HP OneView manual 3

Contents
I Learning about HP OneView.......................................................................	13
1 Learning about HP OneView..................................................................	15
1.1 HP OneView for converged infrastructure management......................................................	15
1.2 Hardware and software provisioning features...................................................................	16
1.2.1 Server profiles.......................................................................................................	17
1.2.2 Groups, templates, and sets...................................................................................	17
1.2.3 Streamlined process for bringing hardware under management..................................	19
1.2.4 Operating system deployment.................................................................................	19
1.3 Firmware and configuration change management features.................................................	20
1.3.1 Simplified firmware management.............................................................................	20
1.3.2 Simplified configuration change management...........................................................	20
1.4 Monitoring and response features...................................................................................	20
1.4.1 Data center environmental management...................................................................	22
1.4.2 Resource utilization monitoring...............................................................................	22
1.4.3 Alert and health management ...............................................................................	22
1.4.4 Hardware and firmware inventory information..........................................................	23
1.5 Backup and restore features...........................................................................................	23
1.6 Security features...........................................................................................................	24
1.7 Availability features......................................................................................................	24
1.8 Graphical and programmatic interfaces..........................................................................	25
1.9 Integration with other HP management software...............................................................	26
1.10 Open integration.........................................................................................................	26
1.11 Convenient licensing model...........................................................................................	26
1.12 Networking features....................................................................................................	27
2 Understanding the resource model..........................................................	29
2.1 Resource model summary diagram..................................................................................	29
2.2 Server profiles.............................................................................................................	30
2.3 Connection templates...................................................................................................	30
2.4 Connections................................................................................................................	31
2.5 Server hardware types..................................................................................................	31
2.6 Server hardware..........................................................................................................	32
2.7 Enclosure groups..........................................................................................................	33
2.8 Enclosure types............................................................................................................	33
2.9 Enclosures...................................................................................................................	34
2.10 Interconnect types.......................................................................................................	34
2.11 Interconnects...............................................................................................................	35
2.12 Logical interconnect groups..........................................................................................	36
2.13 Logical interconnects....................................................................................................	37
2.14 Uplink sets.................................................................................................................	38
2.15 Networks...................................................................................................................	39
2.16 Network sets..............................................................................................................	39
2.17 Domains....................................................................................................................	40
2.18 Appliance..................................................................................................................	40
2.19 Resources related data center facilities...........................................................................	41
2.19.1 Data centers........................................................................................................	41
2.19.2 Racks.................................................................................................................	41
2.19.3 Power delivery devices..........................................................................................	42

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