User's Manual

10. In the Provisioning server field, enter the virtual appliance IP address, and then press Enter.
11. To initiate discovery and initial start up, click Save.
Configuring NFS Shares
To use NFS shares with the Dell Management Plug-in for backup and restore operations, firmware updates, and as a
staging folder, there are certain configuration items that you must complete. CIFS shares do not require additional
configuration.
To configure NFS shares:
1. On the machine hosting the NFS shares, edit /etc/exports to add: /share/path <appliance IP> (rw) *(ro).
This allows the virtual appliance full read and write access to the share, but limits all other users to read only.
2. Start nfs services:
service portmap start
service nfs start
service nfslock status
NOTE: The steps above may vary depending on the Linux distribution in use.
3. If any of the services were already running:
exportfs -ra
Settings Overview
The Dell Management Plug-in Settings section:
• Lists the Dell Management Plug-in configuration settings.
• Starts the initial Configuration Wizard that steps you through the Dell Management Plug-in features necessary
to manage and deploy servers in VMware vCenter.
• Starts the Dell Management Plug-in Administration Console that lets you perform vCenter registration, virtual
appliance management, alert management, and backup/restore of the Dell Management Plug-in database.
Related Tasks:
• General: Set the OMSA URL that displays on the Dell Hosts tab in vCenter. You can also enable or disable
Warranty Expiration Notification.
• Events And Alarms: Enables or disables all hardware alarms (current alert status is displayed on the Alarms tab).
Also configures incoming event and alert filtering.
• HTTP Proxy: Enable or disable HTTP proxy usage during communication with Internet sites.
• Inventory Schedule: Sets vCenter Host Inventory Schedule.
• Warranty Schedule: Sets warranty information retrieval schedule for Dell hosts from Dell Online.
• Deployment Credentials: Sets up credentials to be used for communication with Dell servers during initial
discovery and bare metal server deployment.
• Firmware Repository: Lets you edit where your firmware updates are stored.
• Security: Provides a server white list that limits the servers that are deployed.
General Settings Overview
General settings are used to:
• Define the OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) URL.
• Enable or Disable Warranty Expiration Notification.
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