HP OneView for VMware vCenter User Guide (7.4)

• Software/Firmware
• Storage
• News Feed (a list of recent events)
For detailed information about portlet items, do one of the following:
• Click More at the bottom of the portlet. News Feed details are displayed under the Monitor
page. All other portlet details are displayed on the Manage page.
• Click the corresponding tab. The tabs for some of the information are on the Monitor page.
NOTE: When you access HP Management, you might see security warnings related to the website
security certificate. To prevent these warnings from appearing in the future, click View Certificate,
and then follow the on-screen instructions to import the certificate.
See the VMware documentation for a complete description of the VMware GUI.
Using the Server Module for vCenter
After HP OneView for vCenter is installed, the HP Management tab is added to the vSphere Client
at the host level. On the vSphere Web Client, an HP Management tab is added under the Monitor
tab and Manage tab.
HP OneView for vCenter enables you to complete the following tasks when using HP ProLiant
servers and BladeSystem enclosures on the network:
• Monitor health status
• Manage server information
• Manage and update firmware inventory
• Identify the physical server
• Trace network path from virtual machine to external switch
• Display deployment and network configuration features (vSphere Web Client only)
• Display enclosure view
• Alert and event forwarding from Onboard Administrator, HP SNMP agents, and HP CIM
providers to vCenter Server
Use HP OneView for vCenter to manage clusters and hosts remotely, manage system health and
configuration, optimize power usage, and for Virtual Connect networking. The administrator can
manage the system and monitor the Virtual Connect network, gather information about individual
HP ProLiant servers and BladeSystem enclosures or the infrastructure, and launch certain HP tools.
Navigating HP Management with the Server Module
Information from iLO, Onboard Administrator, HP SNMP agents, HP CIM providers, and Virtual
Connect Manager is compiled and displayed on the HP Management page at both the cluster
level and the host level.
NOTE:
• In the vSphere Web Client, information is displayed on the Monitor and Manage pages.
• In order for iLO information to display, iLO must be associated with the VMware host. For
more information, see “Associating the VMware host to iLO” (page 10).
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