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pools. You add existing volumes and create new volumes, and you can create volume templates
to provision multiple volumes with the same configuration.
Switched fabric, Direct Attach, and VSAN SAN topologies are supported for communication
between devices:
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Brocade Network Advisor (BNA) manages Brocade Fibre Channel SAN configurations (for
example, SANs, LSANs, and Meta-SANs).
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HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage systems connected directly to an enclosure via Fibre Channel are
dynamically discovered by HP OneView.
NOTE:
See the
for more information about storage hardware and
systems supported by HP OneView.
Adding storage to the appliance is simple: First, add a storage system and storage pools to the
appliance. Then, create or add volumes, associate them with networks, and attach them to server
profiles. See
“About storage systems” (page 172)
for more information.
You can also add SAN managers to bring their managed SANs under management of the
appliance. Managed SANs can be associated with Fibre Channel networks on the appliance to
enable automated zoning and automatic detection of Fibre Channel connectivity. See
for more information.
Automated storage provisioning
When you import existing HP 3PAR StoreServ storage systems and storage pools, HP OneView
can quickly create volumes.
You attach volumes to HP OneView server profiles to make them available to server hardware.
Automatic SAN zoning
HP OneView automatically configures SAN zoning through server profile volume attachments.
Storage integration through server profiles
You can attach private or shared volumes to HP OneView server profiles to enable automated boot
target configuration and to move Direct Attach profiles across enclosures.
1.3 Firmware and configuration change management features
1.3.1 Simplified firmware management
The appliance provides fast, reliable, and simple firmware management across the data center.
When you add a resource to the appliance, to ensure compatibility and seamless operation, the
appliance automatically updates the resource firmware to the minimum version required to be
managed by the appliance.
An HP firmware bundle, also known as an SPP (Service Pack for ProLiant), is a tested update
package of firmware, drivers, and utilities. Firmware bundles enable you to update firmware on
server blades, and infrastructure (enclosures and interconnects).
An on-appliance firmware repository enables you to upload SPP firmware bundles and deploy
them across your environment according to your best practices. For example you can:
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View the versions and contents of firmware bundles stored in the firmware repository.
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View the settings of the enclosures and interconnects, if any, that have a specific firmware
bundle installed.
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Set a firmware baseline—a desired state for firmware versions—on a resource, such as a
server profile, or on a group of resources, such as all of the interconnects in a logical
interconnect group.
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Detect when a resource does not comply with the firmware baseline.
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