HP OneView - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
I Learning about HP OneView.......................................................................13
1 Learning about HP OneView..................................................................15
1.1 HP OneView for converged infrastructure management......................................................15
1.2 Hardware and software provisioning features...................................................................16
1.2.1 Server profiles.......................................................................................................17
1.2.2 Groups, templates, and sets...................................................................................17
1.2.3 Streamlined process for bringing hardware under management..................................19
1.2.4 Operating system deployment.................................................................................19
1.3 Firmware and configuration change management features.................................................20
1.3.1 Simplified firmware management.............................................................................20
1.3.2 Simplified configuration change management...........................................................20
1.4 Monitoring and response features...................................................................................20
1.4.1 Data center environmental management...................................................................22
1.4.2 Resource utilization monitoring...............................................................................22
1.4.3 Activity and health management ............................................................................22
1.4.4 Hardware and firmware inventory information..........................................................23
1.5 Backup and restore features...........................................................................................23
1.6 Security features...........................................................................................................24
1.7 Availability features......................................................................................................24
1.8 Graphical and programmatic interfaces..........................................................................25
1.9 Integration with other HP management software...............................................................26
1.10 Open integration.........................................................................................................26
1.11 Convenient licensing model...........................................................................................26
1.12 Networking features....................................................................................................27
2 Understanding the resource model..........................................................29
2.1 Resource model summary diagram..................................................................................29
2.2 Server profiles.............................................................................................................30
2.3 Connection templates...................................................................................................30
2.4 Connections................................................................................................................31
2.5 Server hardware types..................................................................................................31
2.6 Server hardware..........................................................................................................32
2.7 Enclosure groups..........................................................................................................33
2.8 Enclosure types............................................................................................................33
2.9 Enclosures...................................................................................................................34
2.10 Interconnect types.......................................................................................................34
2.11 Interconnects...............................................................................................................35
2.12 Logical interconnect groups..........................................................................................36
2.13 Logical interconnects....................................................................................................37
2.14 Uplink sets.................................................................................................................38
2.15 Networks...................................................................................................................39
2.16 Network sets..............................................................................................................39
2.17 Domains....................................................................................................................40
2.18 Appliance..................................................................................................................40
2.19 Resources related to data center facilities........................................................................41
2.19.1 Data centers........................................................................................................41
2.19.2 Racks.................................................................................................................41
2.19.3 Power delivery devices..........................................................................................42
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