HP HPE0-S59 - HPE Compute Solutions

When adding a new HPE Synergy frame to an existing logical enclosure, it is essential to stack the HPE Synergy Virtual Connect SE 32Gb FC Modules from both frames. Stacking these modules ensures consistent management and redundancy across the logical enclosure, providing seamless integration and optimal performance.

When a logical interconnect group (LIG) that is used to configure logical interconnects in multiple logical enclosures is modified, all logical interconnects configured using this LIG will report inconsistency. This is because the configuration of the logical interconnects will no longer match the new settings defined in the modified LIG, and the inconsistencies must be resolved to ensure the configurations are synchronized.

Here are the correct matches for each HPE OneView network type with their respective definitions:

Internal network Definition: A network that does not utilize any uplink ports and is used for communication between servers in the same frame.

Tagged network Definition: A network in which any tagged packets are dropped and forwarding is done by a MAC address.

Tunnel network Definition: A network with a dedicated set of uplink ports used to pass a group of VLANs without changing the VLAN tags.

Untagged network Definition: A network that contains multiple networks on a single uplink set that allows your customer to share uplinks with those networks.

Internal network: This network type facilitates communication between servers within the same frame without utilizing uplink ports, providing internal data exchange.

Tagged network: This network type drops any packets that are tagged and forwards packets based on their MAC address, ensuring only untagged traffic is processed.

Tunnel network: This type of network uses a specific set of uplink ports to pass VLAN groups while preserving the VLAN tags, useful for maintaining VLAN configurations across different network segments.

Untagged network: This network type enables the sharing of uplinks among multiple networks by placing them on a single uplink set, useful for optimizing network resource usage.

To set up HPE Synergy frames after the hardware components are discovered within HPE OneView, the following steps should be followed in the correct order:

Create an enclosure group.

Create a logical interconnect group with uplink sets.

Define all required networks.

Create a logical enclosure.

Create server profile templates and server profiles.

Create an enclosure group: This step involves defining the enclosure group, which includes the configurations for the enclosure such as firmware baselines and logical interconnect groups.

Create a logical interconnect group with uplink sets: Next, set up the logical interconnect group, which includes the uplink sets that define the connectivity from the enclosures to the data center networks.

Define all required networks: After setting up the logical interconnect group, define all the necessary networks that will be used within the HPE Synergy environment.

Create a logical enclosure: Create a logical enclosure by combining the physical enclosures with the defined enclosure group, effectively binding the hardware configuration with the logical settings.

Create server profile templates and server profiles: Finally, create server profile templates and individual server profiles to apply the required configuration settings to the compute modules.

A limitation when creating a server profile in HPE OneView is that it is not possible to create shared volumes on demand directly through a server profile. Server profiles in HPE OneView are used to define and manage the configuration of compute nodes, including network connections, BIOS settings, and boot order, but they do not have the capability to dynamically create or manage shared storage volumes.

HPE Composer 2 offers enhanced scalability compared to HPE Composer 1. While HPE Composer 1 and HPE OneView support up to 21 frames, HPE Composer 2 extends this limit, allowing for greater scalability and more efficient management of larger HPE Synergy environments. This makes HPE Composer 2 a suitable recommendation for customers needing to manage more than 21 frames.