OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Quick Installation 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 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, 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 Web Client • Supported for vCenter 5.5 or higher.
To deploy theOpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter OVF using the vSphere Web 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 Quick Installation guide 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.
Registering OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter and Importing The License File This procedure assumes that you have received the licenses in the form of an e-mail attachment from download_software@dell.com. If you have more than one license, you can add the licenses one after another. The license file is available as an XML format file. 1.
Figure 2. Administration Console 6. In the Administration Console login window, enter the password, and then click Login. Figure 3. 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.
Migration Path to migrate from 1.6/1.7 to 2.0 OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter version 2.0 is an OVF release only. There is no RPM update path from the older versions to this version. You can migrate from older version (1.6 or 1.7) to the version 2.0 release using the Backup 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.
NOTE: Unregistering the plug-in has removed all the customizing that was done on the registered alarms by the plug-in. The following steps will not be able to restore the customizing, however, it will re-register the alarms in the default state. 1. Perform the steps 3-5 in the section Migration Path to migrate from 1.6/1.7 to 2.0. 2. Register the plug-in to the same vCenters that you had registered earlier in the older plug-in. 3.
Understanding How to Configure or Edit the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter 2 After you complete the basic installation of the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, the Initial Configuration Wizard is displayed when you click on the Dell Icon. Use the Initial Configuration Wizard to configure the Settings on first launch. For subsequent instances use the Settings page. Also, from the Initial Configuration Wizard you can edit the settings of warranty, inventory, events and alarms.
Creating A New Connection Profile using the Initial Configuration Wizard A connection profile stores the credentials that the virtual appliance uses to communicate with Dell servers. Each Dell server must be associated with a connection profile to be managed by the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter. You may assign multiple servers to a single connection profile.
4. * In the Verify Password text box, type the password again. * In the Certificate Check box, select one of the following: • To download and store the iDRAC certificate and validate it during all future connections, select Enabled. • To perform no check and not store the iDRAC certificate, do not select the Enable Certificate Check check box.
NOTE: To make sure that the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter continues to display updated information, it is recommended that you schedule a periodic inventory job. The inventory job consumes minimal resources and will not degrade host performance. To schedule an inventory job: 1. In the Configuration Wizard, in the Inventory Schedule window, do one of the following: – 2. The Enable Inventory Data Retrieval check box is selected by default to enable you to schedule the inventory.
– 2. 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. 3. A dialog box Enabling Dell Alarm Warning is displayed, click Continue to accept the change, or click Cancel.