HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server Release Notes (6.3.1)

Insight Control for vCenter is supported on the following operating systems:
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Enhancements
Enhancements to this version of Insight Control for vCenter software include:
Core module
• ESXi 5.0 support
Server module:
The server module includes the following enhancements:
• Ability to deploy ESX/ESXi images from vSphere Client using the HP Insight Control Deployment
Wizard.
• End to end connectivity diagram for VC FlexFabic/VC Fibre Channel and iSCSI interfaces.
• Enhanced Virtual Connect information with details of VLAN ID tagged, VM level traffic, usage
statistics, and identification of bottlenecks.
• Firmware deployment from vSphere Client using Smart Components.
• Ability to export firmware information to a CSV file.
• Direct communication with HP CIM providers and HP SNMP agents for health and monitoring of
HP ProLiant servers.
Storage module:
The storage module includes the following enhancements:
• VASA storage API support. The VMware VASA API provides visibility into the physical storage
infrastructure through vCenter. VASA capabilities are supported for HP P4000, P6000 EVA, and
P9000/XP arrays.
• Storage provisioning on P6000 EVA and P2000 G3 MSA arrays.
NOTE:
◦ Provisioning on P2000 SAS arrays is supported on ESX 4.1 and ESXi 5.0 only.
◦ Provisioning on P2000 FC arrays is supported on ESX 4.x and ESXi 5.0 only.
• Support-data collection. The Storage Module for vCenter gathers information about your VMware
environment and sends it to HP. This information helps with product support and will help to
improve the product in future releases. The collected data is anonymous and nonintrusive; it does
not contain any sensitive information about the user or the environment. The data is encrypted
before it is sent to a secure HP FTP site.
A copy of the collected data is saved in nonencrypted form in the following directory:
installation directory/Logs/Reports.
• Remote Web Console authentication. Credentials are now required when you add or modify
P9000/XP array information.
NOTE: The storage plug-in has not changed from version 6.3.
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