HP OneView - Manual (Page 25)

and error counters. HP OneView displays all of this data using rich UIs and makes the data available
through the REST APIs.
1.4.3 Activity and health management
HP OneView provides streamlined activity monitoring and management. The appliance automatically
registers to receive SNMP traps from all managed resources, and resources added to the appliance
are immediately available for monitoring and management. When the appliance notifies you of
a problem, when possible, it suggests a way to correct the problem.
Using the UI and REST APIs, you can:
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View all activities (alerts and tasks) by description or source, and filter activities using multiple
filter criteria.
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Assign alerts to specific users.
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Annotate activities with notes from administrators, enabling the administrators of the data
center to collaborate through the appliance instead of through outside tools such as email.
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View alerts for a specific resource from the UI screen for that resource or using the REST API
for that resource.
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Automatically forward SNMP traps from managed resources to enterprise monitoring consoles
or centralized SNMP trap collectors.
1.4.4 Hardware and firmware inventory information
HP OneView provides detailed hardware and firmware inventory information about the resources
it manages. You can access the following data through the UI and the REST APIs:
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Summary and detailed views of managed hardware, such as servers, enclosures, and
interconnects.
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Summary and detailed views of firmware bundle contents.
You can use the Smart Search feature of the UI to find specific items in the inventory.
1.5 Backup and restore features
HP OneView provides services to backup an appliance to a backup file, and to restore an appliance
from a backup file.
One encrypted backup file for both the appliance and its database
Backup files are encrypted and contain configuration settings and management data—there is no
need to create separate backup files for the appliance and its database.
Flexible scheduling and an open interface for backup operations
You can create backup files while the appliance is online. Also, you can use REST APIs to:
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Schedule a backup process from outside the appliance.
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Collect backup files according to your site policies.
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Integrate with enterprise backup and restore products.
A backup file is a snapshot of the appliance configuration and management data at the time the
backup file was created. HP recommends that you create regular backups, preferably once a day
and after you make hardware or software configuration changes in the managed environment.
Specialized user role for creating backup files
HP OneView provides a user role specifically for backing up the appliance by permitting access
to other resource views without permitting actions on those resources, or other tasks.
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