Using hp vmware esxi smart components, Viewing news feeds, tasks, and health information, Viewing news feed information – HP OneView for VMware vCenter User Manual
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To use this feature, select Rediscover Node from the Actions drop-down list.
Using HP VMware ESXi Smart Components
HP Smart Components can be used to update firmware on an ESXi host.
IMPORTANT:
Your ESXi Host must have the HP Providers installed.
Manage Smart Components
To update the firmware on a host, Smart Components must either be staged on your own web
server or uploaded to the Insight Control for VMware vCenter server using the Manage Smart
Components tab.
NOTE:
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HP VMware ESXi Smart Components can be downloaded from the
website
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For more information on managing Smart Components, click More.
To upload Smart Components to the Insight Control for VMware vCenter server:
1.
From the Actions drop-down list, select Firmware.
2.
Click Manage Smart Components.
3.
Select the Smart Component file you would like to upload to the Insight Control for VMware
vCenter server.
4.
Click Upload
Update firmware using Smart Components
To update firmware for the hosts on a cluster or selected hosts in the cluster, complete the following
steps:
1.
From the Actions drop-down list, select Firmware.
2.
Click Smart Component Update.
3.
Select a Smart Component from the drop down list or enter the URL of the location where a
Smart Component is staged on your web server.
4.
Select the Force Component Update option to install the firmware even if the firmware version
is already installed on the host
If this option is not selected, a message is displayed if the version of firmware is already
installed. The upgrade is not performed until the Force Component Update option is selected.
5.
If updating firmware on a cluster, select the hosts to be updated, or select Select All to update
all hosts.
6.
Click Update.
TIP:
To monitor the firmware update, click the Status Update link to display the Software/Firmware
Status Update page.
Viewing news feeds, tasks, and health information
Viewing news feed information
To view a list of recent events for the selected object:
1.
Select a component in the inventory tree for which you want news feeds and access HP Insight
Management.
The News Feed portlet on the Overview page provides an overview of recent events.
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