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
live move, 51
manage portability groups, 46
manage storage pools, 45
manage storage tags, 45
manage target attributes, 47
managed resource name, 43
modify, 47
move, 47
move operation types, 51
moving Virtual Connect, 47
moving virtual machine, 49
new features , 38
online move, 51
operating system, 43
operating system variation, 43
power on and off, 51
profile move, 51
quick move, 51
refresh server resources, 51
required firmware, 54
requirements, 53
show candidates, 75
steps for setting up SPM, 63
troubleshooting inoperable, 82
troubleshooting powering on and off, 83
unmanage, 45
using from Virtualization Manager, 37
view details, 52
view job status, 52
working with, 37
LSMUTIL database utility, 58
M
manage e logical server target attributes, 47
manage logical server portability groups, 46
manage logical server storage pools, 45
managed workload, 31
memory utilization, 93
menus
in Virtualization Manager, 10
meter callout
example, 94
information, 94
modify logical server, 47
monitored workload, 31
creating, 31
move logical server, 47
move operation types, 51
N
Non-movable logical server, 39
O
Onboard Administrator
configuring for logical servers, 56
OO (HP Operations Orchestration software) engine, 64
OO (HP Operations Orchestration software) workflows,
39
Operations Orchestration, 64
OTHER workload, 31
P
perspective drop-down menu, 18
policy menu, 14
port definition for storage pool entry, 73
power logical server, 51
power utilization metrics, 93
R
real-time utilization data, 91
refresh logical server resources, 51
register
for technical support and update service, 97
report menu, 14
reporting documentation errors
email address, 98
S
SAID agreement, 97
show candidates button on storage pool entry screen, 75
SIM
create custom collection, 18
customizing collections, 95
starting Virtualization Manager, 17
status indicators, 26
system and events collection, 18
storage
defining for logical server, 61
storage entry
creating, 65
creating file (VM), 69
creating SAN , 66
port definition, 67
validating, 78
volume and path definition, 67
storage pool entry
associating with logical server, 71
creating, 70
creating file (VM), 77
creating SAN , 72
port definition, 73
volume and path definition, 74
Storage Provisioning Manager (SPM), 62
configuring, 58
setting up for use with logical server storage, 63
storage tag, 73
storage validation configuration, 56
support service, 97
system workload, 33
T
tabs
in Virtualization Manager, 9
technical support service, 97
toolbar options, 15
tools menu, 10
102 Index