User's Manual

Contents
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2
1 Overview.......................................................................................................................................9
Dell Management Plug-in For VMware vCenter.......................................................................................................9
Key Features.............................................................................................................................................................9
How Does the Dell Management Plug-in Help With vCenter Administration..........................................................9
Dell Management Plug-in Features........................................................................................................................10
2 Dell Management Plug-in Configuration...............................................................................11
Security Roles And Permissions.............................................................................................................................11
Data Integrity....................................................................................................................................................11
Access Control Authentication, Authorization, And Roles...............................................................................12
Dell Operation Role..........................................................................................................................................12
Dell Infrastructure Deployment Role................................................................................................................12
Understanding Privileges.................................................................................................................................13
3 Understanding How To Configure or Edit the Dell Management Plug-in .......................17
Dell Management Plug-In Home Page...................................................................................................................17
Configuration Wizard Welcome Page....................................................................................................................18
Creating A New Connection Profile [Wizard].........................................................................................................18
Configuring Events And Alarms [Wizard]...............................................................................................................19
Setting Up A Proxy Server [Wizard]........................................................................................................................20
Scheduling Inventory Jobs [Wizard]......................................................................................................................20
Running A Warranty Retrieval Job [Wizard]..........................................................................................................20
Configuring the Deployment Credentials [Wizard].................................................................................................21
Setting The Default Firmware Update Repository [Wizard]...................................................................................21
Enabling The OMSA Link [Wizard]..........................................................................................................................22
Configuring Dell iDRAC Auto-Discovery And Initial Start-up.................................................................................22
Configuring NFS Shares..........................................................................................................................................23
Settings Overview...................................................................................................................................................23
General Settings Overview...............................................................................................................................23
Creating A New Connection Profile.................................................................................................................25
Configuring Events And Alarms .......................................................................................................................26
About Proxy Configuration...............................................................................................................................26
Running Inventory Jobs...................................................................................................................................27
Running A Warranty Retrieval Job...................................................................................................................28
Viewing or Editing Deployment Credentials.....................................................................................................28