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1 Abstract6 10 Quick Start: Adding a network to an existing appliance environment11 Quick Start: Adding an enclosure and connecting its server blades to 12 Quick Start: Configuring an enclosure and server blade for Direct attach to 7 16 Managing interconnects, logical interconnects, and logical interconnect11 A Step by step: Configuring an example data center using HP OneView15 StoragePower and cooling Network Management software 16 One tool and one data set—oneview•Provision the data center (page 16) •Manage and maintain firmware and configuration changes (page 20) •Monitor the data center and respond to issues (page 20) The solution also provides core enterprise management capabilities, including: •Availability features (page 24) •Security features (page 24) •Graphical and programmatic interfaces (page 25) •Integration with other HP management software (page 26) “Server profiles” (page 17) “About network connectivity” (page 116) “Networking features” (page 27) “Understanding the resource model” (page 29) Environmental “Data center environmental management” (page 22) “Step by step: Configuring an example data center using HP OneView” (page 231) •Server profiles (page 17) •Groups, templates, and sets (page 17) •Streamlined process for bringing hardware under management (page 19) •Operating system deployment (page 19) 17 1.2.1 Server profiles•Directly assign the server profile to the enclosure bay •Copy the server profile and assign the copy to the enclosure bay 1.2.2 Groups, templates, and sets •Simplify the distribution of configuration changes across your data center Expert design with consistent deployment 18 Types of groups and setsDefine configurations for specific environments For example, to build multiple external web servers: 19 Flexibility in design and deployment1.2.3 Streamlined process for bringing hardware under management 1.2.4Operating system deployment 20 1.3.1 Simplified firmware managementSet a firmware •Detect when a resource does not comply with the firmware baseline •Identify firmware compatibility issues •Update firmware for an entire enclosure in minutes 1.3.2Simplified configuration change management One user interface 21 Isolated management networkAutomatic configuration for monitoring Agentless and out-of-bandmanagement Management from other platforms using the REST APIs and the SCMB Monitoring the environment and responding to issues 22 1.4.1 Data center environmental management•Thermal data visualization in 3D •Power delivery infrastructure representation •Physical asset location in 3D 1.4.2 Resource utilization monitoring 1.4.3 Alert and health management Using the UI and REST APIs, you can: •Assign alerts to specific users 23 1.4.4Hardware and firmware inventory information•Summary and detailed views of firmware bundle contents One encrypted backup file for both the appliance and its database Flexible scheduling and an open interface for backup operations •Schedule a backup process from outside the appliance •Collect backup files according to your site policies •Integrate with enterprise backup and restore products Specialized user role for creating backup files Recovery from catastrophic failures “Backing up an appliance” (page 149) 24 RBACSingle •Audit logging for all user actions •Use of certificates for authentication over SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) •A firewall that allows traffic on specific ports and blocks all unused ports •A UI that restricts access from host operating system users For detailed security information, see “Managing appliance availability” (page 153) 25 User interface—efficiencyand simplicity by designFor more information about the UI, see REST APIs—automationand integration The REST APIs: Provide an Are designed to be •Are designed to be highly scalable “Accessing documentation and help” (page 75) 26 Onboard AdministratorHP Integrated Lights-Out HP Insight Control server provisioning •Automating standard workflows and troubleshooting steps •Connecting to service desks •Monitoring resources, collecting data, and mapping and modeling systems •Exporting data to formats that suit your needs Attaching custom databases, data warehouses, or •Integrating in-houseuser customizations HP OneView provides a convenient and flexible licensing model: Purchasing HP OneView integrated with your hardware provides the best A license bundle for 16 servers embedded in the enclosure Onboard Administrator A license for a single server embedded in the server iLO 27 Supported networks•Ethernet for data networks Logical interconnects •Uplinks to data center networks as mapped by their uplink sets •Downlinks to the servers •Stacking links (connections to each other) Logical interconnect groups logical interconnect group •Stacking domain •Firmware •Uplink sets •Uplink port redundancy and fault tolerance 28 Network sets29 High level overviewServer resources Network provisioning resources Network resources Appliance resources Data center power and cooling management resources Learn more Figure 1 Resource model summary diagram 30 The following sections introduce the resources shown in Figure 1 (page 29)•Basic server identification information •Firmware versions •BIOS settings •Boot order resource summary diagram (page 29) Zero or more Exactly one unassigned •Exactly one server hardware type resource •Exactly one enclosure group resource 31 •The network or network set to which the server is to be connected•Exactly one server profile resource •Exactly one connection template resource network 32 •Zero or more server profiles•Zero or more servers of the type defined by that server hardware type Zero or one View inventory data Power on or power off the server Launch the iLO remote console Monitor power, cooling, and utilization Monitor health and alerts If the server hardware is a server blade, exactly one device bay of an If the server hardware is a rack mount server, zero or one rack power delivery devices 35 •Zero or more