HP Integration Architecture

Executive Summary

This document defines the integration architecture for HP hardware and software components, ensuring seamless interoperability across the entire infrastructure stack.

1. Integration Architecture Overview

1.1 Core Integration Principles

1.2 Integration Layers

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                   Management Layer                        │
│          (OneView, InfoSight, GreenLake)                 │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                 Orchestration Layer                       │
│        (Ansible, Terraform, ServiceNow)                  │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                   API Gateway Layer                       │
│         (REST APIs, GraphQL, Message Bus)                │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                Infrastructure Layer                       │
│  (Servers, Storage, Networking, Security)                │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

2. Component Integration Specifications

2.1 Server Integration

ProLiant + OneView Integration

{
  "integration_type": "native",
  "protocol": "REST API",
  "authentication": "OAuth 2.0",
  "capabilities": {
    "server_profiles": true,
    "firmware_management": true,
    "remote_console": true,
    "health_monitoring": true,
    "automated_provisioning": true
  },
  "api_endpoints": {
    "base_url": "https://oneview.corp.local",
    "servers": "/rest/server-hardware",
    "profiles": "/rest/server-profiles",
    "templates": "/rest/server-profile-templates"
  }
}

iLO Integration

2.2 Storage Integration

3PAR + OneView Integration

integration_points:
  - name: "Storage Pool Management"
    api: "/api/v1/storage-pools"
    methods: ["GET", "POST", "PUT", "DELETE"]
  - name: "Volume Provisioning"
    api: "/api/v1/volumes"
    automation: true
  - name: "Snapshot Management"
    api: "/api/v1/snapshots"
    scheduled: true
  - name: "Replication Setup"
    api: "/api/v1/replication"
    type: "synchronous/asynchronous"

StoreOnce + Data Protection Software

2.3 Network Integration

Aruba + ClearPass Integration

# Integration Configuration
clearpass_config = {
    "radius_servers": [
        {"ip": "10.1.1.10", "port": 1812, "secret": "encrypted"},
        {"ip": "10.1.1.11", "port": 1812, "secret": "encrypted"}
    ],
    "enforcement": {
        "dynamic_segmentation": True,
        "role_based_access": True,
        "device_profiling": True,
        "guest_management": True
    },
    "integrations": {
        "active_directory": True,
        "mdm_solutions": ["Intune", "AirWatch"],
        "siem_platforms": ["Splunk", "QRadar"]
    }
}

Aruba Central Cloud Integration

3. Management Platform Integration

3.1 HP OneView Unified API

// OneView API Integration Example
const oneViewClient = {
    baseURL: 'https://oneview.corp.local',
    version: 'v6.0',
    
    // Authentication
    async authenticate() {
        const response = await fetch(`${this.baseURL}/rest/login-sessions`, {
            method: 'POST',
            headers: {
                'Content-Type': 'application/json',
            },
            body: JSON.stringify({
                userName: 'administrator',
                password: 'encrypted_password',
                authLoginDomain: 'LOCAL'
            })
        });
        return response.headers.get('auth');
    },
    
    // Server Management
    async getServers(authToken) {
        return fetch(`${this.baseURL}/rest/server-hardware`, {
            headers: {
                'auth': authToken,
                'X-API-Version': '3000'
            }
        });
    },
    
    // Automated Provisioning
    async deployServerProfile(profileData, authToken) {
        return fetch(`${this.baseURL}/rest/server-profiles`, {
            method: 'POST',
            headers: {
                'auth': authToken,
                'Content-Type': 'application/json',
                'X-API-Version': '3000'
            },
            body: JSON.stringify(profileData)
        });
    }
};

3.2 InfoSight Analytics Integration

{
  "infosight_integration": {
    "data_collection": {
      "interval": "5_minutes",
      "metrics": [
        "performance",
        "capacity",
        "health",
        "configuration"
      ]
    },
    "predictive_analytics": {
      "failure_prediction": true,
      "capacity_forecasting": true,
      "performance_optimization": true,
      "anomaly_detection": true
    },
    "automated_actions": {
      "ticket_creation": "ServiceNow",
      "alert_routing": "PagerDuty",
      "remediation_scripts": "Ansible"
    },
    "cross_stack_visibility": {
      "compute": ["ProLiant", "Synergy", "Apollo"],
      "storage": ["3PAR", "Nimble", "StoreOnce"],
      "virtualization": ["VMware", "Hyper-V"]
    }
  }
}

