Compute Learning Path
Tagline: The Iron Behind the Intelligence. Focus: Dell PowerEdge, HPE ProLiant, Cisco UCS.
Level 100: Server Anatomy
- Form Factors: Rack mount (1U, 2U, 4U), Towers, and Blade Chassis concepts.
- Components: CPU architecture (Sockets/Cores), RAM types (DDR4/DDR5, ECC), and PCIe lanes.
- RAID Fundamentals: Explaining RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10 using hardware controllers.
Level 200: Out-of-Band Management (OOB)
- Remote Management: Deep dive into Dell iDRAC, HPE iLO, and Cisco IMC.
- Lifecycle Management: Firmware updates, BIOS configurations, and remote console access.
- Service Profiles: Introduction to Cisco UCS Service Profiles and stateless computing.
- Hands-On Lab: Configure a server from bare metal to OS-ready purely using the iDRAC/iLO remote console.
Level 300: Scalable Systems
- Converged Infrastructure: Designing blade systems (Dell MX, Cisco UCS B-Series).
- High Performance Computing (HPC): Clustering nodes for calculation-heavy workloads.
- Hardware Monitoring: Setting up SNMP traps and Syslog for hardware health alerts.
Key Skill: Ability to troubleshoot “No POST” errors and purple screen of death (PSOD) hardware root causes.