HP OneView 1.10 User Guide

27.1.4 Learning more
For more information about obtaining software updates, see “Support and other resources”
(page 269).
27.2 Managing appliance availability
Managing and maintaining appliance availability starts with configuring the appliance virtual
machine for high availability as described in “Planning for high availability” (page 90), and
following the best practices described in “Best practices for managing a VM appliance” (page 188).
In the event of an appliance shutdown, your managed resources continue to operate. For more
information about how the appliance handles an unexpected shutdown, and what you can do to
recover, see:
• “How the appliance handles an unexpected shutdown” (page 190)
• “What to do when an appliance restarts” (page 190)
For information about how to shut down or restart the appliance, see:
• “Shut down the appliance” (page 189)
• “Restart the appliance” (page 189)
UI screens and REST API resources
REST API resourceUI screen
appliance/shutdownSettings
27.2.1 Roles
• Minimum required privileges: Infrastructure administrator
27.2.2 Tasks
The appliance online help provides information about using the UI or the REST APIs to:
• Shut down the appliance (Minimum required privileges: Infrastructure administrator)
• Restart the appliance. (Minimum required privileges: Infrastructure administrator)
27.2.3 Best practices for managing a VM appliance
HP recommends the following guidelines for managing your VM appliance from the virtual console:
188 Managing the appliance