Users Guide

Contents
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings................................................................................................... 2
1 Overview.......................................................................................................................................9
Dell Management Plug-in For VMware vCenter.......................................................................................................9
Key Features............................................................................................................................................................. 9
How Does the Dell Management Plug-in Help With vCenter Administration.......................................................... 9
Dell Management Plug-in Features........................................................................................................................10
2 Dell Management Plug-in Configuration...............................................................................11
Security Roles And Permissions.............................................................................................................................11
Data Integrity....................................................................................................................................................11
Access Control Authentication, Authorization, And Roles...............................................................................12
Dell Operation Role.......................................................................................................................................... 12
Dell Infrastructure Deployment Role................................................................................................................12
Understanding Privileges.................................................................................................................................13
3 Understanding How To Configure or Edit the Dell Management Plug-in .......................17
Dell Management Plug-In Home Page................................................................................................................... 17
Configuration Wizard Welcome Page.................................................................................................................... 18
Creating A New Connection Profile [Wizard]......................................................................................................... 18
Configuring Events And Alarms [Wizard]............................................................................................................... 20
Setting Up A Proxy Server [Wizard]........................................................................................................................20
Scheduling Inventory Jobs [Wizard]...................................................................................................................... 21
Running A Warranty Retrieval Job [Wizard].......................................................................................................... 21
Configuring the Deployment Credentials [Wizard]................................................................................................. 22
Setting The Default Firmware Update Repository [Wizard]................................................................................... 22
Enabling The OMSA Link [Wizard]..........................................................................................................................23
Configuring Dell iDRAC Auto-Discovery And Initial Start-up................................................................................. 23
Configuring NFS Shares..........................................................................................................................................23
Settings Overview...................................................................................................................................................23
General Settings Overview...............................................................................................................................24
Creating A New Connection Profile................................................................................................................. 25
Configuring Events And Alarms .......................................................................................................................27
About Proxy Configuration............................................................................................................................... 28
Running Inventory Jobs................................................................................................................................... 29
Running A Warranty Retrieval Job...................................................................................................................29
Viewing or Editing Deployment Credentials.....................................................................................................30