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Prerequisites

Before using the wizard, you must have installed:

HP Insight Control for vCenter

HP RDP from the HP Insight Rapid Deployment

website

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HP Deployment Connector (included with Insight Control for vCenter)

NOTE:

If you try to use the HP Insight Control Deployment Wizard without installing the

Deployment Connector, the wizard prompts you to download and install it. Follow the on-screen
instructions.

The Deployment Connector installer is also available in the following directory: install
directory
\static\bin

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To use the HP Insight Control Deployment Wizard :
1.

Navigate to the vSphere Client Home page.

2.

Click HP Insight Control Deployment Wizard in the Management section.

3.

In the Step 1 – Choose Targets window select each system to which you want to deploy
ESX/ESXi images and click Next.

4.

In the Step 2 – Configure Networking window, do one of the following for each network
adaptor shown below the listed systems:

Select the DHCP check box

Enter a static IP address, network domain, gateway, and DNS server information

5.

Click Next.

6.

In the Step 3 – Deploy window, drag and drop the desired OS onto all or selected host
systems, and then click Next.

7.

In the Step 4 – Add to vCenter window, select the host systems you want to configure, enter
the user names and passwords, select the cluster to which you want to add the system, and
then click Next.

8.

In the Step 5 – Summary window, you can monitor the status of the deployment and click the
Finish button when the process is complete.

Using the Storage Module for vCenter

This section explains how to view, customize, and refresh the Storage Module for vCenter information
that is displayed in the vSphere Client.

Navigating the HP Insight Software tab with the Storage Module

The HP Insight Software tab has the same look, feel, and navigation behavior as other vSphere
Client tabs. Information about HP arrays is displayed in the HP Insight Software tab at the host,
cluster, datastore, and VM level.

The HP Insight Software tab shows the HP Management pane and information about the selected
host, VM, or datastore. Summary information is displayed in the top half of the page. You can
access detailed information by clicking one of the tabs on the lower half of the page.

Figure 11

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shows the HP Insight Software tab with the storage overview of a selected host.

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