HP OneView 1.05 User Guide

For more information about the search capabilities of the appliance, see “Search resources”
(page 67).
7.5 Planning the appliance configuration
These topics cover appliance configuration.
7.5.1 Appliance VM and host requirements
HP OneView is delivered as a virtual appliance running on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor VM
(virtual machine).
IMPORTANT: HP OneView cannot import existing VC (HP Virtual Connect) domain configurations,
so do not select a host system located in an enclosure that you plan to manage with HP OneView.
You can, however, select a host system located on an HP ProLiant DL rack mount server that you
plan to manage with HP OneView.
The VM host must be able to support a VM with the following minimum requirements:
• VMware vSphere Hypervisor 5.0, 5.1, or 5.5.
• Two 2 GHz virtual CPUs.
• 10 GB of memory dedicated to the appliance.
• 160 GB of thick-provisioned disk space.
• A connection to the management LAN. HP recommends that you have separate networks for
management and data.
• The clock on the VM host must be set to the correct time. If NTP (Network Time Protocol) is
not used to synchronize the time on the VM host, HP recommends configuring the appliance
to use NTP directly.
7.5.2 Planning for high availability
To use HP OneView in an HA (high availability) configuration, verify that the VM is configured
according to vSphere Hypervisor HA requirements. For more information, see your vSphere
Hypervisor documentation or the following website:
http://www.vmware.com/products/datacenter-virtualization/vsphere/high-availability.html
7.5.3 Location of the appliance
HP recommends that you do not run the virtual appliance on a host that is to be managed by the
same appliance instance.
7.5.4 Separate networks for data and management
HP recommends having separate networks for management and data.
7.5.5 Time clocks and NTP
HP recommends using NTP on the host on which you install the virtual appliance. If you are not
using NTP on the host, HP recommends configuring NTP directly on the virtual appliance. Do not
configure NTP on both the host and the virtual appliance.
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