HP OneView for VMware vCenter User Manual
Hp insight control for vmware vcenter server, User guide
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HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter
Server
User Guide
Abstract
This document contains detailed instructions for configuring and using HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server. It is
intended for system administrators who are experienced in virtual and physical IT infrastructure administration and understand
server virtualization, storage, and networking concepts.
HP Part Number: 678315-002
Published: October 2012
Edition: 2
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Table of contents
Document Outline
- HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server
- Contents
- 1 Overview
- 2 Configuring Insight Control for vCenter
- Role-based security
- Configuring the Server Module for vCenter
- Configuring the Storage Module for vCenter
- About the Storage Administrator Portal
- Configuring arrays and management servers
- Adding HP P4000 arrays
- Adding HP 3PAR arrays
- Adding HP P6000 Command View management servers
- Adding HP P6000 EVAs
- Adding HP MSA2000 G2 arrays
- Adding HP P2000 G3 MSA Systems
- Adding HP P9000 arrays
- Adding HP XP arrays
- Viewing arrays and management servers
- Modifying configured arrays and management servers
- Removing an array or management server
- Configuring the VMware VASA provider
- 3 Using Insight Control for vCenter
- Accessing Insight Control for vCenter
- HP Insight Management pages
- Using the Server Module for vCenter
- Navigating HP Insight Management with the Server Module
- Changing Server Management properties
- Managing clusters
- Managing servers
- Host Overview page
- Viewing host server infrastructure information
- Viewing host server information
- Viewing server networking information
- Using the network diagram
- Viewing host software and firmware
- Viewing news feed information
- Viewing health status details
- Monitoring tasks
- Using HP VMware ESXi Smart Components
- Launching into HP tools
- Using the Insight Control Deployment Wizard
- Using the Storage Module for vCenter
- Navigating HP Insight Management with the Storage Module
- Refreshing Storage Module for vCenter data
- Customizing Storage Module for vCenter tables
- Viewing storage information for a host
- Viewing storage information for a cluster
- Viewing storage information for a datastore
- Viewing storage information for a VM
- Viewing detailed storage information
- 4 Provisioning storage
- 5 Viewing hardware alert notifications
- 6 Troubleshooting
- Viewing the log files
- Troubleshooting Insight Control for vCenter
- HP Insight Management tab not available in the vSphere Web Client
- HP Insight Management tab not available in vSphere Client
- vSphere Client, Insight Control for vCenter, or Storage Module for vCenter is unresponsive
- Slow response in the vSphere Client
- vCenter service terminates during startup
- Internet Explorer Permission denied script error immediately after installation
- Stale or corrupt cache or cookies results in GUI anomalies
- Error Communicating with iLO at VM host
- Troubleshooting the Server Module for vCenter
- Infrastructure portlet is not displayed for blades
- Network portlet for blades is missing the diagram link
- Server summary data is not displayed for host
- Health status or information is missing for specific hosts or clusters
- Auto-login not working for URLs provided for managed nodes by Insight Control for vCenter
- Virtual Connect Manager launch link from Insight Control for vCenter prompts for login credentials
- HP SIM auto-login fails from Insight Control for vCenter
- Clicking HP Insight power management launch link does not go to expected HP SIM page
- Cost Advantage field not showing values
- Events not delivered by Insight Control for vCenter to vCenter Server
- Firmware inventory information is not shown
- No Virtual Connect information is available for this host error
- Troubleshooting the Storage Module for vCenter
- Storage Administrator Portal login credentials
- Storage Module for vCenter GUI not responsive to mouse clicks
- Refresh takes a long time to complete
- Error Unexpected state: The setup helper has not been created occurs during array or management server configuration
- Port conflict occurs when trying to configure P6000 Command View and MSA proxy provider for use with Storage Module for vCenter
- MSA2000 G2 or P2000 G3 MSA array information not displayed in Storage Module GUI
- P9000 virtual disk information missing from Storage Overview page
- Concatenated replicated LUNs not recognized as replicated LUNs
- Duplicate LUNs displayed in Storage Module for vCenter interface
- LUN displayed multiple times for VM or datastore that is part of a cluster
- Storage Administrator Portal information cannot be exported
- Internet Explorer script error occurs in environment with 100 or more LUNs
- P2000 G3 MSA virtual disks displayed as local or unmanaged disks
- Cannot configure datastore block size
- Cannot configure P2000 G3 array when using user-created account
- 7 Support and other resources
- 8 Documentation feedback
- A Firewall port requirements
- Glossary
- Index