This document describes the management of the HPE Hyper Converged 380 System using
the HPE Hyper Converged 380 Management User Interface. This document is for the person
who installs, administers, and troubleshoots servers and is skilled in network configuration
and virtual environments.
Part Number: 860195-006
Published: October 2018
Edition: 7
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The Hyper Converged 380 system is a virtualization appliance that combines compute and storage
resources in the same chassis. It is designed to be deployed easily and manage a variety of virtualized
workloads in medium-sized businesses and enterprises.
The system is available in two workload configurations:
•Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) — supports specific VDI workloads.
Current version
This document covers version 1.1 Update 2 of the HPE Hyper Converged 380.
For information on enhancements and fixes, see the
For the latest supported firmware and software versions, see the HPE Hyper Converged 380 Firmwareand Software Compatibility Matrix.
For instructions on updating the HPE Hyper Converged 380 to the latest version, see the HPE Hyper
Converged 380 Upgrade Guide on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Center.
HPE Hyper Converged 380 Release Notes.
6 Product introduction
System setup tasks
After you complete the installation of the HC 380 Management UI, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
recommends that you perform the following tasks.
•Create datastores
The HC 380 installation process creates a 600GB datastore. To utilize the remaining storage
resources on your system, additional datastores must be created. For more information, see "
datastores."
•Assign user roles
User roles define permissions to system resources and actions. Before using the system, Hewlett
Packard Enterprise recommends that groups and users are added to the Active Directory/LDAP for
access to the HC 380 Management UI. For more information, see "User roles."
•Change the default passwords
Change the default passwords for Microsoft Windows, VMware vCenter, VMware vSphere, and iLO.
For more information, see "Password recommendations. "
•Create VM networks
To access VMs created by HC 380 Management UI, VM networks must be created. These VM
networks are created using the VMware vSphere client.
Creating
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HPE Hyper Converged 380 Management User
Interface
The HPE Hyper Converged 380 Management User Interface is designed to allow deployment and
management of virtual machines (VMs). The HPE Management UI also features detailed graphical
resource monitoring, alert reporting, and task status and history.
The HPE HC 380 includes the Hyper Converged 380 Management User Interface (UI) offering the
following features:
•
Virtual Machines (VMs)
Using the HC 380 Management UI you can create VMs in just a few clicks. You can also manage VM
resource templates, VM images, and OVA templates for quick deployment of VMs.
•VM management
The HC 380 Management UI allows you to manage VMs. Available functions include accessing the
VM console, editing VMs, assigning users, taking VM snapshots, powering on/off, and restarting.
VM monitoring
•
The HC 380 Management UI allows you to monitor the HC 380 system resources and individual VMs.
System monitoring functions include system alerts, system resources, and individual VM CPU,
memory, and storage usage.
•Solution life cycle management
The HC 380 Management UI provides solution life cycle management by simplifying the upgrade
process. The HC 380 Management UI and node SPP update are all performed using one file. For
more information, see "System upgrade instructions.".
Accessing the HC 380 Management UI
Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends using the Mozilla Firefox web browser to access the user
interface on the Management VM desktop.
Procedure
1. Using the Firefox web browser, navigate to the HC 380 Management UI IP Address.
The IP address matches what was indicated on the Preinstallation worksheet for the ESXi
management network in the HPE Hyper Converged 380 Installation Guide.
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2. Log in to the user interface using Administrator and the new password that you set in the procedure"Installing the HC 380 user interface (new system installation)" in the HPE Hyper Converged 380
Installation Guide.
The HC 380 Management User Interface is displayed.
HPE HC 380 Management User Interface components
At first login, the dashboard will display available system resources. Resources include only the
resources configured during the initial system setup. The initial system setup only utilizes a portion of the
available storage. To utilize all available storage, see "Creating datastores."
Total available system resources will depend on your configuration.
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ItemDescription
1Screen name and system icon—clicking the
system icon opens the navigation panel.
2Search field—provides search capabilities for all
items in the system.
