Deployment Guide

OpenManage Network Integration
OpenManage Network Integration (OMNI) is a component of SmartFabric Services (SFS) that integrates with VMware vCenter for fabric
automation of the physical network infrastructure corresponding to the virtual network operations within vCenter. OMNI also serves as a
front-end management application for managing one or more SFS instances, enabling administrators to manage and operate one or more
network fabrics that are deployed with SFS.
OMNI virtual appliance
The OMNI virtual appliance is delivered as an open virtual appliance (.ova extension) file. Deploying an OMNI OVA template allows you to
add preconfigured OMNI virtual machines to vCenter Server or ESXi inventory.
The OMNI OVA file can be downloaded from the Dell EMC OMNI for VMware vCenter support portal. OMNI virtual machine deployment
is tested and supported only on the VMware ESXi hypervisor, even though it is expected that the OVA could be deployed in other x86
hypervisors.
OMNI deployment
Deploying an OVA template is similar to deploying a virtual machine from a template. You can deploy an OVA template from any local file
system accessible from the vSphere web client, or from a remote web server.
Table 2. OMNI deployment
OMNI VM system
requirements
vCenter Server Network
(OMNI VM Network 1 -
ens160)
VxRail Management Network
(OMNI VM Network 2 -
ens192) Optional in non-
VxRail deployment
OMNI access
Virtual hardware version: vmx-14
Compatible: ESXi 6.7
2 virtual CPUs; 2 GB memory;
40 GB hard disk
Out-of-band (OOB)
management network
Provides reachability to DNS,
default gateway, and where
OMNI obtains the IP/hostname
Provides reachability to
Management network (vCenter
IP/hostname, SmartFabric
Management IP/hostname)
In-band link-local network
Provides reachability to
SmartFabric link-local network
for IPv6 VIP reachability
vCenter HTML5 (/ui) plug-in;
click OpenManage Network
Integration link
OMNI stand-alone user
interface: https://
OMNI_IP_or_hostname/
delawareos10/ using admin
user
SSH to OMNI VM IP/hostname
as admin user
OMNI VM console using
vCenter/ESXi admin or root
user
VxRail default: vCenter Server
network
VxRail default: VxRail
Management network
NOTE: Even when OMNI is deployed in-band, it is recommended to set up connectivity with the out-of-band
Management network of the switches in the network fabric to separate management traffic with user data traffic, and
also to enable faster image downloads to the switches.
Topics:
• OMNI virtual appliance creation
• OMNI setup
• OMNI vCenter client plug-in registration
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