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HPE Smart CID User Guide

VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) on HPE Synergy

Version 7.7.3

AbstractThis document is intended for pre-sales personnel, account managers, integration center personnel, delivery services personnel, and solution architects who are involved in creating the Customer Intent Document (CID) for HPE Converged Systems.

Published: March 2021

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1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

Features .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

Browser compatibility .............................................................................................................................................................................2

Systems supported ...................................................................................................................................................................................2

2 Getting started............................................................................................................................................................................... 3

HPE Smart CID interface .......................................................................................................................................................................3

Profile CIDs ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 6

Viewing CID details ............................................................................................................................................................................ 6

Activity, Session, and Help ...........................................................................................................................................................7

CID form details ..................................................................................................................................................................................7

Navigation menu ................................................................................................................................................................................. 8

Viewing CID summary .................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Uploading files .................................................................................................................................................................................. 10

Downloading a File .........................................................................................................................................................................12

Deleting a File ....................................................................................................................................................................................12

Tracking a CID ...................................................................................................................................................................................12

Output files ..........................................................................................................................................................................................13

Uploaded files ................................................................................................................................................................................... 14

Action menu ..........................................................................................................................................................................................15

Submitting a CID ..............................................................................................................................................................................15

Deleting a CID ....................................................................................................................................................................................15

Archiving a CID ................................................................................................................................................................................ 16

Cloning a CID ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 16

3 Creating CIDs in HPE Smart CID........................................................................................................................................ 19

HPE Smart CID workflow ................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Creating a new CID ................................................................................................................................................................................ 19

4 Creating CIDs for VCF on Synergy v4.2 Consolidated and Standard Architecture............................. 23

VCF on Synergy 4.2 CID Consolidated and Standard Architecture Dashboard ................................................23

Customer and Contacts Information ......................................................................................................................................24

HPE Order Details ..........................................................................................................................................................................24

Customer Details .............................................................................................................................................................................25

Installation Site Details ................................................................................................................................................................25

Customer Contacts ........................................................................................................................................................................25

CID Collaborators ............................................................................................................................................................................25

Order Questionnaire ........................................................................................................................................................................26

Basic Configuration Details .......................................................................................................................................................26

HPE OneView Remote Support ..............................................................................................................................................28

Licenses ................................................................................................................................................................................................28

Others ....................................................................................................................................................................................................29

Passwords ..............................................................................................................................................................................................29

Frame Layout ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 30

Rack Details ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 30

Frames List ..........................................................................................................................................................................................31

Frame Details ....................................................................................................................................................................................32

Appliance Bay Details ..................................................................................................................................................................32

Device Bay Details ..........................................................................................................................................................................32

Interconnect Bay Details ............................................................................................................................................................33

Storage Settings ................................................................................................................................................................................34

Storage Settings - Consolidated Architecture ...............................................................................................................34

Volumes ................................................................................................................................................................................................36

Storage Settings - Standard Architecture ........................................................................................................................37

Storage Array List ..........................................................................................................................................................................38

Network Settings ...............................................................................................................................................................................38

Network Settings - Consolidated Architecture .............................................................................................................39

Network Settings - Standard Architecture ..................................................................................................................... 48

Composer ................................................................................................................................................................................................51

Composer screen .............................................................................................................................................................................51

Notification Details ........................................................................................................................................................................52

Proxy Details .....................................................................................................................................................................................53

Identifier Details ..............................................................................................................................................................................54

Enclosure Group Layout ...............................................................................................................................................................54

Server Profiles .....................................................................................................................................................................................56

Standard Profiles - Standard Architecture ......................................................................................................................56

Server Profiles - Consolidated Architecture ...................................................................................................................58

5 Creating CIDs for VCF on Synergy v4.0.1- Consolidated and Standard Architecture ........................ 61

VCF on Synergy 4.0.1 CID Consolidated and Standard Architecture Dashboard ............................................. 61

Customer and Contacts Information ......................................................................................................................................62

HPE Order Details ..........................................................................................................................................................................62

Customer Details .............................................................................................................................................................................63

Installation Site Details ................................................................................................................................................................63

Customer Contacts ........................................................................................................................................................................63

CID Collaborators ............................................................................................................................................................................63

Order Questionnaire ....................................................................................................................................................................... 64

Basic Configuration Details ...................................................................................................................................................... 64

HPE OneView Remote Support ............................................................................................................................................. 66

Licenses ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 66

Others ....................................................................................................................................................................................................67

Passwords ..............................................................................................................................................................................................67

Frame Layout ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 68

Rack Details ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 68

Frames List ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 69

Frame Details ................................................................................................................................................................................... 70

Appliance Bay Details ................................................................................................................................................................. 70

Device Bay Details ......................................................................................................................................................................... 70

Interconnect Bay Details .............................................................................................................................................................71

Storage Settings ................................................................................................................................................................................72

Storage Settings - Consolidated Architecture ...............................................................................................................72

Volumes ................................................................................................................................................................................................74

Storage Settings - Standard Architecture ........................................................................................................................75

Storage Array List ..........................................................................................................................................................................76

Network Settings ...............................................................................................................................................................................77

Network Settings - Consolidated Architecture .............................................................................................................77

Network Settings - Standard Architecture ..................................................................................................................... 86

Composer .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 89

Composer screen ........................................................................................................................................................................... 89

Notification Details ....................................................................................................................................................................... 90

Proxy Details ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 91

Identifier Details ..............................................................................................................................................................................92

Enclosure Group Layout ...............................................................................................................................................................92

Server Profiles .................................................................................................................................................................................... 94

Standard Profiles - Standard Architecture ..................................................................................................................... 94

Server Profiles - Consolidated Architecture .................................................................................................................. 96

6 Creating CIDs for VCF on Synergy v3.10.0- Consolidated and Standard Architecture .................... 99

VCF on Synergy 3.10.0 CID Consolidated and Standard Architecture Dashboard ......................................... 99

Customer and Contacts Information ...................................................................................................................................100

HPE Order Details .......................................................................................................................................................................100

Customer Details ........................................................................................................................................................................... 101

Installation Site Details .............................................................................................................................................................. 101

Customer Contacts ...................................................................................................................................................................... 101

CID Collaborators .......................................................................................................................................................................... 101

Order Questionnaire ..................................................................................................................................................................... 102

Basic Configuration Details .................................................................................................................................................... 102

HPE OneView Remote Support ........................................................................................................................................... 104

Others ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 104

Passwords ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 104

Frame Layout ................................................................................................................................................................................... 106

Rack Details ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 106

Frames List ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 107

Frame Details ................................................................................................................................................................................. 108

Appliance Bay Details ............................................................................................................................................................... 108

Device Bay Details ....................................................................................................................................................................... 108

Interconnect Bay Details ......................................................................................................................................................... 109

Storage Settings .............................................................................................................................................................................. 110

Storage Settings - Consolidated Architecture ............................................................................................................. 110

Volumes ...............................................................................................................................................................................................112

Storage Settings - Standard Architecture .......................................................................................................................113

Storage Array List ........................................................................................................................................................................ 114

Network Settings ..............................................................................................................................................................................115

Network Settings - Consolidated Architecture ............................................................................................................115

Network Settings - Standard Architecture ....................................................................................................................124

Composer ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 127

Composer screen .......................................................................................................................................................................... 127

Notification Details ......................................................................................................................................................................128

Proxy Details ...................................................................................................................................................................................129

Identifier Details ........................................................................................................................................................................... 130

Enclosure Group Layout ............................................................................................................................................................ 130

Server Profiles ................................................................................................................................................................................... 132

Standard Profiles - Standard Architecture .................................................................................................................... 132

Server Profiles - Consolidated Architecture .................................................................................................................134

7 Submitting CIDs......................................................................................................................................................................... 137

Submit for Review ................................................................................................................................................................................ 137

Review Process ................................................................................................................................................................................. 137

Customer Submit - Final CID Submit ........................................................................................................................................138

Reopening submitted CIDs ........................................................................................................................................................139

8 HPE Smart CID support ........................................................................................................................................................ 141

Email Support ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 141

Related Documentation ............................................................................................................................................................... 141

1 IntroductionNew workloads and business demands require infrastructure that is fast and more efficient. Conventional IT architecture creates silos and complexities because of multiple products and tools that lack interoperability. By bringing servers, storage, networking, and management software together, HPE solution meets today’s business, and IT needs efficiently. It is all engineered to work together as a single converged system. The result is simplified, yet robust IT that is energy and space-efficient, less expensive, and aligns to meet the business needs of any workload at any scale.

VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) is a unified software-defined data center (SDDC) platform that brings together VMware vSphere, vSAN, NSX, and vRealize Suite (optional) components, into a natively inte-grated stack to deliver an enterprise-ready cloud infrastructure for private and public clouds.

VCF on HPE Synergy offers automated solution deployment and seamless delivery for private and hybrid cloud infrastructures. This solution, which is designed and pre-validated according to HPE best practices, also helps to reduce deployment errors along with operational and maintenance costs.

When ordering a customized or pre-configured converged system, the HPE sales personnel, solution architects, and technical support personnel put together a Customer Intent Document (CID).The CID stores the requirements of different customers. It contains information on system requirements and configuration which is used by HPE to build the system according to the given specifications.

HPE Smart CID is the Web version of CID. It is a tool that allows you to:

• Select a system

• Select a configuration

• Enter configuration details as per specific business requirements

• Generate configuration files for build automation

• Order a customized and pre-configured system

HPE Smart CID is thus an online collaborative tool that aids in customizing the solution as per the cus-tomer’s datacenter requirements. Highly intuitive, fast, and time-efficient, HPE Smart CID prevents incorrect and incomplete data entry, and unbuildable errors, and enables a flawless build at the factory or onsite.

FeaturesHere are some of the feature highlights of HPE Smart CID:

• Web-based: HPE Smart CID is web-based and is accessible from a browser. It is a single location where all the information on customer requirements can be stored and retrieved from, instead of having multiple versions with different updates shared over email chains.

• Simplified Experience:

• Built-in Validations: HPE Smart CID has built-in validations to ensure that the information entered is complete and accurate.

• Autofill: It provides default values for hostnames, IP addresses, and passwords to make the fill-ing up of the CID process faster and more efficient.

Features 1

• Context-Sensitive Help: The inline help is context-aware. It progressively discloses the required information while continuously prompting the users to provide correct data in the related fields.

• User-friendly and Intuitive Interface: HPE Smart CID’s intuitive and user-friendly interface makes it easy to enter all the CID information in a single location. The interface is similar to other HPE man-agement tools like HPE OneView.

• Customized Templates: HPE Smart CID has customized configuration templates which users can select based on their requirements that aids faster decision-making.

Browser compatibilitySmart CID is designed to work on the following browsers:

• Google Chrome

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11

Systems supportedSmart CID supports creating CIDs for the following HPE Systems:

• HPE Solution for SAP HANASD Flex with 3PAR v6.0

• HPE Greenlake Offerings

• CaaS on VMaaS

• Consumption Gateway Solution

• MLop s on HPE Container Platform

• VMaaS on HPE Synergy

• VCF on HPE Synergy

• SD Flex Predefined Configs with JBOD (CLX)

• HPE Synergy

• HPE Solution for SAP HANA SD Flex with Primera v6.5

• HPE DL560 Predefined Config v6.0 (CLX)

• HPE Superdome Flex 280 Solutions for SAP HANA (CPX)

• HPE ConvergedSystem 750 v3.0

• HPE ConvergedSystem 700 for Virtualization v3.0

• HPE ConvergedSystem 700 for Virtualization v2.5 November 2017 Release

Note: Smart CID for HPE ConvergedSystem 500 for SAP HANA, HPE ConvergedSystem 700 for virtual-ization 2.5 and HPE ConvergedSystem 900 for SAP HANA are not covered in this document. Refer to the Smart CID User Guide for CS500, CS700, and CS900 for SAP HANA on the Smart CID website.

2 Browser compatibility

https://www.hpe.com/in/en/integrated-systems/software.html




2 Getting startedHPE Smart CID is a Web-based application. You can access HPE Smart CID by logging onto https://smartcid.itcs.hpe.com/ from a web browser.

Figure 1. HPE Single sign-on (SSO) login for HPE Smart CID.

To start using HPE Smart CID, you need to create a user account by:

• Clicking HPE Employee Login, if you are an HPE employee. HPE Smart CID then authenticates your email address from the HPE corporate directory.

• Clicking Customers/Partners Login, if you are a customer or a partner. You can then sign in with your user name and password on the HPE Passport web page. If you do not have an HPE Passport account, follow the instructions on the HPE Passport web page to create a new account. Log in to HPE Smart CID with your new passport account.

HPE Smart CID interfaceWhen you log in to the HPE Smart CID portal, the default page lists all the CIDs created by you.

HPE Smart CID interface 3

https://smartcid.itcs.hpe.com/

https://smartcid.itcs.hpe.com/

Figure 2. HPE Smart CID Interface

Table 1 below lists and describes the Smart CID Interface sections.

4

4 HPE Smart CID interface

Table 1. Smart CID Interface

Note: After you create a new CID in Grommet UI, the legacy CIDS appears in the piano UI.

Click on a CID number to view its dashboard.

Profile CIDs page provides following details for each of the CIDs listed:

• Status

• CID number

• Order number

• Customer name

• Region

• Configuration

• Description

• Creation date

• Submit date or Last modified date.

Search and filter CIDs by using any search string parameter like CID number, Order number, Customer name, Region and so on. For example, to list out all the reviewed CIDs in EMEA region, enter the search string parameter, Reviewed EMEA, in the search box. As a result, all the CIDs which are reviewed and in

# Description

1 Main CIDs Page- Clicking on this icon directs you to the main CIDs page.

2 Search Pane- Search CIDs using any details, such as the CID number, order number, cus-tomer name, region, configuration, description, and age (in days).

3 Filter- This is the CIDs List Filter which provides the following options:

• Under Status if you select Existing (Submitted + Active), the list of Submitted and Active CIDs open.

• If you select Archived CID, the list of archived CIDs appear.

4 Help, Notification, Session- The icons on the top right of the page stand for the following:

• Help - Clicking on this icon takes you to the online help page.

• Session - Clicking on this icon displays your login account details and status

5 Create CID+- You can click on this button to create a new CID.

6 Entries- If a CID is already created, this section automatically displays the CID Status, CID Number, Order Number, Customer Name, Region, Configuration, Description, Creation Date, and Submit Date/Last Modified Date. To view the details of a CID, click the CID number.

7 Version- Clicking on this icon displays the:- HPE Smart CID version- Build number- Build date

8 Privacy Policy- Clicking on this icon redirects you to the HPE Privacy Statement page.

9 Release Notes- Clicking on this icon redirects you to the latest Smart CID Release Notes.

10 Email- Clicking on this icon redirects you to the Smart CID email support.


the EMEA region are displayed in the Profile CIDs page. Click a CID number to view its dashboard.