interconnectsAn interconnect has the following types of ports: In the resource model: 37 •Zero or more logical interconnects•Zero or more enclosure groups uplink sets A logical interconnect is a single entity for multiple physical interconnects 38 •An uplink set cannot include a network set•A network can be a member of one uplink set only •An uplink set can contain only one Fibre Channel network •An uplink set can contain multiple Ethernet networks •You cannot assign two instances of the same network to the same physical port An uplink set is part of a or a 39 A network represents a Fibre Channel or Ethernet network in the data center•Zero or more connections •Zero or one uplink set per logical interconnect •For Ethernet networks only, zero or more network sets •A network set can contain zero or more Ethernet networks •An Ethernet network can be a member of zero or more network sets A connection in a server profile can specify either a network or a network set •A network set cannot be a member of an uplink set “About network sets” (page 119) 41 2.19.1 Data centersIn the appliance, you can: View a 3D model of the data center layout that includes a •View temperature history data •More easily locate specific devices for hands-onservicing Relationship to other resources •Zero or more racks UI screens and REST API resources 2.19.2 Racks 42 2.19.3 Power delivery devices2.19.4 Unmanaged devices 46 Operating-system-levelA setting that enables an authorized support representative to obtain a You can either enable or disable access with this setting ◦Management LAN ◦Production LAN All NICs for managed devices are on the production LAN “Restricting console access” (page 54) 48 3.5.1 Specifying user accounts and rolesThe appliance provides the following roles: The Server administrator cannot manage user accounts The Network administrator cannot manage user accounts The Backup administrator cannot restore the appliance from a backup file “Best practices for maintaining a secure appliance” (page 46) 49 A breakdown of an audit entry follows:50 Example 1 Sample audit entries: user login and logout“Algorithms for securing the appliance” (page 54) 3.9.1 Overview The certificate has the following boxes: •Common Name (CN) •Alternative Name 3.9.2 Self-signedcertificate 51 3.9.2.1 Verifying a certificate3.9.2.2 Downloading and importing a self-signedcertificate 3.9.3 Using a certificate authority 52 1.You generate a CSR (certificate signing request)2.You copy the CSR and submit it to the CA, as instructed by the CA 3.The CA authenticates the requestor 4.The CA sends the certificate to you, as stipulated by the CA 5.You import the certificate •The session token, which is used for data requests •Responses beyond the encryption of the credentials on the wire using HTTPS 3.11.1Passwords cURL http://curl.haxx.se/download.html Take care to prevent unauthorized users from: •Viewing displayed passwords •Viewing session identifiers •Having access to saved data 3.11.2SSL connection 53 “Managing certificates from a browser” (page 50)Table 1 Required ports Typical legitimate uses for access to the console are: •Troubleshooting network configuration issues •Resetting an appliance administrator password •Enabling service access by an on-siteauthorized support representative Switching from one console to another 1.Open the virtual appliance console from vSphere 2.Press and hold Ctrl+Alt 3.Press and release the space bar Press and release F1 to select the 54 3.13.1 Enabling or disabling authorized services access3.13.2 Restricting console access 57 For general information about browser use, see the following topics:•“Supported browsers” (page 57) •“Required plug-insand settings” (page 57) •“Browser best practices for a secure environment” (page 52) •“Commonly used browser features and settings” (page 57) 4.1.1Supported browsers 4.1.2 Required plug-insand settings 4.1.3 Commonly used browser features and settings 58 4.1.4 Set the browser for US or metric units of measurementTable 3 Set US or metric units of measurement 59 Figure 2 Screen topographyicon to expand the menu view selector or the icon Activity control Help control HP OneView online user forum status icon Figure 2 (page 59) notifications area filters sidebar 60 Enclosures61 Table 4 UI buttonsdetails pane Figure 5 Filters sidebar 1Pin control: Expands or hides the Filters sidebar 62 Help63 4.8.1 Status and severity icons4.8.2 User control icons 64 4.8.3 Informational iconsThe Map view was designed to be highly interactive and useful even at scale To open the relationship view for a resource, do one of the following: •Select Map from the view selector •Select the icon 65 1Z34AB7890 Map66 ! A, SlotA, Slot 67 4.Enter a search term in the Search box. Note the following:•Search terms are case insensitive •Cutting and pasting text into the search box is supported •Wildcard characters, such as the asterisk (*), are not supported •Enclosing a search phrase in double quotation marks is not supported 5.Press Enter or click List Topics to start the search process 4.12.1About help system search results Note the following about how the help system search feature operates: •Unrelated partial terms are not found. For example, a search for cat: Finds cat and cats Does not find category because it is an unrelated term with a partial match •Searches sometime return metadata rather than actual help content banner •Press Enter to see the list of search matches If you are doing a resource match, the master pane 68 “Search help topics” (page 66)Advanced searching and filtering with properties TIP: 69 “Icon descriptions” (page 62)Figure 10 Filter resource instances by their health status Server Hardware All statuses 4.14.1 Reset the health status view Status:Disabled Server Hardware 1To return to the default view, All statuses, click the Reset link 71 For general information about REST APIs, see the following topics:•“Resource operations” (page 71) •“Return codes” (page 72) •“URI format” (page 72) •“Resource model format” (page 