HP OneView Deployment and Management Guide 1.05

Technical white paper | HP OneView Deployment and Management Guide
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Introduction
Welcome to the Quick Start, Deployment and Management Guide for HP
OneView. HP OneView provides a simple, consumer-inspired user experience
that dramatically accelerates everyday tasks. By changing the focus from ‘how
devices are managed’ to ‘how people work,’ HP OneView delivers a software-
defined management platform that is extensible and easy to use.
This document will guide administrators through the setup process, and how to
manage the next generation of Converged Infrastructure with HP OneView. The
flow chart below outlines these steps.
HP OneView 1.05 Features
The following list outlines what is introduced in the release:
Table 1. HP OneView 1.05 Features
VC-Style Active/Active
Networking
Configure Active/Active Uplink Sets for increased bandwidth utilization.
Server Profile Connection Online
Updates
Update existing Network Connections within the Server Profile while the server is still powered
on, both Network/Network Set assignment and bandwidth allocation.
Local SmartArray Configuration
Define the embedded SmartArray logical disk configuration as part of your Server Profile.
HP OneView 1.0 Features
The following list outlines what was introduced in the release:
Table 2. HP OneView 1.0 Features
Virtual Appliance
Rapidly deploy appliance OVF with single setup screen
Firmware Updates
On appliance repository, search, and management network only. No need to inventory host OS.
First Time
Setup
• Change
Administrator
password
• Accept EULA
• Remote Support
Opt-in
• Configure
Appliance IP
Settings
Configure
Networking
• Create Ethernet
Networks
• Create Single-hop
FCoE Fabrics
• (Optional) HP
3PAR StorServe
Direct Attach
• Network Sets
• Logical
Interconnect
Groups
• Enclosure Groups
Discover
Hardware
• Import C7000
Enclosure
• Import ProLiant
DL Gen8
Upgrade
Firmware
• Examine Installed
Firmware
• Manage Virtual
Connect Firmware
Server
Profiles
• Server Profile
Templates
• Managing Server
Profiles
Environment
Management
Appliance
Security
• Configure Active
Directory or
OpenLDAP
• Configure
Directory Groups