3Utilization—provides a graphical overview of
system resource usage including CPU, memory,
and storage. Each circle graphic shows the total
resources in use.
4Running Tasks—shows all user initiated tasks
running on the system including a progress bar and
estimated time remaining.
5*Critical alerts—shows all system critical alerts.
*not shown
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Virtual machines (VM) overview
The HC 380 Management UI integrates virtual machine vending, management, firmware updates, and
operations analytics.
NOTE: The Hyper Converged 380 version 1.1 Update 2 adds support for VMs created in VMware
vCenter. For this release, the HC 380 Managment UI will recognize and can manage VMs created outside
of the UI. For more information, see the HPE Hyper Converged 380 Release Notes on the HewlettPackard Enterprise Information Library.
When creating VMs using the HC 380 Management UI, observe the following.
•IP addresses assigned to VMs are not validated. Ensure IP addresses provided are valid for the
network and not used elsewhere to avoid IP conflicts.
•All limitations of vCenter for VM vending operations apply to VM Vending done through HC 380. For
example, Duplicate VM names are not allowed.
•It is a VMware best practice to install VMWare Tools or Open VM Tools (OVT) on the VM. Ensure
either VMware tools or OVT is installed for all VMs.
Preparing the HC 380 for VM vending
Before deploying VMs, perform the following tasks:
•The HC 380 setup process does not utilize all available storage space in the system. To capture the
remaining system storage space, you must create additional datastores. For more information, see
"Creating datastores. "
•Upload an OVA template or an ISO file.
Before uploading an OVA or ISO file, review the information in "Images."
•Ensure one of the default VM size templates meet your requirements. The HC 380 Management UI
provides three virtual machine sizes by default: small, medium, and large. For more information, see
"Sizes."
Creating a VM
Prerequisites:
You must be logged in as Virtual Administrator or above.
About this task:
•Once the system has been populated with VMs created using the HC 380 Management UI, they will
be displayed in the Virtual Machines screen.
•VMs created outside of the HC 380 Management UI should be created in a user-managed shared
datastore (any shared datastore other than VSAManagement***). To manage VMs using the HC 380
Management UI, VMs should be created in the root folder of the HC 380 cluster.
•Typically production network vSwitches, used by the User/Production VMs, are created using vCenter.
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Procedure
1. In the left panel, click Virtual Machines.
2. Click the Add button in the middle of the screen or click the plus icon on the top right of the screen.
3. Under Name, enter a name for the virtual machine.
The name must be alphanumeric. It can contain hyphens (-), but no other special characters are
allowed. Names cannot be all numbers.
4. Under Size, select the size of the virtual machine.
The HC 380 Management UI is pre-populated with three VM sizes. To create a VM resource allocation
template, see "Sizes."
5. Under Initial Disk Image, click the magnifying lens icon and select from the available images.
6. Next to Networks, click the plus sign to add an available network.
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Click the magnifying glass for available networks.
By default DHCP is used.
To use a static IP address:
a. Click the plus icon to the right of Networks.
b. Uncheck Use DHCP.
c. Enter an IP address, subnet, and gateway.
7. Click Add.
.Click
The VM process starts and a status bar is displayed on the dashboard page.
Once VM creation is complete, the VM is displayed on the Virtual Machines page.
To see the VM details, click the VM name.
VM monitoring
VM events and health status can be viewed in the following locations:
•Virtual Machine (VMs)
•Activity screen
•Utilization screen
Once the system has been populated with VMs, created within the HC 380 Management UI, they will be
displayed in Virtual Machines screen.
The Virtual Machine screen provides information on all VMs deployed from within the HC 380
Management UI. VMs are displayed in chronological order based on the tasks performed on the VM.
Accessing the VM monitoring screen
Procedure
1. Click Virtual Machines in the navigation panel.
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The VMs are displayed.
2. Click a VM name.
The VM monitoring screen is displayed.
VM monitoring screen components
Virtual Machine management screen components are listed in the following table.