72) •“Log in to the appliance using REST APIs” (page 72) •“REST API version” (page 72) •“Asynchronous versus synchronous operations” (page 73) •“Task resource” (page 73) •“Error handling” (page 73) •“Concurrency control using etags” (page 73) •“Querying resources using common REST API parameters” (page 74) •“State Change Message Bus” (page 74) •“Developer tools in a web browser” (page 74) •“Using Python and Windows PowerShell commands (technical preview)” (page 74) PUT 72 ErrorMessagehttps: {appl} /rest resource category resource ID https://{appl} Appliance address /rest Type of URI /resource category Category of the resource (for example server-profiles) /resource instance ID Identifier of specific resource instance (optional) login-sessions auth REST API Request Headers 73 /rest/versionX-API-Version X-API-Version:3 POST /rest/server-profiles 202 Accepted Location associatedResource ErrorMessage 412 PRECONDITION FAILED 74 http://www.hp.com/go/oneviewcommunity75 The online help documents both the UI and the REST APIs, and includes:•Overviews of the appliance and its features •Descriptions of resources and UI screens •Quick-startinstructions for bringing your data center under management •Step-by-stepinstructions for using the UI to perform tasks •Information about using REST API scripting to perform tasks •The HP OneView REST API Reference Information about using the SCMB REST API help design The REST API help is designed so that: •Each resource is documented in its own chapter Each REST API call links to the UI help design •Tasks that you can perform using the UI •An About section that provides conceptual information about the resource •Troubleshooting information in case you encounter a problem This user guide provides: 79 “Understanding the security features of the appliance” (page 45)7.2.1 Choosing an Administrator password 7.2.2 Choosing the LAN for the appliance 7.2.3 Choosing whether or not to enable support access “Managing the appliance settings” (page 155) 7.2.4 Choosing an SNMP read community string 80 public7.2.5 Choosing a security certificate policy “Managing SSL certificates” (page 157) “Appliance access over SSL” (page 50) 7.2.6 Determining roles and restrictions for authorized users “Managing users and authentication” (page 143) 7.2.7 Determining your backup policy For more information, see “Sample backup script” (page 271) 7.2.8 Choosing a policy for the audit log Choose a policy for downloading and examining the audit log “Understanding the audit log” (page 48) 7.2.9 Determining your vSphere client policy For more information, see “Access to the appliance console” (page 53) 81 7.2.10 Reviewing your firewall accessConsider the following information when choosing resource names: To minimize the need for name changes and to make ◦The purpose of the resource. For example: prod for production network resources dev for development network resources For networks, the VLAN ID left and right A and B 1 and dev_1105_A prod_1102_1 test_1111_left dev_nset_A prodnset_1 testns_left “Configuration changes that require or result in resource outages” (page 85) devUS_A prodUS_1 82 testUS_left•The appliance provides default names for many resources. For example: Encl enclosure_name -LI Datacenter You can create shorter names by using abbreviations for resources. For example: “Search resources” (page 67) 7.5.1 Appliance VM and host requirements IMPORTANT: •VMware vSphere Hypervisor 5.0 or •Two 2 GHz virtual CPUs •10 GB of memory dedicated to the appliance •160 GB of thick-provisioneddisk space 83 7.5.2Planning for high availability7.5.3 Location of the appliance 7.5.4 Separate networks for data and management HP recommends having separate networks for management and data 7.5.5 Time clocks and NTP 7.5.6 IP addresses •You must choose either IPv4 or IPv6 addresses •The appliance IP address must be static 85 ApplianceWhen you install an appliance update, the appliance is taken offline Enclosures Interconnects and logical interconnects Change the name of the uplink set in the logical interconnect •An interconnect is taken offline when you: Enclosure Redundantly Connected 1.Staging the firmware on the logical interconnect 2.Activating the firmware for the interconnects in even-numberedenclosure bays Waiting until the firmware update to complete and the interconnects are in the Configured state state Activating the firmware for the interconnects in the Networks 86 “Networks” (page 85)Server profiles and server hardware “Interconnects and logical interconnects” (page 85) 8.2.1 Adding a network •Networks. Add the network 87 You might need to update multiple logical interconnects“Quick Start: Adding a network to an existing appliance environment” (page 95) 8.2.2 Adding an enclosure •Enclosures. Add the enclosure 91 •Changing the Administrator password“Configure the environment for the first time” (page 91) “Determining your backup policy” (page 80) “Security planning” (page 79) Optional: 92 Local authenticationDirectory-basedauthentication Ethernet Fibre Channel 100 “Managing networks and network resources” (page 115)See for prerequisites and preparation you must complete before you add a server 101 Process“Provisioning eight host servers for VMware vSphere Auto Deploy” (page 238) 107 This quick start describes the process for adding a rack mount server“Server hardware features supported by the appliance” (page 111) •The server is connected to a live power source 111 •A server profile enables management of your server hardware112 •Get information about (read) a server profile•Create and apply a server profile •Edit the BIOS settings of a server profile 116 15.2.1Roles15.2.2Tasks •Add a Fibre Channel SAN •Delete a Fibre Channel SAN •Edit a Fibre Channel SAN configuration 15.3.1Roles 15.3.2Tasks •Add a network •Edit a network (change a network configuration) •Delete a network •Add a network set •Edit a network set •Delete a network set 117 •Providing redundant physical links to the data center networks15.4.1About Fibre Channel