HP Matrix Operating Environment 7.3 and 7.3 Update 1 Logical Server Management User Guide

Figure 26 Relationships between the applications, servers, and arrays comprising the overall SPM
environment
NOTE: Modular Smart Arrays (MSAs) are not supported in the current release of SPM.
Operations Orchestration workflows
The standard Matrix OE solution provides out-of-the-box support for HP BladeSystem c-Class servers
using Virtual Connect. Matrix OE is able to gather information regarding servers and perform
power operations through Virtual Connect. Matrix OE is able to gather information regarding
storage and, when used in conjunction with the HP Storage Provisioning Manager, perform
operations such as changing hostmode, LUN masking, volume creation, and SAN zoning. In
addition to this out-of-the-box support, Matrix OE supported servers can be extended via HP
Operations Orchestration (OO) workflows. The Matrix OE solution for infrastructure orchestration
includes reference implementations of OO workflows for servers including ProLiant and Integrity
iLO2 or later servers not using Virtual Connect, and can be customized for other HP server types
as appropriate.
The following sections describe the Extensible Server Adapter (ESA) component of the Matrix OE
solution, configuration steps, and how the server workflows can be customized.
Extensible Server Adapter
Extensible Server Adapter (ESA) provides server operations for logical servers and Matrix
infrastructure orchestration. Matrix OE includes reference implementations for HP BladeSystem
62 Defining storage for logical servers