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HP Insight Control for VMware vCenterServerUser GuideAbstractThis document contains detailed instructions for configuring and using HP Insight Control

servers. After you configure storage arrays and management servers, configure the VMware VASAprovider (optional).For information about initialization

Figure 2 Setting storage pool accessTo access the Storage Administrator Portal:1. Log in to the vSphere Client.2. Select a host, VM, or datastore, and

2. Use the following procedures to add, modify, and remove arrays and management servers:• “Adding HP P6000 Command View management servers” (page 12)

TIP: Click Add All or Remove All, respectively, to add or remove all arrays.The Add HP P6000 Command View (4 of 4) page appears, listing the storage p

6. Click Next.The Add P6000 EVA (3 of 3) page appears, listing the storage pools on the selected P6000EVA array.7. Select the Full Access check box fo

IMPORTANT: You must install version 1.1.2.0 of the MSA SMI-S proxy provider to addsupport for the MSA in your VMware environment. Earlier versions of

8. Click Finish.The P2000 G3 MSA System is added to the Configured Arrays and Management Serverslist.Adding HP P9000 arraysTo add an HP P9000 array:1.

5. Click the Storage Properties tab.The list of configured arrays and management servers appears, displaying the followinginformation:• Name: Array or

2. Select an array or management server in the Configured Arrays and Management Serverslist, and then click Modify.The Modify management server or arr

2. Select an array or management server in the Configured Arrays and Management Serverslist, and then click Remove.The Remove array or management serv

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4. Select Generate a Certificate Signing Request.5. Enter the following information:• Country• State• Locality• Organization• Common Name – The fully

3 Using Insight Control for vCenterThis chapter describes the processes for accessing and using the software.Accessing Insight Control for vCenterAfte

For the Server Module for vCenter, the Overview page includes health status information and linksto iLO, Onboard Administrator, HP SIM, and Virtual Co

This section describes how to access the following information:• Cluster managementHealth summary◦◦ Infrastructure◦ Power◦ Firmware• Host/Server manag

The Cost Advantage value is calculated as follows:Cost Advantage = (number of hours the server was down) × (power cost) × (average power)Entering the

Viewing infrastructure information for a clusterTo view information about a selected cluster:1. Select a cluster in the inventory tree.2. Click the HP

To update firmware for the cluster or selected systems in the cluster, complete the following steps:1. Select the Smart Component Update tabbed page.2

Summary tabThe Summary tab displays a health summary for the selected HP ProLiant and BladeSystem server.Use this tab to view the server, power, healt

3. Click Power/Thermal in the Server Management section of the HP Management pane.The Power/Thermal page displays the following information:Server tab

Figure 10 Virtual Connect Network DiagramViewing and updating firmware on selected serversNOTE: Firmware information is available for ESXi systems onl

Contents1 Overview...62 Configuring Insight Control for

2. Select one of the following options and enter the required information:• Update from URL — Enter the URL of a web server from which to distribute t

PrerequisitesBefore using the wizard, you must have installed:• HP Insight Control for vCenter• HP RDP from the HP Insight Rapid Deployment website.•

Figure 11 HP Insight Software tabWhen using the HP Insight Software tab:• Click Properties to view and configure management servers and arrays. For mo

◦ “Viewing related host information” (page 41)◦ “Viewing detailed storage information” (page 41)• Click Help for context-sensitive help.Refreshing Sto

To start a data refresh immediately:1. Click the Refresh link in the top right corner of any Storage Module for vCenter page.The HP Insight Software t

2. Change the following parameters:• Caching.RefreshInterval: Specifies the time, in milliseconds, to wait betweencache refreshes• Caching.InactivityT

• Click the triangle icon to the left of a column heading to sort data by the selected column.To sort data in multiple columns, Shift+Click the title

NOTE: The HP Storage Used value might differ from the HP Storage Provisioned value ifthin provisioning or demand-allocated snapshots are used.• HP Sto

NOTE: The HP Storage Used value might differ from the HP Storage Provisioned value ifthin provisioning or demand-allocated snapshots are used.• HP Sto

