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Logical server requirements, Requirements for virtual machine logical servers – HP Matrix Operating Environment Software User Manual

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NOTE:

These authorizations apply to environments in which administrators manage all systems

discovered in the CMS. If you use host-based authorizations and configure custom system lists to
restrict authorizations for some administrators, and these administrators use logical servers, consider
adding the Logical Servers system list with automatic updating for the specified administrator, as
described below. Without this configuration, the administrator can create a logical server but will
not be able to view it in Systems Insight Manager.

Perform the following steps to create a system list that dynamically tracks the Logical Servers
collection and gives the specified administrator the VSE Monitor authorization on that system list.

1.

From the upper, blue menu-bar, select Options

→Security→Users and Authorizations.

2.

Select the Authorizations tab and click New.

3.

Select the radio-button next to Manually assign toolbox and system/system group
authorizations.

4.

Click the Add link in the Select Systems box.

5.

On the Add Systems screen, select Logical Server from the drop-down menu, then click the
Apply button.

6.

On the New Authorizations screen, select a user from the drop-down menu.

7.

Check the VSE Monitor check box in the Select Toolbox(es) box.

8.

Make sure that the Logical Servers check box is checked in the Select Systems box, and click
the Apply button.

Logical server requirements

The Logical Servers feature in Virtualization Manager supports the following software. If you are
using other versions of these products, intermittent failures, especially during moves, can occur.

See the

HP Insight Software 6.3 Support Matrix

for more detailed information.

Requirements for virtual machine logical servers

VMware ESX Server

The following versions are supported:

VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4 or higher

VMware ESX 4.0 Update 1 or higher

VMware ESX 4.1 (initial release) or higher

VMware ESXi 3.5 Update 4 or higher

VMware ESXi 4.0 Update 1 or higher

VMware ESXi 4.1 (initial release) or higher

Configure vCenter Server credentials in Systems Insight Manager

Install VMware Tools on the guest operating system (Use the Inventory menu in the VMware
Virtual Infrastructure Client, then select Virtual Machine

→Install/Upgrade VMware Tools)

Storage: ESX virtual machines whose boot and data storage are files within the hypervisor
file system. That file system can be on local disk, FC SAN, HP StorageWorks SVSP, and iSCSI.
Also supported are hypervisor file systems on NAS and virtual machines using Raw Device
Mapping (RDM) to access a FC LUN directly.

For more information, see

“VM guest storage options ” (page 55)

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UUID: A virtual machine that is managed by logical server management must keep its Universal
Unique Identifier (UUID) when prompted by VMware. When you power on a virtual machine
on a hypervisor that was moved to a new location (for example, from one blade to another),
a VMware message appears, asking you if you want to create a new UUID for the virtual

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