HP Virtualization Manager 6.0 Software with Logical Server Management User Guide
Table Of Contents
- HP Insight Virtualization Manager 6.0 Software with Logical Server Management: User Guide
- Table of Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Getting started with Virtualization Manager
- 3 Working with logical servers
- Using logical servers in Virtualization Manager
- New features in logical servers
- Understanding logical servers as they appear in visualization perspectives
- Logical server operations
- Authorizations, requirements, and configuration
- Logical server requirements
- Configuring and registering VMware vCenter
- Configuring VMware vSphere client settings for browsing datastore
- Configuring HP SIM with Onboard Administrator credentials
- Configuring HP SIM for SAN storage validation
- Configuring Extensible Server & Storage Adapter (ESA)
- Configuring Storage Provisioning Manager (SPM)
- LSMUTIL database utility
- 4 Defining storage for logical servers
- 5 Troubleshooting
- Navigation tips
- User preferences tips
- Performance tips
- Problems with meters collecting data
- Search button displays error page
- Displaying empty, hidden resource pools
- Errors accessing single sign-on iLO or Onboard Administrator
- Recovery after logical server operation failures
- Troubleshooting an inoperable logical server
- Correcting problems powering on a logical server
- Logical server operations cannot be cancelled
- Logical Server Automation service fails to start if TCP layer ports are in use
- Use portable WWNs and MAC addresses for Virtual Connect domain groups
- Do not use valid host name as logical server name
- Oversubscribing the number of networks
- Insufficient NICs error when activating or moving logical servers (Virtual Connect Flex-10 support)
- Use caution when renaming or moving a Virtual Connect domain group
- Deactivate or move logical servers before replacing blade
- Unmanaging a logical server using a storage pool entry may result in an inconsistent state
- Synchronize clocks on the CMS, managed systems, and VMware vCenter
- Ensure VM Hosts use fully qualified host names
- VM Hosts must be in same vCenter for ESX virtual machine logical server moves
- VM displayed without association in Virtualization Manager perspectives after deactivation
- Moving logical servers when the CMS and vCenter are in different network domains
- Changing the IP address of a VM Host after logical server discovery prevents the VM Host from appearing as an activation and move target
- Creating and managing logical servers on Microsoft Windows Hyper-V Server 2008
- 6 Advanced features
- 7 Support and other resources
- Index
Index
A
activate logical server, 42
advanced features, 89
C
collection
creating custom, 95
customizing, 95
compartment
color definitions, 27
components, 25
details of , 25
icons, 28
configure menu, 13
copy logical server, 44
CPU utilization, 93
create logical server, 42
create menu, 12
customer service contact numbers, 98
D
database utility for logical servers, 58
deactivate logical server, 42
delete logical server, 45
delete menu, 13
documentation
providing feedback, 98
reporting errors in, 98
drag and drop feature, 41
E
ESA, 64
ESX VM version, 43
Extensible Server & Storage Adapter, 64
configuring, 57
F
feedback
email address for documentation, 98
firmware
required for logical servers, 54
Flex-10, 39
Flex-FC, 39
Flex-FC Multiboot, 39
H
HP authorized resellers, 98
HP Integrity Virtual Machines, 38
HP SIM
documentation, 98
HP Storage Provisioning Manager, 39
HP technical support, 97
HP Virtualization Manager (see Virtualization Manager)
I
icon
expand and collapse, 25, 26
expand tray, 25
information callout, 27
meter callout, 25, 27
node information, 25
table showing all, 28
import logical server, 45
Insight Dynamics
concepts and terminology, 19
documentation, 98
menu bar, 10
modify menu, 12
tools menu, 12
J
job status, 52
L
local disk information
exporting, 60
importing, 60
logical server
actions affecting, 41
activate, 42
appearance in Visualization perspective, 40
architecture, 43
associating storage pool entry with, 71
authorization and configuration, 52
configuring Extensible Server & Storage Adapter, 57
configuring SAN storage validation, 56
configuring Storage Provisioning Manager (SPM), 58
configuring VMware vCenter, 54
configuring VMware vSphere, 55
configuring with Onboard Administrator credentials,
56
copy, 44
copy move, 51
create, 42
creating file (VM) storage entry, 69
creating SAN storage pool entry, 72
creating SAN torage entry, 66
creating storage entry, 65
creating storage pool entry, 70
database utility, 58
deactivate, 42
defining storage, 61
delete, 45
drag and drop feature, 41
enable high availability, 44
ESX VM version, 43
fast move, 51
identity, 42
import, 45
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