HP OneView for VMware vCenter - Manual (Page 7)

1 Overview
HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server (Insight Control for vCenter) is a single integrated
application that you use to manage ProLiant servers and HP storage systems. The application
consists of four modules. The core module is required along with one of the three optional
components: the Server Module for vCenter, the Storage Module for vCenter, or the Recovery
Module for HP 3PAR StoreServ.
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Core Module—Provides the framework required by the Server Module for vCenter and Storage
Module for vCenter.
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Server Module for vCenter—Adds HP ProLiant and HP BladeSystem hardware monitoring into
the vCenter Server console. Provides server hardware management capabilities, including
comprehensive monitoring, firmware update, ESXi image deployment, remote control,
end-to-end monitoring for Virtual Connect, and power optimization for HP servers in the
VMware environment.
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Storage Module for vCenter—Enables monitoring of the HP storage infrastructure from the
vCenter Server console. Provides storage configuration and status information for mapping
VMs, datastores, and hosts to LUNs on HP storage systems.
Supports provisioning on HP 3PAR StoreServ, HP StoreVirtual, HP MSA, and HP EVA storage
systems. Supported provisioning tasks include creating, expanding, or deleting a datastore,
and creating or cloning a VM. Displays view-only information for the HP StoreOnce Backup
systems.
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3PAR Recovery Manager for VMware—Provides Virtual Copy management of HP 3PAR Virtual
Copies and recovery of Virtual Machines and Datastores.
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Storage Administrator Portal—The Storage Administrator Portal for VMware vCenter enables
you to configure storage systems and management servers for management by the Storage
Module for vCenter.
For installation instructions, see the HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server Installation
Guide.
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