HP OneView Deployment and Management Guide, v1

1 Technical Whitepaper HP OneView Deployment and Management guide How to Deploy and Manage OneView , Version Table of contents Introduction .. 3 HP OneView Features .. 3 HP OneView Features .. 3 Browser Requirements .. 4 Supported Hardware .. 4 HP OneView User Interface Overview .. 6 HP OneView Virtual Connect Management Architecture Overview .. 6 Deploying Your Appliance .. 6 Section D1: First Time Setup .. 7 Section D2: Firmware Repository .. 12 Section D3: Licensing OneView .. 13 Section D4: Network Configuration .. 14 Section D5: Import Enclosure .. 28 Section D6: Add ProLiant DL Gen8 Server .. 40 Section D7: Upgrade Infrastructure Firmware.

2 42 Section D8: Creating Server Profiles .. 46 Section D9: Environmental Management .. 55 Section D10: Securing the Appliance with Active 63 Maintaining Your Environment .. 70 Section M1: Alerts and Monitoring .. 70 Section M2: Add New Networks and Edit Server Profile .. 75 Section M3: Adding a New Enclosure .. 77 Section M4: Adding a Ethernet Network .. 79 Section M5: Adding a Fibre Channel Network .. 81 Section M6: Adding an Ethernet Uplink to a Logical Interconnect .. 82 Section M7: Adding a Fibre Channel Uplink .. 84 Section M8: Removing Networks from a Server Profile .. 88 Click here to verify the latest version of this document Technical white paper | HP OneView Deployment and Management guide 2 Section M9: Creating New Users.

3 89 Section M10: Deleting Existing Users .. 90 Section M11: Changing User Permissions .. 91 Section M12: Adding a New Blade to an Enclosure and Discovering New Server Hardware Types .. 92 Section M13: Adding New Racks Based on Location Discovery Services .. 93 Section M14: Adding Enclosures to Racks without Location Discovery Services .. 93 Section M15: Adding Rack Servers (DL s) to Racks without Location Discovery Services .. 94 Section M17: Adding a Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) Bundle .. 95 Section M18: Updating the Firmware Baseline for Existing Servers with Profiles Assigned .. 96 Section M19: Managing Multiple Firmware Images in the Same 98 Section M20: Modifying Virtual ID Pools.

4 103 Section M21: REST API ..105 Section M22: Creating a Support Dump ..108 Additional Resources ..110 Technical white paper | HP OneView Deployment and Management guide 3 Introduction Welcome to the Quick Start, Deployment and Management guide for HP OneView . HP OneView provides a simple, consumer-inspired user experience that dramatically accelerates everyday tasks. By changing the focus from how devices are managed to how people work, HP OneView delivers a software-defined Management platform that is extensible and easy to use. This document will guide administrators through the setup process, and how to manage the next generation of Converged Infrastructure with HP OneView .

5 The flow chart below outlines these steps. HP OneView Features The following list outlines what is introduced in the release: Table 1. HP OneView Features VC-Style Active/Active Networking Configure Active/Active Uplink Sets for increased bandwidth utilization. Server Profile Connection Online Updates Update existing Network Connections within the Server Profile while the server is still powered on, both Network/Network Set assignment and bandwidth allocation. Local SmartArray Configuration Define the embedded SmartArray logical disk configuration as part of your Server Profile. HP OneView Features The following list outlines what was introduced in the release: Table 2.

6 HP OneView Features Virtual Appliance Rapidly deploy appliance OVF with single setup screen Firmware Updates On appliance repository, search, and Management network only. No need to inventory host OS. First Time Setup Change Administrator password Accept EULA Remote Support Opt-in Configure Appliance IP SettingsConfigure Networking Create Ethernet Networks Create Single-hop FCoE Fabrics (Optional) HP 3 PAR StorServe Direct Attach Network Sets Logical Interconnect Groups Enclosure GroupsDiscover Hardware Import C7000 Enclosure Import ProLiant DL Gen8 Upgrade Firmware Examine Installed Firmware Manage Virtual Connect FirmwareServer Profiles Server Profile Templates Managing Server ProfilesEnvironment ManagementAppliance Security Configure Active Directory or OpenLDAP Configure Directory GroupsTechnical white paper | HP OneView Deployment and Management guide 4 Enclosure Groups Configure a new enclosure just like the last one in seconds Logical Interconnect Groups VC module configuration with uplinks Server Hardware Types Inventory of

7 Your standardized hardware configurations Enhanced Server Profiles VC classic connectivity plus FW, BIOS, and boot config Network Sets Centralized VLAN configuration for Server Profile Network Connections Enabling 3 Par Flat SAN Dramatically reduce traditional FC SAN infrastructure with VC FlexFabric modules Onboard Administrator and iLO Single Sign-On and Alert Management Reduce the number of steps to manage the Management Processors. Manage DL Servers Add DL ProLiant rack mount servers for inventory and health Alert and Monitor Systems in the Datacenter iLO 4 traps automatically configured on import, no OS agents required Environmental Management Model and analyze power, cooling and location of your HP IT equipment Secure Appliance Integrate the appliance into your Active Directory or OpenLDAP infrastructure Visualizing the Datacenter Visualize your data center s layout and rack power consumption Map view Understand how things are connected from the data center down to the device Smart Search Quickly find the information you are looking for.

8 Need to locate an HP OneView Managed Address? Type it in the Search Field to find the Server Profile it s assigned to. Browser Requirements Please note that the following web browsers are a minimum requirement: Table 2. Supported Browsers Internet Explorer 9 and 10 Mozilla Firefox 14 or newer Google Chrome 21 or newer Safari Unsupported Opera Unsupported WARNING Internet Explorer 8 is not supported. Please use another supported browser. Supported Hardware1 Supported Enclosures All C7000 BladeSystem Enclosures 1 Please review the HP OneView Support Matrix on Technical white paper | HP OneView Deployment and Management guide 5 Supported Servers All HP ProLiant Gen8 BL-family of servers All HP ProLiant Gen8 DL-family of servers BL460/465 G7 BL490 G7 BL685 G7 BL680 G7 Supported IO Adapters All HP Flex-10 and FlexFabric 10Gb adapters BladeSystem HBA s are allowed, but will be unmanaged and must be connected to non-Virtual Connect FC modules.

9 Supported Interconnects HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-Port Module HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 10Gb Ethernet Module HP Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D Ethernet Module Hardware Firmware Minimum Requirements Table 3 shows the minimum firmware requirements needed to successfully import an enclosure. Firmware will be updated via the appliance to the required versions later in this document. Table 3. Minimum Firmware Requirements Onboard Administrator or newer iLO4 or newer iLO3 or newer Virtual Connect or newer Table 4. Post Import Firmware Minimum Version Onboard Administrator iLO4 iLO3 Virtual Connect Note The Appliance Virtual Machine should not be deployed on a hypervisor within the same enclosure it will manage.

10 Please use an externally available hypervisor host. Table 5 shows the HP OneView and Configuration Maximums. Table 5. Supported Maximums Total Servers 640 Servers per Enclosure 16 Total Enclosures 40 Technical white paper | HP OneView Deployment and Management guide 6 Total Interconnects 160 Total Enclosure Groups 40 Total Server Profiles 740 Assigned Server Profiles 640 Total Unassigned Server Profiles 100 HP OneView User Interface Overview The entirely new HP OneView user experience is significantly improved from previous generations of HP Management software ( HP System Insight Control.) The HP OneView user interface is built using modern web programming languages, HTML5 and CSS3.