HP OneView for VMware vCenter Installation Guide Abstract This document contains detailed instructions for installing, upgrading, and removing HP OneView for VMware vCenter (formerly HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter). The intended audience is system administrators who are experienced in virtual and physical IT infrastructure administration and understand server virtualization, storage, and networking concepts.
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Contents 1 Overview..................................................................................................4 Server Module for vCenter features.............................................................................................7 StoreFront Module for vCenter features........................................................................................8 3PAR Recovery Manager for VMware module features..................................................................
1 Overview (formerly HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter) is a single integrated application that is used to manage ProLiant servers and/or HP storage systems. The application consists of two modules. • HP OneView for VMware vCenter—Includes support for the following components: ◦ HP OneView for VMware vCenter Server Module—Adds HP ProLiant and HP BladeSystem hardware monitoring into the HP OneView for VMware vCenter console.
Figure 1 HP Management Overview — vSphere Client view Figure 2 HP Management Overview — vSphere Web Client view 5
The Server Module for vCenter: • Provides inventory and status information. This information is collected from HP ProLiant tools such as Onboard Administrator, iLO, Virtual Connect Manager, and HP ESXi Offline Bundle for VMware ESXi. • Sends events to the HP OneView for vCenter News Feed and events page based on SNMP traps, WBEM indications, Onboard Administrator events, and HP OneView information for hosts managed by OV. • Provides links to launch ProLiant tools.
Figure 3 HP OneView for vCenter and VMware configuration Server Module for vCenter features HP OneView for vCenter provides hardware management capabilities to administrators, enabling comprehensive monitoring, remote control, and power optimization from the VMware vCenter Server console.
• Stability—Monitor and deploy firmware on HP ProLiant vSphere 5.x/ESXi 5.x hosts that have the HP software bundle installed (firmware deployment is supported with the vSphere Client only). • Deployment of vSphere 5.x/ESXi 5.x hosts on bare-metal ProLiant servers directly from VMware vCenter—Use the HP Management Deployment Wizard available on the home page of the vSphere Client. The deployment wizard is not supported on the vSphere Web Client, which uses HP Insight Control Server Provisioning.
• HP 3PAR VASA Provider is compatible with VMware vSphere 5 • HP 3PAR VASA Provider Software is now available, which adds support for VASA in vSphere 5 and includes support for block profile and the following attributes for the capabilities profile: ◦ Provisioning Type ◦ Volume Type ◦ Drive Type ◦ RAID Type ◦ Remote Copy 3PAR Recovery Manager for VMware module features • Provides VM-to-volume mapping and data protection controls directly to the VMware administrator through HP OneView for vCen
2 Installing, upgrading, and removing the software This chapter provides the procedures to install, upgrade, and remove HP OneView for vCenter. NOTE: Administrative privileges are required to perform the software installation. HP OneView for vCenter licensing HP OneView for VMware vCenter is licensed with either HP Insight Control or HP OneView. To license HP OneView for vCenter: • HP OneView: See the HP OneView for VMware vCenter website at www.hp.com/go/ovvcenter for licensing.
HP OneView for vCenter requirements This section describes the hardware, software, and network connectivity requirements for HP OneView for vCenter. NOTE: For the latest support information, see the HP Insight Management Support Matrix at http://www.hp.com/go/insightcontrol/docs. Table 1 Hardware requirements Component Specification Server HP OneView for vCenter works in any heterogeneous environment, but data is only reported for the HP infrastructure.
Table 3 Network connectivity requirements Modules Specification HP OneView for vCenter includes: Network connectivity for HP OneView for vCenter to the following: • Server Module for vCenter • Systems running HP OneView for vCenter • Storage Module for vCenter • Systems running VMware vSphere Client • HP Virtual Networking • Systems running VMware vSphere Web Client • HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for vCenter • vSphere 5.x/ESXi 5.
Table 4 Network connectivity requirement (continued) Modules Specification • HP MSA requires: ◦ Network connectivity to the storage system’s management port ◦ SMI-S provider must be enabled on the storage system To verify, log into the array. Select Configure→Services→Management to verify that the SMS Enabled box is selected.
Optional components Table 5 (page 14) describes the benefits of using optional components.
Installing HP OneView for vCenter NOTE: HP recommends that you install the application from the system console. If you perform the installation using a remote desktop connection, you must log off and log on again after the installation. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Verify that the system meets the installation requirements described in “HP OneView for vCenter requirements” (page 11). Log out from the vSphere Web Client if it is installed and running. Go to the HP OneView for VMware vCenter website at www.hp.
8. Select the Typical or Custom installation option, and then click Next. • Select Typical if you want to use the default values for data import location, ports, and the installation location. The default values are as follows: ◦ Data import: If a version 6.x or later export.si file exists on the server, in the default 6.x file location (icvc), the exported data is imported automatically during installation. Both storage and server data is imported. In version 6.
NOTE: The VASA provider for HP 3PAR StoreServ is installed when the HP OneView for VMware vCenter module is installed. NOTE: All the modules must be installed on the same server. If you are performing a customized installation, ensure that all the modules are installed on the same server. The Support Data License Agreement dialog opens. 10. Review the license agreement, select I accept the terms of the License Agreement, and then click Next.
13. Review the list, change any ports as needed, and then click Next. NOTE: The installation program verifies that the ports are available. If any of the ports are not available, you are prompted to change them before continuing. An Import Data dialog box provides the option to import previously exported data to the HP OneView for vCenter database. 14. Do one of the following: • If this is a new installation, select No, and then click Next.
15. Select one of the following options to configure user login credentials for the Storage Administrator Portal, and then click Next. • Allow all vSphere users—Allows any vSphere user to log in to the Storage Administrator Portal. • Allow single vSphere user—Allows a specific Windows user to log in to the Storage Administrator Portal. Enter the name of an existing Windows user who is part of the Administrators group.
