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3. If the OMSA agent is already installed, make sure that it has remote enablement configuration (-c) or the Dell

Management Plug-in installation will not complete successfully. Reinstall it with the -c option and restart the

service:

srvadmin-install.sh -c

srvadmin-services.sh restart

Deploying The OMSA Agent Onto An ESXi System

Install the OMSA VIB on an ESXi 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 VIB on an ESXi system:

NOTE: The following URL contains installation information and a download link for the OMSA VIB: http://

www.delltechcenter.com/page/Install+and+Configure+OMSA+on+ESX

1. If not already installed, install the vSphere command line tool (vSphere CLI) from http://www.VMWare.com.

2. Enter the following command:

Vihostupdate.pl -server <IP Address of ESXi host> -i -b OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-

Web-6.3.0-2075.VIB-ESX41i_A00.8.zip

NOTE: It can take a few minutes for OMSA to install. This command requires a reboot of the host after it

completes.

Setting Up An OMSA Trap Destination

This task is only for host systems using OMSA for event generation instead of iDRAC6. There is no additional

configuration required for iDRAC6.

NOTE: OMSA is only required on Dell servers earlier than version 12G.

To set up an OMSA trap destination:

1. Either use the link to the OMSA user interface found in Settings → General , or navigate to the OMSA agent from a

Web browser (

https://<HostIP>:1311/).

2. Log in to the interface, and select the Alert Management tab.

3. Select Alert Actions and make sure that any events to be monitored have the Broadcast Message option set, so

that the events will be sent out.

4. Select the Platform Events option at the top of the tab.

5. Click the grey Configure Destinations button, and click the Destination link.

6. Select the Enable Destination check box.

7. Enter the Dell Management Plug-in appliance IP address in the Destination IP Address field.

8. Click Apply Changes.

9. Repeat step 1 to step 8 to configure additional events.

Viewing Events

To view events, do one of the following:

• Navigate to the virtual machine and right-click to display the vCenter → Tasks & Events tab and click Events so

that the selected level of events is displayed.