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10  Dell EMC OMIVV as a Hardware Support Manager for VMware vSphere Lifecycle Manager 
3.1  Register vSphere Lifecycle Manager in OMIVV 
Before selecting HSM in vSphere Lifecycle Manager image, ensure that you register vSphere Lifecycle 
Manager in OMIVV. 
During first-time installation, you can select the Register with vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vCenter 7.0 and 
later) check box while registering vCenter.  
 Figure 1: vCenter registration  
If you want to modify the vSphere Lifecycle Manager status, on the vCenter Registration page, select 
Register or Unregister. 
 Figure 2: After vCenter registration, register option to enable vSphere Lifecycle Manager 
If you upgrade OMIVV to 5.1 or later versions using Backup and restore or RPM upgrade method, vCenters 
which are registered in earlier OMIVV versions are automatically registered in the updated OMIVV version. 










