HPE XP7 Automation Director User Manual page 176

• Create an ESX cluster.
• Add ESX hosts to the ESX cluster.
• Verify that the ESXi host boot image is stored on the host's local disk.
• Properly connect the storage system and hosts in SAN and verify that they belong to the correct fabric.
• Configure a single Brocade Network Advisor to manage the fabric.
• Verify that the storage ports and HBA ports that are used by this service template belong to the fabric.
• When allocating volumes in VSM, add all required resources such as LDEV ID and host group ID to
the VSM resource group.
• Register the Configuration Manager REST API in Automation Director.
• Register the VMware vCenter Server in Automation Director.
• Register the Brocade Network Advisor in Automation Director.
• Register the storage system in Configuration Manager REST API.
NOTE: When you use https with Web Service Connections, you must first import certificates for Web
Service Connections and import certificates into the Java trust store. Detailed information is provided in
the HPE XP7 Automation Director Installation and Configuration Guide.
Default Ports
Port number
23450
23451
Edit Service settings
The following table lists the Edit Service settings for the Add Host to Cluster in vCenter service template.
Navigation pane
Target ESX Cluster
Target Storage
176 Services catalog
Use
Communication from Automation Director to Configuration Manager
Secure communication from Automation Director to Configuration Manager
Settings pane
vCenter Connection
ESX Cluster
ESX Hosts
Configuration Manager
Connection
Storage System
Description
Specify a vCenter Server that is
registered as a Web Service
Connection in the Administration
Tab.
Specify the ESX Cluster name.
Specify ESX host names.
Select the Configuration Manager
server which is registered as a
Web Service Connection in the
Administration Tab.
Select a storage system.
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