OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Using the vSphere Client Quick Install Guide Version 2.
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Contents 1 Quick Start Installation................................................................................................................. 4 Installation Introduction.........................................................................................................................................................4 Prerequisites........................................................................................................................................................................
1 Quick Start Installation Topics: • • Installation Introduction Prerequisites 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.
• Install Adobe Flash Player 10.0 or higher on the vSphere client system NOTE: It is recommended that the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter and vCenter server are located on the same network. For specific software requirements, refer to the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Release Notes.
Figure 1. Deploying the OVF Template from vSphere 6. In the Source window, use the Browse button to locate the OVF package. The location can be a local drive, network drive, CD/DVD, or from the internet. The OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter file size is approximately 1.9 GB. NOTE: The install can take between 10 to 30 minutes if the OVF package resides on a network share. For the quickest installation, it is recommended that you host the OVF on a local drive. 7. Click Next. 8.
1. From the vSphere client, select Home > Hosts and Clusters, then in the left panel, locate the OpenManage Integration just deployed, and then click Power on the virtual machine. 2. Click the Console tab in the main VMware vCenter window to initiate the Administration Console. 3. Allow the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter to finish booting up and then enter the user name for the administrator (the default is Admin), and set a password. 4.
Figure 4. vCenter Registration Window from within the Administration Console 7. In the vCenter Registration window, click Register New vCenter Server. 8. On the Register a New vCenter window, do the following: 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 dom
Figure 5. The OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Successfully Added to vCenter Installation Verification The following steps verify that the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter installation was successful: 1. Close any vSphere Client windows and open a new VSphere client. 2. Confirm that the OpenManage Integration icon appears inside vSphere Client. 3.
2. Power off the older appliance from the vCenter. NOTE: Do not unregister the Plug-in from the vCenter. Unregistering the plug-in from the vCenter will remove all the Alarms registered on the vCenter by the plug-in and remove all the customizing performed on the alarms like actions and so on, on the vCenter. For more information, see the section How to recover if I have unregistered the older plugin after the backup in this guide if you have already unregistered the Plug-ins after the backup. 3.
2 Understanding How To Configure the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Using the Wizard 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.
to a single connection profile. Creating the Connection Profile is similar between the Configuration Wizard and from the Dell Management Center, Settings option. NOTE: With installations on hosts that are using Dell PowerEdge 12th generation servers, the OMSA agent installation is not required. For installations on 11th generation servers, OMSA agent is now automatically installed during the deployment process.
• • In the User Name text box, type the user name. The user name must be root. In the Password text box type the password. The password is limited to 127 characters. NOTE: For servers that do not have either an iDRAC Express or Enterprise card, the iDRAC test connection result states Not Applicable for this system. NOTE: The OMSA credentials are the same credentials used for ESX and ESXi hosts. • • In the Verify Password text box, type the password again.
c) In the Proxy Verify Password text box, re-type the proxy password. 5. Under Proxy, select the Use Proxy check box. 6. To save these options and continue, click Save and Continue. Scheduling Inventory Jobs [Wizard] The inventory schedule configuration is similar between the Configuration Wizard and from the Dell Management Center > Settings option. The only difference is that the wizard supplies an option to select if you want to run the inventory immediately.
c) In the Verify Password, text box, confirm the password. 3. To save the specified credentials and continue with the Configuration Wizard, click Save and Continue. Setting The Default Firmware Update Repository [Wizard] Firmware repository settings contain the firmware catalog location used to update deployed servers. You can set up firmware initially here in the wizard or later from the Dell Management Center Settings option.
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.
