Setting up UCP Advisor on a new HC management cluster

After you deploy the Service Console VM to a new HC management cluster, set up UCP Advisor on that new cluster.

Important: Do not refresh the Service Console browser window while setting up UCP Advisor.

Note: HA805/HA815/HA825 G3 servers are not supported.

Deploy the Service Console VM.
Reset the Service Console password.
Verify that the SOL settings on the compute nodes are enabled. See "Enabling SOL settings on ESXi server" in Hitachi Unified Compute Platform (UCP) Advisor Administration Guide.

Basic Information

In a web browser, log on to the Service Console.
Read and accept the end-user license agreements, and then click Save.
Enter your company name.
For Configuration Type, select New management cluster.
For Solution type, select UCP HC VMware virtualization.
For the Search By option:
- Select IPv4 Address if your laptop and the management rack are in different subnets, and then enter the management rack IPv4 address.
  Note: Ensure that your laptop has access to the management rack subnet.
- Select IPv6 Address if your laptop and the management rack are in the same subnet.
The vCenter VCSA image that you mounted by running the vcsa-script.sh during Deploying UCP Advisor on a new HC management cluster is selected by default.
Click Auto-discover nodes to begin autodiscovery of the available and supported nodes in the management rack. This will take several minutes to complete according to the number of nodes.

Node Autodiscovery

Select the nodes that you want to include in the management cluster where you will deploy UCP Advisor.

Note: A minimum of three nodes are required for vSAN cluster configuration.

Tip: You can toggle the view using the Tile/Table icons. You can also filter the list, as well as sort it by column.
Click Configure Devices.

BMC Address Configuration

You can skip this step if the BMC is already configured for all of the selected nodes, and all of the nodes are reachable.

Click Configure BMC.
Enter the following network settings.

IPv4 Address Range

The IPv4 address range for the BMC.

Default Gateway

The default gateway address for the BMC.

Subnet Mask

The subnet mask IP address for the BMC.

VLAN ID

The VLAN ID for the BMC.

NTP

(Optional) The NTP server IP address for the BMC.
Note: To configure NTP on HA800 series servers, see Enabling NTP settings on HA800 series servers.

BMC Admin User New Password

Enter a unique BMC admin user password.

BMC Admin User Confirm Password

Confirm the BMC admin user password.
When done, click Next, review the summary, and then click Configure

Note: If BMC configuration fails, click Restart Workflow to restart UCP Advisor deployment from the beginning.
After the BMC is configured, click Next.

ESXi Address Configuration

You can skip this step if:

ESXi is already configured for all of the selected nodes, and all of the nodes are reachable.
The DNS for the host that is selected for vCenter installation is the same DNS that is specified when deploying the Service Console VM.

Click Configure ESXi.
Enter the following ESXi settings.

IPv4 Address Range

The IPv4 address range for the ESXi server.

Default Gateway

The default gateway address for the ESXi server.

Subnet Mask

The subnet mask IP address for the ESXi server.

NTP

The NTP server IP address for the ESXi server.

DNS

The DNS IP address.

VLAN ID

The VLAN ID for the ESXi server.

ESXi Root User New Password

Enter a new ESXi password for the root user.

ESXi Root User Confirm Password

Confirm the ESXi root user password.
When done, click Next, review the summary, and then click Configure

Note: If ESXi configuration fails, click Restart Workflow to restart UCP Advisor deployment from the beginning.
After ESXi is configured, click Next.

VCSA Installation

Install vCenter on the selected nodes.

Click Set up New vCenter.
Enter the following vCenter settings. When done, click Next, review the settings, and then click Submit.

ESXi for vCenter Installation

Select the ESXi address where you want to deploy vCenter.

Deployment Type Options

Select a deployment type.

Enable SSH

Enable or disable SSH.

VCSA VM Name

Enter a name for the VCSA VM.

VCSA VM Password

Enter a password for the VCSA VM.

Confirm VCSA VM Password

Confirm the VCSA VM password.

IPv4 Address

Enter the IP address for the VCSA VM.

Subnet Mask

Enter the subnet mask IP address for the VCSA VM.

Default Gateway

Enter the default gateway IP address for the VCSA VM.

New Portgroup Name

Enter a new port group name for the VCSA VM.

DNS

Enter the DNS IP address for the VCSA VM.

NTP

Enter the NTP server IP address for the VCSA VM.

VLAN ID

Enter the VLAN ID for the VCSA VM.

SSO Domain Name

Enter a SSO domain username to log on to the VCSA VM.

SSO Domain Password

Enter the SSO domain password to log on to the VCSA VM.

SSO Domain Confirm Password

Confirm the SSO domain password.

vCenter License Key

Enter the vCenter license key.

