HP OneView - Manual (Page 97)

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, plan 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 141) . For planning information, see
“Planning your data center resources” (page 87) .
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 97) .
For illustrated examples of these tasks, see “Step by step: Configuring an example data center
using HP OneView” (page 273) .
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 184) . For information about
backing up the appliance, see “Backing up an appliance” (page 183) .
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 87) .
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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