HP OneView - Manual (Page 16)

and server profiles established by your experts, you can enable system administrators to provision
and manage thousands of servers without requiring that your experts be involved with every server
deployment.
One tool and one data set—one view
HP OneView combines complex and interdependent data center provisioning and management
into one simplified and unified interface. You use one tool and one model to:
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Provision the data center (page 16)
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Manage and maintain firmware and configuration changes (page 20)
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Monitor the data center and respond to issues (page 20)
The solution also provides core enterprise management capabilities, including:
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Availability features (page 24)
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Security features (page 24)
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Graphical and programmatic interfaces (page 25)
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Integration with other HP management software (page 26)
The appliance manages servers and enclosure networking resources, supports connections from
enclosures to storage, and provides information to help you manage data center power and
cooling:
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Servers are represented and managed through their server profiles. For a brief overview of
server profiles, see
“Server profiles” (page 17) . For detailed information about server profiles,
see the online help for the Server Profiles screen.
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Storage devices connect to the enclosures using either Fibre Channel Fabric attach (SAN
switch) connections or Fibre Channel Direct attach (flat SAN) connections. For more information
about Fibre Channel network connections for storage, see
“About network connectivity”
(page 116) .
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Networking is an essential component to provisioning and managing data center servers. For
an overview of the networking features of the appliance, see
“Networking features” (page 27) .
For detailed information about networking and the resource model, see “Understanding the
resource model” (page 29) .
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Environmental management—such as power, cooling, and space planning—requires that you
consider all the equipment in the entire data center, including equipment not managed by HP
OneView. HP OneView consolidates data center power and cooling information into one
interface view. For an overview of the power and cooling management features, see
“Data
center environmental management” (page 22) .
For an example of using the appliance to manage a data center, see “Step by step: Configuring
an example data center using HP OneView” (page 231) .
1.2 Hardware and software provisioning features
After you install the HP OneView appliance and perform the initial configuration tasks, you can
quickly bring existing hardware under management and, using server profiles and other resource
templates, groups, and sets, prepare for and deploy hardware to be added to your data center.
Features for provisioning hardware and bringing resources under management include:
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Server profiles (page 17)
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Groups, templates, and sets (page 17)
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Streamlined process for bringing hardware under management (page 19)
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Operating system deployment (page 19)
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