HP OneView for VMware vCenter - Manual (Page 37)

Viewing health status details
The top left of each HP Insight Management page displays an icon to show the most severe status
of a component in the server. Moving your cursor over the status icon provides a list of icon
definitions. For more detailed information, click More at the at the bottom of the list or select Status
from the navigation list (if using the .net client), or click the Health tab (if using the web client).
Monitoring tasks
The top of each HP Insight Management page .net client view displays a Tasks icon. Moving your
cursor over the Tasks icon provides a list of currently running tasks. For details, click More at the
bottom of the list or select Tasks from the navigation list.
If you are using the web client, a list of recent task is displayed in the right pane of the HP insight
Management page. For more information, click More at the bottom of the list or click the Tasks
tab.
Using HP VMware ESXi Smart Components
You can manage Smart Components or use them to update firmware.
Manage Smart Components
With the Manage Smart Components capability, you can keep track of firmware versions on a
host system as they are automatically inventoried after you have downloaded them. To upload
files from the host system:
1.
From the Actions menu, select Firmware.
2. Click Manage Smart Components.
3. Select the Smart Component file update you want to distribute.
Update Smart Components
To update firmware for the host, complete the following steps:
1.
From the Actions menu, select Firmware.
2. Click Smart Component Update.
Launching into HP tools
Insight Control for vCenter provides links to launch HP tools if available. Some of the tools that can
be launched from the HP Insight Management tab are as follows:
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HP SIM
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iLO
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Onboard Administrator
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Insight Control power management
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Virtual Connect Manager
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Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager
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HP storage array management utilities
When configured for vCenter administrators, auto-login is enabled for direct launch into the HP
tools listed in this section. Users with read-only access cannot access the HP tools. Other
non-administrative vCenter Server users are prompted to enter a user name and password to access
the HP tools.
NOTE: If you are using the vSphere Web Client, links that appear to be transparent indicate that
the tool is inaccessible or that no data is available.
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