networks You can use Fibre Channel networks to connect to storage devices 15.4.1.1Fibre Channel network types Fabric attach 118 Figure 11 Direct attach and Fabric attach Fibre Channel networks15.4.1.2 Fabric attach Fibre Channel networks 15.4.1.3 Direct attach Fibre Channel networks 119 15.4.1.4 Fibre Channel networks and FCoE15.4.2 About Ethernet networks You use Ethernet networks for data networks Ethernet networks and network sets 15.4.2.1 Ethernet networks and VLAN IDs 15.4.3 About network sets 120 Network set details•Network sets are supported for use in server profiles only •All networks in a network set must be Ethernet networks •All networks in a network set must be configured in the same appliance •A network can be a member of multiple network sets •“Managing the appliance settings” (page 155) 121 16.1.1Roles16.1.2Tasks 16.1.3About interconnects 122 “About logical interconnects” (page 123)You can update interconnect firmware using an SPP (Service Pack for ProLiant) Connectivity and synchronization with the appliance About unsupported interconnects critical inventory 16.1.4Learning more •“Interconnects” (page 35) •“Networking features” (page 27) 123 16.2.1Roles16.2.2Tasks 16.2.3 About logical interconnects 124 Uplink setsFor each logical interconnect: 125 Stacking modesStacking health Adding a logical interconnect 126 Deleting a logical interconnect16.2.4 About logical interconnect groups •All interconnects in an enclosure are members of the logical interconnect •Horizontally adjacent interconnects must be the same interconnect type 127 •Existing interconnect types in their existing positions•All physical uplink ports disabled except for stacking links 16.2.5 About SNMP settings 128 Update the logical interconnect configuration from the logical interconnectgroup Consistent Inconsistent with group 1.From the Logical Interconnects screen, select Actions→Update from group 2.Click Yes, update to confirm 129 16.2.7 Configure a port to monitor network traffic16.2.8Learning more 132 •Add an enclosure to manage its contents•Remove an enclosure from management •Bring an unmanaged enclosure under management •Claim an enclosure currently being managed by another appliance •Forcibly remove an enclosure if a remove action fails •Resolve connectivity issues between an enclosure and the appliance •View activities (alerts and tasks) •Create an enclosure group •Edit an enclosure group •Delete an enclosure group Connectivity and synchronization with the appliance 135 “Updating the appliance” (page 163)www.hp.com/go/spp Unsupported firmware for firmware bundles 136 Unsupported firmware for enclosuresWhen adding an enclosure, the appliance: •Updates the OA firmware automatically, if below the required minimum •Updates the iLO firmware automatically, if below the required minimum Unsupported firmware for server profiles Unsupported firmware for interconnects •View the firmware repository for firmware bundles to see the following: ◦ List of firmware bundles in the repository Contents of a firmware bundle Available storage space for the repository •Upload a firmware bundle to the appliance Minimum required privileges: Network administrator or Server administrator •Install a firmware bundle for managed devices •Remove a firmware bundle from the firmware repository •Create a custom SPP 138 •“Troubleshooting firmware bundles” (page 210)139 19.1.1Roles19.1.2Tasks 19.1.3About power delivery devices 140 19.1.4 About racks141 19.2.1Roles19.2.2Tasks •Add a data center •Edit a data center •Manipulate the view of a data center visualization •Monitor data center temperature •Remove a data center from management •Set the thermal limit of a rack (edit the properties of a rack) 19.2.3About data centers Default data center: Datacenter Default rack placement 142 19.2.4Learning more143 •Minimum required privileges: Infrastructure administrator•Add a user with local authentication •Add a user with directory-basedauthentication •Add a group with directory-basedauthentication •Designate user privileges •Edit a user account, including updating a user password •Remove a user account •Reset the administrator password •Add an authentication directory service •Allow local logins •Disable local logins •Change the authentication directory service settings •Set an authentication directory service as the default directory •Remove an authentication directory service from the appliance default roles 144 Table 5 Appliance role typesUse Table 6 Action privileges for user roles 145 Table 6 Action privileges for user roles (continued)147 •Enters their name (typically, the Common-Nameattribute, CN)•Enters the password for the group •Specifying the LDAPS (LDAP over SSL) communication port You can: •Allow local logins only, which is the default 150 http://www.hp.com/go/dataprotectorHP provides REST APIs for integration with enterprise backup/restore products •Only one backup operation can run at a time •You do not need to wait for tasks to stop before creating a backup file •Perform a backup operation before and after updating the appliance firmware The backup operation backs up the following: •HP OneView Database •System files: ◦ Non-databasedata Audit log License files The backup operation does not back up the following: 151 Non-data•Log files (except the Audit log file) •Appliance network configuration •First time setup configuration files •Firmware bundles Minimum required privileges: Infrastructure administrator, Backup administrator Creating and downloading a backup file 1.From the Settings screen, select Actions→Create backup 3.After the backup file is created, select Actions→Download backup 4.Save the backup file •Minimum required session ID privileges: Backup administrator “Sample backup script” (page 271) 153 •“How the appliance handles an unexpected shutdown” (page 153)•“What to do when an appliance restarts” (page 154) For information about how to shut down or restart the appliance, see: •“Shut down the appliance” (page 154) •“Restart the appliance” (page 154) 