Which components require an HPE OneView license for management?

Question

Options

• AHPE Virtual Connect modules
• BHPE Apollo XL 170r
• CBrocade and Cisco SAN Manager
• DHPE Primera and HPE 3PAR

• A
  94% (31)
• B
  3% (1)
• C
  3% (1)

Explanation

HPE Virtual Connect modules (A) require an HPE OneView license because OneView is the primary management platform that provides unified management, including firmware, configuration, and health monitoring for Virtual Connect interconnects in BladeSystem and Synergy enclosures - this integration is a licensed feature. HPE Apollo XL 170r (B) servers can be discovered and monitored by OneView, but basic server management does not require a separate OneView license in the same way interconnect modules do. Brocade and Cisco SAN managers (C) are third-party SAN switches managed through OneView's SAN Manager feature, but the license requirement sits with OneView itself, not with those external devices. HPE Primera and HPE 3PAR (D) storage systems integrate with OneView for visibility, but they are managed primarily through their own tools (Primera OS, SSMC) and do not themselves require an HPE OneView license.

Memory tip: Think "VC = Very Controlled" - Virtual Connect modules are tightly coupled to OneView's licensed management stack because they handle the network fabric inside HPE Synergy/BladeSystem, making them the classic exam example of a component that requires an OneView license.

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