Users Guide

Installing the iDRAC Service Module on VMware ESXi

VMware ESXi is factory-installed on some systems. For a list of these systems, see the latest Systems Software Support Matrix at

dell.com/support/home.

The iDRAC Service module is available as a .zip le for installing on systems running VMware ESXi operating system. The .zip le follows

the naming convention ISM-Dell-Web-3.1.0-<bldno>.VIB-<version>i-Live.zip, where <version> is the supported ESXi version.

The zip les for the supported ESXi versions are:

• For ESXi – ISM-Dell-Web-3.1.0-<bldno>.VIB-ESX6i-Live.zip

NOTE: The feature conguration of iDRAC Service Module is not retained as is after a forced/ungraceful reboot. A backup of the

conguration les is created by the ESXi hypervisor through the script /sbin/auto-backup.sh that runs periodically for every 60

minutes. If you want to retain the conguration, manually run the backup.sh script before you reboot the system.

NOTE: No reboot of the Host OS is required after installing or uninstalling the iDRAC Service Module Live VIB package.

Download VMware vSphere Command Line Interface (vSphere CLI) from http://vmwaredepot.dell.com/ and install on the Microsoft

Windows or Linux system. Alternately, you can import VMware vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) to the ESXi host.

Using the vSphere CLI

To install the iDRAC Service Module software on VMware ESXi using the vSphere CLI:

1 Copy and unzip the ISM-Dell-Web-3.1.0-<bldno>.VIB-<version>i-Live.zip le to a directory on the system.

2 Shut down all guest operating systems on the ESXi host and put the ESXi host in maintenance mode.

3 If you are using vSphere CLI on Windows, go to the directory where you have installed the vSphere CLI utilities.

If you are using vSphere CLI on Linux, perform the command from any directory.

4 Perform the following command:

For VMware ESXi 6.0:esxcli --server <IP Address of ESXi 6.0 host> software vib install -

d /var/log/vmware/<iDRAC Service Module file>

For VMware ESXi 6.5:esxcli --server <IP Address of ESXi 6.5 host> software vib install -

d /var/log/vmware/<iDRAC Service Module file>

NOTE

: The .pl extension is not required if you are using vSphere CLI on Linux.

5 Type the root username and password of the ESXi host when prompted.

The command output displays a successful or a failed update.

6 Restart the ESXi host system.

To get or list the information about the installed VIBs, use esxcli --server <IP>software vib get or software vib list.

Using the VMware vSphere Management Assistant

The vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) allows administrators and developers to run scripts and agents to manage ESXi systems. For

more information on vMA, see

http://vmware.com/support/developer/vima/.

1 Log on to vMA as an administrator and provide the password when prompted.

2 Copy and unzip the ISM-Dell-Web-3.1.0-<bldno>.VIB-<version>i-Live.zip le to a directory on the vMA.

3 Shut down all guest operating systems on the ESXi host and put the ESXi host in maintenance mode.

4 In vMA, execute the following command:

Installing the iDRAC Service Module