Reference Guide

NOTE: The virtual appliance functions as a regular virtual machine; any interruptions or shut downs impacts overall
functionality of the virtual appliance.
Product Hardware Requirements
The Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter provides full support for 11th and 12th generation Dell servers with
iDRAC and limited support for 9th and 10th generation Dell servers. To determine what generation of Dell Servers you
have, refer to the tables in the Release Notes. See the Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter Release Notes for
specific hardware support information.
Software Requirements
The vSphere environment must meet virtual appliance, port access, and listening port requirements. In addition, install
Adobe Flash player 10.0 or higher on the vSphere client system.
VMware vSphere has both a desktop client and Web client. The Dell Management Plug-in is only available in the
desktop client.
NOTE: It is recommended that the Dell Management Plug-in and vCenter server are located on the same network.
For specific software requirements, refer to the Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter Release Notes .
Dell Management Plug-in Port Requirements
• 443 (https) and 80 (http) - Administration Console
• 4433 (https) - For auto discovery and handshake
• 162 and 11620 - For SNMP trap listener
• 2049, 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004 - NFS share
Installation and Configuration Overview
The following high-level steps outline the overall installation procedure for the Dell Management Plug-in. These
procedures assume that the required hardware is in place and running the required VMware vCenter software. With
installations on PowerEdge 12th Generation servers, OMSA agent installation is not required. For installations on
PowerEdge 11th Generation servers, the OMSA agent is now automatically installed during the deployment process. For
more information about OMSA, please see the Dell Management Plug-in User's Guide .
The following information is an outline of the installation process. To begin the actual installation, see Deploy Plug-In
OVF Using the vSphere Client.
Installation Overview
1. Install the Dell Management Plug-in.
a. Be sure systems are connected, and vCenter server and vSphere client are running.
b. Deploy the Open Virtualization Format (OVF) file that contains the Dell Management Plug-in using the vSphere
client.
c. Upload the license file.
d. Register the Dell Management Plug-in with vCenter server using the Administration Console.
2. Complete Configuration Wizard.
3. Enable Dell events.
a. Set up event filter options on the Settings page.
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