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Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter: Enabling a Dell Server for Server Management in vCenter

this, simply select the checkbox to reboot hosts in the Reboot Host screen of the host compliance

wizard.

Common failures while fixing CSIOR

1. iDRAC not responding. Resetting iDRAC can resolve this problem.

2. Bad iDRAC credentials set in the connection Profile.

3. Old iDRAC firmware that does not support CSIOR Configuration.

NOTE: Even after having run inventory, if the CSIOR status is “Unknown”, it is due to the same

reasons as explained above in “Common Failures while fixing CSIOR”.

Conclusion

Now that you have successfully set up your Dell Servers and they are ready to be managed from your

vSphere Client, you can start using the Dell Server Management tab to access desired management

features. More information on this may be found in Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter

User’s Guide.

References

1. Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter Quick Installation Guide

2. Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter User’s Guide