Operating Environment Software User Manual

Authorizations, requirements, and configuration
To use the Logical Servers feature in Matrix OE visualization, you need the following authorizations:
• The VSE All Tools authorization is required to operate on a logical server, regardless of the
authorization required to operate on a specific host.
• The VSE Monitor authorization is required to create and view a logical server, and to view a
entry.
• The VSE Storage authorization is required to manage storage pools and storage tags.
NOTE: These authorizations apply to environments in which administrators manage all systems
discovered in the CMS. If you use host-based authorizations and configure custom system lists to
restrict authorizations for some administrators, and these administrators use logical servers, consider
adding the Logical Servers system list with automatic updating for the specified administrator, as
described below. Without this configuration, the administrator can create a logical server but will
not be able to view it in Systems Insight Manager.
Perform the following steps to create a system list that dynamically tracks the Logical Servers
collection and gives the specified administrator the VSE Monitor authorization on that system list.
1. From the upper, blue menu-bar, select Options→Security→Users and Authorizations.
2. Select the Authorizations tab and click New.
3. Select the radio-button next to Manually assign toolbox and system/system group
authorizations.
4. Click the Add link in the Select Systems box.
5. On the Add Systems screen, select Logical Server from the drop-down menu, then click the
Apply button.
6. On the New Authorizations screen, select a user from the drop-down menu.
7. Check the VSE Monitor check box in the Select Toolbox(es) box.
8. Make sure that the Logical Servers check box is checked in the Select Systems box, and click
the Apply button.
Logical server requirements
The Logical Servers feature in Matrix OE visualization supports the following software. If you are
using other versions of these products, intermittent failures, especially during moves, can occur.
See the HP Insight Management 7.0 Support Matrixfor more detailed information.
Requirements for virtual machine logical servers
VMware ESX Server
• The following versions are supported:
VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4 or higher◦
◦ VMware ESX 4.0 Update 1 or higher
◦ VMware ESX 4.1 (initial release) or higher
◦ VMware ESXi 3.5 Update 4 or higher
◦ VMware ESXi 4.0 Update 1 or higher
◦ VMware ESXi 4.1 (initial release) or higher
• Configure vCenter Server credentials in Systems Insight Manager
• Install VMware Tools on the guest operating system (Use the Inventory menu in the VMware
Virtual Infrastructure Client, then select Virtual Machine→Install/Upgrade VMware Tools)
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