HPE OneView

HPE OneView
Name	HPE OneView
Developer	Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Released	2014
Latest release	2024
Operating system	HPE Integrated Lights-Out, Linux, Windows (management clients)
License	Proprietary

HPE OneView Hewlett Packard Enterprise systems management platform delivers converged infrastructure management across servers, storage, and networking using policy-based automation and templates. The platform integrates with enterprise orchestration ecosystems and supports lifecycle operations for blade and rack servers in data center and hybrid environments.

Overview

HPE OneView presents a unified management plane designed to reduce manual provisioning and accelerate operations for infrastructure by abstracting physical resources into programmable constructs used by administrators and orchestration engines. It targets datacenter operators running HPE ProLiant, HPE Synergy, and HPE Apollo hardware alongside third-party storage and switching, enabling administrators to implement configuration baselines across fleets with repeatable profiles. The product is positioned to interoperate with well-known automation and orchestration projects and vendors, facilitating integration with platforms used by organizations such as Microsoft, Red Hat, VMware, Cisco Systems, and IBM.

Architecture and Components

The platform architecture separates an appliance-based management server from hardware agents and service processors to provide out-of-band control and telemetry aggregation. Core components include an appliance management service, inventory and state database, firmware catalog, and hardware-specific adapters that communicate with devices like HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10, HPE Synergy Composer, and HPE Apollo chassis using protocols implemented by service processors such as iLO 5. It exposes programmable endpoints consumed by SDKs and plugins and integrates with storage arrays from vendors like NetApp and Dell EMC as well as switches from Aruba Networks and Brocade for topology awareness.

Features and Functionality

Features emphasize lifecycle operations, configuration management, firmware and driver baseline orchestration, and template-based provisioning to create consistent server and enclosure profiles. Functional modules include hardware inventory and health monitoring, firmware bundle delivery, RESTful APIs for automation, logical enclosures and server profiles for composability, and role-based access control integrating with identity providers such as Active Directory and LDAP. The platform supports firmware rollbacks, compliance reporting, and event/alert forwarding to monitoring systems like Nagios, Zabbix, and Splunk for operational visibility.

Deployment and Integration

Deployment options include virtual appliance and physical appliance models, enabling placement within private clouds, co-location facilities, and enterprise datacenters operated by organizations such as Equinix and Digital Realty. Integration paths include orchestration with Ansible, Puppet, Chef, and Salt Stack, and cloud management interfaces such as OpenStack and Microsoft System Center. The product commonly forms part of converged infrastructure solutions alongside systems like HPE Synergy, HPE Nimble Storage, and virtualization stacks from VMware ESXi and Microsoft Hyper-V.

Management and APIs

The management surface is driven by a RESTful API layer with JSON payloads and SDKs in languages supported by enterprise toolchains to enable automation by development and operations teams. API-driven workflows are integrated into CI/CD pipelines using tools from vendors and projects such as Jenkins, GitLab, HashiCorp Terraform, and Ansible Tower. Eventing and telemetry integrate with logging and observability platforms like Elastic Stack, Prometheus, and Grafana for dashboards and alerting. Role-based API access pairs with audit trails and change records exported to ITSM solutions including ServiceNow and BMC Helix.

Licensing and Editions

The product is offered under tiered licensing paradigms aligned with hardware support bundles and subscription models common across enterprise software vendors such as Microsoft, Oracle Corporation, and SAP SE. Editions differ by feature set, support level, and scale for customers ranging from small businesses to large enterprises like Bank of America, Walmart, and AT&T that require broad hardware lifecycle coverage. Support contracts often bundle firmware and software updates delivered through vendor channels and partner ecosystems such as Hewlett Packard Enterprise Services and authorized resellers.

Security and Compliance

Security features include role-based access control, encrypted transport for management traffic, certificate management, and integration with authentication services like Active Directory and Okta. Compliance capabilities assist organizations pursuing frameworks and standards such as ISO/IEC 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and NIST SP 800-53 by enabling firmware baselining, audit logging, and configuration drift detection. The appliance and management workflows are designed to work within secure environments managed by security operations centers at enterprises and cloud providers including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure.

Category:Hewlett Packard Enterprise software