22.1.1Best practices for managing a VM appliance 22.1.2How the appliance handles an unexpected shutdown 154 Appliance recovery operationsWhen the appliance restarts, it performs the following operations: Appliance recovery during a firmware update of a managed resource 22.1.2.1What to do when an appliance restarts 22.1.3 Shut down the appliance Use this procedure to perform a graceful shutdown of the appliance •Minimum required privileges: Infrastructure administrator Shutting down the appliance 1.From the Settings screen, select Actions→Shut down 2.Select Yes, shut down in the dialog box 22.1.4 Restart the appliance 155 Restarting the appliance1.From the Settings screen, select Actions→Restart 2.Select Yes, restart in the dialog box 3.Log in when the login screen reappears 22.2.1Roles 22.2.2Tasks •Change the DNS server IP address •Set and synchronize the appliance clock •Set the SNMP read community string and add SNMP trap destinations 22.2.3About appliance SNMP settings Install SNMP OS host agents for HP ProLiant G7 blade servers 156 1.Install the host operating system on the server2.Install the SNMP subsystem on the server 22.2.4Learning more •“Planning the appliance configuration” (page 82) •“Managing appliance availability” (page 153) •“Managing the security features of the appliance” (page 156) You manage the ID pools from the UI Settings screen or by using the REST APIs 22.3.1Roles 22.3.2Tasks •View a list of active ID pools and their properties •Add an autogenerated ID pool for MAC addresses, WWNs, or serial numbers •Add a custom ID pool range for MAC addresses, WWNs, or serial numbers 22.4.1 Enabling or disabling HP support access to the appliance 157 22.4.1.1Roles22.4.1.2Tasks 22.4.2 Managing SSL certificates 22.4.2.1Roles 22.4.2.2Tasks •Create a self-signedcertificate •Create a certificate signing request •Import a certificate 22.4.2.3Learning more See “Understanding the security features of the appliance” (page 45) 22.4.3 Managing the HP public key The HP public key verifies that: •HP created its software packages (RPMs) and updates •The code was not modified after it was signed 158 22.4.3.1Roles22.4.3.2Tasks 22.4.4Downloading audit logs 22.4.4.1Roles 22.4.4.2Tasks 22.4.4.3Learning more 22.5.1Roles 22.5.2Tasks 159 •Specify a license type as part of adding a rack mount server•View licensing status information through license graphs •View a list of server hardware that has been assigned a specific license type 22.5.3About licensing https://www.hp.com/software/licensing EULA Help sidebar http:// www.hp.com/go/oneview/eula 22.5.3.1 License types The following types of licenses are available for HP OneView: Provides an HP OneView license and an iLO Advanced license HP OneView w/o iLO Provides an HP OneView license only 22.5.3.2 License delivery •Embedded on the enclosure OA (enclosure bundle license for 16 servers) •Standalone, nonintegrated (purchased separately from the hardware) 22.5.3.3License reporting From the Licenses view on the Settings screen, you can view the following: •The number of available licenses •The number of licensed servers •The number of licenses required for compliance (all server hardware licensed) 160 22.5.3.4 View license statusTable 7 License graph colors HP OneView w/o iLO HP OneView The license type for which status information is being the percentage of servers reported that are licensed 22.5.4 Server hardware licensing 161 policytype Licensed features 22.5.4.1Server blade licensing at the enclosure level Enclosure licensing policy behavior When you add an enclosure to the appliance: • You must choose a licensing policy: HP OneView or HP OneView w/o iLO •A license embedded on the OA is added to the appliance license pool 162 22.5.4.2 Rack mount server licensingRack mount server licensing is managed at the server level Rack mount server licensing behavior When you add a rack mount server to the appliance: • You must choose a license type: HP OneView or HP OneView w/o iLO The iLO Advanced license that is part of your 22.5.4.3Licensing and utilization statistics 22.5.4.4 Licensing scenarios •Whether the enclosure or server hardware has an embedded license •The license type you choose when you add the enclosure or server hardware 163 Table 8 Licensing scenarios164 22.6.1Roles22.6.2Tasks 22.6.3Learning more 165 The only action available for unsupported hardware is Removeunmanaged unsupported disabled 169 24.1.1 Initial check: the Dashboard24.1.2 Activities 24.1.3 Utilization graphs 170 “Monitoring power and temperature” (page 179)24.1.4 Monitor data center temperature To learn more about temperature, see 24.2.1 Best practices for monitoring health with the appliance UI General health monitoring steps 171 Server hardware health monitoringNetwork health monitoring •For interconnects, a healthy state is Configured For logical interconnects, a healthy state for stacking is 24.2.2 Best practices for monitoring health using REST APIs •Overall health monitoring •Server hardware health monitoring •Network health monitoring Overall health monitoring 173 •View activities for a resource•Filter activities by health and status •Filter activities by date •Assign an owner to an alert •Add a note to an alert •Clear an alert •Restore a cleared activity to the active state 24.3.1About activities 174 24.3.1.1 Activity types: alerts and tasks24.3.1.1.1 About alerts Resources generate alerts to notify you that some action is required Cleared •Oldest cleared alerts •Oldest alerts by severity These stored alert messages differ from the database of stored tasks 24.3.1.1.2 About tasks All user- or system-initiatedtasks are reported as activities: User-initiated The types of tasks are: 175 The tasks database is different from the stored alerts24.3.1.2 Activity states 24.3.1.3 Activity statuses 176 24.4.1About the Dashboardmain menu 24.4.2 Dashboard screen details The following graphs appear on the Dashboard: 24.4.3 How to interpret the Dashboard graphs Table 9 Dashboard graph colors 177 Table 9 Dashboard graph colors (continued)Status icons Figure 14 Sample Dashboard 179 The appliance:•Displays 3D color-codedhardware temperature visualization (UI only) •Collects and reports power metric statistics •Collects and reports temperature metric statistics Displays utilization statistics using customizable utilization graphs (UI only) •Data Centers ◦Color-codedtemperature visualization of racks and the server hardware in them •Enclosures and Server Hardware ◦Alerts for degraded and critical temperature and power Proactive analysis and alerting for power configuration errors Utilization graphs for power and temperature statistics •Power Delivery Devices ◦Alerts on power thresholds ◦Proactive analysis and alerting for power configuration errors •Racks Data Centers screen Data Centers screen provides a 3D visualization of your display temperature data for your hardware The Utilization panel and Utilization graphs power temperature 25.1.1 Monitoring data center temperature 180 25.1.1.1 Manipulating the view of the data center visualization181 25.1.2Monitoring power and temperature utilization25.1.2.1About the Utilization panel 25.1.2.2 About utilization graphs 182 Table 10 Utilization statistics gathered by resourceUtilization statistics and licensing “About licensing” (page 159) (horizontal axis) using a line to graph data points 183 25.1.2.2.1 Power utilization metrics25.1.2.2.2 Temperature utilization metrics 184 25.2.1 Update enclosure power capacity settings•Minimum required session ID privileges: Server administrator 25.2.2 Update server hardware power capacity settings 185 To use the SCMB, you must:1.Use REST APIs to create and download an AMQP certificate from the appliance 2.Connect to the SCMB using one or both of these methods: •Use the “EXTERNAL” authentication mechanism •Connect without sending a user name and password 3.Set up a queue with an empty queue name 4.AMQP generates a unique queue name You use this queue name to bind to exchanges and receive messages create a queue and listen for messages •Minimum required session ID privileges: Infrastructure administrator Create and download the AMQP client certificate 187 task•scmb.# •scmb.tasks Sample queues 188 ChangeType valuesExample 2 JSON example 1.Download the root CA certificate GET /rest/certificates/ca Save the contents in the response body into a text file named rootCA.crt -----BEGIN -----END Import the Trusted Root Certification Authorities 4.Download the client certificate and private key scmb.crt 189 Additional example-specificprerequisites190 ExamplesExample 3 .Net C# code example 1 (directly referencing client certificate) Example 4 .Net C# code example 2 (Microsoft Windows certificate store) 191 Trusted Root Certificate AuthoritiesLocal Computer •StoreName.Root = Trusted Root Certificate Authorities •StortLocation.LocalMachine = Local Computer The Java code example shows how to connect and subscribe to the SCMB 1.Download the client certificate and private key default-client.crt default-client.key You must copy and paste everything from -----BEGINRSA PRIVATE KEY----- to 4.Create a PKCS12 keystore from the private key and the public certificate 5.Convert the PKCS12 keystore into a JKS keystore 192 Example 5 Java code examplehttp://pika.readthedocs.org https:// pypi.python.org/pypi/pika 193 Example 6 Python code example (pika)194 Example 7 Python code example (amqplib)199 Category200 Activity screenDownload an audit log Create a support dump file About syntax errors: About network setup errors: About reported serious errors: Examine the Activity To find a message for an activity: screen 201 When VM host is down or nonresponsive:•Deletes any existing support dump file •Gathers logs and other information required for debugging •Creates a compressed file The support dump file contains the following: •Operating system logs (from /var/log) •Product logs (from /ci/logs) •The results of certain operating system and product-relatedcommands Creating a support dump file 1.From the main menu, select Settings→Actions→Create support dump To include logical interconnect support dump information, select Logical 202 3.Click Yes, create203 27.4 Troubleshooting the appliance 27.4.1 First time setupAppliance network settings are not properly configured External difficulties 27.4.2 Appliance cannot access the network Appliance network not properly configured 27.4.3 Unexpected appliance shutdown Actions to take after a crash 204 27.4.4 Appliance update is unsuccessful27.4.5 Support dump file creation action fails Insufficient time 27.4.6 Certificate action fails Follow the recommendation if any of these certificate actions fails: •Create a self-signedcertificate •Create a certificate signing request •Import certificate Certificate action failed Appliance lost connection with web server 205 27.4.7 Backup file creation, download, or restore action failsOther related operations are in progress Backup file creation is still in progress The appliance network is down The backup file is incompatible BIOS, firmware, and boot settings were changed after the backup and before the restore operations 206 A profile operation was running during the backupRestore operation fails or times out 27.4.8 Restart or shutdown failure Internal server error 207 27.4.9 VM does not restart when VM host time is manually set27.4.10 Reinstall the remote console Reinstall the software 208 27.5.1 Add or remove enclosure is unsuccessfulEnclosure is already being managed by some other management software and is claimed by that software 210 27.5.2 Add server blade is unsuccessfulSame server blade, different bay error 27.5.3 Certificate Error Reset the OA: 27.6 Troubleshooting firmware bundles 27.6.1 Incorrect credentials The iLO user name or Incorrect credentials for a server password is invalid OA credentials unavailable 211 27.6.2 Lost iLO connectivity27.6.3 HP SUM errors 27.7.1 Interconnect edit is unsuccessful If interconnect edit is unsuccessful: 27.7.2 Interconnect modules are in Maintenance state If interconnect modules