After having deployed HP OneView and created a network configuration set, now we will import enclosures and servers into OneView. Blade enclosures will be added by connecting to their Onboard Administrator address, rack-mount servers will be discovered through its ILO. Some important notes! – With this version of OneView 1.0 only Gen8 BL and DL […]
HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter server, which is available as a single download, seamlessly integrates the manageability features of HP ProLiant, HP BladeSystem, HP Virtual Connect and HP Storage into the VMware vCenter console. By integrating HP Converged Infrastructure management features directly into VMware vCenter, administrators gain insight and control of their HP infrastructure […]
In my previous post I explained the installation and initial configuration of the HP Oneview management appliance. In this second section I will dive deeper in the Network Configuration of HP Oneview. The steps I will cover in this post are creating Networks, Network Sets, Logical Interconnect Groups and Enclosure Groups. Some new concepts Yes […]
In a series of upcoming blogs I will take a deep dive in the installation and functionality of the new HP infrastructure management platform for the Converged Infrastructure being HP Oneview. Unlike HP SIM, which needs a Windows or Linux server to be installed on, Oneview is a virtual machine that can be downloaded as […]
A few weeks after the release of HP Oneview 1.0, the new ‘converged’ management platform for the HP converged infrastructure, HP released today the first update to the platform version 1.01. – Active Directory integration now supports additional search contexts. HP OneView version 1.0 was limited to a single search context which is extended in version […]
HP unveiled yesterday the first version of what should become the next generation management platform for their converged infrastructure called HP Oneview This new platform will replace after some time the long existing and very popular HP Systems Insight Manager aka HP SIM and Insight Control. First announcements looks promising and challenging, such as deploying a […]
Find here all articles I have written in the HowTo series, where I describe in detail how to setup or configure specific products and tools… Enjoy, hope it is usefull! HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Installation step 1 – install Ubuntu OS (video) Installation step 2 – Ubuntu configuration (video) Installation step 3 […]
Server Storage Networking VM Essentials Morpheus Software AI GreenLake Partner Tools Training & Certification Partner Ecosystem HPE Servers – Main page https://www.hpe.com/us/en/servers.html HPE Synergy – Main page https://www.hpe.com/info/synergy HPE Synergy – Cabling Guide https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=a00045102en_us HPE Synergy – Documentation Quick Links https://www.hpe.com/info/synergy-docs HPE Synergy – Upgrade Paths https://www.hpe.com/info/synergy-fw-upgrade-table HPE Servers Support & Certification Matrices https://www.hpe.com/us/en/collaterals/collateral.a50010841enw.html HPE […]
Some time ago I replaced my HPE 3PAR 7400 array in my homelab with a new HPE Nimble storage array HF20. HPE 3PAR had an interesting feature called Direct Attach aka FlatSAN, that allows to connect your 3PAR array directly to the Virtual Connect modules inside a C7000 BladeSystem and Synergy bladed solution, without the […]
HPE released recently this new firmware 1.40 for its iLO5 (Integrated Lights Out) on-system management function inside their Proliant and Apollo server line, which is so impacting that it is worth to write an article about it. I hear too often: firmware updates? Naaah no time for this… And everything works, why change? Well, read […]