HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server Installation Guide Abstract This document contains detailed instructions for installing, upgrading, and removing HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server. The intended audience is system administrators who are experienced in virtual and physical IT infrastructure administration and understand server virtualization, storage, and networking concepts.
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Contents 1 Overview..................................................................................................4 Architecture.............................................................................................................................4 Server Module for vCenter features.............................................................................................5 Storage Module for vCenter features..........................................................................................
1 Overview HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server (Insight Control for vCenter) includes the core Insight Control capabilities for VMware vCenter Server, the HP Insight Control Server Module for vCenter (Server Module for vCenter), and the HP Insight Control Storage Module for vCenter (Storage Module for vCenter). Architecture Insight Control for vCenter is delivered as a single integrated application. The application consists of three modules.
The Storage Module for vCenter: • Uses the established connection to the vCenter Server to resolve the storage used for each host, datastore, and VM in the virtual environment. This information is cached on the Insight Control for vCenter server. • Uses the configured information for storage arrays in the environment to obtain detailed information for devices provisioned from the storage arrays to virtual server hosts. This information is cached on the Insight Control for vCenter server.
From the vCenter Server console, HP Insight Control enables you to: • View health status, configuration, and inventory information from a single client. You can view HP server, BladeSystem, storage, and Virtual Connect networking information for your VMware vCenter environment from a single integrated vSphere Client plug-in. • Resolve issues before they become problems. You receive pre-failure alerts when key hardware components and subsystems reach predefined thresholds.
environment. For example, an administrator can use the information provided by the Storage Module for vCenter to: • Ensure that a production database application is located on the P6000 EVA RAID 1 storage volumes that are replicated to a remote datacenter. • Ensure that mission-critical VMs reside on storage provided by a P4000 storage array meeting established replication requirements. • Preserve storage resources when placing a temporary test database on HP MSA NRAID storage volumes.
2 Installing, upgrading, and removing the software This chapter provides the procedures to install Insight Control for vCenter.
1 For the latest support information, see the HP Insight Software Support Matrix at http://www.hp.com/go/insightcontrol/ docs. Table 2 Software requirements Component Specification Operating system Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 HP recommends that you install the latest service packs and patches. Applications Default browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.
Table 3 Network connectivity requirements Insight Control for vCenter module Specification All Insight Control for vCenter modules Network connectivity to the following: • Systems running vCenter Server • Systems running VMware vSphere Client Server Module for vCenter Network connectivity to the following: • HP SIM (recommended) • All iLOs you want to manage • All Onboard Administrators you want to manage • Systems running Virtual Connect • Network connectivity to the following: Storage Module for vCe
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9. Click Install. The Install Complete dialog box opens and the Insight Control for vCenter Setup wizard starts in the default browser. IMPORTANT: If you selected only the Storage option in Step 6, the Insight Control for vCenter Setup wizard does not start automatically. 10. Click Done. If you selected the Storage option in Step 6, the Storage Module for vCenter installer Introduction dialog box opens. 11.
10. Enter the host name or IP address, user name, password, and comment (optional). Click Next. NOTE: These values are not required for installations that include only the core module and the Storage Module for vCenter. The wizard prompts you to enter the iLO Global Credentials, Onboard Administrator Global Credentials, Virtual Connect Global Credentials, VMware Host Global Credentials, and SNMP Credentials. These credentials are used if credentials do not exist for individual hosts. 11.
13. Close the browser window. 14. Do one of the following: • For new installations only, proceed to the section “Assigning the vCenter Administrator role” (page 14). NOTE: If this installation includes the Storage Module for vCenter, the Storage Module for vCenter Introduction dialog box is still open. Leave the window open in the background. • For upgrade installations, return to the Storage Module for vCenter Uninstall dialog box.
