Quick Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Management Plug-In for VMware vCenter Quick Install Guide Version 1.7
- Quick Start Installation
- Understanding How To Configure the Dell Management Plug-in Using the Wizard
- Configuration Wizard Welcome Page
- Creating A New Connection Profile [Wizard]
- Configuring Events And Alarms [Wizard]
- Setting Up A Proxy Server [Wizard]
- Scheduling Inventory Jobs [Wizard]
- Running A Warranty Retrieval Job [Wizard]
- Configuring the Deployment Credentials [Wizard]
- Setting The Default Firmware Update Repository [Wizard]
- Enabling The OMSA Link [Wizard]
- Configuring Dell iDRAC Auto-Discovery And Initial Start-up
- Configuring OMSA Agents To Send Traps
- Configuring NFS Shares
- For More Configuration Information
Figure 5. The Dell Managment Plug-in Successfully Added to vCenter
Installation Verification
The following steps verify that the Dell Management Plug-in installation was successful:
1. Confirm that the Dell Management Plug-in icon appears inside of vSphere Client. If it does not, restart the vSphere
Client and check again.
2. Check that vCenter can communicate with the Dell Management Plug-in by attempting a ping command from the
vCenter server to the virtual appliance IP address or hostname.
3. In vSphere Client, click Plug-ins → Managed Plug-ins. In the Plug-in Manager window verify the Dell Management
Plug-in is installed and enabled.
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