HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server Release Notes 7.2.1

Supported Windows operating systems
• 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.
Supported vCenter Server versions
Table 1 vCenter Server support for Insight Control for vCenter 7.2.1
vSphere Web ClientvSphere ClientvCenter Server version
YesYes5.0
YesYes5.0 U1
YesYes5.0 U2
YesYes5.1
YesYes5.1 U1
Enhancements
Insight Control for vCenter 7.2.1 includes the following platform support changes:
• HP MSA 2040 storage system is now supported.
• HP MSA 2000 G2 storage system is no longer supported.
Insight Control for vCenter 7.2.0 includes vSphere Web Client support for the following features:
• Cluster support
• Host and cluster firmware update
• Network diagram
• Bare metal deployment capability using IC server provisioning
• Host network configuration (aligns the ESXi host networking with the Virtual Connect profile)
Comparing vSphere Client to vSphere Web Client integration
vSphere Web ClientvSphere Client
Uses a series of buttons (tabs)Uses a drop-down listNavigation
No theme settingsYou can select a dark or light background
theme
Theme setting
Yes (IC server provisioning)Yes (RDP)Bare metal deployment capability
Installation instructions
For installation instructions, see the HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server Installation Guide.
This version supports upgrade from Insight Control for vCenter versions 6.3, 7.0, 7.1, 7.1.1, 7.1.2,
and 7.2.
HP Insight Control server provisioning
To use the HP Insight Control server provisioning in HP Insight Control for vCenter (vSphere Web
Client), you must install HP Insight Control server provisioning software, available for download from
the following website:
http://h17007.www1.hp.com/us/en/enterprise/servers/software/insight-control/deployment.aspx
4 Enhancements