Quick Installation Guide

3. In the main pane - upper tabs, click Network/Security.

4. Click the Users sub tab, and select the user to edit by selecting the user ID link.

5. Make sure that the Configure User option button is selected, and continue to the next page.

6. To configure the user, do one of the following:

– To disable a user, uncheck the Enable User check box and then click Apply.

– To enable a user, check the Enable User check box and then click Apply.

7. Manually close the iDRAC user interface, then reboot the system and log back in.

8. After the system reboots, when the iDRAC IP address is displayed, press <CTRL+E>.

9. Go to LAN USER CONFIGURATION and set the Auto Discovery Flag to Enable.

Make sure the iDRAC administrator accounts are disabled. Alternatively, to set up the network for Auto-Discovery

and handshake, refer to the Dell Auto-Discovery Network Setup Specification located at: http://

www.delltechcenter.com/page/Lifecycle+Controller.

10. In the Provisioning server field, enter the virtual appliance IP address, and then press Enter.

11. To initiate discovery and initial start up, click Save.

Configuring OMSA Agents To Send Traps

The Install and Configure OMSA agent on the ESX Web site contains detailed instructions, as well as sample scripts, to

the OMSA agent to send traps to the Dell Management Plug-in virtual appliance. It is located at the following URL:

http://www.delltechcenter.com/page/Install+and+Configure+OMSA+on+ESX

Configuring NFS Shares

To use NFS shares with the Dell Management Plug-in for backup and restore operations, firmware updates, and as a

staging folder, there are certain configuration items that you must complete. CIFS shares do not require additional

configuration.

To configure NFS shares:

1. On the machine hosting the NFS shares, edit /etc/exports to add: /share/path <appliance IP> (rw) *(ro).

This allows the virtual appliance full read and write access to the share, but limits all other users to read only.

2. Start nfs services:

service portmap start

service nfs start

service nfslock status

NOTE: The steps above may vary depending on the Linux distribution in use.

3. If any of the services were already running:

exportfs -ra

For More Configuration Information

For a complete guide on Dell Management Plug-in configuration, management, and deployment options, see the

Dell

Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter User's Guide