are in the Maintenance state: 27.8.1 Restore a license key that has been erased from an enclosure OA 212 The license key embedded on the OA has been erased27.8.2 The license assigned does not match the type specified 27.9 Troubleshooting logical interconnects 27.9.1 I/O bay occupancy errors 27.9.1 I/O bay occupancy errors Change in interconnect Interconnect state errors due to: state 27.9.2 Uplink set warnings or errors Uplink set not operational due to: 213 27.9.3 Physical interconnect warnings and errorsInterconnect warnings or errors due to: 27.10.1 Network create operation is unsuccessful The prerequisites have not been met The network was configured incorrectly 27.11.1 Server add or remove is unsuccessful 214 Server is already being managed by some other management software andis claimed by that software 27.11.2Cannot control power on server blade 27.11.3 Lost connectivity to server hardware after appliance restarts resyncPending 215 27.12.1 Server profile is not created or updated correctlyError 216 Prerequisites and conditions have not been metServer profile has duplicate networks on the same physical port The following conditions have not been met 217 The server hardware or its iLO are powered-offor resetThe appliance cannot collect progress information from the iLO Invalid configuration 27.12.2 What to do when you cannot apply the server profile Verify the operational status of the server hardware 218 27.12.3 Profile operations failThe enclosure is no longer managed by the appliance 27.13.1 Incorrect privileges Your assigned role does not have the correct privileges 27.13.2 Unauthenticated user or group 219 27.13.3 User public key is not acceptedHidden characters introduced during a copy/paste operation change the key code 27.13.4 Directory service not available Directory service server is down 27.13.5 Cannot add directory service Lost connection with directory service host Inaccurate credentials 220 27.13.6 Cannot add server for a directory service27.13.7 Cannot add directory user or group User or group not configured in the directory service 221 See also “Post-restorationtasks” (page 224)Firmware baseline HP Service Pack for ProLiant - Base Firmware The appliance is not operational during a restore operation It can take several hours to perform a restore operation A restore operation cannot be canceled or undone after it has started 223 Before you restore an appliance from a backup file, note the following:•The appliance is not operational during a restore operation •A restore operation cannot be canceled or undone after it has started •The appliance blocks login requests while a restore operation is in progress If you removed, and then 224 Restoring an appliance from a backup file1.From the Settings screen, select Actions→Restore from backup 2.Read the on-screennotification, then select the check box to confirm 3.From the dialog box that opens, do one of the following: •Click Browse and select the backup file to upload NOTE: Not all browsers and browser versions offer the same capabilities 4.Click Upload file Wait until the file upload is complete 5.Select Restore from backup in the dialog box 6.Select Restore from backup again •You have uploaded a backup file to the appliance “Sample restore script” (page 282) 227 •Your Service Agreement Identifier (SAID)•Software product name — HP OneView •Hypervisor virtualization platform and version •Messages generated by the appliance •Other HP or third-partysoftware in use http://www.hp.com/go/assistance See the contact information provided on the HP Support Center website: http://www.hp.com/go/hpsc See http://www.hp.com/go/oneviewcommunityto join the discussion See http://www.hp.com/go/hpscfor more information 29.4.1 Registering for software technical support 228 29.4.2 Using your software technical support and update service29.4.3 Obtaining HP OneView software and firmware updates 29.4.4 Obtaining software and drivers for HP ProLiant products 29.4.5 Warranty Documentation Product websites 229 For UI and REST API helpFor user guides and other manuals 231 A.2.1 Sample data center hardware232 •A pair of SAN switches that connect to data center storage devices•A pair of Ethernet switches that connect to the data center networks All of the hardware is located in the same room Rack mount server 233 HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-PortModule port configurationsA.2.2 Data center networks A.2.2.1 Fibre Channel networks Fibre Channel networks for the SAN fabrics Figure 17 (page 235) The names for the Fabric attach Fibre Channel networks are: •SAN A •SAN B 234 Table 11 SAN A and SAN B Fibre Channel network configurationsFibre Channel networks directly attached to the 3PAR Storage System (Flat SAN) The names of the Direct attach Fibre Channel networks follow: •FlatSAN A •FlatSAN B Table 12 FlatSAN A and FlatSAN B Fibre Channel network configurations 235 A.2.2.2 Ethernet Networks236 Table 15 Development networksTable 16 Test networks Table 17 Ethernet network configuration values A.3.1 Planning for installation of the appliance You follow the recommendations in the Choosing a static IP address Ensuring that the ports required by the appliance are available •You allow support personnel to access the appliance •You synchronize the appliance time with the VM host time When prompted to change the SDC14u$ •You specify the following for the appliance networking settings: 237 A.3.2 Planning for network sets•Production networks •Development networks •Test networks A.3.3 Planning for users and roles 238 A.3.4 Planning resource namesAssumptions A.5.1 Workflow 239 7.