Installing the Storage Module for vCenter To install the Storage Module for vCenter: 1. Verify that you completed the procedures “Installing Insight Control for vCenter” (page 11), “Setting up Insight Control for vCenter” (page 12), and “Assigning the vCenter Administrator role” (page 14). 2. Click Next on the Storage Module for vCenter Introduction dialog box. 3. Review the license agreement and select I accept the terms of the License Agreement. Click Next.
Figure 3 Support Data Configuration dialog box 5. If you have an FTP proxy server, select Yes and enter the proxy server name or IP address, and the port number. If you do not have an FTP proxy server, select No. Click Next. The installation program prompts you for a destination folder. HP recommends that you use the default directory. 6. Optionally, click Choose to select a different installation directory, or click Restore Default to revert to the default installation directory. Click Next.
Figure 5 Storage Administrator Portal Configuration dialog box 8. Select from the following options to configure user login credentials for the Storage Administrator Portal: • Allow all vSphere client credentials – Allows any vSphere user to log in to the Storage Administrator Portal. • Allow single vSphere client – Allows a specific Windows user to log in to the Storage Administrator Portal. Enter the name of an existing Windows user that is part of the Administrators group.
Figure 6 J2EE Configuration dialog box 10. Optionally, change the ports, and then click Next. NOTE: The installation program verifies that the ports are available. If any of the ports are not available, you are prompted to change them before continuing. A dialog box prompts you to import previously exported data to the Storage Module for vCenter database. 11. Perform one of the following steps: • If this is a new installation, select No, and then click Next.
4. Start the installer on the system on which you will upgrade the Insight Control for vCenter. The Introduction dialog box opens. 5. 6. 7. Click Next. The License Agreement dialog box opens. Review the license agreement and select I accept the terms of the License Agreement. Click Next. The Gather Information dialog box opens. See Figure 7 (page 19). Figure 7 Gather Information dialog box 8. Select Upgrade, and then click Next. The Choose Install set dialog box opens. 9.
15. When the system reboot is finished, the Storage Module for vCenter installation resumes. Follow the on-screen instructions to import the Storage Module for vCenter data and complete the upgrade process. Removing the software This section describes the procedures for removing the Storage Module for vCenter and Insight Control for vCenter.
The removal process begins. While removing the product, data export files are saved (if that option was selected). All remaining folders are deleted. A dialog box notifies you that removal is complete and that you should restart your computer. 6. 7. Restart to complete the removal procedure. • To restart now, select the Restart Now check box. HP recommends restarting the server or VM before reinstalling the Storage Module for vCenter. • To restart later, clear the Restart Now check box. Click Done.
3 Support and other resources This chapter describes the support available for Insight Control for vCenter.
HP authorized resellers For the name of the nearest HP authorized reseller, see the following sources: • In the United States, see the HP U.S. service locator website: http://www.hp.com/service_locator • In other locations, see the Contact HP worldwide website: http://www.hp.com/go/assistance Documentation feedback HP welcomes your feedback. To make comments and suggestions about product documentation, send a message to: docsfeedback@hp.
Glossary CIM Common Information Model. datastore A storage location for VM files in the VMware environment. ESX An enterprise-level virtualization product offered by VMware. EVA Enterprise Virtual Array. HP SIM HP Systems Insight Manager. iLO Integrated Lights-Out. LUN Logical unit number. A LUN results from mapping a logical unit number, port ID, and LDEV ID to a RAID group. The size of the LUN is determined by the emulation mode of the LDEV and the number of LDEVs associated with the LUN.
Index A ActiveX requirements, 9 administrator role assigning, 14 architecture, 4 software, 9 S configuration, 8 setting up Insight Control for vCenter, 12 software requirements, 9 Storage Module for vCenter installation, 15 removing, 20 D U document related information, 23 upgrade Insight Control for vCenter, 18 H V hardware requirements, 8 vCenter administrator role, 14 C I Insight Control for vCenter installation, 10 installing, 11 modules, 4 removing, 20 setting up, 12 upgrade, 18 installat