Profile CIDsThe Profile CIDs page displays all the CIDs you create.

It also lists all the CIDs created by others, which have your email ID in either the Customer Information section or the HPE Contact section.

Figure 3. Profile CIDs page

Profile CIDs page provides the following details for each of the CIDs listed:

• Deal Specific Requirements (DSR)

• CID Number

• Order Number

• Customer Name

• Region

• Configuration

• Description

• Creation Date

• Submit Date or Last Modified Date

Search and filter CIDs by using any search string parameter such as, the CID number, Order number, Customer name, Region and so on.

Viewing CID detailsTo view the details of any CID, click the CID Number. The dashboard of that particular CID is displayed.


Figure 4. Viewing CID Details

To view the details of each section on the dashboard, you can click the section title (Customer & Con-tacts Info, Order Questionnaire, and so on). When the cursor hovers over a certain section, the Edit icon appears.

Click Edit to add or edit any information.

Activity, Session, and Help

On the top right of the Dashboard window, are the Activity, Session, and Help icons.

• Clicking the Activity icon displays the user activity of that specific CID.

• The Session icon displays the Email ID of the current user.

• The Help icon displays the:

• Smart CID version number

• Link for downloading the latest Smart CID User Guide

• Link for downloading the latest Smart CID Release Notes

• Link to the Smart CID training material

• Link for email support

CID form detailsWhen you click Edit on any section of the dashboard, a form containing the details of that section is dis-played, allowing you to edit or view information that was either previously entered or auto-populated in that particular field.


Figure 5. CID details

For details on each section, refer to “Creating CIDs in HPE Smart CID.”

Navigation menuThe navigation menu is accessible when you click the down arrow on the top left of the HPE Smart CID screen next to the search icon.

Using the navigation menu, you can perform various functions. The sub-menus include:

• Main

• Profile CIDs

• Dashboard

• Actions

• Summary

• Upload

• Tracking

• Downloads

• Output Files

• Uploaded Files


Figure 6. Navigation menu

Clicking on Profile CIDs will take you to the page which lists all the CIDs.

When you click on a particular CID number, it will take you to the dashboard of that particular CID.

Viewing CID summaryTo view the detailed summary of any CID:

1. Click the down arrow on the top left of the HPE Smart CID screen next to the search icon.

2. Click Profile CIDs. The list of created CIDs appear.

3. Click the specific CID number on the Profile CIDs page. The CID dashboard page appears.

4. Click the down arrow on the top left.

5. Click Summary under Actions.

Figure 7. Accessing Summary

The Summary window appears which displays data from all the sections.


Figure 8. Summary view

Uploading filesHPE Smart CID allows you to upload or attach files to a CID. The Uploading Files feature is useful when you need to add supporting documents to a CID. In each CID you can upload up to 10 files that are a total size of 10 MB.

You can use this feature to customize your order.

File FormatsHPE Smart CID allows the following file formats:

• Image files with JPEG and JPG extensions (file_name.jpeg and file_name.jpg)

• Text files (file_name.txt)

• Portable document format (file_name.pdf)

• Microsoft Word files with DOC and DOCX extensions (file_name.doc and file_name.docx)

• Microsoft Excel files with XLS and XLSX extensions (file_name.xls and file_name.xlsx)


• Microsoft Visio files with VSD extension (file_name.vsd)

• YAML files (file_name.yaml)

Uploading a FileTo upload a file:

1. Click the specific CID number on the Profile CIDs page. The CID dashboard page appears.

2. Click the down arrow on the top left.

3. Click Upload under Actions. The File Upload window appears.

Note: The Upload option is only available before you submit a CID.

Figure 9. Uploading a file

4. Click Browse to select a file and click Open.

In the File Upload window, click Browse and select the file to upload. The files supported are jpg, jpeg, txt, pdf, doc, docx, xls, xslx, vsd, vsdx and json.

Note: You can upload a maximum of 10 files which are a total size of 10MB.

Figure 10. File upload window


The uploaded files are displayed in the File Upload window.

Downloading a FileTo download a file, click the Download icon.

Deleting a FileTo delete a file, click the Delete icon.

Tracking a CIDThe Tracking window displays all the actions performed on the CID, from the time it is created until it is archived. You can access Tracking from the navigation panel.

Figure 11. Accessing tracking

Tracking logs the date and time of actions performed on the CIDs. These include:

• Creating CIDs.

• Status changes of CIDs from one stage to another (Active, Submitted).

• Uploading files.

• Deleting files.

• Generation of output files after submitting a CID.

• Generation of output file after a factory personnel submits a CID.

• Archiving CIDs.


Figure 12. Tracking CIDs

Output filesWhen a CID is submitted, HPE Smart CID generates JSON, XML, XLS, and ZIP files (if the CID is created using the SSET guidance ID).

You can access any of these files from the Output Files section in the navigation panel.

Figure 13. Accessing output files

To access output files:

1. Click HPE Smart CID.

2. Click Output Files.

3. Click the Download icon next to the specific file.


4. Click OK.

Figure 14. Output files

Uploaded filesFiles that are uploaded can be accessed by factory personnel by clicking Uploaded Files in the naviga-tion panel. This option is enabled for factory personnel only

Figure 15. Accessing attachments


• Click Uploaded Files to view and download attachments.

Figure 16. Downloading attached files

To download a file click on the Download icon.

Action menuThe Action menu contains the following sub-menus:

• Submit

• Delete

• Archive

• Clone

Submitting a CIDFor submitting CIDs, refer to “Submitting CIDs.”

Deleting a CIDYou can delete a CID if the CID is no longer valid. To delete a CID:

1. Click the CID number.

2. Click Actions.

3. Click Delete.

Figure 17. Deleting a CID

4. Click Yes in the Delete Confirmation window to delete the CID.


Figure 18. Delete confirmation window

Note: You can only delete CIDs which are in the Active state. You cannot delete CIDs that are submit-ted.

Archiving a CIDAfter a CID is factory-submitted, it can be archived. Archiving a CID moves the CID from the Profile CIDs list to Archived CIDs list.

To archive a CID:

1. Click the CID number and on the Profile CIDs page.

2. Click Actions.

3. Click Archive.

Note: You can archive a CID only after it is submitted. This option is disabled when the CID status is Active.

Cloning a CIDYou can clone a CID to copy all the details of an existing CID to a new CID. When cloning, all the details are copied except the:

• HPE Sales Order Number

• HPE Sales Quote Number

• Guidance ID

You need to enter these details manually into the cloned CID form.

To clone a CID:

1. Open an existing CID.

2. Click Actions.

3. Click Clone.


Figure 19. Cloning a CID

4. In the Clone Confirmation window, click Yes.

Figure 20. Clone confirmation window

5. HPE Smart CID creates a new CID with these details and generates a new CID number. The status of the new CID is set to Active.

You can make changes to the new CID and submit it.


3 Creating CIDs in HPE Smart CID

HPE Smart CID workflowThe following steps briefly outline the CID creating and submitting workflow:

1. The initiator initiates the CID process or workflow by selecting the ordered system on HPE Smart CID.

2. The initiator then adds one or more contributors to that CID.

3. The contributors fill the required information in all the sections on the HPE Smart CID portal.

4. After all the required the information is entered, the initiator or contributor submits the CID.

5. The HPE Smart CID then generates validation files from the submitted CID.

6. Finally, engineers use the validation files in the factory to start building the system.

The detailed description of the steps and sections involved in the CID creation workflow are explained below.

