HP OneView for VMware vCenter Installation Guide (7.4)
Figure 3 HP OneView for vCenter and VMware configuration
Server Module for vCenter features
HP OneView for vCenter provides hardware management capabilities to administrators, enabling
comprehensive monitoring, remote control, and power optimization from the VMware vCenter
Server console. HP OneView for vCenter consists of the core HP OneView capabilities with a
plug-in for the HP OneView for vCenter environment that adds many of the HP OneView features
into the HP OneView for vCenter console, including the following:
• Combined physical and virtual view—From a single pane of glass, monitor host systems.
• Integrated troubleshooting—Receive pre-failure and failure alerts on HP server components
and launch HP management tools, such as Systems Insight Manager, iLO, Virtual Connect
Manager, Converged Infrastructure Controller, HP OneView, and Onboard Administrator,
from the vCenter console.
• End-to-end network monitoring—Visually trace and monitor your network end-to-end, from
the host to the network modules connected in your domain.
This feature is available with the vSphere Client and vSphere Web Client on blade servers in
a Virtual Connect environment only.
• Remote control—Provide the capability to launch into remote management tools.
• Proactive power management—Get the most out of your existing power envelope by
comprehending and proactively managing power for hosts and pools of VMs across hosts.
This feature is supported on clusters configured with DPM.
• Role-based security—Assign permission to HP OneView for vCenter Single-sign on using the
to parcel the level of access and control. For more information, see the HP OneView for
VMware vCenter Installation Guide or online help.
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