HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter Installation Guide (7.3)

Insight Control for vCenter requirements
This section describes the hardware, software, and network connectivity requirements for Insight
Control for vCenter.
NOTE: For the latest support information, see the HP Insight Software Support Matrix at http://
www.hp.com/go/insightcontrol/docs.
Table 1 Hardware requirements
SpecificationComponent
HP ProLiant BladeSystem c-ClassServer
HP ProLiant 300, 500, 700, or 900 series ML or DL servers
At least 4 GB of RAM (HP recommends 8 GB of RAM)Memory
At least 1 GB of available disk spaceDisk space
Minimum of two processors on a supported HP ProLiant server or BladeSystem serverProcessor
Table 2 Software requirements
SpecificationComponent
Operating system
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (x64)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012
HP recommends that you install the latest service packs and patches.
Applications
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 or later (default)
• Mozilla Firefox (vSphere Web Client only)
• Google Chrome (vSphere Web Client only)
• Adobe Flash player 11.0 (vSphere Web Client only)
• You must use supported storage arrays with the required management
software installed. For more information, see the storage array
documentation.
Storage array software (Storage Module
for vCenter only)
If you want to use the HP Insight Control Deployment Wizard, you must
install HP RDP from the HP Insight Rapid Deployment website at http://
h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/rdp.html.
HP RDP (Server Module for vCenter only)
If you want to use the HP Insight Control Deployment Wizard, you must
install the HP deployment connector on the HP SIM server.
HP Deployment Connector (Server Module
for vCenter only)
NOTE: If you try to use the HP Insight Control Deployment Wizard without
installing the Deployment Connector, the wizard prompts you to download
and install it. Follow the on-screen instructions.
The Deployment Connector installer is also available in install
directory\uim\static\bin.
Required If you want to do server provisioning using the vSphere Web
Client.
HP Insight Control Server Provisioning
In order for iLO information to display on the Server module Overview
page, iLO must be associated with the host. The association occurs
Management Agents for VMware ESX or
HP ESXi Offline Bundle for VMware ESXi
automatically when you use global credentials and install either(which includes HP ESXi Offline Bundle for
VMware ESXi) Management Agents for VMware ESX or HP ESXi Offline Bundle for
VMware ESXi.
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