Continue with our overview of HP Academic program, it´s time to analice the content of Servers and Storage academic training.
The HP ATA – Servers & Storage certification provides the knowledge and experience required to discover and meet the business objectives of small and medium businesses and to design an application hosting and data storage solution that meets their unique requirements.
The skills you are going to learn with this academic program are:
1. Explain and recognize industry-standard server technologies and their implications for customer needs
1.1 Describe processor technologies and their implications for customer needs
1.2 Describe memory technologies and their implications for customer needs
1.3 Describe common server system architectures and their implications for customer needs
1.4 Describe common storage technologies and their implications for customer needs
1.5 Describe networking technologies as they relate to server implementation and performance, and their implications for customer needs
1.6 Describe various types of server applications, their functionality, and their configuration profile, including file/print servers, Web/FTP servers (static, dynamic), proxy servers, DB servers, network services, terminal servers, messaging servers, virtual servers, and authentication services
1.7 Identify and describe the common industry OS and application solutions stacks currently supported by x86/x64 systems
1.8 Describe the architecture elements of industry-standard operating systems
1.9 Describe server hardware management technologies
1.10 Describe the common components of data centers
2. Recognize and describe HP and industry-standard server products and solutions
2.1 Identify and describe server products
2.2 Describe health and fault management tools and technologies
2.3 Identify and describe Remote Management offerings
2.4 Describe the features and options of various rack series
2.5 Identify and describe power protection and power management
2.6 Identify and describe network options
2.7 Identify and describe storage options
2.8 Identify and describe standard management solutions for Windows®/Linux on x86 and/or x64
2.9 Identify and describe HP ProLiant Essentials packages (Foundation and Value Packs) and when to use them
2.10 Identify and describe the use and benefits of vendor management utilities such as HP SIM management
2.11 Identify and describe HP standard warranties and other service offerings
3. Plan and design server and storage solutions for SMB customers
3.1 Design, size, and validate the solution
4. Install, configure, and upgrade server and storage solutions (including both rack-mount and blade systems) for SMB customers
4.1 Verify the physical installation
4.2 Install server supported operating system
4.3 Install and configure management software
4.4 Validate, test, and document the solution
5. Performance-tune and optimize server and storage solutions for SMB customers
5.1 Determine whether performance is optimal
5.2 Identify and resolve bottlenecks and tune the system
5.3 Check for known performance issues
6. Troubleshoot and perform repair/ replacement procedures for server and storage solutions for SMB customers
6.1 Troubleshoot common server and storage issues using the HP 6-step troubleshooting methodology
7. Manage servers and Storage systems using HP Infrastructure Management
7.1 Manage servers and storage using HP Systems Insight Manager
7.2 Manage servers and storage with HP ProLiant Essentials
7.3 Manage using HP server services
8. Administer and operate server and storage solutions for SMB customers
8.1 Perform system upgrades
8.2 Design and implement the appropriate fault management solution
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