ItemDescription
1Virtual machine status (includes: online, offline, alerts, and tasks)
2Virtual machine resource utilization view
3Virtual machine management panel
Beneath the resource overview, the Virtual Machine screen displays a line graph for storage usage and
network throughput. The line graphs provide minute-by-minute details on storage and network usage and
throughput.
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ItemDescription
1Storage line graph showing usage
2Network line graph showing usage
Beneath the line graphs, the Virtual Machine screen shows all activity on the VM and all snapshots that
have been saved using the VM management panel.
ItemDescription
1Activity includes all alerts generated by the VM and all user tasks performed on the VM.
To view information about an Activity entry, click the entry.
2Snapshots include all snapshots taken of the VM. Here you can revert to a saved
snapshot or remove a snapshot.
VM health status
The Virtual Machine screen displays health status and online/offline status for each virtual machine.
The following table lists VM health state colors and associated meaning.
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ColorHealth
GreenOk
YellowWarning
RedCritical
GrayDisabled
WhiteUnknown
VM management
The HC 380 Management UI offers the following VM management functions.
•Powering on and off a VM
•Editing and removing VMs
•Creating VM snapshots
•VM resource monitoring
•Assigning VMs to specific users
VM controls
Access to this feature is only available to Virtual Administrator and above. For more information, see
"User roles."
The VM console includes the following functions.
FeatureDescription
ConsoleOpens a VM console session using the vCenter
RestartRestarts the VM
Power On/OffPower the VM on or off
Take SnapshotCaptures a virtual machine state
EditAllows editing features of a VM including name,
RemoveRemoves a virtual machine.
Assign VMAssign a VM to a user.
Accessing the VM console
Procedure
web client.
size, and network configuration.
1. Click Virtual Machines in the navigation panel.
2. Click Console in the VM management panel.
The VM console is displayed in a new tab.
3. Log in with your vSphere credentials.
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Restarting a VM
Prerequisites
VMware Tools or Open VM Tools is installed on the VM OS.
Procedure
1. Select Virtual Machine from the navigation panel.
2. Select a VM.
3. Click Restart in the VM console.
The VM restarts.
A progress bar is visible on the VM page.
Powering on a VM
Procedure
1. Select Virtual Machine from the navigation panel.
2. Select a VM in a power off state.
3. Click Power On in the right VM management panel.
The power on process is started.
A progress bar appears on the VM page.
Powering off a VM
Procedure
1. Select Virtual Machine from the navigation panel.
2. Select a VM in a power on state.
3. Click Power Off in the right VM management panel.
The power off process is started.
A progress bar appears on the VM page.
VM snapshots
The snapshot feature is used to capture a VM state. Snapshots can be taken when the VM is powered on
or off. The snapshot is stored on the VM management page and can be reverted to at any time.
VM snapshots hold the following information:
•The VM power state at the time the snapshot was taken.
•The data and files that make up the virtual machine, including disks, memory, and other devices, such
as virtual network interface cards.
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Creating a VM snapshot
VM snapshot names must be unique. The same snapshot name cannot be used more than once, even
for separate VMs.
Procedure
1. Click Take Snapshot in the right panel.
2. Enter a name for the snapshot.
3. Click the Take Snapshot button.
The snapshot is captured on the Activity page and under Snapshots on the individual VM page.
Removing a snapshot
Procedure
1. Click Virtual Machines in the left panel.
2. Select the VM containing the snapshot you want to delete.
3. Under Snapshots click "..." to the right of the snapshot.
4. Click Remove.
Reverting to a saved snapshot
Procedure
1. Click Virtual Machines in the left panel.
2. Select the VM you want to revert to a saved snapshot.
3. In the VM monitoring panel, under Snapshots, click ... to the right of the snapshot you want to revert
to.
4. Click Revert.
A progress bar appears on the VM page.
Once complete, the VM will power on.
Editing a VM
Storage resources for a virtual machine can only be increased; they cannot be decreased. If it is
necessary to decrease storage allocations of a VM, you must delete and redeploy the VM.
