HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server Installation Guide (6.3)

Table 3 Network connectivity requirements
SpecificationInsight Control for vCenter module
Network connectivity to the following:All Insight Control for vCenter modules
• Systems running vCenter Server
• Systems running VMware vSphere Client
Network connectivity to the following:Server Module for vCenter
• HP SIM (recommended)
• All iLOs you want to manage
• All Onboard Administrators you want to manage
• Systems running Virtual Connect
Storage Module for vCenter
• Network connectivity to the following:
HP P6000 Command View management servers for the P6000 EVA
arrays you want to manage
◦
◦ P4000 storage nodes you want to manage
• Fibre Channel access to a command device for the P9000 or XP arrays
you want to manage
NOTE: For additional Storage Module for vCenter requirements, see the HP SPOCK website:
http://www.hp.com/storage/spock. You must sign up for an HP Passport account to gain access.
Additional components
Table 4 Additional component and value delivery
Functional advantageComponent
iLO
• Power management
• Remote control
Onboard Administrator
• Events
• Enclosure information
• Status
End-to-end network connectivity information for Virtual Connect environmentsVirtual Connect Manager
Update firmware components on ESXi 5.0 hostsSmart components and CIM providers
HP CIM providers and HP SNMP
agents
• Events
• Hardware status
Firmware inventoryHP CIM providers
Deploy ESX/ESXi images to HP ProLiant servers.HP SIM deployment connector
Installing the software
The installer for Insight Control for vCenter installs the core module, the Server Module for vCenter,
and the Storage Module for vCenter. When you run the installer, the core module and the Server
Module for vCenter components are installed and set up first, followed by the Storage Module for
vCenter components (if the Storage Module option is selected).
The installation steps follow:
1. “Installing Insight Control for vCenter” (page 11)
2. “Setting up Insight Control for vCenter” (page 12)
10 Installing, upgrading, and removing the software