Users Guide

NOTE: OMSA is only required on Dell servers prior to Dell PowerEdge 12th generation servers.

To enable the OMSA link:

1. In the Dell Management Plug-in → Settings → General under OMSA Launcher, click Edit.

2. Use the OMSA Web Server URL text box to enter the URL for OMSA. You must include the full URL including the

HTTPS.

3. To save this URL, click Apply.

For information about setting up an OMSA trap destination, see Setting Up An OMSA Trap Destination.

Enable or Disable Server Warranty Expiration Notification

Warranty settings control when server warranty information is retrieved from Dell online by enabling or disabling the

warranty schedule and then setting the Minimum Days Threshold alert. Use this page to enable or disable server

warranty expiration notifications for hosts and clusters. Set or edit this feature in the Dell Management Center on the

Settings, General Page.

To enable or disable server warranty expiration notification:

1. In the Dell Management Center, click Settings → General.

2. In the General page, to enable notifications, select the Enable Warranty Status Notifications check box.

3. To set the Minimum Days Threshold Alert do the following:

a) To set warnings, in the Warnings drop-down list select the number of days for warnings about server warranty

status.

b) To set critical license status, in the Critical drop-down list set the number of days for warning of critical server

warranty status.

4. To apply the changes, click Apply.

Creating A New Connection Profile

A connection profile stores the credentials that the virtual appliance uses to communicate with Dell servers. Each Dell

server must be associated with only one connection profile to be managed by the Dell Management Plug-in. You may

assign multiple servers to a single connection profile. Creating the Connection Profile is similar between the

Configuration Wizard and from the Dell Management Center → Settings. You can run the Configuration Wizard when

you first access the Dell Management Console, or run it later on the Settings window.

NOTE: With this release, and with installations on hosts that are Dell PowerEdge 12th generation servers and later,

the OMSA agent installation is not required. For installations on Dell PowerEdge 11th generation servers, the

OMSA agent is now automatically installed during the deployment process.

To create a new connection profile:

1. In the Dell Management Center, in the left pane, click Connection Profiles.

2. In the Profile Name and Description page, enter the Connection Profile Name and an optional Connection Profile

Description that are used to help manage custom connection profiles.

3. In the Associated Hosts page, select the hosts for the connection profile and click Next.

4. In the Credentials page, read the information and click Next.

5. In the iDRAC page, under Credentials, do one of the following:

NOTE: The iDRAC account requires administrative privileges for updating firmware, applying hardware

profiles, and deploying hypervisor.