Part IV Configuration and management | HP OneView guide

Part IV Configuration and management

The chapters in this part describe the configuration and management tasks for the appliance and the resources it manages.

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HP OneView manual Part IV Configuration and management

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Abstract HP OneView 1.0 User Guide Acknowledgments Contents Navigating the graphical user interface Understanding the security features of the appliance Accessing documentation and help Using the Rest APIs and other programmatic interfacesPlanning for configuration changes II Planning tasks Planning your data center resources 107 An HP 3PAR Storage System 105Managing networks and network resources 115 Managing users and authentication 143 Managing power and temperature 139Managing enclosures and enclosure groups 131 Managing firmware for managed devices 135 Managing the appliance 153 Backing up an appliance 149 About unsupported and unmanaged hardware 165 Monitoring power and temperature 179 VI Troubleshooting 197 199 Using the State-Change Message Bus Scmb 185 Support and other resources 227 Restoring an appliance from a backup file 221231 Backup and restore script examples 271 Using the virtual appliance console 269Index 293 Part I Learning about HP OneView Page HP OneView for converged infrastructure management Learning about HP OneViewArchitecture HP OneView for converged infrastructure management One tool and one data set-one view Hardware and software provisioning featuresLearning about HP OneView Server profiles Hardware and software provisioning featuresGroups, templates, and sets Expert design with consistent deployment Types of groups and sets Define configurations for specific environments Operating system deployment Streamlined process for bringing hardware under managementFlexibility in design and deployment Monitoring and response features Firmware and configuration change management featuresSimplified configuration change management Simplified firmware management Monitoring the environment and responding to issues Automatic configuration for monitoringMonitoring and response features Isolated management network Resource utilization monitoring Data center environmental managementAlert and health management Specialized user role for creating backup files Backup and restore featuresRecovery from catastrophic failures Backup and restore features Availability features Security features User interface-efficiency and simplicity by design Graphical and programmatic interfacesRest APIs-automation and integration Open integration Integration with other HP management softwareConvenient licensing model Networking features Networking featuresSupported networks Logical interconnects Network sets Understanding the resource model Resource model summary diagram Connection templates Server profilesRelationship to other resources UI screens and Rest API resources Server hardware types ConnectionsConnection-templates Connections and server-profiles Zero or more server profiles Server hardwareUI screen Rest API resource Server Hardware Types Server-hardware-types Enclosure types Enclosure groupsServer-hardware Enclosure-groups Enclosures Zero or more power delivery devicesInterconnect types Exactly one enclosure group Interconnect-types Interconnects UI screen Rest API resources Interconnects Logical interconnect groupsInterconnects , interconnect-types , Logical-interconnects UI screen Rest API resource Logical Interconnect Groups Logical interconnectsLogical-interconnect-groups UI screen Rest API resource Logical Interconnects Uplink setsLogical-downlinks To a downlink Network sets NetworksZero or one uplink set per logical interconnect Uplink-sets Appliance DomainsNetwork-sets Domains Data centers Resources related data center facilitiesRacks Relationship to other resources Power-devices Power delivery devicesUnmanaged devices Zero or more unmanaged devices Unmanaged-devices UI screen Rest API resource Unmanaged DevicesYou can view, add, or edit the properties Rest APIsPage Securing the appliance Understanding the security features of the applianceSecuring the appliance Best practices for maintaining a secure appliance Understanding the security features of the appliance Authentication for appliance access Creating a login sessionCreating a login session Protecting credentials Controlling access for authorized usersUnderstanding the audit log Specifying user accounts and roles Message Resource categoryUnderstanding the audit log Example 1 Sample audit entries user login and logout Appliance access over SSLManaging certificates from a browser Overview Verifying a certificate Using a certificate authorityDownloading and importing a self-signed certificate Managing certificates from a browser Browser best practices for a secure environment PasswordsNonbrowser clients SSL connection Switching from one console to another Access to the appliance consolePorts needed for HP OneView Required ports Restricting console access Enabling or disabling authorized services accessAlgorithms for securing the appliance SSL see Downloads from the appliance Downloads from the appliancePage Commonly used browser features and settings Required plug-ins and settingsNavigating the graphical user interface Browsers Set the browser for US or metric units of measurement About the graphical user interfaceSet US or metric units of measurement About the graphical user interface Screen topography