Creating a new CIDTo create a new CID:

1. Click Create CID.

2. Select Virtualization under Category.

3. Select VCF on Synergy under Solution.

4. Select the Version you require - 4.2/4.0.1/3.9 / 3.9.1. /3.10.0.

5. Select the Architecture Model.

• Consolidated

• Standard

Note: If you choose version 4.2 you can select either Consolidated Architecture or Standard Archi-tecture. - If you choose version 4.0.1 you can select either Consolidated Architecture or Standard Archi-tecture. -If you choose version 3.10.0 you can select either Consolidated Architecture or Standard Architecture. - If you choose version 3.9.1 you can select either Consolidated Architecture or Standard Archi-tecture. - If you choose version 3.9 the architecture is by default Standard. See Figure 21 to Figure 25 below for reference.

6. Select the CID Option.

• Custom CID

• Guidance CID

7. If you select Guidance ID enter the SSET Guidance Id.

8. Click Confirm and Proceed.

HPE Smart CID workflow 19

This initiates the CID process. HPE Smart CID generates a unique tracking ID for every new CID. The status of this new CID is now Active.

Figure 21. Selecting version 4.2

Figure 22. Selecting version 4.0.1

20 Creating a new CID



Figure 25. Selecting version 3.9

Creating a new CID 21

22 Creating a new CID

4 Creating CIDs for VCF on Synergy v4.2

Consolidated and Standard Architecture

VCF on Synergy 4.2 CID Consolidated and Standard Architecture Dashboard

The VCF on Synergy 4.2 HPE Smart CID dashboard for both Consolidated and Standard architecture is divided into the following sections:

• Customer & Contacts Information

• Order Questionnaire

• Passwords

• Frame Layout

• Network Settings

• Composer

• Enclosure Group

• Server Profiles

Figure 26. The CID dashboard

The dashboard also has the Actions menu on the top right. To know more about it, refer to “Action menu.”

All the sections in the HPE Smart CID dashboard are explained below in detail.

VCF on Synergy 4.2 CID Consolidated and Standard 23

Customer and Contacts InformationThe Customer and Contacts Info section allows you to enter or edit the following details:

• HPE Order Details (sales order number and sales quotation number)

• Customer Details

• Installation Site Details

• Customer Contacts

• CID Collaborators

Figure 27. Customer & contacts information screen

Every time you enter an email ID and click Save, an auto-generated email is sent to that email ID with the CID number and a link to access the CID.

Note: All the email IDs entered in the Customer Details section have access to the specific CID.

HPE Order DetailsThis tab allows you to enter the following details:



• SFDC Opportunity ID

Note: SFDC Opportunity ID is a mandatory field. Enter a valid opportunity ID here.

• Installation Case ID

• Guidance ID

• Deal Specific Request? (Yes/No)

• DSR ID

After entering the details, click Save.

24 VCF on Synergy 4.2 CID Consolidated and Standard Architec-

Customer DetailsThis tab allows you to enter the following details:

• Project Name (Optional)

• Company Name

• Physical address details (Street Name, Building details, City, State, Country, ZIP code, Region)

• HPE Passport ID


Note: If you click the Please Select drop-down next to the screen title, a list of previously filled in cus-tomer details appear (provided you created multiple CIDs in the past). Once selected, the Cus-tomer Details form is auto-populated. The drop-down does not work if the CID you are creating is the first one.

Installation Site DetailsThis tab allows you to enter the following details:

• Company Name

• Physical address details (Street Name, Building details, City, State, Country, ZIP code, and Region,)

After entering the details, click Save. These details are saved as the shipping address.

Customer ContactsThis tab allows you to enter the following contact details:

• Customer Technical Contact Details [Name, Title/Position, Contact Phone, Company Email, Hours of Availability (optional)]

• Installation Site Technical Contact Details [Name, Title/Position, Contact Phone, Company Email, Hours of Availability (optional)]


Note: This tab allows you to add an alternate or additional contact details. To add other contacts, click Add Contact.

CID CollaboratorsThis tab allows you to enter the following contact details:

• Contact Name (First Name Last Name)

• Title/Position

• Contact Phone

• Company Email

• Availability


Note: This tab allows you to add an alternate or additional HPE contact details. To add other contacts, click Add Contact.


Order Questionnaire

The Order Questionnaire consists of questions that allow you to specify system configuration and remote support information. The VCF on Synergy 4.2 questionnaire includes the following sections:

• Basic Configuration Details

• HPE OneView Remote Support

• Others

Note: In the Order Questionnaire window, click Show Comments Field to enter any additional infor-mation.

Note: VCF on Synergy support to Nimble external storage configuration - A mix of 3PAR and Nimble external storage selection is allowed. Storage model and related information can be selected in the Storage Form.

Basic Configuration Details

Basic Configuration Details - Consolidated Architecture

Figure 28. Order questionnaire screen for consolidated architecture

This section allows you to specify the basic VCF configuration details on HPE Synergy.

Here are some questions that you need to answer:

• Production Network Top of Rack Switch included in this order. (Select HPE 5945 32QSFP28 Switch. This selection is mandatory.)


• Number of Production Network Top of Rack Switches included in this order. (2 Top of Rack switches are selected by default.)

• Are Out Of Band Management (OOBM) Switches included in this order? (Select Yes/No).

• Number Out Of Band Management (OOBM) Switches included in this order? (2 OOBM switches are selected by default.)

• How many Frames are there in the order? (A minimum of 1 frame and maximum 3 frames can be selected.)

• How many total servers are in order? (A minimum of 4 servers and a maximum of 6 servers can be selected.)

• VCF version used? (The current supported VCF version is displayed and is non-editable.)

• Select the Desired storage: D3940 is default selected storage. You can also select:

• D3940

• HPE 3PAR

• HPE Nimble

• HPE Primera

• How many storage arrays are included in this order?

• SAN switch included in this order. (Select Yes/No.)

• How many SAN switches are in order? (If Yes 2 SAN switches are selected by default.)

• Do you want to deploy and configure Application Virtual Networks? (Select Yes/No.)

• vSphere Lifecycle Manager for the workload domain (Enable vSphere Lifecycle Manager Base-lines(VUM) Kubernetes / Enable vSphere Lifecycle Manager Images(vLCM) Non-Kubernetes)

• Do you want to join existing Single-Sign-On domain?


Note: For this question, Do you want to deploy and configure Application Virtual Networks? if you select No, then the: - user input on the Application Virtual Networks tab in the Network Settings form is not col lected - "vRealize Log Insight Servers" input is collected in the Management VM tab - Uplink1 and uplink2 networks become optional user inputs in Network form.

Note: In the Order Questionnaire > Basic Configuration Details form for VCF on Synergy 4.2 Consoli-dated Architecture, the Storage for Management domain field is not available because manage-ment and workload domains are available on the same server.

Basic Configuration Details - Standard Architecture

The Order Questionnaire form for VCF version 4.2 Standard Architecture is the same as that of consoli-dated architecture, with the additional options of selecting:

• Storage for Management Domain

• Select the desired storage for workload domain

Note: - If D3940 is selected, then by default it becomes the Primary Storage for Workload Server Pro-


files. - Instead of D3940, to select a different Fibre Channel storage as the Primary Storage go to the Storage Settings > Volumes tab.

Figure 29. Order Questionnaire for VCF version 4.2 Standard Architecture

HPE OneView Remote SupportThis section allows you to specify basic OneView remote support details in both Consolidated Architec-ture and Standard Architecture.

Here are the questions you need to answer:

• Do you agree to use and configure HPE OneView Remote Support? (Y/N)

• I consent to having HPE contact me to discuss optimizing my IT environment. (Y/N)

• Enable Insight online. (Y/N)

• Preferred language. (Select English from the drop-down.)

