Reference Guide

Contents
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2
1 Quick Start Installation...............................................................................................................5
Installation Introduction............................................................................................................................................5
Prerequisites.............................................................................................................................................................5
Product Hardware Requirements......................................................................................................................6
Software Requirements.....................................................................................................................................6
Installation and Configuration Overview..................................................................................................................6
Deploying the Dell Management Plug-in OVF Using the vSphere Client...........................................................7
Registering Dell Management Plug-in within vCenter And Importing The License File....................................8
Installation Verification....................................................................................................................................11
2 Understanding How To Configure the Dell Management Plug-in Using the Wizard.....13
Configuration Wizard Welcome Page....................................................................................................................13
Creating A New Connection Profile [Wizard].........................................................................................................13
Configuring Events And Alarms [Wizard]...............................................................................................................15
Setting Up A Proxy Server [Wizard]........................................................................................................................16
Scheduling Inventory Jobs [Wizard]......................................................................................................................16
Running A Warranty Retrieval Job [Wizard]..........................................................................................................17
Configuring the Deployment Credentials [Wizard].................................................................................................17
Setting The Default Firmware Update Repository [Wizard]...................................................................................17
Enabling The OMSA Link [Wizard]..........................................................................................................................18
Configuring Dell iDRAC Auto-Discovery And Initial Start-up.................................................................................18
Configuring OMSA Agents To Send Traps.............................................................................................................18
Configuring NFS Shares..........................................................................................................................................19
For More Configuration Information.......................................................................................................................19