Prerequisites
The VM is powered off.
Procedure
1. Click Virtual Machines in the left panel.
All VMs are displayed.
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You can search using either the search or filtering features.
2. Click the VM you want to edit.
3. Click Edit in the right panel.
You can change the name, change or add a network, or increase resource allocations.
4. After completing edits, click OK.
5. The VM will automatically power on.
Removing a VM
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: The VM is powered off.
Procedure
1. Click Virtual Machines in the left panel.
All VMs are displayed.
You can search using either the search or filtering features.
2. Click the VM you want to remove.
3. Click Remove in the right panel.
4. Click Yes, Remove.
Assigning a user to a VM
The Assign function allows you to assign a VM to a particular user. This feature can be used to assign
users to VMs created outside of the HC 380 Management UI.
VMs created within the HC 380 Management UI will automatically be assigned to the user that created
the VM.
Prerequisites
User names have been assigned by the Administrator.
Procedure
1. Click Virtual Machines in the left panel.
All VMs are displayed.
You can search using either the search or filtering features.
2. Click the VM you want to Assign a user to.
3. Click Assign in the right panel.
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4. Enter username to whom you want to assign the VM.
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System monitoring tools
VMs resources, utilization, and alerts can be monitored using three functions.
•
Virtual machines—Provides individual VM monitoring.
•Activity screen—Displays all alerts and system events by state and status.
•Utilization screen—Graphical interface of all VM by resource utilization.
System alerts
System alert colors
System events are categorized by their severity.
Alert severities include the following.
ColorHealth
No colorOk
YellowWarning
RedCritical
System alert types
System notifications appear on the main dashboard page and individual VM monitoring pages. They can
also be viewed on the Activity screen.
Notification typeDescription
AlertsActionable system events including critical errors,
Event alertsNon-critical system events
TasksStatus of tasks performed by the user including
System alert dialog box
Clicking a system alert brings up the system alert dialog box. Actionable alerts include a toggle switch
that can be moved from Active to Cleared. This toggle switch can be used to indicate an alert has been
managed. Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends addressing the issue before clearing the alert. If
support is required, see "Support and other resources."
warnings, and notifications
start/stop, time remaining, and completed date/time
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Activity screen
The Activity screen provides a list of all system and VM alerts and tasks. From the Activity screen, you
can locate system and VM events using the search and filtering tools.
Accessing the Activity screen
Procedure
1. Open the Navigation panel.
2. Click Activity in the Navigation panel window.
The Activity screen is displayed.
Activity screen components
ComponentDescription
1Displays the alert or task and whether it was user
2Search bar for searching for an alert.
3Displays the status and date of the event .
4Displays the total number of events and allows
Utilization screen
The Utilization screen provides a graphical view of each VMs resource utilization.
or system generated.
filtering by state and status .
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The total area of each container represents the resource usage for that VM as compared to other VMs in
the cluster.
By clicking the Area drop-down box, the container size can be toggled between:
•Memory usage
•Storage usage
The utilization legend, located beneath the utilization graphic, provides information on the color and
related utilization percentage.
By clicking the Color drop-down box, the container color can be toggled between:
•Memory usage as a percentage of the total allocated amount
•CPU usage as a percentage of the total allocated amount
•Disk usage as a percentage of the total allocated amount
Clicking a utilization container will open the VM view for that VM.
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Images
IMPORTANT: If using an ISO file to create a VM, the operating system must be installed and
configured using the VM console. After installing and configuring the operating system, you must
install VMware Tools or OVT for full HPE HC 380 Management UI functionality. Failure to do so will
result in limited functionality within the HC 380 Management UI. Hewlett Packard Enterprise
recommends that you use OVA templates to create VMs in the HC 380 Management UI.
Using the Images screen, you can upload and manage images used to deploy VMs in your environment.
The HC 380 Management UI supports both ISO files and OVA virtual image template files.
