Introduction; Product Introduction; Purpose Of This Guide; Supported Versions - HP Hyper Converged 380 Installation Manual

Introduction

Product introduction

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 yet manage a variety of virtualized
workloads in medium-sized businesses and enterprises.
The system is available in three workload configurations:
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General virtualization — supports general-purpose virtualization workloads
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HPE Helion CloudSystem — open and fully integrated cloud solution delivering automation,
orchestration, and control across multiple clouds
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Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) — supports specific VDI workloads

Purpose of this guide

All hardware comes preintegrated and ready to connect to a network switch. All software, with the
exception of the VDI-specific application, comes preloaded enabling a simple installation. This guide
contains information for installing and configuring the appliance and adding expansion nodes.
Use the instructions and guidelines in this guide to perform the following tasks.
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Initial installation and deployment tasks
Plan for the installation by using the preinstallation worksheets to collect the information required
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Install the hardware into your datacenter environment
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Connect the appliance to your network and connect to the system
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Deploy the system using the HPE OneView InstantOn configuration utility
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Install HC380 Management UI
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Complete the initial configuration of HC380 Management UI
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Install Cloud System (optional)
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Adding HC380 expansion nodes
Expand the system
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NOTE: For information about installing the VDI configuation, see HPE Reference
Architecture for VMware Horizon (with View) 6.2.2 on HPE Hyper Converged 380 on the
Hewlett Packard Enterprise website (http://www.hpe.com/info/cv).

Supported versions

The HC380 ships with a supported set of software versions that comply with the HC380 firmware and
software compatibility matrix. Over time, the HC380 matrix may be updated to support newer versions.
Customers maintain the HC380 to be in compliance with the HC380 compatibility matrix. For more
information, see the HPE Hyper Converged 380 Firmware and Software Compatibility Matrix on the
Hewlett Packard Enterprise website (http://www.hpe.com/support/hc380CMen).
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