• Special instructions.

LicensesIn this form you can enter the following license keys:

Note: vSphere ESXi, vSAN and NSX licenses are per CPU. Ensure that sufficient licenses are available to be used for the Management domain and Workload domains.

• VMware ESXi License Key

• vSAN License Key

• NSX-T Manager License Key

• vCenter License Key

• SDDC License Key


OthersIn this section, you need to answer the questions below as per your requirement for both Consolidated Architecture and Standard Architecture.:

• Rack Layout Factory Default? (Yes/No)

• Frame Layout Factory Default? (Yes/No)

• Will the rack Power Cabling use Factory default cabling? (Yes/No)

• Will the Synergy Interconnect Cabling use factory default cabling? (Yes/No)

Note: If you select No as the answer to any question in the list above, you must provide the supported files or attach the Visio file to the CID. To upload the Visio file, refer to “Uploading a File.”

PasswordsThe passwords provided by the Integration Centers at the time of factory installation are temporary. It is advisable for the customers to update the passwords when the system is set up at the customer site.

Note: Usernames are non-editable. The usernames are set by default and set according to HPE stan-dards.

Passwords are grouped according to various configuration categories. The categories appear as per the selections made by the user. The categories include:

• NSX-T

• SDDC

• RMC

• SSMC

• Primera

• Nimble

• 3PAR

• VCSA

• Redfish Connector

• vRops

• vRealize

• Oneview

• ESXi

• Management

• Composer

• ComputeiLO

• Network Switch

• OOBM Switch

• SAN Switch

• Cloud Builder

• Plexxi


Figure 30. Passwords screen

Frame LayoutThis section allows you to view and edit the details of racks and frames. Depending on the number of frames specified in Rack Details, HPE Smart CID displays the available frames.

Rack DetailsIn the Rack Details tab, enter the following:

• Number of Compute Racks (One Compute Rack is selected by default and is non-editable.)

• Number of Frames in Rack

• PDU model for Rack

• Racks Power Arrival

• PDU User Name

• PDU Password- Click Show password to view the entered password before saving the form.

• Number of Storage Racks

• PDU model for Storage Rack 1



Figure 31. Rack details dashboard

Frames ListThis tab allows you to add and edit frame and Logical Enclosure (LE) details. The color of the Frame button changes, based on the amount of information entered:

• If no information is entered, the color of the button remains white.

• If information is partially filled, the color of the button turns grey.

• If all the required information is entered, the color of the button turns green.

Figure 32. Frame list screen

• To add a new LE, click Add LE.

• Enter the LE name. This enables the following question on the window: Whether 20 GB or 10 GB or 50 GB Interconnect Link Module used in each frame of this LE? You can select maximum up to 5 frames.


Note: Currently VCF supports configuration with 1, 2 or 3 frames only.

Note: You can select 10 GB or 20GB or 50 GB interconnect module.

• To view and edit the frame details, click the desired Frame button. This opens different tabs, such as:

• Frame Details

• Appliance Bay Details

• Device Bay Details

• Interconnect Bay Details.

Figure 33. Frame details

Frame DetailsThis tab allows you to enter the following details:

• Frame Type (Master/Satellite)

• Frame Name

• Rack Number (You can select the rack number from the drop-down.)


Appliance Bay DetailsThis tab allows you to select the Frame Appliance Details. You can specify the Appliance Type in this section.


Device Bay DetailsThis tab allows you to enter and edit the following:

• Node Type


• Node Name

• Cluster Name


Figure 34. Device bay details screen

Interconnect Bay DetailsThis tab allows you to select the Interconnect type.


Figure 35. Interconnect bay details screen


Storage Settings

Storage Settings - Consolidated ArchitectureThe storage settings section in consolidated architecture allows you to fill in all the information related to storage such as:

• Common Information

• Storage Array Details

• Volumes

Each section is explained below.

Common Information

The Common Information form appears when you select 3PAR. In this section, you can add/edit infor-mation related to the service processor, mail server, and the proxy server.

After editing the fields, click Save.

Figure 36. 4.2 Consolidated architecture common information screen

Storage Array Details

This section displays the:

• Array Name

• Array Type

• Array Model

• SAN Topology

• Hostname


Figure 37. Storage array details screen

You can click Edit to change the details of any storage array, such as:

• Storage Array Type

• Storage Array Model

• SAN Topology

• Hostname

• Do you want to enable VASA in the array?

• Raid Level

• Enable deduplication for all volumes in the array?

• HPE 3PAR Service Processor Type

Figure 38. 3PAR storage details

For adding the Nimble storage details:

• Select HPE Nimble in Storage Array Type.

• Select the Nimble model from the Storage Array Model drop-down.

• Provide the Hostname.

• Select if the Storage VASA is enabled. (Yes/No)


• Select the SAN Topology which can be FC or iSCSI or FlatSAN.

Figure 39. Nimble storage details

For adding the HPE Primera storage details:

• Select HPE Primera in Storage Array Type.

• Select the HPE Primera model from the Storage Array Model drop-down.



• Select the SAN Topology which can be FC or FlatSAN.

• Select the RAID level.

• Enable deduplication for all volumes in the array? (Yes/No)

Figure 40. HPE Primera storage details

VolumesIn this section, you can:


• View the Storage Arrays and Hostname Mapping.

• Edit the Volume Details, such as Storage Array, Volume Name, Description, and Size.

• Delete any volume by clicking on the “-” sign.

• Add a new volume by clicking on Add Volume.

Note: The selected Storage Arrays Types and Hostname Mapping is listed in Volumes tab.

Figure 41. Volumes screen for 4.2 Consolidated architecture

Storage Settings - Standard Architecture

The storage settings section in standard architecture is similar to consolidated architecture. You can access the same forms listed below:



• Volumes

The minor differences in each form, in comparison to consolidated architecture, is explained below with screenshots:

Common Information




Figure 42. 4.2 Standard architecture common information screen

Storage Array ListThis form is the same as that explained in the Storage Array Details section under the Storage Settings - Consolidated Architecture section.

Volumes

If you select the 4.2 Standard architecture, you can select the Primary Volume under the Volumes tab. See Figure 43 below for reference.

Figure 43. Volumes screen for 4.2 architecture

Network SettingsThe Network Settings section allows you to specify all the network-related settings and configuration information.


Network Settings - Consolidated ArchitectureThe Network settings tab in the 4.0.1 consolidated architecture contains the following tabs:


• Management Network Details

• Address

• Server

• Switch

• Storage

• Management VM

• Application Virtual Networks

Figure 44. Network screen of 4.2 Consolidated Architecture

Common Information

In this section, you can edit the connectivity information about your network, such as:

• Production Network Top of Rack Switch

• Datacenter Uplink Device Manufacture/Model

• Datacenter Uplink Media

• Datacenter Uplink Port Speed

• Number of Uplink Connections

• Link Aggregation Protocol Type

• Link Aggregation Port Mode

• Out of Band Management Switch






Figure 45. Common information screen

After entering the information, click Save.

Management Network Details

In this section, you can edit these fields:

• Network Name

• VLAN ID

• Subnet

• Netmask

• Gateway


Figure 46. Management network details screen


Note: Do not enter VLAN IDs that are reserved for devices and components. Refer to the product/ven-dor documentation for information on reserved VLAN IDs.

Note: The MTU Size input can be configured in the Management Network Details form.

Address

This section allows you to specify management network settings, such as Subnet ID, Subnet Gateway, and Domain Name.

