Oneview Configuration Best Practice and Recommended process

[CISpecialist]

1. Deploy HPE Oneview Appliance
2. Login to Oneview using Default Credentials : Username : Administrator, Password : admin and change the Password.
3. Set HPE Oneview Appliance Networking-(if DNS Hostname is provided please make sure the host record is already created in DNS Server to avoid warnings)
4. Set the Cryptography and security settings
5. Configure Active Directory services(Optional)
6. Add any HPE Oneview Licenses to the Appliacne
7. Add the required SPP Firmware bundle which is used to update firmware or Drivers of the hardware components.
8. Add SAN Managers if Automatic Zoning is being configured.
9. Add Storage Systems if any Storage systems which is managed by HPE Oneview Appliance
10. Add Hypervisor Managers(vCenter)
11. Create all the Networks which are used in the configuration.
12. Create a new LIG and Map the networks with the Uplink set to the respective Virtual connect modules in LIG(Logical Interconnect Group)
13. Create an Enclosure Group and assign the required LIG for the respective Interconnect Bay.
14. Add Enclosure as a managed enclosure to the Enclosure group(if new enclosure or non VC Domain Enclosure)
15. Check if all the components in the physical hardware is detected by Oneview or check for any configuration related or Hardware related errors and fix them
16. Create server profiles and assign the server profiles to the respective server hardware
17. once completed create Scopes and assign the users to scope

[StorageMike]

Hi

Hopefully the deployment guide should answer most of your questions  - https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-a00081895en_us

Let me know if anything is missing