HP OneView - Manual (Page 23)

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Identify firmware compatibility issues.
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Update firmware for an entire enclosure in minutes.
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Update firmware for individual resources or for groups of resources, such as logical interconnect
groups.
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1.3.2 Simplified configuration change management
Templates and groups simplify the distribution of configuration changes across your data center.
For example:
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If you add a network to a network set, the network is available for immediate use by all of
the server profiles that have a connection to the network set. You do not need to change or
reapply a server profile.
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You can reduce errors by making multiple and complex changes to a group. Then, for each
member of the group, you can use a single action to update the configuration to match the
configuration of the group.
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The appliance notifies you when it detects that a device does not comply with the current
template or group. You control when and if a device configuration is updated.
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The firmware for physical interconnects is managed using the logical interconnects, ensuring
that the member interconnects have compatible firmware.
1.4 Monitoring and response features
One user interface
You use the same interface you use to provision resources. There are no additional tools or interfaces
to learn.
Isolated management network
The appliance architecture is designed to separate the management traffic from the production
network, which increases reliability of the overall solution. For example, your data center resources
remain operational even in the unlikely event of an appliance outage.
Automatic configuration for monitoring
When you add resources to the appliance, they are automatically configured for monitoring, and
the appliance is automatically registered to receive SNMP traps. You can monitor resources
immediately without performing additional configuration or discovery steps.
Agentless and out-of-band management
All monitoring and management of HP ProLiant Gen8 (or later) servers is agentless and out-of-band
for increased security and reliability. For these servers:
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There are no agents to monitor or update.
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The appliance does not require open SNMP ports on the host operating system.
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The appliance does not require an operating system on the host, which frees memory and
processor resources on the host for use by server applications, and enables you to manage
servers that have no host operating system installed.
1. Enclosure groups do not include a firmware baseline; therefore, updates to enclosure firmware are managed on a
per-enclosure basis.
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