OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Using the vSphere Client Quick Install Guide Version 2.
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Contents 1 Quick Start Installation...............................................................................................................5 Installation Introduction............................................................................................................................................5 Prerequisites.............................................................................................................................................................
Quick Start Installation 1 Installation Introduction This guide provides step-by-step instructions for the installation and configuration of the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter installation on Dell servers. Once the installation is complete, refer to the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter User's Guide for information about all aspects of administration including: inventory management, monitoring and alerting, firmware updates, deployments and provisioning, and warranty management.
generation of Dell Servers you have, refer to the tables in the Release Notes. See the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Release Notes for specific hardware support information. Software Requirements The vSphere environment must meet virtual appliance, port access, and listening port requirements. VMware vSphere has both a desktop client and Web client. Requirements for Desktop Client • Install Adobe Flash Player 10.
To deploy theOpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter OVF using the vSphere Client: 1. Locate the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter virtual disk that you downloaded and extracted and run OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter _..exe. 2. Agree to the EULA, extract the user guides and obtain the OVF file. 3. Copy/move the OVF file to a location accessible to the VMware vSphere host to which you will upload the appliance. 4. Start the VMware vSphere client. 5.
a. Thick Provision Eager Zeroed [Recommended] An eager-zeroed thick disk has all the space allocated and zeroed out at the time of creation. This type of disk increases the time it takes to create the disk, but results in the best performance, even on the first write to each block. 15. Click Next. 16. The Network Mapping page is displayed which contains details about the source and destination networks. Click Next. 17.
Figure 3. Administration Console 6. In the Administration Console login window, enter the password, and then click Login. Figure 4. vCenter Registration Window from within the Administration Console 7. In the vCenter Registration window, click Register New vCenter Server. 8.
a) Under vCenter Name, in the vCenter Server IP or Hostname text box, enter the server IP or hostname and then in the Description text box, enter the optional description. b) Under Admin User Account, in the Admin User Name text box, enter the Admin user name. Enter the username as domain\user or domain/user or user@domain. The Admin user account is used by the OpenManage Integration for vCenter administration. c) In the Password text box, enter the password.
and Restore path. Also, the migration path is only supported from version 1.6 and 1.7. If you are at a lower version than 1.6, you will have to upgrade your appliance to the supported version before you perform the migration to OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter version 2.0. Do the following to migrate from older version to the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter 2.0 version: 1. Take a Backup of the database for the older release.
Understanding How To Configure the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Using the Wizard 2 After you do the basic installation of the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, it needs to be configured. This is typically done using the Configuration Wizard, but you can also do it using the Settings page options in the Dell Management Center Setting's options. The user interface in both areas is similar except in the wizard you Save and Continue, whereas in the Settings options you click Apply.
NOTE: You are not allowed to create a connection profile if the number of hosts added exceeds the license limit. Prior to using the Active Directory credentials with a connection profile, the Active Directory user account must exist in Active Directory and this account must already be enable in iDRAC. This wizard is not for creating Active Directory accounts or enabling Active Directory on iDRAC. To create a new connection profile using the wizard: 1. From the Connection Profiles tab, click Create New. 2.
– – For hosts already configured and enabled for Active Directory on which you want to use Active Directory, select the Use Active Directory check box; otherwise skip down to configure your Host Credentials. * In the Active Directory User Name text box, type the user name. Type the username in one of these formats: domain\username or domain/username or username@domain. The user name is limited to 256 characters. Refer to Microsoft Active Directory documentation for user name restrictions.
2. – 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. 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.
b) In the text box, enter the time in HH:MM format. The time you enter is your local time. Calculate the time difference you need to run the inventory collection at the proper time. c) To automatically run the inventory task once the wizard is complete, select the Run inventory at the end of the wizard [Recommended] check box. This check box only appears when the On Selected Days check box is selected. 3. To apply the changes and continue, click Save and Continue.
To set the default firmware update repository: 1. In the Configuration Wizard, on the Firmware Repository page, to choose the default repository for firmware updates, select one of the following: – Dell Online Default firmware repository (ftp.dell.com) with a staging folder. The OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter downloads selected firmware updates and stores them in the staging folder, and then they are applied as necessary.
Configuring OMSA Agents To Send Traps The Install and Configure OMSA agent on the ESX Web site contains detailed instructions, as well as sample scripts, to the OMSA agent to send traps to the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter virtual appliance. It is located at the following URL: http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/1760.openmanage-server-administratoromsa.
