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• Server must be compliant in terms of minimum required firmware, CSIOR status, Hypervisor, and
OMSA status (in case for Dell PowerEdge 11th generation servers).
o At least the base level of firmware updates for Lifecycle Controller, iDRAC, and BIOS. See
the product documentation for more details.
o Conduct System Inventory on Reboot (CSIOR) must be enabled.
o For Dell PowerEdge 11th generation servers, a supported version of the OMSA agent must
be installed. See the product documentation for more details.
• An inventory job run for the servers.
1.3 Firmware Repository prerequisites
A firmware repository accessible to the OpenManage Integration appliance is required. The repository can
be the default repository location of ftp.dell.com, or a repository created using the Dell Repository
Manager. Find information about creating a repository using the Dell Repository Manager in the
whitepaper “
Using Dell Repository Manager with OpenManage Essentials & Dell™ OpenManage
Integration for VMware vCenter
”