3.3 GreenLake Integration

greenlake_central_api:
  endpoint: "https://client.greenlake.hpe.com"
  authentication:
    type: "OAuth2"
    client_id: "${CLIENT_ID}"
    client_secret: "${CLIENT_SECRET}"
  
  services:
    - name: "Capacity Management"
      apis:
        - GET /compute/v1/capacity
        - GET /storage/v1/capacity
        - POST /capacity/v1/alerts
    
    - name: "Usage Metering"
      apis:
        - GET /metering/v1/usage
        - GET /metering/v1/costs
        - POST /metering/v1/reports
    
    - name: "Compliance Monitoring"
      apis:
        - GET /compliance/v1/status
        - GET /compliance/v1/violations
        - POST /compliance/v1/remediation

4. Third-Party Integration

4.1 Virtualization Platform Integration

VMware vSphere Integration

# vSphere + HP Storage Integration
class HPStorageVMwareIntegration:
    def __init__(self):
        self.vcenter_url = "https://vcenter.corp.local"
        self.hp_3par_api = "https://3par.corp.local:8080/api/v1"
    
    def create_vvol_datastore(self, name, size_gb):
        # Create VASA provider registration
        vasa_provider = {
            "name": "HP_3PAR_VASA",
            "url": "https://3par.corp.local:8083/vasa/version.xml",
            "credentials": self.get_encrypted_credentials()
        }
        
        # Create vVol datastore
        vvol_config = {
            "name": name,
            "type": "VVOL",
            "storage_container": {
                "provider": vasa_provider,
                "size": size_gb * 1024 * 1024 * 1024
            }
        }
        
        return self.vcenter_api.create_datastore(vvol_config)

Container Platform Integration

# Kubernetes CSI Driver for HP Storage
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: hpe-csi-config
  namespace: kube-system
data:
  csi.conf: |
    {
      "backends": [
        {
          "name": "3par-primary",
          "backend": "hpe3par",
          "endpoint": "https://3par.corp.local:8080",
          "username": "3paradmin",
          "password": "encrypted",
          "servicePorts": ["8080", "8443"],
          "storageClass": [
            {
              "name": "hpe-standard",
              "provisioning": "thin",
              "cpg": "SSD_CPG"
            },
            {
              "name": "hpe-performance",
              "provisioning": "full",
              "cpg": "NVMe_CPG"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }

4.2 ITSM Integration

ServiceNow Integration

// ServiceNow + HP OneView Integration
const serviceNowIntegration = {
    // Incident Creation from InfoSight
    createIncident: async (alertData) => {
        const incident = {
            short_description: alertData.title,
            description: alertData.details,
            urgency: mapSeverityToUrgency(alertData.severity),
            category: 'Hardware',
            subcategory: alertData.component_type,
            configuration_item: alertData.device_serial,
            u_hp_case_id: alertData.infosight_case_id
        };
        
        return await serviceNowAPI.post('/api/now/table/incident', incident);
    },
    
    // Auto-populate CMDB
    syncCMDB: async () => {
        const devices = await oneViewAPI.getAllDevices();
        
        for (const device of devices) {
            const ci = {
                name: device.name,
                serial_number: device.serialNumber,
                model_id: device.model,
                manufacturer: 'Hewlett Packard Enterprise',
                ip_address: device.managementIP,
                firmware_version: device.firmwareVersion,
                warranty_expiration: device.warrantyEndDate
            };
            
            await serviceNowAPI.put('/api/now/table/cmdb_ci_server', ci);
        }
    }
};

4.3 Monitoring Integration

Splunk Integration

# Splunk inputs.conf for HP Infrastructure
[script://./bin/hp_infosight_collector.py]
disabled = false
interval = 300
sourcetype = hp:infosight:metrics

[script://./bin/aruba_central_events.py]
disabled = false
interval = 60
sourcetype = aruba:central:events

[rest://hp_oneview_alerts]
disabled = false
endpoint = https://oneview.corp.local/rest/alerts
auth_type = token
token = $decrypted_token$
interval = 60
sourcetype = hp:oneview:alerts