Figure 47. Address details screen

You can edit the following sections:


• Management

• Subnet ID

• Subnet Gateway

• Domain Name

• Address Ranges

• Management IP Pool Name -Pool Name

• Management IP Pool - IP Pool Range-Start

• Management IP Pool - IP Pool Range-End

To add a new IP Pool click Add IP Pool.

To save the information, click Save.

Note: At any stage, you can save the entered data and resume editing later.

Server

This section allows you to specify management and workload server settings for compute nodes, speci-fied in the Device Bay Details of Frame Layout.

Here you can edit the specifics of different devices, frames, and bays, such as:

• License Details

• ESXi License Key


• Management Domain Network Server Details

• Hostname

• ESXi IP

• vSphere vMotion IP

• vSAN IP

• Workload Domain Network Server Details

• Hostname

• ESXi IP


• vSAN Workload IP


Figure 48. Server details screen


Switch

This section allows you to specify the network switches.

You can edit the following here:

• Network Switches

• Hostname

• Management Network IP

• MAD/MLAG Peer IP

• MAD/MLAG Netmask

• IRF/MLAG/vPC Domain ID

• SAN Switches

• Hostname


• Fabric Name

• Domain ID


Figure 49. 4.2 Consolidated architecture switch screen

After entering the details of network and SAN switches, click Save.

Storage

In this section, you can specify the SAN manager details and the connectivity information about your network, such as:

• SAN Manager Details

• Hostname


• Port


• Hostname


Note: If Nimble array is selected in Order Questionnaire then you need to fill Nimble-related informa-tion under the Common Information section of the Storage tab.


Figure 50. Storage screen

Note: Additional iSCSI information needs to be provided if the user selects SAN Topology as iSCSI in Storage form.


Management VM

In this section, you can click on Edit to add or change management network details such as:

• Component Name

• Hostname


• Appliance Size

• Single-Sign-On Site Name

• DNS Zone Name

• vSAN Datastore Name

• Datacenter Name

• Distributed Switch Name

• DistributeSwitchName

• Resource Pool SDDC Mgmt

• Resource Pool SDDC Edge

• Resource Pool User Edge

• Resource Pool User VM


Figure 51. 4.2 consolidated architecture management VM screen

Under the Management VM tab, the details of two license keys need to be entered:

• vCenter Server Management Cluster VM

Figure 52. vCenter Server Management Cluster VM license key details

• NSX Manager Management Cluster VM


Figure 53. NSX Manager Management Cluster VM license key details


Application Virtual Networks

In the Application Virtual Networks form, user inputs are collected to update the VCF parameter sheet output file.

Figure 54. Application Virtual Networks form

In this section you can fill in the:

• Node information under Edge Services Gateways.

• IP Address, Autonomous System ID, BGP Neighbour Password for Top of Rack 1 and 2 Switches under Top of Rack Switches for BGP Peering.


• Logical Switch Name, CIDR Notation, Gateway, DNS Search Domain, DNS Zone for Region A VXLAN and xRegion VXLAN under Application Virtual Networks.

• NSX-v Licensing Model for NSX-v Licensing and NSX Universal Segment ID Range and NSX Univer-sal Multicast Address Range for Universal Segment IDs and Multicast Ranges under NSX Universal Segment IDs and Multicast Ranges.

• ESG Appliance Size, MTU Size, Node Name, ESG Autonomous System ID, ESG BGP Neighbor Pass-word, Network CIDR Notation, ESG Node 1 IP Address, ESG Node 2 IP Address, ESG Protocol IP Address under Distributed Logical Router.

• Component Name, Hostname, Management Network IP, and Node Size for vRealize Log Insight Master Node Load Balancer and vRealize Log Insight Master Node VM (vLOGI #1) under vRealize Log Insight Master.


Network Settings - Standard Architecture

The Network settings tab in the 4.2 standard architecture contains the following tabs:



• Workload Network Details

• Address

• Server

• Switch

• Storage

• Management VM

• Workload VM


Figure 55. Network screen of 4.2 standard architecture


Note: You can update different sections at different stages. To save the entered information, click Save.

Each of these sections is explained below:


This section is similar to the Management Network Details form under the Network Settings - Consoli-dated Architecture section above.

Workload Network Details

This section is available only for VCF on Synergy 4.2 Standard Architecture.

You can specify the following workload domain network details in this section:

• Network Name

• VLAN ID

• Subnet

• Netmask

• Gateway


Figure 56. Workload network details screen

Address

This section is similar to the Address form under the Network Settings - Consolidated Architecture sec-tion above.


Server

This section is similar to the Server form under the Network Settings - Consolidated Architecture sec-tion above.

Switch

This section is similar to the Switch form under the Network Settings - Consolidated Architecture sec-tion above.

Storage

This section is similar to the Storage form under the Network Settings - Consolidated Architecture sec-tion above.

Management VM

This section is similar to the Management VM form under the Network Settings - Consolidated Archi-tecture section above.

Workload VM

This section is available only for VCF on Synergy Standard Architecture 4.2

In this section, you can click Edit to add or change workload domain details, such as:

• Component Name

• Hostname


• Appliance size


• Datacenter Name



Figure 57. Workload VM screen


Composer This section allows you to view and edit the following details:

• Composer

• Notifications Details

• Proxy Details

• Identifier Details

Composer screenIn this section, you can edit the following:


• Composer Hostname

• Composer IP Address

• Maintenance IP Address 1


• Composer Administrator Password

• Primary DNS IP Address

• Baseline SPP Version

• Datacenter DNS Server 1 IP Address

• DNS Search Domain Name

• SMTP Server IP Address

• Time Settings

• Network Time Server 1





• Timezone

• GMT/UTC offset

• Daylight Savings Time(DST)

Figure 58. Composer screen

After entering the information, click Save

Notification DetailsIn this optional section, you can edit:

• SNMP Settings

• SNMP Trap Destinations

• Email Notifications Settings

• Email Notification Filter


Figure 59. Notification details screen


Proxy DetailsIn this section you can edit:

• HTTPS Proxy

• Port

• Authenticate

• User Name

• Password

Figure 60. Proxy details screen



Identifier DetailsIn this section, you can add identifier details such as Mac Addresses and World Wide Names.

Figure 61. Identifier details screen


Enclosure Group LayoutThis section allows you to view and edit the Enclosure Group List.

Note: The Enclosure Group section will not work unless you fill in the Frame Layout, Storage Set-tings, and Network Settings sections.

Figure 62. Enclosure group list screen

• To update the Enclosure Group details and view the Logical Enclosure Group Details list, click Edit.

An Enclosure Group Details page is displayed. This page allows you to view and enter the following:


• Associated Enclosure Group (EG1, EG2 and so on)

• Enclosure Group Name

• Ipv4 Assign Method (User address pool, User DHCP, and Manage Externally)

Note: If you select Manage Externally, enter the assign method details in the Network Settings > Server tab.

Note: If Manage Externally is selected for IPv4 Assign Method then its JSON value is External.

Figure 63. Viewing enclosure group details screen

• To edit logical interconnect group details, click Edit on the desired group.

A Logical Interconnect Group details page is displayed. This page allows you to view the Enclosure Group details.

Figure 64. Logical interconnect group details screen


After entering the required information, click Save.