Note: If vCenter installation fails, click Restart Workflow to restart UCP Advisor deployment from the beginning.
When vCenter is installed, click Next.

vCenter Cluster Configuration

Configure the vCenter cluster for UCP Advisor deployment.

Click Configure vCenter Cluster.
Enter the following vCenter cluster settings. When done, click Next, review the settings, and then click Submit.
- Datacenter Details
  
  Datacenter Name
  
  Enter a name for the datacenter.
  
  Cluster Name
  
  Enter a name for the cluster.
- Distributed Switch Configuration
  
  VDS Name
  
  Enter a name for the dvSwitch.
  
  Max MTU
  
  Enter the maximum MTU value for the dvSwitch.
- Management Portgroup Configuration
  
  Portgroup Name
  
  Enter the management port group name.
  
  VLAN ID
  
  Enter the VLAN ID for the management port group.
- vMotion Portgroup Configuration
  
  Portgroup Name
  
  Enter a name for vMotion port group.
  
  IPv4 Address Range
  
  Enter the IP address for the management nodes.
  Note: For HC systems, you must provide the IP address for all the three management nodes.
  
  Default Gateway
  
  Enter the default gateway IP address for vMotion port group.
  
  Subnet Mask
  
  Enter the subnet mask IP address for vMotion port group.
  
  VLAN ID
  
  Enter the VLAN ID for vMotion port group.
  
  Max MTU
  
  Enter the maximum MTU value for vMotion port group.
- vSAN Portgroup Configuration
  
  Portgroup Name
  
  Enter a name for vSAN port group.
  
  IPv4 Address Range
  
  Enter the IP address for the management nodes.
  Note: For HC systems, you must provide the IP address for all the three management nodes.
  
  Default Gateway
  
  Enter the default gateway IP address for vSAN port group.
  
  Subnet Mask
  
  Enter the subnet mask IP address for vSAN port group.
  
  VLAN ID
  
  Enter the VLAN ID for vSAN port group.
  
  Max MTU
  
  Enter the maximum MTU value for vSAN port group.
- License Key
  
  (Optional) ESXi License Key
  
  Enter the ESXi license key.
Note: If vCenter cluster configuration fails, click Restart Workflow to restart UCP Advisor deployment from the beginning.
When the vCenter cluster configuration is deployed, click Next.

vSAN Cluster Configuration

Create vSAN clusters for all the management nodes.

Click Create VSAN Cluster.
When the vSAN clusters are configured, click Finish.

UCP Advisor Deployment

Configure and deploy the UCP Advisor settings to the selected management nodes.

Click Deploy UCP Advisor.
Select a datacenter.
Select a datastore.
Select a dvSwitch port group.
Enter a free IP address to configure the SCP server.
Note: The SCP server will be used for UCP Advisor internal operations such as, switch backup and restore and switch firmware upgrade.
Enter the Master Node settings:
- Master Node name
- Master Node IPv4 address
- Master Node host name/FQDN
Enter the Worker Node1 settings:
- Worker Node1 name
- Worker Node1 IPv4 address
- Worker Node1 host name/FQDN
Enter the Worker Node2 settings:
- Worker Node2 name
- Worker Node2 IPv4 address
- Worker Node2 host name/FQDN
Enter the network configuration settings for the master node and worker nodes:

Default Gateway

Enter the default gateway IP address.

Subnet Mask

Enter the subnet mask IP address.

DNS

Enter the DNS IP address.

NTP

Enter the NTP server IP address.
Enter the password settings:
- Enter the SSH or the operating system ucpadmin user password.
  Note: The SSH password for the root user is same for the Master Node VM, Worker Node1 VM, and Worker Node2 VM.
- Confirm the password.
Click Next, review the settings, and then click Submit.
Note:
- The deployment might take between 1-2 hours to complete.
- If UCP Advisor deployment fails, click Restart Workflow to restart UCP Advisor deployment from the beginning.

When the deployment is complete, you can:

Open UCP Advisor: Click Launch Advisor Console.
Download the UCP Advisor deployment log report to troubleshoot any issues: Click Logs.
Download the UCP Advisor configuration report: Click Deployment Report.
Download the onboarding sheet for onboarding devices to the UCP Advisor inventory: Click UCP Advisor Onboarding Sheet.

1. Launch the Service Console: Click Launch Advisor Console.
2. Enter the default credentials:
  - Username: ucpadmin
  - Password: overrunsurveysroutewarnssent
3. Reset the default password.
4. Begin adding UCP systems and devices. See Adding a UCP system and "Adding devices to a UCP system" in the Hitachi Unified Compute Platform (UCP) Advisor Administration Guide.