Users Guide

OpenManage Network Integration
OpenManage Network Integration (OMNI) is a component of SmartFabric Services (SFS) that integrates with VMware vCenter
for fabric automation of the physical network infrastructure corresponding to the virtual network operations within vCenter.
OMNI also serves as a front-end management application for managing one or more SFS instances, enabling administrators to
manage and operate one or more network fabrics that are deployed with SFS.
OMNI virtual appliance
The OMNI virtual appliance is delivered as an open virtual appliance (.ova extension) file. Deploying an OMNI OVA template
allows you to add preconfigured OMNI virtual machines to vCenter Server or ESXi inventory.
The OMNI OVA file can be downloaded from the Dell EMC OMNI for VMware vCenter support portal. OMNI virtual machine
deployment is tested and supported only on the VMware ESXi hypervisor, even though it is expected that the OVA could be
deployed in other x86 hypervisors.
OMNI deployment
Deploying an OVA template is similar to deploying a virtual machine from a template. You can deploy an OVA template from any
local file system accessible from the vSphere web client, or from a remote web server.
Table 4. OMNI deployment
OMNI VM system
requirements
vCenter Server Network
(OMNI VM Network 1 -
ens160)
VxRail Management
Network (OMNI VM
Network 2 - ens192)
Optional in non-VxRail
deployment
OMNI access
● Virtual hardware version:
vmx-14
● Compatible: ESXi 6.7 and
later
● 4 virtual CPUs; 4 GB
memory; 40 GB hard disk
Out-of-band (OOB)
management network
● Provides reachability to
DNS, default gateway, and
where OMNI obtains the
IP/hostname
● Provides reachability to
Management network
(vCenter IP/hostname,
SmartFabric Management
IP/hostname)
In-band link-local network—
Provides reachability to
SmartFabric link-local network
for IPv6 VIP reachability
● vCenter HTML5 (/ui)
plug-in; click OpenManage
Network Integration link
● OMNI stand-alone user
interface: https://
OMNI_IP or hostname/
delawareos10/ using
admin user
● SSH to OMNI VM IP/
hostname as admin user
● OMNI VM console using
vCenter/ESXi admin or
root user
VxRail default: vCenter Server
network
VxRail default: VxRail
Management network
NOTE: Even when OMNI is deployed in-band, it is recommended to set up connectivity with the out-of-band Management
network of the switches in the network fabric to separate management traffic with user data traffic, and also to enable
faster image downloads to the switches.
Create OMNI virtual appliance
This information describes how to deploy the OMNI appliance on a VMware ESXi hypervisor using the OMNI OVA file, and
create a virtual machine (VM).
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