Server Profiles

Standard Profiles - Standard Architecture

In this section of 4.2 standard architecture, you can edit:

• Server Profile Definition

• Server Profiles for Management

• Server Profiles for Workload

Server Profile Definition Details

In this section you can edit the:

• Name

• Boot Device - If you select SD/USB, then an Additional Details section appears. Under this section you can fill in:

• Remote ESXi IP

• Username

• Password

• Port Group Name

• No of Cache Tier Disks

• Cache Tier Drive Type

• No of Data Tier Disks

• Data Tier Drive Type

Figure 65. Server profile definition for 4.2 standard architecture



Server Profiles for Management

In this section, you can edit the server profile name.

Figure 66. Server profiles for management screen

Server Profiles for Workload

In this section, you can edit the server profile name and select the SAN volume.

Figure 67. Server profiles for workload screen



Server Profiles - Consolidated ArchitectureIn this section of 3.9.1 consolidated architecture, you can edit:


• Server Profiles



• Name


• Remote ESXi IP

• Username

• Password

• Port Group Name





Figure 68. Server profile definition for 4.2 consolidated architecture


Server Profile


• Server profile name

• SAN volume

Figure 69. Server profile for 4.2 consolidated architecture


5 Creating CIDs for VCF on Synergy v4.0.1-


VCF on Synergy 4.0.1 CID Consolidated and Standard Architecture Dashboard

The VCF on Synergy 4.0.1 HPE Smart CID dashboard for both Consolidated and Standard architecture is divided into the following sections:



• Passwords

• Frame Layout

• Storage Settings‘


• Composer

• Enclosure Group

• Server Profiles




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• Guidance ID


• DSR ID


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• Company Name


• HPE Passport ID




• Company Name










• Title/Position

• Contact Phone

• Company Email

• Availability




Order Questionnaire

The Order Questionnaire consists of questions that allow you to specify system configuration and remote support information. The VCF on Synergy 4.0.1 questionnaire includes the following sections:



• Others

















• D3940

• HPE 3PAR

• HPE Nimble

• HPE Primera





• vSphere Lifecycle Manager for the workload domain (Enable vSphere Lifecycle Manager Base-lines(VUM) Kubernetes / Enable vSphere Lifecycle Manager Images(vLCM) Non-Kubernetes)

• Do you want to join existing Single-Sign-On domain?


Note: In the Order Questionnaire form of 4.0.1 version, a new question is added: Do you want to deploy and configure Application Virtual Networks?. If you select No to the question then the: - user input on the Application Virtual Networks tab in the Network Settings form is not col lected - "vRealize Log Insight Servers" input is collected in the Management VM tab - Uplink1 and uplink2 networks become optional user inputs in Network form.

Note: In the Order Questionnaire > Basic Configuration Details form for VCF on Synergy 4.0.1 Consol-idated Architecture, the Storage for Management domain field is not available because man-agement and workload domains are available on the same server.


The Order Questionnaire form for VCF version 4.0.1 Standard Architecture is the same as that of consol-idated architecture, with the additional options of selecting:



Note: - If D3940 is selected, then by default it becomes the Primary Storage for Workload Server Pro-


files. - Instead of D3940, to select a different Fibre Channel storage as the Primary Storage go to the Storage Settings > Volumes tab.

Figure 73. Order Questionnaire for VCF version 4.0.1 Standard Architecture








LicensesIn this form you can enter the following license keys:

Note: vSphere ESXi, vSAN and NSX licenses are per CPU. Ensure that sufficient licenses are available to be used for the Management domain and Workload domains.

• VMware ESXi License Key


• NSX-T Manager License Key

• vCenter License Key

• SDDC License Key











• NSX-T

• SDDC

• RMC

• SSMC

• Primera

• Nimble

• 3PAR

• VCSA


• vRops

• vRealize

• Oneview

• ESXi

• Management

• Composer

• ComputeiLO

• Network Switch

• OOBM Switch

• SAN Switch

• Cloud Builder

• Plexxi









• PDU User Name









• Frame Details







• Frame Name






• Node Type


• Node Name

• Cluster Name







Storage Settings




• Volumes


Common Information



Figure 80. 4.0.1 Consolidated architecture common information screen



• Array Name

• Array Type

• Array Model

• SAN Topology

• Hostname






• SAN Topology

• Hostname


• Raid Level















Figure 85. Volumes screen for 4.0.1 Consolidated architecture





• Volumes


Common Information




Figure 86. 4.0.1 Standard architecture common information screen


Volumes

If you select the 4.0.1 Standard architecture, you can select the Primary Volume under the Volumes tab. See Figure 87 below for reference.

Figure 87. Volumes screen for 4.0.1 architecture






• Address

• Server

• Switch

• Storage

• Management VM


Figure 88. Network screen of 4.0.1 Consolidated Architecture

Common Information



















• Network Name

• VLAN ID

• Subnet

• Netmask

• Gateway





Note: An addition of 100 GB Interconnect Module into a mixed network of FC SAN and FLatSAN is not supported. If you add 100 GB into the mix, an error message will pop up during the Submit Check process.

Note: The maximum bandwidth for networks in case of a100Gb Ethernet F32 module should be 50G.


Address





• Management

• Subnet ID

• Subnet Gateway

• Domain Name

• Address Ranges







Server



• License Details




• Hostname

• ESXi IP


• vSAN IP



• Hostname

• ESXi IP





Switch




• Hostname





• SAN Switches

• Hostname


• Fabric Name

• Domain ID


Figure 93. 4.0.1 Consolidated architecture switch screen


Storage



• Hostname


• Port


• Hostname







Management VM


• Component Name

• Hostname


• Appliance Size


• DNS Zone Name


• Datacenter Name








Figure 95. 4.0.1 consolidated architecture management VM screen












The Network settings tab in the 4.0.1 standard architecture contains the following tabs:




• Address

• Server

• Switch

• Storage

• Management VM

• Workload VM


Figure 99. Network screen of 4.0.1 standard architecture







This section is available only for VCF on Synergy 4.0.1 Standard Architecture.


• Network Name

• VLAN ID

• Subnet

• Netmask

• Gateway



Address



Server


Switch


Storage


Management VM


Workload VM

This section is available only for VCF on Synergy Standard Architecture 4.0.1


• Component Name

• Hostname


• Appliance size


• Datacenter Name






• Composer


• Proxy Details














• Time Settings






• Timezone

• GMT/UTC offset





• SNMP Settings








• HTTPS Proxy

• Port

• Authenticate

• User Name

• Password





Server Profiles


In this section of 4.0.1 standard architecture, you can edit:






• Name


• Remote ESXi IP

• Username

• Password

• Port Group Name





Figure 109. Server profile definition for 4.0.1 standard architecture





• Server Profiles



• Name


• Remote ESXi IP

• Username

• Password

• Port Group Name





Figure 112. Server profile definition for 4.0.1 consolidated architecture


Server Profile



• SAN volume

Figure 113. Server profile for 4.0.1 consolidated architecture


6 Creating CIDs for VCF on Synergy v3.10.0-


VCF on Synergy 3.10.0 CID Consolidated and Standard Architecture Dashboard

The VCF on Synergy 3.9.1 HPE Smart CID dashboard for both Consolidated and Standard architecture is divided into the following sections:



• Passwords

• Frame Layout

• Storage Settings


• Composer

• Enclosure Group

• Server Profiles


















Note: SFDC Opportunity ID is a mandatory field. Enter a valid opportunity ID here.


• Guidance ID


• DSR ID


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• Company Name


• HPE Passport ID




• Company Name










• Title/Position

• Contact Phone

• Company Email

• Availability




Order Questionnaire

The Order Questionnaire consists of questions that allow you to specify system configuration and remote support information. The VCF on Synergy 3.10.0 questionnaire includes the following sections:



• Others

















• D3940

• HPE 3PAR

• HPE Nimble

• HPE Primera






Note: In the Order Questionnaire form of 3.10.0 version, a new question is added: Do you want to deploy and configure Application Virtual Networks?. If you select No to the question then the: - user input on the Application Virtual Networks tab in the Network Settings form is not col lected - "vRealize Log Insight Servers" input is collected in the Management VM tab - Uplink1 and uplink2 networks become optional user inputs in Network form.

