Viewing host software and firmware, Power cycling a server, Rediscovering devices – HP OneView for VMware vCenter User Manual

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Figure 10 Virtual Connect Network Diagram

Viewing host software and firmware

NOTE:

Firmware information is available for ESXi systems with the HP Offline Bundle or HP ESXi

custom image installed only.

To view firmware information and/or update firmware for the selected server:
1.

Select a server in the inventory tree and access HP Insight Management.

The Software/Firmware portlet on the Overview page provides an overview of primary software
and firmware versions.

2.

For detailed software and firmware information, click More at the bottom of the
Software/Firmware portlet or do one of the following:

From the vSphere Client, select Software/Firmware from the drop-down list.

From the vSphere Web Client, click the Software/Firmware tab on the Manage page.

The details include software/firmware name, version, and a brief description.

Within the Software/Firmware page, you can do the following:

View software inventory

View firmware inventory

Generate a firmware inventory list in CSV file format by clicking Export (csv) at the bottom of
the page

Power cycling a server

NOTE:

This feature is available only on the vSphere Web Client.

The power to a ProLiant server can be turned off and on using the Power Control feature.

To use this feature, select Power Control from the Actions drop-down list.

IMPORTANT:

Because this is not a graceful shutdown of the server, this feature should be used

with caution.

Rediscovering devices

NOTE:

This feature is available only on the vSphere Web Client.

A rediscovery of all the devices associated with a selected host can be initiated using the Rediscover
Node feature. The rediscovery process may take up to 15 minutes to complete. Information collected
from the devices will be missing in various places in the plug-in until the rediscovery is complete.

Using the Server Module for vCenter

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