HP OneView - Manual (Page 189)

Table 12 Best practices for managing a VMware vSphere virtual machine
Do not Do
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Use thin provisioning.
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Update the VMware tools. If VMware Tools show Out
of Date or Unmanaged, they are running correctly.
These status messages are not a problem, because the
tools are available and running. VMware tools are
updated with each HP OneView software update.
•
Revert to a VM snapshot (unless under specific
circumstances, as instructed by your authorized support
representative).
• Set the Synchronize guest time with host option in the
vSphere client when the HP OneView appliance is
configured to use NTP. HP OneView automatically sets
the appropriate Synchronize guest time with host setting
during network configuration. When HP OneView is
configured to use NTP servers, the Synchronize guest
time with host option is disabled. If HP OneView is not
configured to use NTP servers, it synchronizes to the
host VM clock and the Synchronize guest time with host
option is enabled. In this case, configure the VM host
to use NTP.
• Reduce the amount of memory assigned to the VM.
•
Use thick provisioning.
•
Use shares and reservations to ensure adequate CPU
performance.
Table 13 Best practices for managing a Hyper-V virtual machine
Do not Do
•
Update integration services.
• Revert to a VM checkpoint (unless under specific
circumstances, as instructed by your authorized support
representative).
•
Reduce the amount of memory assigned to the VM.
•
Use fixed size.
27.2.4 Shut down the appliance
Use this procedure to perform a graceful shutdown of the appliance.
Prerequisites
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Minimum required privileges: Infrastructure administrator.
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Ensure that all tasks have been completed or stopped, and that all other users are logged off.
Shutting down the appliance
1. From the Settings screen, select Actions
→Shut down.
A dialog box opens to inform you that all users will be logged out and ongoing tasks will be
canceled.
2. Select Yes, shut down in the dialog box.
27.2.5 Restart the appliance
Use this procedure to perform a graceful shutdown and restart of the appliance. You are returned
to the login screen.
Prerequisites
•
Minimum required privileges: Infrastructure administrator.
•
Ensure that all tasks have been completed or stopped, and that all other users are logged off.
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