Note: In the Order Questionnaire > Basic Configuration Details form for VCF on Synergy 3.10.0 Con-solidated Architecture, the Storage for Management domain field is not available because man-agement and workload domains are available on the same server.


The Order Questionnaire form for VCF version 3.10.0 Standard Architecture is the same as that of con-solidated architecture, with the additional options of selecting:



Note: - If D3940 is selected, then by default it becomes the Primary Storage for Workload Server Pro-files. - Instead of D3940, to select a different Fibre Channel storage as the Primary Storage go to the Storage Settings > Volumes tab.


Figure 117. Order Questionnaire for VCF version 3.10.0 Standard Architecture


















• NSX

• SDDC

• RMC

• SSMC

• Primera

• Nimble

• 3PAR

• VCSA


• vRops

• vRealize

• Oneview

• ESXi

• Management

• Composer

• ComputeiLO

• Network Switch

• OOBM Switch

• SAN Switch

• Cloud Builder

• Plexxi









• PDU User Name









• Frame Details







• Frame Name






• Node Type


• Node Name

• Cluster Name







Storage Settings




• Volumes


Common Information



Figure 124. 3.10.0 Consolidated architecture common information screen



• Array Name

• Array Type

• Array Model

• SAN Topology

• Hostname






• SAN Topology

• Hostname


• Raid Level















Figure 129. Volumes screen for 3.10.0 Consolidated architecture





• Volumes


Common Information




Figure 130. 3.10.0 Standard architecture common information screen


Volumes

If you select the 3.10.0 Standard architecture, you can select the Primary Volume under the Volumes tab. See Figure 131 below for reference.

Figure 131. Volumes screen for 3.10.0 architecture






• Address

• Server

• Switch

• Storage

• Management VM


Figure 132. Network screen of 3.10.0 Consolidated Architecture

Common Information



















• Network Name

• VLAN ID

• Subnet

• Netmask

• Gateway






Address





• Management

• Subnet ID

• Subnet Gateway

• Domain Name

• Address Ranges







Server



• License Details




• Hostname

• ESXi IP


• vSAN IP


• Hostname

• ESXi IP






Switch




• Hostname





• SAN Switches

• Hostname


• Fabric Name

• Domain ID


Figure 137. 3.10.0 Consolidated architecture switch screen


Storage



• Hostname


• Port


• Hostname







Management VM


• Component Name

• Hostname


• Appliance Size


• DNS Zone Name


• Datacenter Name








Figure 139. 3.10.0 consolidated architecture management VM screen












The Network settings tab in the 3.10.0 standard architecture contains the following tabs:




• Address

• Server

• Switch

• Storage

• Management VM

• Workload VM


Figure 143. Network screen of 3.10.0 standard architecture







This section is available only for VCF on Synergy 3.10.0 Standard Architecture.


• Network Name

• VLAN ID

• Subnet

• Netmask

• Gateway



Address



Server


Switch


Storage


Management VM


Workload VM

This section is available only for VCF on Synergy Standard Architecture 3.10.0


• Component Name

• Hostname


• Appliance size


• Datacenter Name






• Composer


• Proxy Details














• Time Settings






• Timezone

• GMT/UTC offset





• SNMP Settings








• HTTPS Proxy

• Port

• Authenticate

• User Name

• Password





Server Profiles


In this section of 3.10.0 standard architecture, you can edit:






• Name


• Remote ESXi IP

• Username

• Password

• Port Group Name





Figure 153. Server profile definition for 3.10.0 standard architecture





• Server Profiles



• Name


• Remote ESXi IP

• Username

• Password

• Port Group Name





Figure 156. Server profile definition for 3.10.0 consolidated architecture


Server Profile



• SAN volume

Figure 157. Server profile for 3.10.0 consolidated architecture


7 Submitting CIDsAfter all the system and configuration details are entered, the CID is ready for:

• Submit for Review

• Customer Submit

You can submit a CID for review if your region has the Submit for Review option enabled under the Actions menu.

Submit for ReviewTo submit a CID for review, click Actions and click Submit for Review. The CID is submitted to a panel of experts who reviews the data entered in the CID for correctness and completeness.

Note: The Submit for Review feature is available only for Americas and EMEA region users.

Review ProcessWhen a CID is submitted for review, an email is sent to the reviewer with the CID details. Once the CID is submitted for review, it is locked. Figure 158 below illustrates the Submit for Review process workflow.

Figure 158. Review Process

The following scenarios can occur when a CID is in the review stage:

• If the CID details entered require a change, the reviewer enters comments in the Reviewer Comments section and clicks Reject. The reviewer then sends it back to the creator of the CID.

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Figure 159. Reviewer comments

• The creator makes the required changes and resends the CID to the reviewer for review. Once the reviewer accepts the changes submitted by the creator, the CID can be submitted.

• If the CID requires no further changes, the reviewer clicks Accept and the CID changes to the Reviewed state. An email notification is sent to the creator.

Note: If a reviewer rejects a CID, entering comments stating the reason for rejection in the Reviewer Comments section is mandatory.

• Once the CID is reviewed and ready for submitting, click Actions and click Submit. For more infor-mation, see “Customer Submit - Final CID Submit”.

Customer Submit - Final CID SubmitCID submitting by a customer is the final submit stage where all the information about the customer including, customer requirements, system configuration, and settings is finalized. At this stage, the CID is locked for editing and Smart CID does not allow changes to the customer information, configuration, and other settings.

To submit a CID:

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1. Click Actions -> Submit from the CID dashboard. If the information you have provided in the CID is complete the CID is submitted.

Figure 160. Submitted CID

If the information is incomplete, a CID Status notification window appears displaying in which form the

infomation needs to be corrected or completed.

Figure 161. Notification of incomplete sections when submitting a CID

2. Enter all the missing information and click Actions -> Submit to submit the CID.

The status of the CID changes from Active to Submitted. The CID is now locked for changes and is now ready for the Integration Center personnel to start filling in the factory settings details.

Reopening submitted CIDsWhen a CID is submitted, it is locked for editing. No changes can be made at this stage. If the CID needs additional changes or updates, the CID needs to be reopened. To reopen a CID, click Actions -> Reopen from the CID dashboard.

Note: The reopen feature is available only to users with special administrator privileges. Send an email to [email protected] for administrator privileges.

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mailto:[email protected]


Note: For Field services, the Actions -> CID Reopen access for all the CID creators is enabled.

To view CID details after submission, refer to the “Viewing CID summary” section.

To download the CID details in HTML format, or to download other output files, refer to the “Output files” section.

To archive a CID, refer to the “Archiving a CID” section.

To track a submitted CID refer to the “Tracking a CID” section.

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8 HPE Smart CID supportWe welcome your feedback. The HPE Smart CID team is committed to providing you help and support that meets your requirements.

You can reach us by sending an email or through the HPE Smart CID Resource Center.

Email SupportFor critical issues that need immediate attention, send an e-mail to [email protected]. Our support personnel will contact you and help you in resolving the issue.

Related DocumentationThe documentation set for this release is available on the HPE Smart CID website. In addition to this document, you can also find related documents and training material on the following website:

https://smartcid.itcs.hpe.com/Training/#docs

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