Using the server module for vcenter – HP OneView for VMware vCenter User Manual

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Software/Firmware

Storage

News Feed (a list of recent events)

For detailed information about portlet items, do one of the following:

Click More at the bottom of the portlet. News Feed details are displayed under the Monitor
page. All other portlet details are displayed on the Manage page.

Click the corresponding tab. The tabs for some of the information are on the Monitor page.

NOTE:

When you access HP Insight Management, you might see security warnings related to

the website security certificate. To prevent these warnings from appearing in the future, click View
Certificate, and then follow the on-screen instructions to import the certificate.

See the VMware documentation for a complete description of the VMware GUI.

Using the Server Module for vCenter

After Insight Control for vCenter is installed, the HP Insight Management tab is added to the vSphere
Client at the host level. On the vSphere Web Client, an HP Insight Management tab is added
under the Monitor tab and Manage tab.

Insight Control for vCenter enables you to complete the following tasks when using HP ProLiant
servers and BladeSystem enclosures on the network:

Monitor health status

Manage server information

Manage and update firmware inventory

Identify the physical server

Trace network path from virtual machine to external switch

Display deployment and network configuration features (vSphere Web Client only)

Display enclosure view

Alert and event forwarding from Onboard Administrator, HP SNMP agents, and HP CIM
providers to vCenter Server

Use Insight Control for vCenter to manage clusters and hosts remotely, manage system health and
configuration, optimize power usage, and for Virtual Connect networking. The administrator can
manage the system and monitor the Virtual Connect network, gather information about individual
HP ProLiant servers and BladeSystem enclosures or the infrastructure, and launch certain HP tools.

Navigating HP Insight Management with the Server Module

Information from iLO, Onboard Administrator, HP SNMP agents, HP CIM providers, and Virtual
Connect Manager is compiled and displayed on the HP Insight Management page at both the
cluster level and the host level.

NOTE:

In the vSphere Web Client, information is displayed on the Monitor and Manage pages.

In order for iLO information to display, iLO must be associated with the VMware host. For more
information, see

“Associating the VMware host to iLO” (page 10)

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