
1 Overview
HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server (Insight Control for vCenter) includes the core Insight Control capabilities for VMware vCenter Server, the HP Insight Control Server Module for vCenter (Server Module for vCenter), and the HP Insight Control Storage Module for vCenter (Storage Module for vCenter).
Insight Control for vCenter is delivered as a single integrated application. The application consists of three modules. The core module is required; the Server Module for vCenter and Storage Module for vCenter are optional components that you select during installation.
Core Module | Provides the framework required by the Server Module for vCenter |
| and Storage Module for vCenter. |
Server Module for vCenter | Provides server hardware management capabilities, including |
| comprehensive monitoring, firmware update, ESX/ESXi image |
| deployment, remote control, Virtual Connect, and power |
| optimization for HP servers in the VMware environment. |
Storage Module for vCenter | Provides storage configuration and status information for mapping |
| VMs, datastores, and hosts to LUNs on HP storage arrays. |
| Supports provisioning on HP P6000 EVA, P4000, and P2000 |
| G3 MSA arrays. Supported provisioning tasks include creating, |
| expanding, or deleting a datastore, and creating or cloning a |
| VM. |
NOTE: For installation instructions, see the HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server Installation Guide.
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