The vCenter management platform from VMware is a proven solution for managing the virtualized infrastructure, with tens of thousands of customers utilizing it to keep their virtual datacenter operating efficiently and delivering on Service Level Agreements. For years, these same customers have relied on Insight Control from HP to complete the picture by delivering an in-depth view of the underlying host systems that support the virtual infrastructure. While delivering a complete picture of both the virtual and physical datacenter assets, the powerful combination of vCenter Server and Insight Control has required customers to monitor two separate consoles. Until now.
The HP Insight Control extension for VMware vCenter Server delivers powerful HP hardware management capabilities to virtualization administrators, enabling comprehensive deployment, provisioning, monitoring, remote control and power optimization directly from the vCenter console. In addition, Insight Control is an integration point for the broader portfolio of infrastructure management, service automation and IT operations solutions available from HP. Key capabilities integrated into the vCenter console include:
- Combined physical and virtual view: From a single pane of glass, monitor status and performance of virtual machines and the underlying host systems that support them.
- Integrated troubleshooting: Receive pre-failure and failure alerts on HP server components and invoke HP management tools, such as Systems Insight Manager, iLO, Virtual Connect Manager and Onboard Administrator, in-context, directly from the vCenter console.
- Visually trace and monitor your network end-to-end, from the host, all the way to the individual network modules connected within your domain, delivering comprehensive management of the network making it easy for you to review and change any HP-specific information.
- Powerful Remote Control: Remotely manage and troubleshoot HP ProLiant and BladeSystem servers using HP Integrated Lights Out Advanced capabilities directly from the vCenter console.
- Proactive power management: Get the most out of your existing power envelope by comprehending and proactively managing power for hosts and pools of virtual machines across hosts.
- Role-base security: Assign permission to Insight Control for VCenter Single-sign on using the three role levels part of VMware vCenter server to segment the level of access and control.
- Maintain stability by monitoring and deploying firmware on HP ProLiant ESXi hosts that have the HP software bundle installed.
- Deploy ESX/ESXi hosts on bare-metal ProLiant servers directly from VMware vCenter using the HP Insight Control Deployment Wizard available in the Home section of the vSphere client.
Using the HP Insight Control Storage Module for vCenter included with this download and integrated together with the server plug-in, manage HP storage with the following capabilities:
- View and Monitor HP Storage: Monitor portfolio of HP Arrays (XP, EVA and P4000 SAN and P2000 MSA. View volume and LUN connections to your virtual machines or ESX server hosts.
- Provision HP storage: Add new datastore, deleting or expanding an existing datastore, creating new VMs, or cloning existing VMs. This is currently available for the P2000 G3, P4000, and P6000/EVA series arrays.
A core component of HP Insight Control, the VMware vCenter Server extension is included with HP Insight Control, which can be purchased as a single license, in bulk quantities, or bundled with HP ProLiant and BladeSystem hardware.
Existing Insight Control customers who are under a current Software Updates contract can even download this extension free of charge!
New with HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter server 7.0:
- Complete refresh of the user interface delivering an amazing new experience for managing the converged infrastructure environment in VMware vCenter:
- Optimized health and configuration views of Servers, Networking and Storage
- Integration of a News Feed in the main area to deliver updates on health, configuration changes and actions results
- Grouping of all the plug-in actions and control capabilities under one button
- Dark and Light themes offering flexibility around display options and output
- Simplified management enablement with support of new HP ProLiant Gen8 servers Agentless Management that delivers health monitoring and configuration data without the need for loading Insight Control agents or CIM
providers on the VMware hosts
- Enhanced bare-metal deployment: Deploy ESX/ESXi on our newest HP ProLiant Gen8 servers from Vmware vCenter using the HP Insight Control Deployment Wizard
- Integrated installer that delivers a simplified process for installing the server and storage modules
- Support for Active Directory accounts with role based security
HP Insight Control Storage Module for vCenter 7.0 specific enhancements for this release:
- Complete refresh of the user interface delivering an amazing new experience for managing your storage environment in VMware vCenter
- Expanded support of Converged Storage VASA with P2000 series arrays integration
- Monitoring of the 3PAR Utility Storage Family
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