“Copying the template server profile to eight servers” (page 255)A.5.2 Downloading the latest firmware bundle and adding it to the appliance 1.Download SPPs from the HP website www.hp.com/go/sppto your local system From the 3.Do one of the following: •Drag and drop the firmware bundle file onto the shaded portion of the screen •Click Choose File to select the .iso file that contains the firmware bundle Click Start upload to upload the firmware bundle (the TIP: You can perform other tasks while the firmware bundle is uploading A.5.3 Configuring the networks and network sets A.5.3.1 Configuring the Fibre Channel SAN networks Create the Fibre Channel SAN networks: 2.For Name, enter SAN A 3.For Type, select Fibre Channel 4.For Fabric type, select Fabric attach 6.Click Create + 7.For Name, enter SAN B and click Create. The Networks screen opens 240 The value for Uplink Set is“Creating a logical interconnect group and its uplink sets” (page 244) A.5.3.2 Configuring the Ethernet networks 2.Create the ESXi management and vMotion networks: a.For Type, select Ethernet b.For Preferred bandwidth and Maximum bandwidth, use the default values c.Select Smart link, but do not select Private network d.For Name, enter esxi mgmt e.For VLAN ID, enter f.For Purpose, select Management g.Click Create + to create another network h.For Name, enter esxi vmotion i.For VLAN ID, enter j.For Purpose, select VM Migration 241 k.Click Create + to create another network3.Create the production networks a.For Name, enter the name of the network b.For VLAN ID, enter the VLAN ID of the network c.For Purpose, select General d.Click Create + to create another network Use the following names and VLAN IDs for the production networks: 4.Create the development networks and test networks c.Click Create + to create another network Use the following names and VLAN IDs for the development networks: Use the following names and VLAN IDs for the test networks: 242 A.5.3.3 Configuring the network sets243 d.Select a network in the network set to receive untagged trafficOn the Create network set dialog box, under Networks, locate the first network ii.Select the check box under Untagged e.Click Create + prod networks 4.Create the network set for the development networks: 244 b.In the search box, enter dev to filter the list of networksc.Select all of the dev networks listed and click Add d.Select Untagged for the first network in the list of networks 5.Create the network set for the test networks: b.In the search box, enter test to filter the list of networks c.Select all of the test networks listed and click Add e.Click Create A.5.4 Creating a logical interconnect group and its uplink sets •You can create them before you add enclosures to the appliance •You can create them during the enclosure add operation In this procedure, you will define the groups before you add any enclosures Creating the logical interconnect group 2.For Name, enter EsxFlexFabricLIG 246 5.Add the uplink set for the SAN B:a.For Name, enter SAN B c.For Network, select SAN B Creating the uplink sets for the Ethernet networks The Add uplink set screen opens 2.Configure the uplink set for the ESXi networks: a.For Name, enter esxiUS b.For Type, select Ethernet c.For Connection Mode, select automatic automatic d.Click Add networks to open the Add Networks to esxiUS dialog box 248 4.Click Create to create the logical interconnect groupA.5.5 Creating an enclosure group for vSphere (ESXi) hosts 249 3.For Logical interconnect group, select EsxFlexFabricLIG4.Click Create A.5.6 Adding the enclosure In this procedure you will add one enclosure: 2.Enter the following information: •For Enclosure group, select EsxFlexFabricGroup For Firmware baseline, select the firmware bundle that you added in When you add an enclosure, the appliance: 2.Notifies you if the two configurations do not match A.5.7 Viewing the server hardware types 250 Viewing server hardware typesEditing server hardware types View information about the server hardware A.5.8 Creating a server profile to use as a template 252 Add two connections to theesxi mgmt 253 Add one connection to the255 A.5.9 Copying the template server profile to eight servers256 a.From the main menu, select Server Hardwareb.In the master pane, select an instance of server hardware c.Select Actions→Launch console The appliance launches the remote console for the selected server •The appliance is installed You have created the production networks and network set as described in •The enclosure you will add, Enclosure 2, has embedded licenses A.6.1 Workflow 1.“Creating the Flat SAN networks” (page 256) 3.“Creating the server profile” (page 260) A.6.2 Creating the Flat SAN networks To create the Flat SAN networks: 1.From the main menu, select Networks 2.Click Create Network 3.For Name, enter FlatSAN A 4.For Type, select Fibre Channel 5.For Fabric type, select Direct attach 7.Click Create + 257 A.6.3 Adding the enclosure that is connected to the HP 3PAR Storage System260 A.6.4 Creating the server profile263 A.6.5 Collecting the WWPNs to use when configuring the HP 3PAR Storage System264 3.Record the WWPN information for FlatSAN A and FlatSAN BBecause this is an HP ProLiant DL rack mount server: •You cannot use this appliance to provision any networks for the server •You cannot assign a server profile to the server A.7.1 Workflow 1.“Adding the server hardware” (page 265) 2.“Powering on the server” (page 265) 3.“Viewing information about the server” (page 265) 4.“Adding a license for the server” (page 267) 265 A.7.2 Adding the server hardwareA.7.3 Powering on the server A.7.4 Viewing information about the server 267 A.7.5 Adding a license for the server271 Example 8 “Sample backup.ps1 script”MSVCR100.dll •64 bit: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=14632 Make sure the path environment variable includes the path for cURL Sample script sample script Calls queryfor-credentials() login-appliance() 3.Calls backup-appliance() to issue a REST request to start a backup waitFor-completion() 5.Calls get-backupResource() to issue a REST request to get the download URI 6.Calls download-backup() to issue a REST request to download the backup 272 Example 8 Sample backup.ps1 script282 Example 9 “Sample restore.ps1 script”query-user() 3.Calls uploadTo-appliance() to upload the backup to the appliance 284 Example 9 Sample restore.ps1 script
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