HP OneView for VMware vCenter User Manual
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HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter
Server User Guide
Abstract
This document contains detailed instructions for configuring and using HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server. It is
intended for system administrators who are experienced in virtual and physical IT infrastructure administration and understand
server virtualization, storage, and networking concepts.
HP Part Number: 678315-004a
Published: January 2014
Edition: 2
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Table of contents
Document Outline
- HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server User Guide
- Contents
- 1 Overview
- 2 Configuring Insight Control for vCenter
- vSphere Web Client administration pages
- vSphere Client administration pages
- Role-based security
- Configuring the Server Module for vCenter
- Configuring the Storage Module for vCenter
- About the Storage Administrator Portal
- Configuring storage systems and management servers
- Adding HP StoreVirtual storage systems
- Adding HP 3PAR StoreServ
- Adding HP EVA Command View management servers
- Adding HP EVAs
- Adding HP MSA storage systems
- Adding HP XP P9000 storage systems
- Adding HP XP storage systems
- Adding HP StoreOnce Backup
- Viewing storage systems and management servers
- Modifying configured storage systems and management servers
- Removing a storage system or management server
- Configuring the VMware VASA provider
- Registering an SMS Certificate for the 3PAR VASA Provider
- 3 Using Insight Control for vCenter
- Accessing Insight Control for vCenter
- HP Insight Management pages
- Using the Server Module for vCenter
- Navigating HP Insight Management with the Server Module
- Changing Server Management properties
- Bare-metal provisioning
- Manage networking
- Managing clusters
- Managing hosts
- Host Overview page
- Viewing host information
- Viewing host infrastructure information
- Viewing host networking information
- Host network configuration
- Setting a reference host in a cluster
- Using the network diagram
- Viewing host software and firmware
- Power cycling a server
- Rediscovering devices
- Using HP VMware ESXi Smart Components
- HP OneView Firmware Management
- HPSUM Firmware Management
- Viewing news feeds, tasks, and health information
- Launching into HP tools
- Onboard Administrator Single Sign-On
- Using the Storage Module for vCenter
- Navigating HP Insight Management with the Storage Module
- Refreshing Storage Module for vCenter data
- Customizing Storage Module for vCenter tables
- Viewing host storage information
- Viewing cluster storage information
- Viewing datastore storage information
- Viewing VM storage information
- Viewing detailed storage information
- Viewing HP Infrastructure information
- 4 Provisioning storage
- 5 Working with VASA Provider
- 6 Viewing hardware alert notifications
- 7 Troubleshooting
- Viewing the log files
- Troubleshooting Insight Control for vCenter
- HP Insight Management tab not available in the vSphere Web Client
- HP Insight Management tab not available in vSphere Client
- vSphere Client, Insight Control for vCenter, or Storage Module for vCenter is unresponsive
- Slow response in the vSphere Client
- vCenter service terminates during startup
- Internet Explorer Permission denied script error immediately after installation
- Stale or corrupt cache or cookies results in GUI anomalies
- Error Communicating with iLO at VM host
- Troubleshooting the Server Module for vCenter
- Infrastructure portlet is not displayed for blades
- Network portlet for blades is missing the diagram link
- Server summary data is not displayed for host
- Health status or information is missing for specific hosts or clusters
- Auto-login not working for URLs provided for managed nodes by Insight Control for vCenter
- Virtual Connect Manager launch link from Insight Control for vCenter prompts for login credentials
- HP SIM auto-login fails from Insight Control for vCenter
- Clicking HP Insight power management launch link does not go to expected HP SIM page
- Cost Advantage field not showing values
- Events not delivered by Insight Control for vCenter to vCenter Server
- Firmware inventory information is not shown
- No Virtual Connect information is available for this host error
- Troubleshooting the Storage Module for vCenter
- Storage Administrator Portal login credentials
- Storage Module for vCenter GUI not responsive to mouse clicks
- Refresh takes a long time to complete
- Error Unexpected state: The setup helper has not been created occurs during array or management server configuration
- HP MSA array information not displayed in Storage Module GUI
- HP XP P9000 virtual disk information missing from Storage Overview page
- Concatenated replicated LUNs not recognized as replicated LUNs
- Duplicate LUNs displayed in Storage Module for vCenter interface
- LUN displayed multiple times for VM or datastore that is part of a cluster
- Storage Administrator Portal information cannot be exported
- Internet Explorer script error occurs in environment with 100 or more LUNs
- HP MSA virtual disks displayed as local or unmanaged disks
- Cannot configure datastore block size
- Cannot configure HP MSA array when using user-created account
- Troubleshooting for VASA
- 8 Support and other resources
- 9 Documentation feedback
- A Firewall port requirements
- B Creating a custom build plan
- Glossary
- Index