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1. In the Dell Management Center, under Settings → Events and Alarms , click Edit.
2. Under Event Posting Levels, select one of the following:
– Do not post any events - Block hardware events.
– Post All Events - Post all hardware events.
– Post only Critical and Warning Events - Post only critical or warning level hardware events.
– Post only Virtualization-Related Critical and Warning Events - Post only virtualization-related critical and
warning events; this is the default event posting level.
3. To enable all hardware alarms and events, select the Enable Alarms for Dell Hosts check box.
NOTE: Dell hosts that have alarms enabled respond to critical events by entering maintenance mode.
4. In the dialog box that displays, click Continue to accept this change, or click Cancel.
5. To restore the default vCenter alarm settings for all managed Dell servers, click Restore Default Alarms.
It may take up to a minute before the change takes effect.
6. To save, click Save.
Understanding OMSA For 11th Generation Hosts
On servers earlier than 12th generation servers, it is mandatory to install OMSA to work with the Dell Management Plug-
in. OMSA is installed automatically on 11G hosts during deployment, or if you want to install it manually, you may still do
so.
NOTE: When deploying the OMSA agent using the Fix non-compliant vSphere hosts link available from the
Compliance window in the Dell Management Center, the Dell Management Plug-in starts the httpClient service and
enables port 8080 on and releases after ESXi 5.0 to download OMSA VIB and install it. Once the OMSA installation
is completed, the service automatically stops and the port is closed.
To configure OMSA on 11G hosts, choose from the following:
• Deploying an OMSA Agent Onto ESXi System
• Deploying an OMSA Agent Onto ESX System
• Setting Up An OMSA Trap Destination
• Enabling The OMSA Link
Deploying the OMSA Agent onto an ESX System
Install the OMSA tar.gz on an ESX system to gather inventory and alert information from the systems.
NOTE: Dell OpenManage agents are required on Dell hosts earlier than version 12G. You can install OMSA using
the Dell Management Plug-in or manually to hosts prior to installing the Dell Management Plug-in. Details on
manually installing the agents are at http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/eslvmwre/sysman/
sysman.htm Open the guide for the appropriate version of ESX/ESXi software, and look for the “ Installing the Dell
OpenManage Server Administrator ” chapter.
To deploy the OMSA agent tar.gz on an ESX system with the required remote enablement setting (-c):
1. Run the OMSA agent installation script:
srvadmin-install.sh -x -c
2. Start OMSA services:
srvadmin-services.sh start
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