Dell Management Plug-In for VMware vCenter Version 1.
This file contains updated information for your Dell™ Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter and any other technical documentation included with Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter software. NOTE: Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter, including Server Administrator, is available from www.dell.com/vcenterplugin. The Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter documentation includes: Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter Version 1.
Hardware and Software Requirements The following support matrix tables detail the VMware version and Management Plug-in functional support for Dell PowerEdge 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th generation Dell servers. OpenManage 6.4 agent or greater - SNMP alerts, Hardware Inventory, Blink Server LED, View/Clear SEL logs Lifecycle Controller 1.5.
For Hypervisor deployment, we are able to support the following: Table 2 – Hypervisor Deployment Versions Hypervisor Version OMSA version Notes ESX 4.1 OMSA 6.5 Limited to servers with native drivers included in VMware ESX ISO ESXi 4.1 OMSA 6.5 VIB Use the Dell Custom ISO for driver inclusion ESX 4.1 U1 OMSA 6.5 Limited to servers with native drivers included in VMware ESX ISO ESXi 4.1 U1 OMSA 6.5 VIB Use the Dell Custom ISO for driver inclusion ESX 4.1 U2 OMSA/ 7.
Space Required for Provisioned Storage The Dell Management Plug-in virtual appliance requires the following amount of disk space for provisioned storage: PowerEdge 12th GENERATION SERVERS Table 7 - VMware Version Support MODEL T620, R620, M620, R720, R720XD VMWARE VERSION(S) ESX Classic, ESXi Installable Table 8 - Feature Support MODEL T620, R620, M620, R720, R720XD FEATURE(S) SNMP alerts, BIOS/Firmware Updates, Hardware Inventory, Power on server, Bare Metal Deployment, Hardware Configuration, Blink
PowerEdge 10TH GENERATION SERVERS Table 3 - VMware Version Support MODEL VMWARE VERSION(S) T100, T105, R200, T300, R300, M600 ESX Classic M605, T605, M805, R805, R900, R905, M905 ESX Classic, ESXi Embedded Table 4 - Feature Support MODEL FEATURE(S) T100, T105 SNMP alerts, Hardware Inventory, Power on server, Blink Server LED, View/Clear SEL logs, Warranty Information R200, T300, R300, M600, M605, T605, M805, R805, R900, M905 SNMP alerts, Hardware Inventory, Power on server, Blink Server LED, Vi
User Notes After the deployment of ESXi finishes, the server shows a purple screen as shown below with the error Two filesystems with the same UUID have been detected. Make sure you do not have two ESXi installations. This is a known issue from VMWare and the resolution is in the VMWare knowledge base article found here: http://www.vm-help.com/esx41/file_system_UUID.
Time stamps are converted to the user’s local time zone and the Dell Management Plug-in displays Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) time offsets. If you run a security scanner tool (such as Nessus) against the Server Administrator Web server, certain security warnings against port 1311 running the Server Administrator Web server may be displayed. These warnings have been investigated by Dell engineering and are determined to be false positives.
To resolve this issue, use one of the following BIOS versions: R710, T610, R610, M610/ M710/ M610x, T710: 6.0.7 M710HD: 4.0.2 Open Issues and Resolutions The following section lists the open issues and resolutions with the Dell Management Plug-In for VMware vCenter 1.5. Issue 1: The NIC selected as the management NIC during the deployment process is not the active management NIC after deployment.
Issue 3: Custom Raid Configuration from UI is misleading. Description: If using customized settings from the reference server options in the hardware profile, the RAID configuration task creates RAID1 on the first two drives of the integrated controller that are RAID 1 capable. In addition, if a candidate drive meets the criteria, then a dedicated hot-spare for RAID 1 array is created. Resolution: None.
Issue 6: A non-compliant server shows a CSIOR status as Unknown. Resolution: An unknown CSIOR state indicates a non-responsive iDRAC on the host. A manual iDRAC reset on the host fixes this problem. Version Affected: 1.5 Issue 7: The Launch OMSA link does not work in the vSphere Client Dell Tab when using Dell PowerEdge 12th generation servers. Resolution: Install OMSA manually onto Dell PowerEdge 12th generation servers, then the Launch OMSA link will work. Version Affected: 1.
Issue 10: VMware states that VMware Tools are Not Installed. Description: : Some vCenter installations shows the VMware Tools status on the Dell Management Plug In as Running but Not Installed. The VMware Tools are installed on the appliance, but do not report status correctly. Resolution: None. Version Affected: 1.5 Issue 11: NFS mount remains mounted after deploy is completed using ESXi5.
Issue 14: Details for tasks are not recorded in the task history. Description: Details for tasks are not recorded in the task history. Resolution: This is a known VMware issue; go to the Dell Management Center Plug-in logs to view the details. Version Affected: 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.1 Update 1, 1.5 Issue 15: When using the user interface and pressing while on a highlighted button does not always activate the action.
hosts. Resolution: Remove the hosts from the connection profile of the vCenter used for deployment and create a new connection profile on the target vCenter and add the host you just added to the target VCenter. Version Affected: 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.1 Update 1, 1.5 Corrected Problems The following problems were reported in earlier releases of the Dell Management Plug-In and have been corrected in this release: Bug # 2149 Issue 1: Unable to perform a single DUP update using a DUP from OpenManageTM 7.
Bug #DF483486 Issue 12: It is possible to save the Events and Alarms settings while the Restore Default Alarms method is still running. Clicking Restore Default Alarms calls the method immediately, but does not block the UI - it just disables the Restore Default Alarms button. Saving while the call is still in progress may result in an error where the Save spinner does not close, locking the user out of the UI.
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