Unified Compute Platform UCP Advisor Software Installation Guide

Version: 4.8.x
File Size: 6776 KB
Audience: anonymous
Part Number: MK-92UCP120-18

Overview
System architecture
Hardware and software
Supported features and hardware
Supported compute nodes
Supported storage systems
Supported switches
Supported I/O cards
I/O cards supported by DS120/DS220/DS225/DS240 / DS120 G2/DS220 G2/DS120 G6, and DS220 G6 server models
I/O cards supported by HA800 G2/G3/G6 series servers
Supported GPU cards
GPU cards supported by DS120/DS220/DS225/DS240 and DS120/DS220 G2 server models
GPU cards supported by HA800 G2/G3 series servers
Supported hardware
UCP converged infrastructure and hyperconverged infrastructure
Management node
Deploying to a Hitachi-supplied management node
Supported software
VMware ESXi
VMware vCenter Server Appliance
Supported browser
Device username and password restrictions
Predeployment considerations
UCP Advisor predeployment steps
Management node
Customer-supplied management node
Hitachi-supplied management node
Prerequisite software
Setting up a vCenter Appliance
VMware Aria Operations for Logs (optional)
Deploying content packs for VMware Aria Operations for Logs
VMware Aria Operations for Logs dashboards
Hitachi Remote Ops Monitor Agent
Configuring Hitachi Remote Ops Monitor Agent with UCP Advisor
UCP Advisor resource requirements
Firewall configuration required by the management node
Deploying UCP Advisor
Deploying the service console VM on a new management cluster
Before you start
Configuring a new management cluster
Deploying a new vCenter or a vSAN management cluster
Installing the UCP Advisor software on a virtual machine
Enabling NTP settings on HA800 G2/G3 series servers
Installing UCP Advisor on a new management cluster for a hyperconverged (HC) system
Before you start
Configuring management cluster on a Hyperconverged system
Configuring a new vSAN cluster on a HC system
Installing the UCP Advisor software on a virtual machine
Enabling NTP settings on HA800 G2/G3 series servers
Installing UCP Advisor on a new management cluster for a logical system
Before you start
Configuring a new management cluster on a logical system
Deploying a new vCenter management cluster on a logical system
Installing the UCP Advisor software on a virtual machine
Installing UCP Advisor on an existing management cluster for a rack-scale (RS) system
Deploying to a customer-supplied management node
Customer-supplied management node requirements
Installing UCP Advisor
Enabling viewing and managing of inventory in linked systems
Configuring a system in Enhanced Link Mode
Installing the UCP Advisor software on a bare metal server
Provisioning a command device for standalone bare metal server
Post installation tasks
Provisioning a command device for the UCP Advisor VM before installing UCP Advisor
Provisioning a command device for the UCP Advisor VM after installing UCP Advisor
Adding a system
Automatically adding devices using an onboarding worksheet
Importing a license
Managing multiple sites
Gateway VM requirements
Required firewall port exceptions for Gateway VM
Deploying the UCP Advisor Gateway VM to a remote site
Provisioning a command device for the Gateway VM
Upgrading the Remote Gateway VM
Upgrading the UCP Advisor management software
Preparing for the upgrade
Upgrading UCP Advisor
Completing the upgrade
Updating the external Gateway VM
Troubleshooting UCP Advisor VM reboot issues
Troubleshooting kubelet service issues
OS security updates
Applying OS security updates
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting autodiscover incompletion
Troubleshooting missing ESXi information
Troubleshooting UCP Advisor installation issues
Troubleshooting UCP Advisor installation issues when multiple NIC adapters are configured
Troubleshooting Service Console setup issues
Troubleshooting register partner issue for multitenancy
Troubleshooting storage command device recognition
Troubleshooting UCP Advisor first-time login issues
Troubleshooting UCP Advisor VM reboot issues
Troubleshooting remote gateay VM reboot issues
Troubleshooting UCP Advisor upgrade issues
Troubleshooting remote gateway upgrade issues
Troubleshooting UI launch issues
Troubleshooting MTU warnings for VCSA
Unable to onboard certain VSP G series storage systems
Manually unregistering the UCP Advisor plugin
Cleaning up the bare metal server after a failed UCP Advisor installation
Upgrading the operating system package to enable RHCK kernel on bare metal server
Enabling hardware virtualization on UCP Advisor VM
Partitioning additional hard disk on UCP Advisor VM
Command options to install or upgrade UCP Advisor
Setting virtual port on HA800 G2/G3 servers to COM2

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