Install Guide

Using the Power CLI
To install the iDRAC Service Module using Power CLI:
1. Install the supported PowerCLI of ESXi on the supported Microsoft Windows operating system.
2. Copy the ISM-Dell-Web-2.4.0-<bldno>.VIB-<version>i.zip file to the ESXi host.
3. Navigate to the bin directory.
4. Run Connect-VIServer and provide the server and other credentials.
5. Log on to the ESXi host using supported vSphere CLI of ESXi 5.5, ESXi 6.0 U1, ESXi 6.0 U2 and create a datastore.
6. Create a folder ISM-Dell-Web-2.4.0-<bldno>.VIB-<version>I on ESXi 5.5, ESXi 6.0 U1, ESXi 6.0 U2 host under /vmfs/volumes/
<datastore_name> directory.
7. Copy the ESXi zip file on ESXi 5.0 U1 host to /vmfs/volumes/<datastore_name>ISM-Dell-Web-2.4.0-<bldno>.VIB-<version>I
directory.
8. Unzip the zip file in the above specified directory.
9. Run the following command in Power CLI.
for ESXi 5.1 Install-VMHostPatch -VMHost <VMHost I.P address> - HostPath /vmfs/volumes/
<datastore_name>name>/ISM-Dell-Web-2.4.0-<bldno>.VIB-<version>i/ cross_oem-dell-iSM-
esxi_2.4.0.ESXi510-0000-metadata.zip
for ESXi 5.5 Install-VMHostPatch -VMHost <VMHost I.P address> - HostPath /vmfs/volumes/
<datastore_name>name>/ISM-Dell-Web-2.4.0-<bldno>.VIB-<version>i/ cross_oem-dell-iSM-
esxi_2.4.0.ESXi550-0000-metadata.zip .
for ESXi 6.0 Install-VMHostPatch -VMHost <VMHost I.P address> - HostPath /vmfs/volumes/
<datastore_name>name>/ISM-Dell-Web-2.4.0-<bldno>.VIB-<version>i/ cross_oem-dell-iSM-
esxi_2.4.0.ESXi600-0000-metadata.zip .
10. Reboot the ESXi host.
11. Run the following command to check if the iDRAC Service Module is installed successfully on the host. esxcli software vib list|grep -i
open.
12. iDRAC Service Module is displayed.
NOTE: For more information on Power CLI, see the VMWare official website.
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