HP OneView manual Installing the appliance, Planning resource names, Assumptions, Workflow

A.3.4 Planning resource names

Searching and filtering in the appliance is based on a smart search model. By embedding information about the resource in the resource name, you can take advantage of the search and filter capability. In this example:

•All uplink set names include the text US. Example: testUS

•The names of Direct attach Fibre Channel networks include the text FlatSAN. Example: FlatSAN A

•The names of networks, network sets, and uplink sets include text that indicates the purpose of the network:

	Text used in
Network category	names	Examples
production	prod	prod 1101, prod networks, prodUS
networks
development	dev	dev 1105, dev networks, devUS
networks
test networks	test	test 1111, test networks, testUS

For information about what to consider when choosing resource names, see “Planning resource names” (page 238).

A.4 Installing the appliance

For installation instructions, see the HP OneView Installation Guide.

A.5 Provisioning eight host servers for VMware vSphere Auto Deploy

This example demonstrates using the appliance to provision and prepare eight server blades for use by VMware vSphere Auto Deploy to create a host cluster.

Assumptions

•The appliance has been installed and the appliance networking settings have been configured, but no other configuration has been completed.

•You are adding Enclosure 1 of the sample data center.

•The enclosure has embedded licenses.

•You will add the Ethernet networks and Fabric attach SAN networks described in “Data center networks” (page 233).

A.5.1 Workflow

1.“Downloading the latest firmware bundle and adding it to the appliance” (page 239).

2.“Configuring the networks and network sets for a typical vSphere Auto Deploy environment” (page 239).

3.Configuring an enclosure group that captures the VC uplink configuration in its logical interconnect group:

a.“Creating the logical interconnect group” (page 244).

b.“Creating an enclosure group for vSphere (ESXi) hosts” (page 248).

4.“Adding the enclosure” (page 249).

5.“Viewing the server hardware types” (page 249).

238 Step by step: Configuring an example data center using HP OneView