Quick Installation Guide

a) Under vCenter Name, in the vCenter Server IP or Hostname text box, enter the server IP or hostname and then

in the Description text box, enter the optional description.

b) Under Admin User Account, in the Admin User Name text box, enter the Admin user name. The Admin user

account is used by the Dell Management Plug-in for vCenter administration.

c) In the Password text box, enter the password.

d) In the Verify Password text box, enter the password again.

9. Click Register.

10. If you are using the Dell Management Plug-in trial version, skip to step 12. If you are using the full product version,

there is a license.xml file included in the product download package. This file contains your product license, and

must be imported to your virtual appliance. To import the license file, click Upload License.

11. On the Upload License window, click the Browse button to navigate to the license file. Click Upload to import the

license file.

NOTE: If the license file is modified or edited in any way, the license file will not work.

12. Once the Dell Management Plug-in is registered, the Dell Management Plug-in icon displays under the

Management category of the vCenter home page.

Figure 5. The Dell Managment Plug-in Successfully Added to vCenter

Installation Verification

The following steps verify that the Dell Management Plug-in installation was successful:

1. Confirm that the Dell Management Plug-in icon appears inside of vSphere Client. If it does not, restart the vSphere

Client and check again.

2. Check that vCenter can communicate with the Dell Management Plug-in by attempting a ping command from the

vCenter server to the virtual appliance IP address or hostname.

3. In vSphere Client, click Plug-ins → Managed Plug-ins. In the Plug-in Manager window verify the Dell Management

Plug-in is installed and enabled.