HP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software 7.4.0-00 Administrator Guide (web) (TB581-96325, December 2012)

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You can use Host Data Collector as a virtualization server management program if the target
virtualization servers are VMware ESX 5.x or VMware ESX 4.x.
Figure 11 Environment settings on virtualization servers (when Host Data Collector is used for
management)
Make sure that you install Host Data Collector on a Windows computer.
Host Data Collector comes with P9000 Command View AE Suite, which is installed on the man-
agement server, but can also be installed on a computer other than the management server.
If the OS of the management server is Linux, install Host Data Collector on a Windows computer
instead of the management server.
To install multiple Host Data Collector computers, make sure that the same Host Data Collector
version and revision are installed on all computers.
VMware Tools must be installed on the virtual machines operating on virtualization servers, if a
virtual HBA is allocated to the virtual machines.
IPv6 can also be used for communication between a Host Data Collector computer and a virtual-
ization server, and between a Host Data Collector computer and VMware vCenter Server.
Related topics:
Chapter 12, page 265
Prerequisites for virtualization servers managed by vMA
To manage virtualization servers from vMA, deploy vMA.
You can use vMA as a virtualization server management program if the virtualization servers to be
managed are VMware ESX 4.x.
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