HP INSIGHT DYNAMICS T8671-91017 - Manual (Page 8)

HP Insight Orchestration software
HP Insight Orchestration extends HP Insight Dynamics to provide rapid provisioning and
repurposing of infrastructure services from shared resource pools using a self-service portal.
Insight Orchestration delivers advanced template-driven design, provisioning and on-going
operations for multinode, multi-tier infrastructure services.
HP Insight Orchestration supports four main activities to automate the deployment of
infrastructure services:
Design
An architect uses the graphical designer to create simple and complex
infrastructure templates that, when tested, can be published for users to create
infrastructure services.
Provision A self-service user selects an existing template and then requests infrastructure
provisioning from it, against an assigned pool of resources. The administrator
can approve or deny this request, and monitor its progress.
Operate The administrator manages server, network, and storage pools, defines virtual
machine images and software deployment jobs, performs manual provisioning
tasks as part of the fulfillment of self-service requests, and uses Insight software
to monitor the health and utilization of the managed environment.
Integrate Architects and administrators integrate Insight Orchestration with existing IT
processes by modifying or creating Operations Orchestration workflows to
customize the Insight Orchestration automation. They can link to approval
processes, extend operating system deployment and server configuration, and
integrate the SAN management processes with server deployment.
For more information about HP Insight Orchestration software and the related Operations
Orchestration software, see the list of documents under
“Related information” (page 29) .
HP Insight Recovery software
HP Insight Recovery provides simplified disaster recovery of logical server environments. With
a mouse click, HP Insight Recovery transfers application environments running on HP
BladeSystems or on virtual machines to a remote Recovery Site. It utilizes the data replication
capabilities of HP storage environments to ensure that application data is properly transitioned
to the recovery location and that the overall transition is measured in minutes, not days. Insight
Recovery is only supported on an HP ProLiant CMS running Microsoft Windows.
Logical servers that are included in an HP Insight Recovery configuration are referred to as “DR
protected logical servers”. An HP Insight Recovery configuration consists of two sites, each
managed by HP Insight Dynamics. At any point in time, one site is configured with the primary
role and the other is configured with the recovery role. HP Insight Recovery pairs symmetrically
configured logical servers across the two sites. The DR protected logical servers at the Primary
Site are in an activated state, providing services to the end-user. The peer logical servers at the
Recovery Site are in a deactivated state.
If a disaster occurs at the Primary Site, the administrator at the Recovery Site can trigger a site
failover via a push-button provided by HP Insight Recovery. This will prepare the storage
associated with the DR protected logical servers at the Recovery Site for read-write access, and
then activate the logical servers at the Recovery Site. The site role at the Recovery Site will be
changed to primary.
For more information about HP Insight Recovery software, see the see the list of documents
under
“Related information” (page 29) .
HP Storage Provisioning Manager
HP Storage Provisioning Manager (SPM) is a software tool that provides a service-centric
management interface to storage, allowing storage requests to be fulfilled with available storage
services from a storage catalog. SPM securely automates storage management tasks.
8 Introduction to HP Insight Dynamics