5. Security Integration

5.1 Authentication and Authorization

# Centralized Authentication Configuration
authentication:
  providers:
    - type: "Active Directory"
      servers:
        - ldap://dc1.corp.local
        - ldap://dc2.corp.local
      base_dn: "DC=corp,DC=local"
      bind_dn: "CN=hpe-bind,OU=ServiceAccounts,DC=corp,DC=local"
    
    - type: "RADIUS"
      servers:
        - host: clearpass1.corp.local
          port: 1812
        - host: clearpass2.corp.local
          port: 1812
    
  multi_factor:
    enabled: true
    provider: "Duo Security"
    integration_key: "${DUO_IKEY}"
    
  rbac_mapping:
    - ad_group: "HPE-Server-Admins"
      oneview_role: "Server administrator"
      ilo_privileges: "full"
    
    - ad_group: "HPE-Storage-Admins"
      3par_role: "storage_admin"
      storeonce_role: "admin"
    
    - ad_group: "HPE-Network-Admins"
      aruba_role: "network-admin"
      clearpass_role: "super_admin"

5.2 Certificate Management

# Automated Certificate Deployment
class HPCertificateManager:
    def __init__(self):
        self.ca_server = "https://pki.corp.local"
        self.cert_template = "HPEInfrastructure"
    
    def deploy_certificates(self):
        devices = {
            'oneview': self.get_oneview_appliances(),
            'ilo': self.get_ilo_devices(),
            'aruba': self.get_aruba_devices(),
            '3par': self.get_3par_arrays()
        }
        
        for device_type, device_list in devices.items():
            for device in device_list:
                # Generate CSR
                csr = self.generate_csr(device)
                
                # Submit to CA
                cert = self.submit_csr(csr, self.cert_template)
                
                # Deploy certificate
                self.deploy_cert_to_device(device, cert)
                
                # Update trust store
                self.update_trust_store(device, self.ca_chain)

6. Automation and Orchestration

6.1 Ansible Integration

# HP Infrastructure Ansible Playbook
---
- name: Provision HP Infrastructure
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: no
  vars:
    oneview_host: ""
    oneview_api_version: 3000
  
  tasks:
    - name: Create Server Profile from Template
      oneview_server_profile:
        config: ""
        data:
          name: ""
          serverProfileTemplateUri: "/rest/server-profile-templates/"
          serverHardwareUri: "/rest/server-hardware/"
      delegate_to: localhost
    
    - name: Create 3PAR Volume
      hpe3par_volume:
        storage_system_ip: ""
        storage_system_username: ""
        storage_system_password: ""
        volume_name: ""
        size: ""
        cpg: "SSD_CPG"
        provisioning: "thin"
    
    - name: Configure Aruba Switch
      arubaoss_config:
        lines:
          - vlan 
          - name 
          - tagged 
          - ip address 
        save_when: modified

6.2 Terraform Integration

# HP Infrastructure as Code with Terraform
terraform {
  required_providers {
    oneview = {
      source = "HewlettPackard/oneview"
      version = "~> 6.0"
    }
  }
}

# Configure OneView Provider
provider "oneview" {
  ov_endpoint = var.oneview_endpoint
  ov_username = var.oneview_username
  ov_password = var.oneview_password
  ov_api_version = 3000
}

# Server Profile Resource
resource "oneview_server_profile" "web_server" {
  name = "web-server-${count.index + 1}"
  count = var.web_server_count
  
  template = data.oneview_server_profile_template.web_template.uri
  hardware_name = var.available_servers[count.index]
  
  boot_order = ["HardDisk", "PXE", "CD"]
  
  connection_settings {
    connections {
      id = 1
      name = "Deployment Network"
      network_uri = data.oneview_ethernet_network.deployment.uri
    }
    
    connections {
      id = 2
      name = "Production Network"
      network_uri = data.oneview_ethernet_network.production.uri
    }
  }
  
  local_storage {
    controller {
      device_slot = "Embedded"
      mode = "RAID"
      
      logical_drives {
        name = "Boot"
        raid_level = "RAID1"
        num_physical_drives = 2
        drive_technology = "SSD"
      }
    }
  }
}