NOTE: To add additional vCenter servers, click the HP OneView for VMware vCenter Server Administrator Portal icon on your desktop or navigate to the vSphere/vCenter Home page, and then click the HP Management Administration icon. The Install Summary dialog box displays a summary of the installation details. 17. Review the list, and then click Next. NOTE: The installer verifies that the required Windows services are installed and running.
NOTE: • If you have a Proxy-enabled Windows client and an vSphere 5.x/ESXi 5.x host using iLO or other management software, disable or bypass the Proxy Server for the connection between the HP OneView for vCenter/vSphere Client and iLO on the ProLiant server running as an vSphere 5.x/ESXi 5.x host system. • If you are using a Windows firewall, enable the firewall to access the ports listed in the final panel that is presented by the installer as shown in the sample figure below.
2. 3. 4. Log in to the HP OneView for vCenter. Click the Permissions tab. Right-click in the Permissions tab, and then select Add Permission. The Assign Permissions window opens. 5. Click Add. The Select Users and Groups window opens. 6. 7. 8. 9. Select a domain from the domain list. Select a user, and then click Add. Click OK to return to the Assign Permissions window. Select Administrator in the Assigned Role list.
2. 3. 4. Go to the HP OneView for VMware vCenter website at www.hp.com/go/ovvcenter and follow the instructions to download the latest version. Exit the vSphere Client on the system on which you want to upgrade to HP OneView for vCenter. Run the installer for HP OneView for vCenter. The Introduction dialog box opens. 5. Click Next. The Previous Version Detected dialog box opens. 6. Click Uninstall. The uninstall program starts. All the modules installed in the previous installation are uninstalled.
6. Click Next. The uninstall program for the Storage Module for vCenter starts. During the StoreFront Module for vCenter uninstall process, export the StoreFront Module data file (export.si). If you export the data to the default location (C:\Program Files (x86)\HP\HP OneView for vCenter), it will be imported automatically when you install HP OneView for vCenter 7.4.
5. When prompted to restart the system, select either Yes or No, and then click Done. NOTE: When performing an uninstall of a typical install, the uninstall process automatically exports the data (export.si) to the default path C:\Program Files (x86)\HP\HP OneView for vCenter.
3 Support and other resources This chapter describes the support available for HP OneView for vCenter.
Related information Documents • HP OneView for VMware vCenter User Guide • HP OneView for VMware vCenter Release Notes • HP Insight Management Getting Started Guide • HP Systems Insight Manager User Guide • HP iLO User Guide • HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator User Guide • HP Insight Management Support Matrix Websites • HP OneView for vCenter documentation: http://www.hp.com/go/ovvcenter/docs • HP Insight Control documentation: http://www.hp.
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A Default port values The following tables identify the HP OneView for vCenter default port values for each installation option.
Table 8 Default ports when installing Server and Storage modules (continued) Port Default value HP UIM Port 3504 HP UIM DB Port 3505 Postgress Port 3506 HP Server Port 3507 HP Common Services Port 3508 HP Common Services WBEM Port 3509 HP HostConfigurator Port 8090 and 35101 HP Credential Service Port 3511 HP 3PAR RMV Port 3512 HP 3PAR VASA Port 3513 Table 9 Default ports when installing only RMV module with plug-in integration Port Default value HP HTTP Port 3500 HP HTTPS Port 35
Table 11 Default ports when installing Server and RMV with plug-in integration modules (continued) Port Default value HP Common Services WBEM Port 3509 HP HostConfigurator Port 8090 and 35101 HP Credential Service Port 3511 HP 3PAR RMV Port 3512 Table 12 Default ports when installing Server and RMV service only modules Port Default value HP HTTP Port 3500 HP HTTPS Port 3501 HP Storage VASA Service Port 3502 HP Storage Remote Port 3503 HP UIM Port 3504 HP UIM DB Port 3505 Postgress Po
Table 14 Default ports when installing Server, Storage, and RMV service only modules Port Default value HP HTTP Port 3500 HP HTTPS Port 3501 HP Storage VASA Service Port 3502 HP Storage Remote Port 3503 HP UIM Port 3504 HP UIM DB Port 3505 Postgress Port 3506 HP Server Port 3507 HP Common Services Port 3508 HP Common Services WBEM Port 3509 HP HostConfigurator Port 8090 and 35101 HP Credential Service Port 3511 HP 3PAR RMV Port 3512 HP 3PAR VASA Port 3513 Table 15 Default ports
Table 16 Default ports when installing Storage and RMV service only modules (continued) Port Default value HP Credential Service Port 3507 HP 3PAR RMV Port 3508 HP 3PAR VASA Port 3509 33
Glossary API Application Programming Interface. CIM Common Information Model. datastore A storage location for VM files in the VMware environment. DPM Distributed power management. ESX An enterprise-level virtualization product offered by VMware. ESXi The latest version of ESX. EVA Enterprise Virtual Array. FCP Fibre Channel Protocol. HP SIM HP Systems Insight Manager. iLO Integrated Lights-Out. J2EE Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition. LUN Logical unit number.
Index A ActiveX requirements, 11 administrator role assigning, 21 architecture, 4 C configuration, 10 core module, 4 D document related information, 27 documentation providing feedback on, 28 E exporting StoreFront Module for vCenter data, 24 H hardware requirements, 11 HP OneView for vCenter installing, 15 modules, 4 removing, 24 setting up, 20 upgrade, 22 removing HP OneView for vCenter, 24 requirements ActiveX, 11 hardware, 11 network connectivity, 12 software, 11 role-based security access, 21 S s
