HP OneView - Manual (Page 95)

9 Quick Start: Initial Configuration
This quick start describes the process to bring your data center resources under management of
the appliance after you complete the appliance installation. This quick start recommends an order
for adding resources to an appliance that has not previously been configured.
9.1 Process overview
1. Before you install the appliance, you might want to plan for your data center configuration.
By deciding things like resource names and the number and composition of network sets
before you start adding enclosures and servers to the appliance, you can create a configuration
that takes full advantage of the appliance features and results in an environment that is easier
for your administrators to monitor and manage. In addition, the switch ports for data center
network switches that connect to the Virtual Connect interconnect modules must be configured
as described in
“Data center switch port requirements” (page 139) . For planning information,
see “Planning your data center resources” (page 85) .
2. When you install the appliance, you perform the configuration steps described in the HP
OneView Installation Guide, including:
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Changing the Administrator password.
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Configuring the networking settings for the appliance, including entering an appliance
host name and setting IP addresses and DNS server addresses, if used.
3. After you complete the installation, you perform the initial configuration tasks described in
“First time setup: configuration tasks” (page 95) .
For illustrated examples of these tasks, see “Step by step: Configuring an example data center
using HP OneView” (page 251) .
4. After you perform the initial configuration, back up the appliance and establish policies and
procedures for backing up the appliance on a regular basis. For information about creating
a backup policy, see
“Determining your backup policy” (page 172) . For information about
backing up the appliance, see “Backing up an appliance” (page 171) .
5. If you have not already done so, establish policies for other aspects of appliance and data
center security, such as downloading and archiving audit logs. For more information about
security planning, see
“Security planning” (page 85) .
9.2 First time setup: configuration tasks
To bring your data center resources under appliance management, complete the following first
time setup configuration tasks:
1. Initial configuration tasks (required)
2. Physical topology and power system configuration tasks (optional)
Initial configuration tasks to bring your environment under management
After installing the appliance and configuring its network, the next step is to make your data center
environment known to the appliance and bring it under management.
The first time configuration tasks are no different than when they are performed as routine
maintenance.
While HP OneView is designed to allow flexibility in the order in which you create, add, and edit
resources and devices, HP recommends using the workflow sequence documented in the following
table for initial configuration tasks or whenever you make significant additions or changes to your
environment.
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