Configuring esa in virtualization manager – HP Matrix Operating Environment Software User Manual
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inventory and for performing basic power control. Several server types and configurations may integrate
into Insight Orchestration using ESA in Insight Dynamics.
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Non-HP servers
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HP rack mount servers
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HP c-Class blades (not managed by Virtual Connect)
For each of the server types referenced above, the following storage configurations are supported:
Boot Disk
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A SAN (Fiber Channel) attached disk
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A local (direct attached) disk. If using an on-board RAID controller, only a single logical volume is
supported.
Data Disk(s)
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One or more SAN (Fiber Channel) attached disks
The included reference workflow for controller server power supports the following server management
processors:
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ProLiant iLO2
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Integrity iLO2
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Dell iDRAC and DRAC5
NOTE:
The Operations Orchestration workflow authoring tool (OO Studio) may be used to extend the
functionality of the reference workflow to support additional management processors are required.
Configuring ESA in Virtualization Manager
Modify
Environment\conf\esa.properties
to include the Operations Orchestration 'Admin' password:
esa.oo.admin.password=
After making the changes to the esa.properties file, it is necessary to restart the HP Extensible Storage
& Server Adapter Windows service for the changes to take effect.
Using the heterogeneous server reference workflows with Insight Orchestration
The reference workflows are driven by three data files in
Orchestration\esa_extensions\server
.
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\inventoryList.xml
“inventoryList.xml” contains a high level listing of all servers that sufaces as inventory through
ESA. The following example of a single server entry shows the format. In this case, a UUID is used for
both the
directly extracted from the managed server or from a centralized configuration management database
(CMDB) within the data center.
The following screen shot from OO Studio shows the reference workflow which reads the
“inventoryList.xml” file:
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