HP OneView Deployment and Management Guide 1.0

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appliance, as HP OneView does not support Active/Active Virtual Connect networking configuration. Similar to Virtual

Connect provisioning all Ethernet Networks to all Ethernet modules within a Virtual Connect Domain, HP OneView provisions

all defined Ethernet Networks to all managed Ethernet-capable modules.

Network Sets are aggregated networking objects that contain Networks. The Network Set will be an object you can assign to

Network Connections within Server Profiles to greatly simplify multiple network management. For instance, if you have a

number of standard Networks required for Virtual Machine connectivity, which is different for physical servers, you can

create different Network Sets for each host connectivity model. Network Sets replace the Multiple Networks Virtual Connect

concept, and becomes the only way to trunk multiple networks to a Network Connection.

Logical Interconnect Groups are similar to Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager Domain Groups, which define what modules

are located within the enclosure and the module configurations like IGMP Snooping, Loop Protection, Multicast Filtering, etc.

Uplink Sets define uplink connectivity for Ethernet, FCoE and FC Networks, and are members of a Logical Interconnect

Groups. The Logical Interconnect Group is then assigned to an Enclosure Groups to complete the Enclosure configuration

policy. A Logical Interconnect is patterned after the Logical Interconnect Groups and is defined automatically once an

Enclosure is added to the HP OneView console by associating it to an Enclosure Group.

Uplink Sets are synonymous with the Shared Uplink Set within Virtual Connect, in that it defines the uplink connectivity for

selected networks. An Uplink Set can either be an Ethernet or Fibre Channel type, but not both. With the HP OneView 1.0

release, Uplink Sets can only be configured in an Active/Standby design, and must connect to an 802.1q configured adjacent

switch port(s). Any defined Networks not associated with an Uplink Set become Internal Ethernet Networks to the Logical

Interconnect, and are reported within the Logical Interconnect.

An HP OneView Domain is a new concept to the Converged Infrastructure management framework. While you cannot create

additional HP OneView Domains, the appliance itself is a single Domain construct. An HP OneView Domain consists of one or

more Logical Interconnect Groups, Uplink Sets, Networks and help to define how Server Profiles consume these resources.

When definining a Network, it will be available within the HP OneView Domain for consumption by either a Logical

Interconnect Groups, Logical Uplink Set, Logical Interconnect (for one-off configuration requirements) or Server Profiles (for

Internal Only networks.)

Prior to continuing with this document, please make sure you have completed the following:

Table 8. HP OneView Network Configuration Checklist

Task

Completed? (Y|N)

Collect the Virtual Connect Module Types

Note the uplink ports connected to the upstream switches

Document necessary VLAN IDs and names

Docment necessary Fibre Channel Fabrics

Creating Ethernet Networks

1. Select the Top Level Menu, and select Networks.