HP OneView 1.10 Release Notes Abstract This document describes new features, upgrade paths, best practices, known limitations, and troubleshooting for HP OneView version 1.10. This release is intended for administrators who configure, manage, and troubleshoot HP ProLiant servers, HP Virtual Connect, and storage systems using HP OneView.
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Contents 1 Release description and installation instructions..............................................4 1.1 Introduction.........................................................................................................................4 1.2 New features......................................................................................................................4 1.3 Revised documentation........................................................................................................
1 Release description and installation instructions 1.1 Introduction This document provides release information for HP OneView version 1.10.
• Ability to perform some actions on multiple resources at once, such as powering on server hardware and updating enclosure configurations • Support for Japanese and Simplified Chinese locales Server and enclosure management • SAN storage provisioning in server profiles • Firmware upgrades and BIOS settings in server profiles for HP ProLiant DL360 and DL380 Gen8 rack servers • Enclosure configuration from customization scripts • Rename an enclosure from the UI or API • Virtual Connect Fibre Cha
If the person who is installing the virtual appliance is not the person who downloaded the virtual appliance (that is, a break has occurred in the chain of trust), the virtual appliance file has also been digitally signed. Use the freely available GPG tools to validate the authenticity and integrity of the file. For example: gpg --verify HP_OneView_1.10_Z7550-01284.ova.sig HP_OneView_1.10_Z7550-01283.ova NOTE: This digital signature verification step is not required for the upgrade. The upgrade file (the *.
2. 3. Log in to your appliance and select Settings→Actions→Update appliance. Move the .bin file to the appliance UI screen either by dragging and dropping or browsing to it. NOTE: 4. See the HP OneView online help topic “Update the appliance” if you need assistance. Click Upload and Install to start the upgrade process. 1.5.5 Back up the appliance after the upgrade After upgrading your appliance to HP OneView version 1.10, remember to create a new backup file. If you need to restore a 1.
2 Best practices This section contains best practices for using HP OneView, intended for new customers. For additional best practices, see the HP OneView documentation, which is available at http:// www.hp.com/go/oneview/docs. 2.1 Installation and initial configuration • Always configure NTP in the HP OneView virtual appliance for accurate time keeping. • VMware vSphere: ◦ • To deploy an .ova file, ensure you are running vCenter Server 5.1 Update 2 or higher.
2.3 Connectivity • Enclosures added to HP OneView cannot be part of an existing VC (HP Virtual Connect) domain. If an enclosure is managed by VC Manager, remove it from the VC domain before adding it to HP OneView. Transitioning an existing infrastructure currently being managed by VC Manager to being managed by HP OneView requires inventory and detailed evaluation of the current environment before you initiate the transition. 2.
2.6 Server profiles 10 • Before assigning server profiles to server blades in an enclosure, ensure that in-progress tasks on the enclosures or server hardware, such as add, refresh, and firmware updates, have completed successfully. • Place server profile PXE boot connections on FlexibleLOM 1-1:a (primary PXE boot connection) and FlexibleLOM 1-2:a (secondary PXE boot connection), which is the default performed by the auto option.
3 Known limitations The following are known limitations for using HP OneView. 3.1 Appliance upgrade • Deleting local users can adversely affect subsequent backup and restore operations. After upgrading to v1.10, attempting to delete local user accounts can fail intermittently with the message “500 Internal Server Error”. Once this error occurs, any subsequent attempts to backup and restore the appliance onto the same virtual machine will fail.
3.2 Installation and initial configuration • Microsoft's Hyper-V Manager Networking tab reports a status of: Degraded (Integration services update required). This is a known issue and expected behavior for non-Windows virtual machines and this message can be safely ignored. For additional details, refer to Microsoft's Knowledge Base article 2956569: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2956569/EN-US 3.
4 Troubleshooting Use the following information to troubleshoot issues you might experience when using HP OneView. Additional troubleshooting information is located in the online help and HP OneView User Guide. Symptom Resolution Superblock last mount time () is in the future during appliance boot. Set the date and time on the hypervisor hosting the HP OneView virtual machine. Add enclosure completes but interconnects display AddedWithErrors state.
Symptom Resolution HP ProLiant G7 server blades with HP NC542m Dual Update the firmware on the HP ProLiant G7 blade, including Port Flex-10 10GbE BLc adapter results in 0 virtual ports the HP NC542m to the latest HP Service Pack for ProLiant, reported due to firmware below the minimum. physically remove the blade from the enclosure, delete the server hardware type, and then re-insert the server blade.
5 Documentation addendum The following information was made available after publication and does not appear in the HP OneView 1.10 documentation. 5.1 Online help 5.1.1 Enhanced edit a server profile description The description of editing a server profile has been enhanced: To edit some server profile settings, the server hardware must be powered off; for others, the server hardware can remain powered on.
6 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. 6.
See http://www.hp.com/go/insightlicense for more information. 6.4.2 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. 6.4.3 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. 6.
• 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.