OVA templates
Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends using OVA templates to deploy VMs using the HC 380
Management User Interface.
Observe the following when using OVA templates:
•Do not use the VSAManagement datastore to upload OVA templates. It must only contain the
management VMs.
•Creating OVA templates is not currently supported using the HC 380 Management UI. Use the
VMware vSphere desktop or web client to create OVA files.
•If a suitable VM, that has the preferred OS and software, is already running in any VMware vSphere
environment, the vSphere desktop or web client may be used to export that VM as an OVA file. The
OVA file can be uploaded to the HC 380 Management UI.
•Before creating an OVA template file unmount any attached ISO files. If the OVA includes a mounted
ISO file, it will not be recognized by the HC 380 Management UI.
•Once the OVA is uploaded, it is available in the list of images.
The image is then available to all VM users and it can be used to deploy additional VMs.
•When a VM is created using an OVA, the VM comes up with the OS/applications that was present in
the OVA. IP addresses can be configured (DHCP or static) during VM creation when connecting the
VM to one or more networks and the VM could be accessed over the network directly without having
to use the VM console.
•The HC 380 Management UI will pull in templates uploaded to shared datastores. Templates can be
uploaded to any datastore other than the VSAManagement datastore.
ISO file guidelines
ISO files can be uploaded to the HC 380 Management User Interface and used to deploy VMs.
Observe the following when using an ISO file to deploy VMs:
•When a VM is deployed using an ISO, the VM created is an empty VM with a blank disk. The ISO is
attached as a virtual DVD to the VM when the VM is powered on.
•A VM deployed using an operating system ISO file is not usable until the operating system has been
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installed and configured using the VM console.
◦After the operating system installation is complete, the ISO is detached and additional software
may be installed and additional configuration performed.
◦The IP address assigned to the VM will not be recognized until after the operating system has been
installed.
•After the operating system has been installed and configured, the VM can be used to create an OVA
template. Use VMware vCenter to create the OVA template. The OVA file can be uploaded to the HC
380 Management UI and used to deploy additional VMs.
•Use ISO images where OS gets bundled in one file.
Open VM Tools (OVT) and VMware tools
HC 380 Management UI does not support installation of either OVT or VMware tools in a VM. This must
be done using VMware vCenter. Once a reference VM is built with the OS installed, the applications
configured, and either OVT or VMware tools installed, the VM can be used to create a template OVA file
in the VMware vSphere client. This template OVA file can be uploaded using the HC 380 Management UI
and used to deploy VMs.
For more information see, "OVA template guidelines."
Browser recommendations
•Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends using a browser outside of the HC 380 Management VM to
create VMs.
•While Firefox is the recommended browser to use in the HC 380 Management VM, Chrome is the
recommended browser for accessing and managing the HC 380 Management UI.
Chrome has the highest upload limits and provides the best performance.
•Browsers may fail to upload files when uploading files from an NFS/Windows Share or drives shared
via remote desktop.
•Upload of OVA and ISO images have the following limits.
◦IE 11: 2GB
◦Mozilla: 8 GB
◦Chrome: 9 GB
Adding an Image
Prerequisites
Access to this feature is only available to Virtual Administrator and above. For more information, see
"User roles
Procedure
1. Click Images in the left panel.
2. Click the plus icon at the top right of the screen.
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3. Add a name for the image.
If no name is added, the file name will be used.
4. Click Choose File and select an ISO or OVA file to upload.
If uploading an ISO file, click the magnifying glass icon and choose the OS type.
5. Click Add.
Replacing an image
From the edit screen, ISO and OVA files can be replaced with a new file.
Procedure
1. Click Images on the left panel.
2. Click the pencil icon to the right of the image you want to edit.
3. To replace the image, click Choose File and navigate to the replacement ISO or OVA file.
4. Click OK.
Removing an image
Prerequisites
The ISO is not mounted by a VM.
Procedure
1. Click Images on the left panel.
2. Click the pencil icon to the right of the image to be removed.
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