Dell EMC OpenManage HPE OMi Operations Connector Version 1.
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Contents 1 Introduction....................................................................................................................................................4 2 Installation prerequisites................................................................................................................................ 5 Supported devices.............................................................................................................................................................
1 Introduction This guide provides information about the software requirements, system requirements, and the steps to install and uninstall Dell EMC OpenManage HPE OMi Operations Connector Version 1.0. The Dell EMC OpenManage HPE OMi Operations Connector provides capabilities to integrate the Dell EMC OpenManage Essentials (OME) with HPE Operations Manager i (OMi).
2 Installation prerequisites The requirements for installing the Dell EMC OpenManage HPE OMi Operations Connector are as follows: • Ensure that you have local administrator privilege on the HPE Operations Connector server. • Ensure that minimum of 10 GB hard disk space must be available on the HPE Operations Connector server. • Ensure that you meet the software requirements listed in the table below: Table 1.
3 Downloading and installing the Dell EMC OpenManage HPE OMi Operations Connector 1 Download the Operations Connector for OME installer from Dell.com/support. 2 On the HPE Operations Connector server, extract the contents of the Dell_EMC_OpenManage_HPE_OMi_Operations_Connector_v1.0_A00.exe file. The following files are extracted: 3 • Dell_EMC_OpenManage_HPE_OMi_Operations_Connector_v1.0_A00_Setup.exe file • Dell_EMC_OpenManage_HPE_OMi_Operations_Connector_v1.0_IG.
4 Post installation Once you have successfully installed the Operations Connector for OME, you must perform the steps listed below: 1 Configuring OME connection parameters for Operations Connector 2 Configuring the task scheduler parameters 3 Activating the Dell EMC OpenManage HPE OMi Operations Connector policies 4 Creating a custom view in the HPE Operations Manager i console 5 Configuring the OME URL tool in the HPE Operations Manager i console Topics: • Configuring OME connection parameters f
Parameters Syntax Description OME host name that you provided while configuring OME host name. Ensure that the user is either a valid Windows local/admin user of OME or a part of the same active directory domain as OME. OME Password configureBsmconnectorForOME.bat setomepassword This command is used to configure the password for the OME user that you configured while configuring OME User Name. OME Domain Name configureBsmconnectorForOME.
NOTE: Ensure that both Dell EMC Event Scheduler and Dell EMC Topology Scheduler are running. Activating the Dell EMC OpenManage HPE OMi Operations Connector policies To populate the devices, events, and node count information from OpenManage Essentials (OME) to Operations Manager i (OMi) console, it is necessary for you to activate the Operations Connector for OME policies. For more information about the policies, go to Dell.
a Double-click the Dell EMC OpenManage HPE OMi Operations Connector–Event Integration policy. b c d The Policy Editor window is displayed. Click the Source tab. In the Polling Interval field, enter the required polling interval. Click Save. The changes made are successfully saved. NOTE: The default device polling interval is set to 5 minutes.
In the left pane, the CiCollections list is displayed. 4 Right-click the OME host name or OME IP address, and select Open Model. In the right pane, you can view the device hierarchy associated with the selected OME host name or OME IP address. NOTE: Ensure that you select the same OME host name or OME IP address that was provided while configuring OME connection parameters in the section Configuring OME connection parameters for Operations Connector.
Figure 2. Creating new view 7 Click OK. The Perspective_Based_View_x window is created, where 'x' is a variable. 8 Click Save. The Perspective Based View window is displayed. 9 In the View Name field, enter the desired name, and then click OK. For information about viewing the Dell EMC devices in the OMi console, see the section Viewing the devices in HPE OMi console in the Dell EMC OpenManage HPE OMi Operations Connector User's Guide at Dell.com/ omconnectionsEnterpriseSystemsManagement or Dell.
Figure 3. Viewing the Dell EMC devices Configuring the OME URL tool in HPE Operations Manager i console By configuring the OpenManage Essentials (OME) URL tool in the Operations Manager i (OMi) enables you to launch the OME web console from OMi for further troubleshooting, configuration, and management activities for the Dell EMC devices. To configure the OME URL tool, perform the following steps: 1 In the OMi console, click Administrator > Operations Console > Tools.
g NOTE: The default OME port number is 2607. If you have provided a different port number while installing OME, then ensure that you provide the same port number while creating OME URL. Click Test to verify the OME console launch. h The OME console is successfully launched. Click Finish.
5 Repairing the Dell EMC OpenManage HPE OMi Operations Connector If any of the files are missing or corrupted, you can use the Repair option to replace the files.
6 Uninstalling the Dell EMC OpenManage HPE OMi Operations Connector Before you uninstall the Operations Connector for OME, ensure that you deactivate and delete the Operations Connector for OME policies manually from the HPE Operations Connector console: • Dell EMC OpenManage HPE OMi Operations Connector – Topology Integration policy • Dell EMC OpenManage HPE OMi Operations Connector – Node Count Information policy • Dell EMC OpenManage HPE OMi Operations Connector – Event Integration policy For infor
The Dell EMC OpenManage HPE OMi Operations Connector Version 1.0 is successfully uninstalled. Uninstalling the Dell EMC OpenManage HPE OMi Operations Connector using Windows Control Panel To remove the Operations Connector for OME using the Windows Control Panel: 1 From the Start menu, click Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall a program. The Uninstall a program window is displayed 2 Click Dell EMC OpenManage HPE OMi Operations Connector Version 1.0, and then click Uninstall.
7 Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site You can access the required documents using the following links: • For Dell EMC Enterprise Systems Management documents — Dell.com/SoftwareSecurityManuals • For Dell EMC OpenManage documents — Dell.com/OpenManageManuals • For Dell EMC Remote Enterprise Systems Management documents — Dell.com/esmmanuals • For iDRAC and Dell EMC Lifecycle Controller documents — Dell.
