OpenManage™ Integration for VMware vCenter Installation and Licensing How things work and best practices Michael Hepfer Sangita Pandit Kaushal Gala November 2013 A Dell Technical White Paper
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Table of contents Revisions ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Executive summary .......................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Introduction ........................................................................................
8 7.2 Evaluation Licenses ....................................................................................................................................................... 16 7.3 Adding Hosts to Connection Profiles. ....................................................................................................................... 16 Conclusion .......................................................................................................................................................
1 Installation 1.1 Extracting the OVF 1. Unzip the zip file containing the OpenManage Integration package, and run the Dell_OpenManage_Integration.exe file 2. Click Next to view the EULA before proceeding to extract the contents. 3. Click Yes to accept the EULA. To move to the Install Screen. Click Install to extract the files. All the files are extracted to the same folder as with the file Dell_OpenManage_Integration.exe. 1.2 Deploying the OpenManage Integration OVF 1.
b. Thick Provision Eager Zeroed [Recommended] An eager-zeroed thick disk has all space allocated and zeroed out at the time of creation. This increases the time it takes to create the disk, but results in the best performance, even on the first write to each block. c. Thin Provision Space required for a thin-provisioned virtual disk is allocated and zeroed upon first write, as opposed to upon creation.
2 Registering OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Once the password for the virtual appliance is setup, register vCenters by performing the following steps: 1. Launch Internet Explorer, and enter https:// as the Web URL. 2. On the Login page, enter administrator password and click Login. 3. Click Register New vCenter Server. Figure 4 Register a New vCenter Dialog 4. Enter the IP Address or Hostname of the vCenter server. 5. Enter the Admin User Name and the Password. 6.
3 License Types With version 2.0 there are two types of licenses. An evaluation license, and a standard license. These th licenses restrict functionality based on time, and the number of Dell 11 Generation or newer hosts. 3.1 Version 1.x license The 1.0 version of the Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, formally named the Dell Plug-in for VMware vCenter used a license file that is not compatable with the 2.0 version of the product. It will continue to function only for the 1.0 version. The 2.
4 Licensed Hosts and vCenters 4.1 Hosts th A license is purchased to support a quantity of 11 Generation or newer Dell servers as ESXi hosts to be th managed by the Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter. You may have more 11 generation or newer Dell servers as ESXi hosts in your environment, however the licenses is not applied to a host th th unless it is added to a connection profile. Dell 9 and 10 generation servers will not count against your th th license.
5 Uploading Licenses When a license is purchased, an email will be sent to you containing the license file. The license is to be uploaded from the web administration console, accessable by using the ip address of the appliance. 1. Licenses are uploaded using the Upload License link on the VCenter Registration Page. Figure 5 License Upload Link 2. After clicking the Upload License link, the Upload License dialog box will appear. Figure 6 3.
5.1 Replacement License for existing version 1.0 customers At the launch of the 2.0 release in November 2013, new license files have been e-mailed to existing customers using the email address on file. If you had purchased licenses prior to the 2.0 release and did not receive your new license file, please send an email with your original order number and email address to: download_software@dell.com. The license file will arrive as a zip file attachment.
6 Viewing Information about Uploaded Licenses There are several where information about licenses can be viewed. Licensies can only be uploaded using the Upload License link in the Dell Administration Console. Information about specific licenses are not available in the 2.0 release. 6.1 The Dell Administration Console Information about the licenses can be seen from the Dell Administrative console.
6.2 The Dell Management Console Information about the license can be seen from within the integration. Licensing information is available from the Dell Management console’s overview page, or if using the web client, from the OpenManage Integration Licensing tab.
6.3 License Messaging There are several informational, error, or warning messages that can be displayed. 6.3.1 License expiring soon Starting within 30 days of a license expiration, a message will be displayed informing how many days are remaining for that license. Figure 10 License expiring soon message 6.3.2 License has expired and is in a grace period After a license expires, it will enter a 90 day grace period.
6.3.3 All Licenses have expired If all of the licenses have expired, a message will appear within the integration. Additionally, some license enforcement, such as the inability to upgrade for standard licenses, or the loss of functionality when using an evaluation license. Figure 12 All Licenses have expired message 6.3.4 Number of host licenses has been exceeded.
7 Enforcement There are built in enforcement mechanizms that are intended to require the use of a license, yet continue allowing an expired license to work. Furthermore, there are buffers in place that will allow the continued functionality when limits are exceeded. 7.1 Appliance Updates The appliance will not allow updates to newer versions when all licenses are expired. Please obtain and upload a new license prior to attempting to upgrade the appliance. 7.
8 Conclusion The new licensing mechanism and license files used in the 2.0 version of the Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware VCenter brings changes to the way host limits and upgrades are enforced. These changes also include a grace period, continued functionaly after expiration and padding for standard licenses. The grace period and continued functionaly after expiration of a standard license was designed with the understanding that keeping your environment online is a top priority.
