how can config oneview to use proactiveHA feature in vcenter

[baber1]

Dear all

Hi

i want to run proactive HA

my server is DL580 G10

i have download and deploy HPE_OneView_for_VMware_vCenter OVA file and add vcenter to that.

also i have installed HPE_OneView_4.20.01.01_ESXi_Z7550-96659.ova

my vcenter ip = 10.10.50.60

my  one view ip = 10.10.50.77

my HPE_OneView_for_VMware_vCenter  = 10.10.50.78

now from Menu- Administrator - HPE one view for vmware vcenter - server integrations:

in this part we can see to tabs : Oneview - servers

in the server tab i added my esxi host (this is lab and i have just one esxi host )

in the one view tab i insert hpe one view ip and creditional  (10.10.50.77)

but during registering show : Error while registering Hypervisor Manager or Oneview

actually i am confused do i had to install two hp's products hpe oneview and oneview for vcenter ?

please see attach pics

in servers tab we had to insert esxi host info and inserted with succeed

but what is oneview tab ? Do i had to insert oneview info ( ip, user , pass) in that ?

Actually i inssert that info in this tab but according the pic could not register

and according to this i think had to install both products hpe one view and oneview for vcenter

is that correct ?

how can solve the problem ?

[Doug de Werd]

From within the OneView for vCenter appliance, you need to register the vCenter with the appliance.

Follow the steps on page 19 of the Installation Guide HPE OneView for VMware vCenter Installation Guide (9.3)

Thanks,

Doug

[Doug de Werd]

Once you have the appliance configured to talk to vCenter, then look at the information on Proactive HA starting on page 59 of the User Guide.

HPE OneView for VMware vCenter User Guide (9.3)

Thanks,

Doug

[baber1]

Dear friend

Thanks

but according to first post i was read this document https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=a00037524en_us

did you see attached pic in first page ?

if you see that you can see i have added vcenter to oneview for vcenter but there is 2 problem :

1- I don't know is that mandatory install hpe oneview in addition oneview for vcenter for run proactiveHA ?

2- according to attached pic in hpe oneview for vmware vcenter- server integration . there are 2 tabs

oneview and servers

in servers tab i think had to insert esxi host credentials is that correct ?

3- in oneview tab what do i had to insert according to attached pic i inserted hpe oneview credential and it get error

is that correct or no ?

4-now in proactiveHA menu in vcenter i could not see oneview why ?

BR

[Newspire]

First a bit of background. The HPE integration with VMware's P-HA is based on OneView. In order to use P-HA with HPE servers the servers must be managed by OneView. In addition to OneView you need OV4VC to link OneView to the vCenter. OV4VC collects information about HPE server from OneView and provides that information to the P-HA interface on the vCenter. 

You do not need to do the step in your first screen shot. This is for configuring legacy environemnts that do not include OneView. P-HA cannot be used in these environments. I would delete the Device Credentials under the server tab.

The error in your second screen shot can be ignored for now. It is telling you that the OneView appliance cannot connect to your vCenter. Mostly likely because you haven't imported the vCenter certificate into OneView. This is only used for the Grow Cluster feature and can be ignored for P-HA.

Now you need to enable P-HA in vCenter. 

In vSphere click Host and Clusters  -> click on your cluster -> Configure -> vSphere Availability -> P-HA Edit -> Enable

You should now see HPE OneView for vCenter in the list of Proactive HA Providers

You really need v-motion with more than one host to play with P-HA.

[baber1]

So thanks

but really confused :

1- now is that mandatory to install both hpe onewview and oneview for vcenter ?

2- i have installed both of them but there is not any link between them i installed oneview for vcenter and add my vcenter in that

but according to this pic not show any about oneview in proactiveHA on cluster

what is problem ?

[Newspire]

1. Yes, you need both OneView and OneView for vCenter. 

2. You must have the following:

vCenter IP and credentials registered with OV4VC (done via the OV4VC appliance admin page at the appliance IP)

Configure OV4VC with your OneView IP and credentials (vSphere->Administration->HPE OneView for vCenter->Server Integrations->OneView

OneView managed Server Hardware (hosts) in the cluster. All hosts in the cluster must be OneView managed.

[baber1]

so thanks but in oneview tab when i insert oneview credential it show attached pic

what doo i had to do ?

do i had to add vcenter certificate in oneview ? how ?

would you please help me ?

please see attach pic

[baber1]

I think had to do attached steps for solve the problem is that correct ?

but actually this process has confused me would you say what do i had to do ?

[baber1]

Can anyone help me to solve the problem ?

[baber1]

According to hp document i have appear this error

NOTE: If the vCenter certificate is not added in the HPE OneView, the following error message is
displayed for the missing certificate:
VMware vCenter is not registered with OneView. Ensure OneView has a
network path to the vCenter and can validate the vCenter certificate

but not say solution for that

how cn solve that ?

