HP OneView - Manual (Page 19)

Flexibility in design and deployment
HP OneView provides flexibility in the creation of groups, templates, and sets. For example, you
can create a logical interconnect group in these ways:
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Before you add an enclosure to the appliance, you can create a logical interconnect group
that specifies how you want the interconnects to be configured, and an enclosure group that
specifies how you want the enclosure to be configured.
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You can add an enclosure to the appliance and, after the appliance discovers and adds the
interconnect hardware in the enclosure, you can use or modify the default logical interconnect
group that the appliance creates.
Groups, templates, and sets also simplify the distribution of configuration changes across your
data center. For more information about configuration changes, see
“Simplified configuration
change management” (page 20) .
For more information about resources, including groups, templates, and sets, see “Understanding
the resource model” (page 29) .
1.2.3 Streamlined process for bringing hardware under management
HP OneView simplifies the process of bringing the enclosures, interconnects, and server hardware
under management.
For example:
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When you add an enclosure, the appliance automatically detects all of the hardware seated
in the enclosure and prepares it for you to bring under management. For example, the
appliance:
◦ Updates the enclosure Onboard Administrator, Virtual Connect interconnect module, and
server iLO firmware to the minimum version required
◦ Configures each Virtual Connect interconnect module
◦ Configures the Onboard Administrator, which includes configuring NTP (Network Time
Protocol) and configuring an SSO (single sign-on) certificate for UI access
◦ Configures each server iLO, which includes configuring an SSO certificate for UI access
◦ Configures the hardware for monitoring, which includes configuring the automatic
registration of SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) traps
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When you add an HP Intelligent Power Distribution Unit (iPDU) power device, the appliance
automatically detects and presents the connected devices so that you can bring the devices
under management.
1.2.4 Operating system deployment
Server profiles and enclosure groups make it easier to prepare a bare-metal server for operating
system deployment.
For example, you can use server profiles in conjunction with deployment tools such as:
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HP Insight Control server provisioning to install an operating system on the server
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VMware vSphere Autodeploy to deploy hypervisors from bare metal and add them to existing
clusters automatically
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