPE SimpliVity 380 Data Virtualization Platform (DVP)
– Guaranteed data efficiency
– Deduplication and compression
– Built-in resiliency, backup, and disaster recovery
– Global VM-Centric management and mobility
– Data storage and VM cloning
– Writing data
– Remote backup
• HPE SimpliVity RapidDR
• Data virtualization platform deep dive
– Data presentation layer
– Data management layer
– File system
– Object Store I/O write path
– Cluster-level data management
– Federation-level data management
– Advantages
• I/O and capacity reduction
• Storage network
• Faster backup, restore, and clone
• Reduced WAN bandwidth
• Lower RPO and RTO

Module 3: HPE SimpliVity data management
• HPE SimpliVity data paths
– HPE OmniStack system architecture
– Write I/O path
– Read I/O path
– Stretched clusters
• Data Resiliency – How Is data protected
– Node-level resiliency
– Cluster-level resiliency
– Site-level protection
– RAIN + RAID overview
– Power resiliency
– Hardware RAID
– Preventing silent data corruption
– Enterprise-grade server platform resiliency
– HPE OmniStack Accelerator Card resiliency
• Effects of a failure (what happens to the data)
• Failover of the OVC IP
– OVC resiliency
• Effects of a failure (what happens to the data)
• Failover of the OVC IP
• Recovering a failed OVC
• vCenter resiliency
– Single and linked mode
• Data locality
– Overview of data locality
– Advantages of full data localization
– Intelligent Workload Optimizer
• Initial data placement
• Integration with vSphere DRS

Module 4: HPE SimpliVity user interface overview
• Getting started
• Features within the vSphere Web Client
• How to maneuver through the vSphere Web Client
• vCenter inventory list
• The SimpliVity federation actions
• SimpliVity federation home tab
– Topology tab
– Throughput tab
– Backup consumption tab
– About tab
– Inventory lists

Module 5: HPE SimpliVity Clusters and Datastores
• Clustersters
– Exploring clusters
– Customizing SimpliVity table data
– Viewing capacity
– Viewing performance
– Searching backups
• Datastores
– Creating a SimpliVity Datastore
– Modifying a SimpliVity Datastore
• Configuring ESXi access nodes
– Configuration steps
– NFS settings
– Verifying HPE SimpliVity Datastore access

Module 6: HPE SimpliVity backups
• SimpliVity backups
– Overview
– Manual backup
– Application consistent backups
– Managing backups
• Backups view
• Rename backup
• Copy backup
• Cancel backup
• Backup retention time
• Export backups
• Delete backups
– Backup policies
• SimpliVity backup policy overview
• Backup frequency
• Fixed default backup policy
• Locking a policy-based backup
• Creating backup policies and backup policy rules
• Edit backup policy
• Rename backup policy
• Delete backup policy
• Add backup policy
• Apply backup policy

Module 7: Other HPE SimpliVity  features
• Hosts
• Virtual machines
• HPE SimpliVity restore
– SimpliVity restore overview
– Finding a backup
– Creating a new virtual machine
– Replacing an existing virtual machine
• SimpliVity file level restore
– Permissions and security
– Limits
– Partitions
– Restoring files steps
• SimpliVity clone
– SimpliVity clone overview
– SimpliVity clone a virtual machine
– VAAI and VMware clone
• SimpliVity move
– SimpliVity move overview
– SimpliVity move a virtual machine
• VM templates
• Moving an HPE SimpliVity node between clusters
• HPE OmniStack Virtual Controller (OVC) shut down
– Safe shut down preparation
– Other safe shut down considerations

Module 8: Extending HPE SimpliVity 380
• REST API
– REST overview
– HPE SimpliVity REST API functions
– HPE SimpliVity REST API examples
• HPE SimpliVity CLI
– Prerequisites for using the CLI
– Access through the Virtual Controller Console
– Access through a Terminal Emulator
– CLI Command privileges
– CLI Command format and examples
• HPE SimpliVity RapidDR
– What is RapidDR and how does it work?
– RapidDR requirements
– RapidDR configuration guidelines

Module 9: HPE SimpliVity 380 services and support
• HPE SimpliVity support plans
– Accessing support
– Accessing updates
– Customer self repair
– Remote support
• HPE SimpliVity 380 hardware services
– Phone home – HPE OmniWatch
– Support capture file
• Alarm and events overview
– SimpliVity Datastores overview

Lab outline

SimpliVity overview
• Accessing the HPE vLabs environment
• HPE SimpliVity user interface
• HPE SimpliVity federation home page
• Backup policies

Clusters
• Monitor tab
• Top contributors
• Manage tab
• Related Objects tab

Datastores
• Online resize
• Set default backup policy
• Delete Datastore
• Manage standard ESXi hosts
• Additional Datastore information

Virtual machines
• Backup virtual machine
• Search backups
• Restore virtual machine
• Replace existing virtual machine
• Restore files
• Rename backup
• Copy backup
• Lock backup
• Set retention time
• Calculate unique backup size
• Export backups
• Delete backup

Clone and move
• Clone virtual machine
• Move virtual machine

Creating and using HPE SimpliVity VM templates

Using HPE SimpliVity CLI

Using HPE SimpliVity REST API through PowerShell

Using HPE SimpliVity RapidDR