HP OneView for VMware vCenter - Manual (Page 126)

Cost Advantage field not showing values
Possible cause: The managed vCenter Server cluster is not a DPM-configured cluster or the power
cost value is not configured.
Action: Verify the cluster type and power cost setting.
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Verify that the cluster is DRS-enabled. This feature applies only to DRS-enabled clusters with
DPM configured.
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Verify that the power cost value is configured correctly. For more information, see “Setting
the power cost for a cluster” (page 32) .
Events not delivered by HP OneView for vCenter to vCenter Server
Possible cause: HP OneView for vCenter is not configured to deliver events to vCenter Server.
Action: Verify that your systems are configured to deliver events to vCenter Server.
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Note which events are delivered from Onboard Administrator to vCenter Server as defined
in
“Viewing hardware alert notifications” (page 115) . If any of those events are not delivered
to vCenter Server by HP OneView for vCenter, verify that the managed node is an HP ProLiant
c-Class server blade and that the corresponding Onboard Administrator is accessible from
the default system browser on the system where HP OneView for vCenter is installed.
For all other events delivered by HP OneView for vCenter to vCenter Server, the HP SNMP
agents or HP CIM providers must be installed and configured.
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Verify that the Onboard Administrator is configured to forward events to HP OneView for
vCenter.
1.
Access the HP OneView for vCenter Home Settings page.
2. Click the Configuration tab.
3. Verify that OA Settings Forward Events is set to Yes. If No is currently selected, select
Yes, and then click Save.
Firmware inventory information is not shown
Possible causes: HP OneView for VMware vCenter supports firmware discovery only on vSphere
5.x/ESXi 5.x hosts that have the HP ESXi offline bundle for VMware installed. The vSphere 5.x/ESXi
5.x user name and password are required for communication with HP CIM providers.
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If the host is not running vSphere 5.x/ESXi 5.x, the following message is displayed:
There are no firmware components to display.
Firmware inventory is only supported on hosts running ESXi.
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If the HP ESXi offline bundle for VMware is not installed on the host, the following message
is displayed:
There are no firmware components to display.
The HP ESXi Offline Bundle for VMware is not installed on this host.
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If some other error occurs, the following message is displayed:
There are no firmware components to display.
An error occurred while discovering firmware.
No Virtual Connect information is available for this host error
The following scenarios can cause this error:
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Servers are not blade servers.
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The blade server is not configured with Virtual Connect.
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