Users Guide
Setting Up The Firmware Repository ...............................................................................................................30
Server Security Settings For Deployment........................................................................................................31
About Host, Bare Metal, and iDRAC Compliance Issues........................................................................................32
Running The Fix Non-Compliant vSphere Hosts Wizard..................................................................................33
Running The Fix Non-Compliant Bare Metal Server Wizard............................................................................34
iDRAC License Compliance..............................................................................................................................34
Upgrading Dell Management Plug-In For VMware VCenter.................................................................................. 35
Upgrading From Version 1.0 To the Current Version........................................................................................35
Upgrading From a Trial Version To a Full Product Version.............................................................................. 36
Upgrading Dell Management Plug-in from Previous Version (1.0.1 or later) to the Current Version...............36
About Dell Management Plug-in Licensing............................................................................................................36
4 End-To-End Hardware Management.....................................................................................39
Monitoring the Datacenter And Host System.........................................................................................................39
Understanding Events And Alarms.................................................................................................................. 39
vSphere Client Host Overview................................................................................................................................ 42
Resetting iDRAC............................................................................................................................................... 44
About Inventory Schedule...................................................................................................................................... 44
Modifying An Inventory Job Schedule.............................................................................................................45
Displaying The Inventory For A Single Host System in vCenter.......................................................................45
Inventory And Licensing...................................................................................................................................46
Viewing Storage Inventory..................................................................................................................................... 47
Viewing Host Power Monitoring.............................................................................................................................47
Displaying The Entire Datacenter Hardware Configuration And Status................................................................ 48
Managing Connection Profiles............................................................................................................................... 48
Viewing Or Editing An Existing Connection Profile.......................................................................................... 49
Deleting A Connection Profile..........................................................................................................................50
Testing A Connection Profile............................................................................................................................51
Refreshing A Connection Profile......................................................................................................................51
Understanding System Event Logs In vSphere Client Host View........................................................................... 51
Displaying Logs in Dell Management Center................................................................................................... 51
Displaying The Event Logs For An Individual Host...........................................................................................52
About Firmware Updates........................................................................................................................................53
Running The Firmware Update Wizard............................................................................................................ 53
Updating Older Firmware Versions ................................................................................................................. 54
Running the Update Firmware Wizard for Clusters and Datacenters..............................................................55
Advanced Host Management Using vCenter......................................................................................................... 57
Setting Up Physical Server Front Indicator Light.............................................................................................57
Server Based Management Tools....................................................................................................................57
Warranty Retrieval........................................................................................................................................... 58
5 Hardware Management...........................................................................................................61