Storage ArraysThe Storage Arrays section lists the configured arrays that provide storage to the selected datastore.TIP: To start the array management

Customizing Storage Module for vCenter tables...35Viewing VM or datastore overview i

Viewing summary informationThe Related Virtual Machines page displays the following information for the VMs associated withthe selected host, cluster,

• “Viewing paths” (page 44)• “Viewing replications” (page 47)Viewing related host informationTo view information about a selected host, hosts where th

NOTE: The detailed information provided in the Storage Module for vCenter tabs might varydepending whether a VM, host, or datastore is selected. For e

• Array Disk Type: Array disk type and characteristics (for example, HP_LHN_VOLUME,HP_EVA_SNAPSHOT, or HP_XP_THIN_PROVISIONED_VOLUME)• Storage PoolP90

• Virtual Disk Allocated Capacity: Disk capacity reserved by VMware for the VMDK or RDMFor an RDM, this value will match the provisioned capacity valu

Figure 22 Paths tabThis tab displays the following information:• Array Disk NameP9000/XP: Emulation type and LDKC:CU:LDEV (for example, HP OPEN-V-CVS

• Array Port: Storage array's port identifier used for this pathP9000/XP: Port number◦◦ P6000 EVA: Port name configured in P6000 Command View◦ P4

• Active Path: Specifies whether the path is active or in standby statusIf a path is active and then goes offline, a standby path takes over.• Path ID

Figure 24 View All tabThe same VM will appear multiple times in this table, based on the number of available paths toa storage disk. To hide duplicate

◦ P4000: IQN assigned to the host◦ P2000/MSA2000 (FC, SAS): WWN for the host port on the host end of this path◦ P2000/MSA2000 (iSCSI): IQN assigned to

Clicking HP Insight power management launch link does not go to expected HP SIM page...78Cost Advantage field not showing values...

◦ P4000: Not applicable◦ P2000/MSA2000: Not applicable• Active Path: Specifies whether the path is active or in standby status• Path ID: Path ID assig

4 Provisioning storageThe Storage Module for vCenter supports storage provisioning for P6000 EVA, P2000 G3 MSA,and P4000 arrays. You can perform stora

Changing the default location for all P6000 EVA arraysTo change the default location for all P6000 EVA arrays, modify the value \Virtual Disks\in the

2. Use one of the following methods to start the Add Datastore wizard:• Right-click a host or cluster and select HP Insight Software→Add Datastores.•

Figure 26 Storage Array capacityIf there is not enough space available in the selected storage pool, a message is displayedin the Warnings box.• RAID

6. Click Next.The Add Datastores – Review and Validate window opens. See Figure 28 (page 55).Figure 28 Add Datastores – Review and Validate window (be

Figure 30 Add Datastores – Summary window9. Click Finish to create the specified datastores.You can view the progress of the task in the Recent Tasks

Figure 31 Expand Datastore window3. Enter the requested new capacity in the Requested Datastore Capacity box.The following rules apply when expanding

To delete a datastore:1. Start the vSphere Client.2. Use one of the following methods to specify a datastore to delete:• Right-click a datastore and s

Creating a VM from a templateYou can create one or more VMs from a VM template. While creating VMs:• The VM template must exist in the vSphere Client.

1 OverviewHP Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server (Insight Control for vCenter) includes the core InsightControl capabilities for VMware vCenter

3. Enter the following information:• Owner: Select the host or cluster that will own the new VMs. This information is enteredautomatically if you init

Figure 35 Create Virtual Machines – Specify Names window7. Enter the following information:• VM Names: Enter the base name for the new VMs. The # symb

Figure 36 Create Virtual Machines – Review and Validate window (before validation)9. Click Next to validate that it is possible to create the VMs.The

Figure 38 Create Virtual Machines – Summary window11. Click Finish to create the specified VMs and datastores.You can view the progress of the task in

2. Use one of the following methods to start the Clone Virtual Machine wizard:• Right-click a VM and select HP Insight Software→Clone Virtual Machine.

