HPE OneView Readiness Assessment Tool 3.0 Update Email: readiness_assessment_tool@hpe.com 9/15/16

Read Me – HPE OneView Readiness Assessment Tool 3.0 The HPE OneView Readiness Assessment Tool version 3.0 is intended to provide an assessment screening to pre-determine a customer’s readiness to move their HPE Blade Server and Virtual Connect environment under HPE OneView management. The tool performs the inspection non-disruptively and off-line utilizing VC Backup files and OA Show All Files provided by your customer. The HPE OneView Readiness Assessment Tool supports only VC Backup files or both VC Backup files and OA Show All files. The tool is for the HPE field and HPE Partners and customers when guidance is provided by the field. Passed Warning Critical Color Key Green items indicate a compatibility match Yellow items are warning items and won’t block a migration but may impact original settings Critical items are blockers and will prevent the migration to HPE OneView 3.0 Send questions and feedback to: readiness_assessment_tool@hpe.com

OVRAT 3.0 Field Value Field Quotes Cost Benefit to HPE Field and the Customer “With online migrations coming in 3.0, I have received more requests from customers to validate they can migrate in the 3 weeks than I have in the two and a half years Oneview has been out…In just the last 2 weeks I have heard from ecolab, Securion and CHS who have all started projects to validate their infrastructure for a move to Oneview”.  The HPE OneView Readiness Assessment Tool takes 1 Minute to inspect one enclosure A 40 enclosure customer takes 40 minutes. “The OVRAT tool has saved me dozens of hours and catches things that would be easy to overlook. It provides speed, efficiency, and accuracy. It is invaluable”. A 98% time savings

OVRAT 3.0 Update New Features Summary 3.0 Features Update Added new pop up app notifications to provide targeted feedback to the user. For example the PowerShell exception polity if the user does not have the right permissions to use PowerShell on their device Improved the ease of adding and removing individual VC backups and OA Show All files and made it easier to view and verify the files uploaded for the assessment Added new tab structure to improve the management of the data within one Window Added Configuration Issues to the Global Summary page to provide a more view of the assessment Improved the ability to review enclosure summaries for large numbers of enclosure assessments on the enclosure summary page Included the enclosure summary graphics on the PDF report

Start Here HP OneView Readiness Assessment Tool 3.0 INSTRUCTIONS Download the HPE OneView Readiness Assessment Tool zip file for the sales portal Save the HP OneView Readiness Assessment Tool zip file to your desktop and or a thumb drive Unzip the file on your desktop and or on a thumb drive Open the folder, click on the “OVRAT-Project.exe” file to launch the HP OneView Readiness Assessment Tool

Note: Password protected and encrypted files are not supported Plan Your Workflow Step 1 Place all the virtual connect backup and all the OA Show All files for each project in one folder Note: Password protected and encrypted files are not supported Customer 1 Customer 2 Customer 3

OVRAT 3.0 Update – New Home Screen Step 2 Upload VC Backup files and OA Show all Files on the new Home Screen. Add or remove VC Backup Files or OA Show All Files by clicking on the + or - buttons

OVRAT 3.0 Update – New Home Screen Step 3 Click on the Accept box and Click on process

OVRAT 3.0 Update – Global Summary Page Now incorporates configuration issues See at a glance: Total number of servers inspected Where, if any, any critical issues exist The Global Summary page provides an aggregated view of the total number of enclosures, ProLiant BladeServers, Configuration issues and their corresponding status Passed Warning Critical Color Key

OVRAT 3.0 Update – Enclosure Summary Page Click the Action menu to export report To a PDF or XLS file Enclosure Summary Page Provides a broad summary of the Issues across a broad spectrum Passed Warning Critical Color Key

OVRAT 3.0 Update – Enclosure Report Provides detailed Overview of the Enclosure assets Server Detail Interconnect Issues OA FW and ILO FW will populate only when the assessment includes an OA Show All File(s)