7. Performance Optimization

7.1 API Performance Tuning

{
  "api_optimization": {
    "connection_pooling": {
      "enabled": true,
      "max_connections": 100,
      "connection_timeout": 30,
      "idle_timeout": 300
    },
    "caching": {
      "enabled": true,
      "ttl": 300,
      "cache_size": "1GB",
      "cache_strategy": "LRU"
    },
    "rate_limiting": {
      "enabled": true,
      "requests_per_minute": 1000,
      "burst_size": 100
    },
    "batch_operations": {
      "enabled": true,
      "max_batch_size": 100,
      "parallel_execution": true
    }
  }
}

7.2 Event Processing Architecture

event_processing:
  message_bus:
    type: "Apache Kafka"
    brokers:
      - kafka1.corp.local:9092
      - kafka2.corp.local:9092
      - kafka3.corp.local:9092
  
  topics:
    - name: "hp.infrastructure.events"
      partitions: 10
      replication_factor: 3
    
    - name: "hp.alerts.critical"
      partitions: 5
      replication_factor: 3
  
  consumers:
    - name: "Alert Processor"
      group_id: "alert-processing"
      topics: ["hp.alerts.critical"]
      processing: "parallel"
    
    - name: "Metrics Collector"
      group_id: "metrics-collection"
      topics: ["hp.infrastructure.events"]
      processing: "sequential"

8. Disaster Recovery Integration

8.1 Automated Failover Configuration

# DR Orchestration Script
class DisasterRecoveryOrchestrator:
    def __init__(self):
        self.primary_site = "DC1"
        self.dr_site = "DC2"
        self.rpo_threshold = 900  # 15 minutes in seconds
    
    def initiate_failover(self):
        # Step 1: Verify DR site readiness
        if not self.verify_dr_readiness():
            raise Exception("DR site not ready for failover")
        
        # Step 2: Stop replication
        self.stop_3par_replication()
        
        # Step 3: Activate DR storage
        self.activate_dr_volumes()
        
        # Step 4: Update DNS
        self.update_dns_records()
        
        # Step 5: Start DR servers
        self.start_dr_servers()
        
        # Step 6: Verify application health
        self.verify_application_health()
        
        return {
            "status": "success",
            "failover_time": self.get_failover_duration(),
            "data_loss": self.calculate_data_loss()
        }

9. Compliance and Audit Integration

9.1 Audit Trail Configuration

{
  "audit_configuration": {
    "enabled": true,
    "retention_days": 2555,
    "log_destinations": [
      {
        "type": "syslog",
        "server": "syslog.corp.local",
        "port": 514,
        "protocol": "TCP",
        "format": "RFC5424"
      },
      {
        "type": "splunk",
        "hec_endpoint": "https://splunk.corp.local:8088",
        "hec_token": "${SPLUNK_HEC_TOKEN}",
        "index": "hp_infrastructure"
      }
    ],
    "events_to_log": [
      "authentication",
      "authorization",
      "configuration_change",
      "firmware_update",
      "data_access",
      "system_health",
      "security_violation"
    ]
  }
}

10. Integration Testing Framework

10.1 Automated Integration Tests

# Integration Test Suite
import pytest
import requests
from hp_integration_lib import OneViewClient, ThreePARClient, ArubaClient

class TestHPIntegration:
    @pytest.fixture
    def oneview_client(self):
        return OneViewClient(
            host="oneview.corp.local",
            username="testuser",
            password="testpass"
        )
    
    def test_oneview_connectivity(self, oneview_client):
        """Test OneView API connectivity"""
        assert oneview_client.test_connection() == True
        
    def test_server_provisioning_workflow(self, oneview_client):
        """Test end-to-end server provisioning"""
        # Create server profile
        profile = oneview_client.create_server_profile(
            name="test-server",
            template="web-server-template"
        )
        
        # Verify profile created
        assert profile['name'] == "test-server"
        assert profile['state'] == "Assigned"
        
        # Verify server powered on
        server = oneview_client.get_server_hardware(profile['serverHardwareUri'])
        assert server['powerState'] == "On"
    
    def test_storage_integration(self):
        """Test 3PAR storage provisioning"""
        storage_client = ThreePARClient("3par.corp.local")
        
        # Create volume
        volume = storage_client.create_volume(
            name="test-vol",
            size_gb=100,
            cpg="SSD_CPG"
        )
        
        # Export to host
        export = storage_client.export_volume(
            volume_name="test-vol",
            host_name="test-server"
        )
        
        assert export['status'] == "exported"

Document Version: 1.0 Date: July 30, 2025 Status: Integration Architecture Complete