Figure 40 Clone Virtual Machine – Specify New Names window5. Enter the following information:• New VM Names: Enter the base name for the new VMs. The

Figure 41 Clone Virtual Machine – Review and Validate window (before validation)7. Click Next to validate that it is possible to create the cloned VMs

Figure 43 Clone Virtual Machine – Summary window9. Click Finish to create the specified VMs.You can view the progress of the task in the Recent Tasks

5 Viewing hardware alert notificationsThis chapter describes the Insight Control for vCenter hardware alert events and alarms.Insight Control for vCen

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2 Configuring Insight Control for vCenterAfter installation, configure the server and storage modules.IMPORTANT: Proxy-enabled Windows clients can fai

Enclosure name: Power subsystem status changed to degraded.Fan zone eventsEnclosure name: Fan zone number status changed to unknown.Enclosure name: Fa

HP SNMP agent and HP CIM provider eventsHP Insight Control for vCenter registers with HP SNMP agents and HP CIM providers to receivetraps from HP SNMP

Alarm iconWhen an alarm occurs, an icon appears to the right of the vSphere Client window along the barabove the vSphere Client tabs or on the host ic

6 TroubleshootingBefore troubleshooting issues with Insight Control for vCenter, you must:• Verify that the correct user name and password are entered

Action:• Ensure that a host, cluster, datastore, or VM is selected in the left pane of the vSphere Clientwindow.• Use the arrows to scroll through the

Figure 44 Internet Explorer script error: buttons.0.0 is nullPossible cause: The vSphere user is not assigned the vCenter Administrator role.Action: C

Action: Close the window, add the vCenter host to the Internet Explorer list of trusted sites, andthen start the vSphere Client again. For instruction

Software section, and then click Properties in the upper right corner. Enter the iLO settings,and then click OK.• Configure iLO from the HP Insight So

settings for each iLO, Onboard Administrator, or and HP SIM on the network. For moreinformation about managing passwords and other system administrati

c-Class server blade and that the corresponding Onboard Administrator is accessible fromthe default system browser on the system where Insight Control

Onboard Administrator Single Sign-OnTo enable SSO, you must upload the Insight Control for vCenter certificate to the OnboardAdministrator.1. On the O

(page 73). For troubleshooting information specific to the Server Module for vCenter, see“Troubleshooting the Server Module for vCenter” (page 76).Sto

Port conflict occurs when trying to configure P6000 Command View and MSA proxyprovider for use with Storage Module for vCenterPossible cause: P6000 Co

RMI connection exception in Storage Overview pageWhen a Storage Module for vCenter data refresh is in progress, and a user initiates the VMwarere-scan

1. Select a host in the vSphere Client.2. Click the Configuration tab.3. Click Advanced Settings in the Software pane.4. Click Scsi in the list of adv

not met, JBoss logs erroneous exceptions indicating that several ports are in use, but the reportedports are not listed in the output of the netstat –

7 Support and other resourcesThis chapter describes the support available for Insight Control for vCenter.Information to collect before contacting HPB

HP authorized resellersFor the name of the nearest HP authorized reseller, see the following sources:• In the United States, see the HP U.S. service l

A Firewall port requirementsTo achieve full functionality, an Insight Control for vCenter 6.3.1 server requires that the firewallports listed in Table

GlossaryCIM Common Information Model.CLI Command-line interface. An interface comprised of various commands which are used to controloperating system

SPOCK Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge website. SPOCK is the primary portal used to obtaindetailed information about supported HP storage produc

4. Enter the iLO Username, iLO Password, iLO IP address and iLO MAC address, and then clickOK.Using the Insight Control for vCenter Properties page1.

IndexAaccessing HP Insight Control for vCenter, 21adding arraysMSA2000 G2, 14P2000 G3 MSA System, 15P4000, 14P6000 EVA, 13P9000, 16XP, 16adding manage

troubleshooting, 73HP Insight Software tab not available, 73HP Management paneusing, 21HP SIM events, 71IiLO logs, 30IML, 30infrastructure, 25initiali

single sign-on see SSOsmart components, 25, 29SSOenabling, 8failure, 77Storage Administrator Portalabout, 10troubleshooting, 80storage disksviewing, 4