Users Guide
12. Register the new current version appliance to the vCenter instances, see Registering a vCenter Server.
13. Close and reopen any vSphere Client instances that are running, to reload the new security certificate used for
current version virtual appliance communication.
14. After verifying the current version virtual appliance is functioning properly in your environment, you may remove
the 1.0 virtual appliance.
Upgrading From a Trial Version To a Full Product Version
To upgrade from trial version to a full product versions:
1. Go to the Dell Web site and purchase the full product version.
You may also access the Dell Web site in the Dell Management Plug-in using one of the Buy Now links, like the one
located in the Administration Portal on the Licensing window.
2. The download includes the new full version product, and a new license file.
3. Launch a browser window and enter the Administration Console URL displayed in the vSphere vCenter Console tab
for the virtual machine you want to configure or use the link from the Dell Management Console → Settings page.
The URL uses the following format and is case sensitive: https://<ApplianceIPAddress>
4. In the Administration Console login window, enter the password and click Login.
5. There is a Dell_Management_Center_license.bin file included in the product download package. This file contains
your product license, and you must upload it to your virtual appliance. To upload the license file, click Upload.
6. In the Upload License window, click Browse to navigate to the license file.
7. Select the license file and then click Upload.
Upgrading Dell Management Plug-in from Previous Version (1.0.1 or later) to the Current
Version
1. Launch a browser window and enter the Administration Console URL displayed in the vSphere vCenter Console tab
for the virtual machine you want to configure or use the link from the
Dell Management Console → Settings page.
The URL uses the following format and is case-sensitive: https://<ApplianceIPAddrees>.
2. In the left pane of the Administration Console, click APPLIANCE MANAGEMENT.
3. To upgrade do one of the following:
– To use the default Update Repository Path, under Appliance Settings, click Update Virtual Appliance, and
then skip to step 7.
– To access the path to new downloaded RPMs, in the Appliance Management page, click Edit.
4. If you have downloaded the RPM folders/files to the different HTTP location, then modify the Repository Path so
that you point to the same folder as specified in the default path for the Repository location.
5. To save this change, click Apply.
6. To apply the update to the virtual appliance, under Appliance Settings, click Update Virtual Appliance.
7. In the Update Appliance dialog box, click Upgrade. Once you click Upgrade, you are logged off the Administration
Console.
About Dell Management Plug-in Licensing
The Dell Management Plug-inhas two types of licenses:
Demo license The trial version contains a demo license for one vCenter and one host (server) that are
managed by the Dell Management Plug-in.
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