HP OneView - Manual (Page 157)

20 Managing enclosures and enclosure groups
An enclosure is a physical structure that can contain server blades, infrastructure hardware, and
interconnects.
An enclosure group specifies a standard configuration for all of its member enclosures. Enclosure
groups enable administrators to provision multiple enclosures in a consistent, predictable manner
in seconds.
UI screens and REST API resources
REST API resource UI screen
enclosures Enclosures
enclosure-groups Enclosure Groups
20.1 Prerequisites for bringing an enclosure under management
An enclosure must meet the following prerequisites in order for the appliance to manage it:
Prerequisites
Requirement Item
The enclosure must be a supported model listed in the HP OneView Support Matrix .
The enclosure power is turned on.
NOTE: To enable the appliance to manage the server hardware seated in an enclosure, the
server hardware must meet the prerequisites listed in “Prerequisites for bringing server hardware
under management” (page 125) .
Enclosure model
The enclosure firmware must be at the minimum supported firmware version listed in the HP
OneView Support Matrix .
The appliance firmware repository must be populated with at least one firmware bundle.
Firmware
If the enclosure has two Onboard Administrators, both OAs must be at the same firmware
version.
The primary or standby OA must be configured with a host name or IP address and must be
reachable by the appliance.
As part of bringing an OA under management, a local user account is added, so the OA must
be configured to allow for local user accounts.
Onboard
Administrator
IPv4 configuration is required. IP addresses
Server hardware iLOs must be configured with IP addresses, automatically with DHCP addresses
or manually with Enclosure Bay IP Addressing (EBIPA)-specified addresses. iLO IP address
Interconnects must be configured with IP addresses, automatically with DHCP addresses or
manually with EBIPA-specified addresses.
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If you have an HP Virtual Connect Fibre Channel interconnect, see update the logical
interconnect firmware in the online help to determine if you need to update the firmware.
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If you have an HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 20/40 F8 interconnect, see “About the HP
Virtual Connect FlexFabric–20/40 F8 interconnect module” (page 148) for the maximum
number of modules recommended per enclosure.
Interconnects
The following ports must be opened between the appliance and the enclosure:
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TCP 80, 443
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UDP 123, 161, 162
Open ports
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