HP OneView for VMware vCenter - Manual (Page 57)

vSphere Client, select the HP Insight Management tab. In the vSphere Web Client, click the Manage
tab and click HP Insight Management.
For more information, see “Accessing Insight Control for vCenter” (page 27) .
The Overview page for servers and clusters is shared between the Server Module and Storage
Module. The Overview page for datastores and VMs is available only when the Storage Module
is installed. For information about the overview pages, see the following:
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“Managing hosts” (page 44)
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“Managing clusters” (page 37)
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“Managing datastores” (page 57)
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“Managing VMs” (page 57)
Managing datastores
To display the Overview page for a datastore, select a datastore in the inventory tree and access
HP Insight Management.
From the Overview page, you can do the following:
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Access the News Feed, Storage, and Software/Firmware portlets.
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Perform provisioning operations from the Actions drop-down list. For more information, see
“Provisioning storage” (page 82) .
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View read-only information about the storage associated with the selected component.
Managing VMs
To display the Overview page for a VM, select a VM in the inventory tree, and access HP Insight
Management.
From the Overview page, you can do the following:
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Access the News Feed, Storage, and Software/Firmware portlets.
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Perform provisioning operations from the Actions drop-down list. For more information, see
“Provisioning storage” (page 82) .
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View read-only information about the storage associated with the selected component.
Refreshing Storage Module for vCenter data
After installation, the Storage Module collects information about the VMware environment and the
HP storage systems configured in the VMware environment.
When a cache refresh is in progress:
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The refresh status is listed at the top of each storage page. To view details about the cache
refresh, move the cursor over the refresh status.
NOTE: If the data for the Storage Module for vCenter is current, the text Last Updated is
displayed. If a refresh is in progress, the text Updating storage map is displayed.
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A message appears at the top of the Storage Administrator Portal page. See Figure 11
(page 57) .
Figure 11 Refresh in progress (Storage Administrator Portal)
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