HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server Installation Guide (7.0)

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 (optional)
• 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:
P4000 storage nodes you want to manage◦
◦ HP P6000 Command View management servers for the P6000 EVA
arrays you want to manage
• Fibre Channel or iSCSI connectivity to the P2000 G3 MSA and
MSA2000 G2 arrays you want to manage
• Fibre Channel access to a command device for the P9000 or XP arrays
you want to manage
• Network connectivity to P9000 or XP arrays you want to manage
• Fibre Channel or iSCSI connectivity to the 3PAR arrays you want to
manage
• Recommended 3PAR InForm OS versions:
◦ 2.3.1 MU 5 (minimum) for InForm 2.x
◦ 3.1.1 MU 1 or later for InForm 3.x
Prerequisites: CIM Server and SSH service must be enabled on the
array.
To enable CIM Server:
1. Run the 3PAR InForm CLI utility.
This utility uses SSH to communicate with the array.
2. Run the showcim command to determine whether CIM Server is
active or inactive.
3. If CIM Server is inactive, run the command startcim.
NOTE: For additional Storage Module for vCenter requirements, see the HP SPOCK website at
http://www.hp.com/storage/spock. You must sign up for an HP Passport account to gain access.
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