HP OneView Ethernet, Fibre Channel, Local authentication, Directory-basedauthentication

Configure appliance resources and bring your environment under management of the appliance

Configuration step	Required action or input		Related information
Add users to the appliance	Local authentication		The online help for the Users and
1. Add users and define access	•	Login name	Groups screen
permissions and authentication
	•	Full name (optional)
method.
Do one or both of the following:	•	Initial password
• Add a user with local
	• Choose a role or create a
authentication and assign a
		specialized role
predefined role or create a
	•	Contact information (optional)
specialized role.
• Add a user with directory-based	Directory-based authentication
authentication and assign full	• At least one authentication
access or role-based access.
		directory configured in the
		appliance
	• Default directory (when multiple
		directories are configured)
Populate the appliance firmware	•	At least one HP Service Pack for	The online help for the Firmware
repository		ProLiant (SPP) firmware bundle	Bundles screen
2. Download firmware bundles from	TIP: HP recommends starting the
HP to the appliance.
	firmware upload in one browser
NOTE: The appliance includes a	window and completing the following
default firmware bundle that provides	steps in another window. This prevents
the minimum supported firmware for	the window from being closed during
all supported server hardware, iLO,	the upload.
OA, and interconnects.	You can proceed with the initial
Upload firmware bundles and apply	configuration procedure while the
them to your hardware to ensure that	upload completes (the upload can take
you have the latest firmware and can	several minutes).
take advantage of all available
management features.
Create networks	Ethernet		The online help for the Networks screen
3. Create Ethernet networks for data	•	Network name
and Fibre Channel networks for
	•	VLAN ID
storage.
	•	Purpose
	•	Bandwidth settings
	• Smart link, Private network, or both
		(optional)

Fibre Channel

•Choose Fabric attach or Direct attach

•Bandwidth settings

•Uplink speed

TIP: Use network naming conventions to enable quick and intuitive filtering using the search feature.

Create network sets	The online help for the Network Sets
4. Create network sets to group	screen
Ethernet networks together for
faster configuration.

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