HP OneView 1.10 Installation Guide Abstract This document provides HP OneView installation instructions for new appliances.
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Contents 1 Preparing for installation.............................................................................5 1.1 Appliance VM and host requirements.....................................................................................5 1.2 Where to create the virtual machine......................................................................................5 1.3 Planning for high availability................................................................................................
B.4 Reduced performance on the VM host.................................................................................23 B.5 VM does not restart when the vSphere VM host time is manually set........................................
1 Preparing for installation This chapter describes the VM host requirements for installing HP OneView on a new appliance. The latest release of HP OneView is available as a download from the HP Software Depot or by ordering a physical media kit, which delivers the installation files on a USB key. NOTE: This document does not describe how to upgrade an existing appliance to the latest release of HP OneView. For upgrade instructions, see the online help. 1.
1.3 Planning for high availability To use HP OneView in an HA (high availability) configuration, see the hypervisor documentation for specific requirements. ESXi http://www.vmware.com/products/datacenter-virtualization/vsphere/ high-availability.html Hyper-V 6 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753787.
2 Installing HP OneView on a VM host HP OneView is delivered in the following formats: Hypervisor host File format VMware vSphere Hypervisor Open Virtual Appliance (OVA) file containing an Open Virtual Format (OVF) package. To install the OVA file, you need: 1. The VMware vSphere Hypervisor Client (a Microsoft Windows application) or the vSphere Web Client installed on the host system. 2. Access to a VMware vCenter server to install HP OneView. The vSphere Web Client requires vCenter 5.
2. From the menu, select File→Deploy OVF Template to launch the Deploy OVF Template wizard. a. On the Source screen, specify one of the following: b. c. d. e. f. • The path to the OVA file • Web address (URL) of the OVA file, if you made it accessible via a web server Verify the information on the OVF Template Details screen. On the Name and Location screen, enter a name and location for the deployed template that is unique within the inventory folder, and then select the inventory location.
4. Optionally, download the signature data file for the zip file, and the validation instructions readme file. NOTE: The zip file is digitally signed. You have the option to validate the authenticity and integrity of the download by following the instructions in the readme file. 2.2.2 Accessing the zip file on the USB key 1. 2. Insert the USB key into the system running the Hyper-V client or a system that is accessible through a web address.
because the VM guest will synchronize with that time. If your VM host does not have the time set properly, the following message can be displayed when you boot the appliance: The time and date on your hypervisor appears to be incorrect. Please power off your appliance, correct the time and date on your hypervisor, and power on your appliance. If you encounter this problem, power off your appliance, set the correct time and date on your VM host and power on the appliance. 7.
NOTE: 3. If you click Disagree, the installation process is cancelled. On the HP OneView Support screen, decide if you want to Enable or Disable authorized services access to your appliance. See “Enabling or disabling authorized services access” (page 12) for information about the implications of disabling services access to your appliance. 2.
4. Click OK to continue. 2.4.1 Enabling or disabling authorized services access When you first start up the appliance, you can choose to enable or disable access by on-site authorized support representatives. By default, on-site authorized support representatives are allowed to access your system through the appliance console and diagnose issues that you have reported.
2. Change the default password to a password of your choice that contains at least 8 characters. 2.6 Configuring the appliance network The next step in the process is to use the UI or REST APIs to configure the appliance network. NOTE: For Hyper-V VMs, you must configure the appliance network on the console. 2.6.1 Using the UI to configure the appliance network. After you log in as the Administrator for the first time, the Appliance Networking screen appears. 2.
Most of the information on this screen is provided for you. However, you must enter the following information: • 14 Appliance host name - A default name appears in the appliance host name field, but you can change the default name to a host name of your choice.
NOTE: If you specify DNS (Domain Name Service) either directly or indirectly, you must specify the fully qualified host name. • The IPv4 address - HP OneView requires an IPv4 address. You can configure an IPv6 address on the appliance and use it to connect to the appliance from your browser; however, HP OneView requires IPv4 to communicate with managed resources. • DNS server addresses - If you are using DNS, enter the DNS server addresses here.
3 Support and other resources The following topics provide information about HP Support as well as the other resources and documentation that are available to assist you in the use of HP OneView. 3.
See http://www.hp.com/go/insightlicense for more information. 3.4.2 Using your software technical support and update service Once registered, you receive a service contract in the mail containing the customer service phone number and your Service Agreement Identifier (SAID). You need the SAID when you phone for technical support. 3.4.3 Obtaining HP OneView software and firmware updates See http://www.hp.com/go/oneviewupdates to obtain HP OneView software updates and product-specific firmware bundles. 3.
• HP OneView Installation Guide • zip file of HP OneView REST API HTML help files • HP OneView User Guide • Technical white papers HP OneView help HP OneView websites • Primary website: http://www.hp.com/go/oneview To view help on the appliance, click to open the Help sidebar. Links in the sidebar open help in a new browser • Software updates: http://www.hp.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Go to the HP Support Center website at http://www.hp.com/go/hpsc. Under Knowledge Base in the left navigation pane, select Manuals. Type a product name in the Find an HP product by search box (for example, Storage 3PAR or HP Virtual Connect) and click Go. If more than one product name is returned in the results, select the product you want. On the Manuals page for that product, select your Language.
A About using your appliance A.1 Using the virtual appliance console The virtual appliance console has a restricted browser interface that supports the following: • Appliance networking configuration in non-DHCP environments • Password reset requests for the Administrator account • Advanced diagnostics for authorized support representatives Use the virtual appliance console to access the appliance and configure the appliance network for the first time.
A.2.1 Restricting console access You can restrict console access to the virtual appliance through secure management practices of the hypervisor itself. For VMware vSphere, this information is available from the VMware website: http://www.vmware.com In particular, search for topics related to vSphere's Console Interaction privilege and best practices for managing VMware's roles and permissions. For Microsoft Hyper-V, restrict access to the console through role-based access.
The off-appliance versions of the HP OneView help systems are useful for developers who are writing REST API scripts or other users that prefer the convenience of accessing help without logging in to the appliance. Downloading HTML UI help and HTML REST help 1. Go to the Enterprise Information Library: http://www.hp.com/go/oneview/docs 2. Select the hp-oneview-help.zip file for UI help or the hp-oneview-restapi.zip file for REST API help and save it to your computer or a local directory on a web server.
B Troubleshooting installation issues This chapter describes issues that you might experience when you install HP OneView and provides possible solutions. B.1 You cannot deploy the OVA file Symptom Possible cause and recommendation The following message The OVA file name was not included in the selected path. appears: The OVF • You must specify the complete address of the OVA file that resides in the OVA file directory.
B.5 VM does not restart when the vSphere VM host time is manually set 24 Symptom Possible cause and recommendation The appliance VM does not restart and the following error appears in the vSphere virtual console: The superblock last mount time is in the future UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY. You are not using NTP and the VM host time was incorrectly set to a time in the past. • Reset the time settings on the VM host to the correct time, and then restart the VM appliance.