Banner and main menu About the Activity sidebarButton functions Help sidebar Filters sidebarUI buttons Oneviewcommunity online Icon descriptions User control icons Status and severity iconsLarge icon Small icon Resource Activity Task Critical Display details Informational icons Map view screen details Notifications area Notifications area Search help topics Log out of the appliance About help system search results Search resources View resources according to their health status Error Unknown DisabledAdvanced searching and filtering with properties Nameenclosure10 name192.0.2.0, PDU View resources according to their health status Reset the health status viewPage Resource operations Using the Rest APIs and other programmatic interfacesOperation Http Verb Create Resource data Return codes Log in to the appliance using Rest APIsURI format Resource model format Concurrency control using etags Error handlingAsynchronous versus synchronous operations Task resource State Change Message Bus Querying resources using common Rest API parametersDeveloper tools in a web browser Online help-conceptual and task information as you need it Accessing documentation and helpThis user guide supplements the online help Rest API help design Accessing documentation and help Where to find HP OneView documentationHP OneView documentation Downloading Html help and Rest API files Part II Planning tasks Page How many data centers? Planning your data center resourcesSecurity planning Choosing a security certificate policy Determining your backup policyDetermining roles and restrictions for authorized users Choosing a policy for the audit log Reviewing your firewall access Preparing your data center network switchesPlanning your resource names Appliance VM and host requirements Planning the appliance configurationResource name Location of the appliance Planning for high availabilitySeparate networks for data and management Time clocks and NTPPage Appliance Planning for configuration changesEnclosures Interconnects and logical interconnects Server profiles and server hardware Planning for configuration changesAdding a network Adding an enclosure Page Part III Configuration quick starts Page Configure the environment for the first time Quick Start Initial ConfigurationProcess overview Process overview Directory-based authentication Local authenticationEthernet Fibre Channel Configuration step Required action or input Configuration step Add power devices to the appliance Page Resource Task Description Networks Add the network Process Server Profiles Hardware Resource TaskPage Checklist connecting a server blade to a data center network Page Resource Task Enclosures Process Groups Enclosure Resource Task Logical Create a logical InterconnectServer Profiles Do one Following Hardware Create a server It to the server Enter a name for 104 105 Sets for the Direct Resource Task Description Networks Add the FibreAttach network Rest APIs for Resource Task Server Hardware Add the server using107 108 Part IV Configuration and management 110 Managing servers and server profiles Server hardware features supported by the applianceUI screens and Rest API resources Server-profiles and connections Roles Prerequisites for bringing server hardware under managementTasks for server profiles Tasks for server hardware types Tasks for server hardwareEffects of managing server hardware iLOs Tasks for server hardware Learning more Managing networks and network resources Data center switch port requirementsManaging Fibre Channel networks SANs Interconnects About network connectivity Managing Ethernet networksRoles Tasks Fibre Channel network types About Fibre Channel networksAbout network connectivity Direct attach Fibre Channel networks Fabric attach Fibre Channel networks About network sets About Ethernet networksFibre Channel networks and FCoE Ethernet networks and network sets Network set details About interconnects Managing enclosure interconnect hardwareManaging enclosure interconnect hardware Learning more Interconnects Networking featuresConnectivity and synchronization with the appliance About unsupported interconnects About logical interconnects Server Blade Logical Interconnect Uplink sets Stacking health Stacking modesAdding a logical interconnect Deleting a logical interconnect About logical interconnect groups Logical Interconnect Group a About Snmp settings Configuration defined by the logical interconnect group? Items Compliance checking Ethernet interconnect settingsSet? Interconnect maps Configure a port to monitor network traffic 130 Prerequisites for bringing an enclosure under management Managing enclosures and enclosure groups About enclosures TasksConnectivity and synchronization with the appliance Managing enclosures and enclosure groups Effects of managing an enclosure About enclosure groupsAbout enclosure groups 134 About the appliance firmware repository Managing firmware for managed devicesAbout unsupported firmware Unsupported firmware for firmware bundles Roles and Tasks Firmware update processUnsupported firmware for enclosures Unsupported firmware for server profiles Option Best practices for firmwareBest practice First step Upload the latest current SPP Best practice Troubleshooting firmware bundles Managing power Managing power and temperatureAbout power delivery devices About racks Managing power and temperature Default data center Datacenter Managing temperatureDefault rack placement Managing temperature About utilization graphs Reset the administrator password