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4. Enable firmware updates.

a. Download firmware updates, and make them available to applicable systems.

5. Configure the Dell iDRAC user name and password.

Deploying the Dell Management Plug-in OVF Using the vSphere Client

This procedure assumes that you have downloaded and extracted the product zip file (Dell_Management_Plug-

in_<version>.<buildnumber>.ZIP) from the Dell website.

NOTE: Thick Provision Eager Zeroed is the disk format recommended during this installation.

To deploy the Dell Management Plug-in OVF using the vSphere Client:

1. Locate the Dell Management Plug-in virtual disk that you downloaded and extracted and run

Dell_Management_Plug-in_<version number>.<build number>.exe.

2. Agree to the EULA, extract the user guides and obtain the OVF file.

3. Copy/move the OVF file to a location accessible to the VMware vSphere host to which you will upload the

appliance.

4. Start the VMware vSphere client.

5. From the VMware vSphere client, select File → Deploy OVF Template.

Figure 1. Deploying the OVF Template from vSphere

6. In the Source window, use the Browse button to locate the OVF package. The location can be a local drive,

network drive, CD/DVD, or from the internet. The Dell Management Plug-in file size is approximately 1.8GB.

NOTE: The install can take between 10 to 30 minutes if the OVF package resides on a network share. For the

quickest installation, it is recommended that you host the OVF on a local drive.

7. Click Next.

8. In the OVF Template Details window, review the information presented.

9. Click Next.

10. In the Name and Location window, do the following:

a. In the Name text box, enter the name of the template. This name can contain up to 80 characters.

b. In the Inventory Location list, select a location to store the template.

11. Click Next.