HP OneView for Microsoft System Center - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
1 Overview..................................................................................................5
Introduction..............................................................................................................................5
Product operation.....................................................................................................................5
Supported DMS configurations...................................................................................................6
2 Using the HP Device Monitor Console...........................................................7
Opening the Device Monitor Console..........................................................................................8
Adding a DMS connection.........................................................................................................8
Removing a DMS connection......................................................................................................9
Disconnecting from the DMS......................................................................................................9
Refreshing monitor data.............................................................................................................9
Adding devices to the DMS........................................................................................................9
Adding a virtual connect domain.........................................................................................10
Adding a Linux or VMware ESX server..................................................................................10
Adding an Agentless server.................................................................................................11
Adding an Onboard Administrator.......................................................................................12
Deleting devices from the DMS.................................................................................................12
Updating device configuration..................................................................................................13
Setting up a non-administrator account to use the DMC...............................................................14
Accessing HP Device Monitor help............................................................................................14
3 Using Windows PowerShell with HP Device Monitor......................................15
Add-ProLiantServer..................................................................................................................15
Remove-ProLiantServer.............................................................................................................15
Add-OnboardAdministrator.....................................................................................................16
Remove-OnboardAdministrator.................................................................................................16
Add-VirtualConnectManager....................................................................................................17
Remove-VirtualConnectManager...............................................................................................17
Sample PowerShell Scripts.......................................................................................................18
Adding multiple ProLiant servers...........................................................................................18
Adding multiple Onboard Administrators..............................................................................18
Adding multiple Virtual Connect Manager............................................................................19
4 More about the HP Device Monitor.............................................................20
HP Device Monitor architecture.................................................................................................20
Network port usage................................................................................................................21
5 Device monitor performance and scalability guidelines..................................22
Monitoring process overview....................................................................................................22
Factors influencing performance characteristics of the Monitor Service...........................................22
Best practices based on these factors.........................................................................................23
Recommended system requirements...........................................................................................23
6 HP Device Monitor Service NT events..........................................................25
7 Troubleshooting the HP Device Monitor.......................................................26
Introduction............................................................................................................................26
Device monitor management issues...........................................................................................26
Same device added to more than one device monitor connection (DMS)...................................26
DMC operational and usage issues...........................................................................................26
DMC connection to DMS service hangs after server power outage...........................................26
Suggested action..........................................................................................................26
Unable to add OA through DMC.........................................................................................26
Checking DMS operation....................................................................................................26
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