Managing users and authenticationAbout user accounts Action privileges for user roles About user rolesAppliance role types Action privileges for user roles Global settings Administrator BackupsLogin sessions Restores About directory service authentication About authentication settings Managing user passwords Managing user passwords Resetting the administrator password Reset the administrator password Backup file name Overview of the backup processBackups Backing up an appliance Create and download a backup file Guidelines for creating a backup fileBacking up an appliance Post /rest/backups Creating and downloading a backup fileDownload the backup file GET /rest/backups/archive/backup URI 152 Managing appliance availability Managing the applianceBest practices for managing a VM appliance How the appliance handles an unexpected shutdown What to do when an appliance restarts Appliance recovery operationsShut down the appliance Restart the appliance About appliance Snmp settings Managing the appliance settingsRestarting the appliance Enabling or disabling HP support access to the appliance Managing the security features of the applianceManaging addresses and ID pools Id-pools Managing the HP public key Managing SSL certificatesRoles Tasks Downloading audit logs Managing licensesAudit-logs Licenses License types About licensingLicense delivery License reporting View license status Server hardware licensingLicense graph colors Server blade licensing at the enclosure level Licensed featuresEnclosure licensing policy behavior Licensing and utilization statistics Rack mount server licensingLicensing scenarios Rack mount server licensing behavior Licensing scenarios Updating the appliance Appliance/firmware How the appliance handles unsupported hardware About unsupported and unmanaged hardwareAbout unmanaged devices How the appliance handles unsupported hardware 166 Part V Monitoring 168 Daily monitoring Monitoring data center status, health, and performanceInitial check the Dashboard Activities Best practices for monitoring data centers Monitor data center temperatureBest practices for monitoring health with the appliance UI General health monitoring steps Server hardware health monitoring Best practices for monitoring health using Rest APIsNetwork health monitoring Overall health monitoring GET /rest/alerts Get a specific alert using the alert IDGET /rest/alerts/id Get the associated events About activities Managing activitiesGET /rest/logical-interconnects/id Managing activities About alerts Activity types alerts and tasksAbout tasks Task type Description User Activity statuses Activity states How to interpret the Dashboard graphs Using the Dashboard screenAbout the Dashboard Dashboard screen details Status icons Disabled or Unknown Monitoring data center status, health, and performance Power and temperature monitoring feature overview Monitoring power and temperaturePower and temperature monitoring features by resource UI power and temperature monitoring Manipulating the view of the data center visualization Monitoring power and temperature About the Utilization panel Monitoring power and temperature utilizationAbout utilization graphs Utilization statistics gathered by resource Enclosures Power Delivery Devices Server HardwareUtilization graphs Utilization metric Resource Power utilization metrics Update enclosure power capacity settings Rest API power and temperature monitoringUpdate server hardware power capacity settings Prerequisites GET /rest/certificates/client/rabbitmq/keypair/default Using the State-Change Message Bus ScmbConnect to the Scmb Create and download the Amqp client certificate Using the State-Change Message Bus Scmb Set up a queue to connect to the HP OneView Scmb exchange Sample queues Json structure of message received from the Scmb ChangeType values NET C# code exampleExample 2 Json example NET C# code example Additional example-specific prerequisites Examples Java code example Java code example Example 5 Java code example Python code example Python code example Example 6 Python code example pika Example 7 Python code example amqplib Delete /rest/certificates/ca/rabbitmqreadonly Re-create the Amqp client certificateRe-create the Amqp client certificate 196 Part VI Troubleshooting 198 Category Troubleshooting199 About network setup errors Basic troubleshooting techniquesAbout reported serious errors Recommendation Details Look for a message Create a support dump file When VM host is down or nonresponsiveCreating a support dump file Recommendation Details Post /rest/appliance/support-dumps Creating a support dump using Rest APIs Create support dumpDownload the support dump file GET /rest/appliance/support-dumps/file name First time setup Troubleshooting the applianceAppliance cannot access the network Unexpected appliance shutdown Support dump file creation action fails Appliance update is unsuccessfulCertificate action fails Insufficient time Backup file creation is still in progress Backup file creation, download, or restore action failsBackup file is incompatible Appliance network is down Restore operation fails or times out Profile operation was running during the backupInternal server error Restart or shutdown failure Reinstall the remote console VM does not restart when VM host time is manually setReinstall the software Add or remove enclosure is unsuccessful Troubleshooting enclosures and enclosures groupsClear vcmode Restart interconnect Restart interconnect N Certificate Error Troubleshooting firmware bundlesAdd