User's Manual

1. In the Dell Management Center → Compliance → Bare Metal Servers page, to download an ISO, click Download

ISO.

2. In the Download ISO dialog box, to find the location of the ISO, click Download.

NOTE: The external browser may open behind this application window.

3. Navigate to the ISO file you need to make your bare metal server compliant.

iDRAC License Compliance

When you select the iDRAC License Compliance page, it runs a compliance test. This test lasts for a few minutes. The

vSphere hosts and bare metal servers listed on this page are non-compliant because they do not have a compatible

iDRAC license. The table displays the status of the iDRAC license. On this page you can see how many days remain on

your license and update it as required. If your

Run inventory job

link is disabled, that means there are no vSphere hosts

that are non-compliant due to the iDRAC license. If the

Recheck Bare Metal Server Compliance

link is disabled, that

means there are no bare metal servers that are non-compliant due to the iDRAC license.

1. In Dell Management Center, in the left pane, click Compliance.

2. Expand Compliance, and click iDRAC License.

Once you arrive to this page the compliance test runs. This is the same test that runs when you click Refresh.

3. If your license is out of date, click Purchase/Renew iDRAC License.

4. Log into the Dell License Management page and update or purchase a new iDRAC license.

Use the information on this page to identify and update your iDRAC.

5. After you install an iDRAC license, run an inventory job for vSphere hosts and return to this page after the inventory

job completes. For bare metal servers, recheck licensed bare metal server compliance.

Upgrading Dell Management Plug-In For VMware VCenter

There are three upgrade scenarios for the Dell Management Plug-in:

• Upgrading From Version 1.0 To the Current Version

• Upgrading Dell Management Plug-in From Trial Version To Full Product Version

• Upgrading Dell Management Plug-in from Previous Version (1.0.1 or later) to the Current Version

NOTE: Perform an appliance backup before you begin the upgrade. See Performing An Immediate Backup.

Upgrading From Version 1.0 To the Current Version

To upgrade from version 1.0 to the current version:

1. Launch a browser window and enter the Administration Console displayed in the vSphere vCenter Console tab for

the virtual machine you want to configure or use the link from the

Dell Management Console → Settings page. The

URL uses the following format and is case sensitive: https://<ApplianceIPAddress>

2. In the Administration Console, to unregister the 1.0 appliance from any vCenter instances to which it is registered,

select VCENTER REGISTRATION → UNREGISTER .

3. To back up the virtual appliance data to a network share location, from the left-pane of the Administration Console,

select BACKUP AND RESTORE.

4. In vSphere, shut down the 1.0 virtual appliance.

5. Deploy the new current version appliance OVF from the vSphere Client, set the administration password, and

configure networking through the appliance console's user interface.