HP Insight Virtualization Manager with Logical Server Management 6.1 User Guide

Requirements for virtual machine logical servers
VMware ESX Server
• VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4 or higher, or
• VMware ESX 4.0 Update 1 or higher, or
• VMware ESXi 3.5 Update 4 or higher, or
• VMware ESXi 4.0 Update 1 or higher
• vCenter Server credentials configured in HP SIM, and
• VMware Tools installed on the guest operating system. (Use the Inventory menu in the
VMware Virtual Infrastructure Client, then select Virtual Machine→Install/Upgrade VMware
Tools.)
• Storage: ESX virtual machine logical server storage using Virtual Machine File System
(VMFS), DAS, SAN, NFS, and iSCSI data stores.
Virtual machines that are created using raw device files (RDM) are included in the
cross-technology logical server technology preview in HP Insight Dynamics 6.1. See
Chapter 5 “Managing fluid cross-technology logical servers” for more information.
• UUID: A virtual machine that is managed by logical server management must keep its
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID) when prompted by VMware. When you power on a
virtual machine on a hypervisor that was moved to a new location (for example, from one
blade to another), a VMware message appears, asking you if you want to create a new UUID
for the virtual machine, or keep the UUID that was generated for the virtual machine when
the logical server was activated. Select Always Keep, then click OK to continue powering
on the virtual machine. If you do not select Always Keep or Keep, the moved logical server
will not operate correctly.
Microsoft Hyper-V
• Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 SP2, or
• Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2. See Managing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
with HP Insight Software for more information.
• Storage: Hyper-V virtual machine logical server storage using Microsoft Cluster Server
(MSCS), DAS, SAN, and iSCSI data stores.
• To move a Hyper-V virtual machine logical server using the Quick Move operation type,
you must have checked Enable High Availability when you created or modified the logical
server before it was activated, the data store must be shared in the MS Cluster, and the
virtual machine must be in a cluster node.
HP Integrity Virtual Machines
• HP Integrity Virtual Machines 4.1, with patches for HP-UX (VM Host) version 11i v3 0903
and higher, listed in HP Integrity Virtual Machines V4.1 Release Notes. See www.hp.com/go/
hpux-hpvm-docs for more information.
Requirements for Virtual Connect logical servers
• Firmware for ProLiant blades only in a Virtual Connect Domain Group
— Virtual Connect Manager 3.00 or higher
— HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator 3.10 or higher
— HP Integrated Lights-Out (iLO2) for ProLiant 1.82 or higher
— latest available firmware update for your server blade BIOS
• Firmware for Integrity blades only, or a combination of ProLiant and Integrity blades in a
Virtual Connect Domain Group
— Virtual Connect Manager 3.00 or higher
— HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator 3.10 or higher
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