server blade is unsuccessful Incorrect credentials Troubleshooting licensing Troubleshooting interconnects 27.9.1 I/O bay occupancy errors Troubleshooting logical interconnectsUplink set warnings or errors License assigned does not match the type specified Troubleshooting server hardware Troubleshooting networksPhysical interconnect warnings and errors Network create operation is unsuccessful Is claimed by that software Cannot control power on server blade Server profile is not created or updated correctly Troubleshooting server profilesTroubleshooting server profiles Prerequisites and conditions have not been met Server hardware or its iLO are powered-off or reset What to do when you cannot apply the server profileInvalid configuration Verify the operational status of the server hardware Unauthenticated user or group Troubleshooting user accountsProfile operations fail Incorrect privileges Cannot add directory service Directory service not availableUser public key is not accepted Inaccurate credentials Lost connection with directory service host Cannot add server for a directory serviceUser or group not configured in the directory service Cannot add directory user or group Restore operation overview Restoring an appliance from a backup fileRestores See also Post-restoration tasks Restoring an appliance from a backup file Preparing to restore an appliance Restore an appliance from a backup file Restore an appliance from a backup file Creating a custom script to restore an appliance Using Rest APIs to restore an appliance from a backup fileRestoring an appliance from a backup file Post-restoration tasks Post-restoration tasks Preventing duplicate IDs on the network after a restore 226 Software technical support and software updates How to contact HPSupport and other resources Get connected to the HP OneView online user forum Related information Using your software technical support and update serviceDocumentation Product websites Support and other resources For UI and Rest API help Submit documentation feedbackFor user guides and other manuals Docsfeedback@hp.com 230 Information about the sample data center Tasks you can perform without data center hardwareSample data center hardware Tasks you can perform without data center hardware OAAdmin ILOAdminRack mount server Enclosure Fibre Channel networks Data center networksFibre Channel networks for the SAN fabrics Switches in the data center SAN a and SAN B Fibre Channel network configurationsStorage system Networks for vMotion and virtual machine management Ethernet NetworksProduction networks Planning for installation of the appliance Planning the configurationEthernet network configuration values Development networks Planning for network sets Planning the configurationPlanning for users and roles Planning resource names Installing the applianceAssumptions Workflow Configuring the Fibre Channel SAN networks Configuring the networks and network setsCopying the template server profile to eight servers Configuring the Ethernet networks Prod 1101 1102 1103 1104 Use the following names and Vlan IDs for the test networks Configuring the network sets Page Creating the logical interconnect group Creating a logical interconnect group and its uplink sets Creating the uplink sets for the Fibre Channel networks Creating the uplink sets for the Ethernet networks DevUS ProdUSTestUS Click Create to create the logical interconnect group Creating an enclosure group for vSphere ESXi hosts Adding the enclosure Enclosures PasswordViewing the server hardware types 172.18.1.12 Address Viewing server hardware types Creating a server profile to use as a templateEditing server hardware types View information about the server hardwarePage Esxi mgmt Attribute Value Device type Ethernet NetworkSecondary Esxi vmotion Attribute Value Device type Fibre Channel Network Boot Not bootableRequested bandwidth Page Name Server hardware Copying the template server profile to eight serversEsx02 Encl1, bay Esx03 Esx04 Esx05 Esx06 Esx07 Esx08 Creating the Flat SAN networks 172.18.1.14 Address Page Page Enclosure name Creating the server profileEncl2 Enclosure group name Device type Fibre Channel Network Requested bandwidth Default value FlexNICFlatSAN a FlatSAN B Page Assumptions Adding the server hardware Powering on the serverViewing information about the server Page Adding a license for the server Page Using the virtual appliance console Using the virtual appliance consoleUsing the virtual appliance console Key combinations for the virtual appliance console 270 Sample backup script Backup and restore script examplesSample backup script Sample script Backup and restore script examples Example 8 Sample backup.ps1 script Sample backup script None, does not accept piping Sample backup script Backup and restore script examples Backup resource object Absolute path of the download file Sample backup script Backup and restore script examples Sample backup script Sample restore script Sample restore script Example 9 Sample restore.ps1 script Outputs the new active Api version Response body to the upload post request Sample restore script Outputs the response body from the Post restore call None, end of script upon completion or fail Uri of the restore task in string form Sample restore script Backup and restore script examples Index Host, security access, 80 initial configuration293 Index Eula 295 Scmb see State-Change Message Bus Status icon, 62 storage system website Logical interconnect, 125 State-Change Message Bus 297 Vlan ID