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3 OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter: Enabling a Dell Host for Server Management in a vCenter
Table of contents
Revisions ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 2
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
1.1 Audience and scope ....................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 Prerequisites ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4
2 Steps to enable Dell servers for management ..................................................................................................................... 5
2.1 Connection Profiles ........................................................................................................................................................ 5
2.1.1 Creating Connection Profiles ....................................................................................................................................... 5
2.1.2 Test Connection Profiles ............................................................................................................................................... 9
2.1.3 Test Connection Failures .............................................................................................................................................. 11
Pre-Dell 12th Generation PowerEdge Servers .................................................................................................................... 11
Dell 12th Generation PowerEdge Servers ............................................................................................................................ 11
2.2 Hardware inventory on Dell servers .......................................................................................................................... 12
2.2.1 Scheduling an inventory job ....................................................................................................................................... 12
2.2.2 Running an inventory job ............................................................................................................................................ 16
2.2.3 Reasons for Inventory Failures .................................................................................................................................... 16
2.2.4 Incorrect Error Messages for Inventory Failures...................................................................................................... 16
2.3 Compliance issues ........................................................................................................................................................ 17
2.3.1 Viewing non-compliant hosts .................................................................................................................................... 17
2.3.2 Fixing non-compliant hosts ........................................................................................................................................ 19
2.3.3 Fixing OMSA issues ....................................................................................................................................................... 22
2.3.4 Common failures while fixing OMSA ......................................................................................................................... 22
2.3.5 Fixing CSIOR issues ....................................................................................................................................................... 23
2.3.6 Common failures while fixing CSIOR ........................................................................................................................ 23
3 Conclusion ................................................................................................................................................................................ 24