[baber1]

i could export vcenter certificate and add it to hpe oneview and according pic1 onewview i could add it successful in vCenter

and also added ilo ip of esxi host (172.22.30.15) and also add this server for monitoring to hpe oneview

but if you see third pic in proactiveHA not show any proactiveHA provider

what do i had to do ?

[baber1]

I'm still waiting please help me to solve the issue

BR

[Newspire]

Registering your vCenter in OneView is not related to this. Will not hurt anything but will not help. Same with iLO addresses and credentials. Not releated and in fact should not be done. With OneView in the environment there is no need to enter iLO or host credentials in OV4VC. 

If you are not seeing the HPE OneView provider in the P-HA providers list then I can think of a couple of things. OV4VC cannot communicate with the vCenter. Could be a networking issue. Or the vCenter user account used by OV4VC does not have adaquate privilage.

You can check the Proactive HA log in OV4VC. Download a log dump from the appliance admin website and check this file.

\log\var\log\ov4vc\proactiveha\proactiveha.log

[baber1]

thsnks

1- Is that yor means not necessary to add ilo or esxi host that are in my cluster to oneview for vcenter pluin in vcenter such as attach pic ?

2- if adding esxi host to that part is not necessary , what happen will be do if i add them ? also during add them we can add server via esxi host or ilo what is difference between them ?

BR

[Newspire]

1. Correct. When you have OneView managing your servers you do not need to enter iLO, host, OA, or Virtual Connect credentials in OV4VC. When OneView is managing the environment OV4VC can get everything it needs from OneView and does not need to talk to the hardware directly.

2. Adding these credentials will cause OV4VC to collect data from iLO and ESXi every few minutes. This data will never be used since the data is already available from OneView. I would recommend removing all Device Credentials. They are only needed when OneView is not being used. All new features including Proactive HA require OneView.

[baber1]

So thanks

1- now Is that possoble just deploy OV4VC without oneview for use proactiveHA and add host credential with ILO in oneview for vCenter plugin such as attach pic (44.jpg) ? or oneview is mandatory for use proactiveHA ?

2- if oneview is mandatory for use proactiveHA can I add ilo hos credentials as monitor not manage with oneview standard license or for run proactiveHA oneview advance license is mandatory ?

3- is that need add oneview in vCenter in server integration according aatch pic (2.jpg) ?

BR

babak

[Doug de Werd]

Proactive HA requires OneView and OV4VC

So you will need to register vCenter with OneView (doing it via iLO will not work). You should be able to do it with the OneView Standard license

Thanks,

Doug

[T_1_6]

Hi,
I have a similar issue where I have stood a whole environment up with 2xvcenters, oneview, and ov4vc, all hooked up and "working", aside from the proactive HA provider being blank.

I downloaded the log dump, and in the proactive-ha log saw this:-

INFO pha_resources.pha_helper get_vc_ov_hosts vcenter hosts to search in ov are : ['39373638-3935-5a43-4a38-313531474637', '39373638-3935-5a43-4a38-313531474638', '39373638-3935-5a43-4a38-313531474643', '39373638-3935-5a43-4a38-313531474642', '39373638-3935-5a43-4a38-313531474644', '39373638-3935-5a43-4a38-313531474639', '39373638-3935-5a43-4a38-313531474647', '39373638-3935-5a43-4a38-313531474646', '39373638-3935-5a43-4a38-31353147464c', '39373638-3935-5a43-4a38-31353147464a', '39373638-3935-5a43-4a38-313531474648', '39373638-3935-5a43-4a38-31353147464b']
INFO pha_resources.pha_helper get_vc_ov_hosts hosts in both vcenter and oneview are : []

I would have thought both lists should match no? Clearly its seeing the hosts in vcenter. I am lost at this point, any clues?

[Doug de Werd]

It sounds like you have all the hosts in the cluster being monitored or managed by OneView. If that's not the case, then that would be a problem. The HPE Proactive HA provider gets its health data from OneView and not directly from the individual hosts, so the hosts have to be in OneView.

The other thing is that the HPE provider will only show up in the cluster level view.  So select the cluster, and then in the Monitor tab look at the HPE Server Hardware menu.  If you look at it at the host level, it won't show up.

Thanks,
Doug

[T_1_6]

Hi Doug

100% cluster view I promise. If I make an empty cluster with no HPE hosts, I can enable the P-ha provider. As soon as I add in a host (thats of course in Oneview), the options for enabling the p-ha disappear completely.

[T_1_6]

So even on a fresh install, ov4vc wont get the list of servers from Oneview 5.2.0.

This software is absolute garbage. Do the teams who code this even speak to each other?

9.5.1 works with Oneview 5.2, and vcenter 6.7U3g, a fresh install with the exact same setup with 9.6 fails, and just gets a blank list of servers from Oneview appliance. So out of the box it is *****. Well done guys.

The ONLY way to get this garbage to work, is to install 9.5.1 with esxi 6.7u3, THEN upgrade the ov4vc appliance to 9.6, then by some miracle, it carries on working, and the p-ha provider is visible and functional in vcenter.