HP OneView 1.0 User Guide

2.19.4 Unmanaged devices............................................................................................42
3 Understanding the security features of the appliance.................................45
3.1 Securing the appliance..................................................................................................45
3.2 Best practices for maintaining a secure appliance............................................................46
3.3 Creating a login session...............................................................................................47
3.4 Authentication for appliance access...............................................................................47
3.5 Controlling access for authorized users............................................................................48
3.5.1 Specifying user accounts and roles..........................................................................48
3.6 Protecting credentials....................................................................................................48
3.7 Understanding the audit log..........................................................................................48
3.8 Appliance access over SSL............................................................................................50
3.9 Managing certificates from a browser.............................................................................50
3.9.1 Overview.............................................................................................................50
3.9.2 Self-signed certificate............................................................................................50
3.9.2.1 Verifying a certificate.....................................................................................51
3.9.2.2 Downloading and importing a self-signed certificate..........................................51
3.9.3 Using a certificate authority....................................................................................51
3.10 Browser best practices for a secure environment..............................................................52
3.11 Nonbrowser clients......................................................................................................52
3.11.1 Passwords............................................................................................................52
3.11.2 SSL connection.....................................................................................................52
3.12 Ports needed for HP OneView.......................................................................................53
3.13 Access to the appliance console...................................................................................53
3.13.1 Enabling or disabling authorized services access......................................................54
3.13.2 Restricting console access.....................................................................................54
3.14 Algorithms for securing the appliance............................................................................54
3.15 Downloads from the appliance.....................................................................................55
4 Navigating the graphical user interface...................................................57
4.1 Browsers.....................................................................................................................57
4.1.1 Supported browsers...............................................................................................57
4.1.2 Required plug-ins and settings.................................................................................57
4.1.3 Commonly used browser features and settings...........................................................57
4.1.4 Set the browser for US or metric units of measurement................................................58
4.2 About the graphical user interface..................................................................................58
4.3 About the Activity sidebar.............................................................................................60
4.4 Banner and main menu................................................................................................60
4.5 Button functions...........................................................................................................60
4.6 Filters sidebar..............................................................................................................61
4.7 Help sidebar...............................................................................................................61
4.8 Icon descriptions..........................................................................................................62
4.8.1 Status and severity icons........................................................................................63
4.8.2 User control icons.................................................................................................63
4.8.3 Informational icons...............................................................................................64
4.9 Map view screen details...............................................................................................64
4.10 Notifications area.......................................................................................................65
4.11 Log out of the appliance...............................................................................................66
4.12 Search help topics.......................................................................................................66
4.12.1 About help system search results............................................................................67
4.13 Search resources.........................................................................................................67
4.14 View resources according to their health status................................................................68
4.14.1 Reset the health status view...................................................................................69
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