HP OneView for VMware vCenter Installation Guide (7.4)

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This chapter provides the procedures to install, upgrade, and remove HP OneView for vCenter.
NOTE: Administrative privileges are required to perform the software installation.
HP OneView for vCenter licensing
HP OneView for VMware vCenter is licensed with either HP Insight Control or HP OneView. To
license HP OneView for vCenter:
• HP OneView: See the HP OneView for VMware vCenter website at www.hp.com/go/ovvcenter
for licensing.
• HP Insight Control: HP OneView for vCenter does not have separate license keys from HP
Insight Control. You must have one Insight Control license for each HP ProLiant server managed
by HP OneView for vCenter. The StoreFront Module for vCenter does not require this license.
For more information about licensing HP OneView for vCenter through HP Insight Control,
see http://www.hp.com/go/insightcontrol and click on the License tab.
Installation configurations
You can install HP OneView for vCenter on the following:
• A standalone physical server set up exclusively for HP OneView for vCenter
• A virtual machine (VM)
• The same server as HP Systems Insight Manager or HP OneView
• The same server as HP OneView for vCenter
• The same server as HP EVA Command View
• The same server as HP StoreVirtual Centralized Management Console (CMC).
When installing HP OneView for vCenter, ensure that the server or VM meets server operating
software requirements.
NOTE: For optimal performance, HP recommends a standalone installation on a physical server.
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