Users Guide

enable CISOR and reboot host. If the CISOR was already enabled, then login to the iDRAC console, reset iDRAC, wait for

few minutes, and then refresh the Firmware Update page in VMware vSphere client.

How Do I Test Event Settings By Using OMSA To Simulate A Temperature Hardware

Fault?

To make sure that events are functioning correctly:

1. Navigate to Alert Management → Platform Events in the OMSA user interface.

2. Select the Enable Platform Event Filter Alerts check box.

3. Scroll down to the bottom, and click Apply Changes.

4. To make sure that a specific event is enabled, such as temperature warning, select Main System Chassis from the

tree view on the left.

5. Select Temperatures under Main System Chassis.

6. Select the Alert Management tab, and select Temperature Probe Warning.

7. Select the Broadcast a Message check box, and select Apply Changes.

8. To cause the temperature warning event, select Main System Chassis from the tree view on the left.

9. Select Temperatures under Main System Chassis.

10. Select the System Board Ambient Temp link, and select the Set to Values option button.

11. Set the Maximum Warning Threshold to below the current listed reading; for example if the current reading is 27,

set the threshold to 25.

12. Select Apply Changes, and the temperature warning event is generated. To cause another event, restore the

original settings using the same Set to Values option. Events are generated as warnings, and then to a normal state.

If everything is working properly, navigate to the vCenter Tasks & Events view; a temperature probe warning event

should be displayed.

NOTE: There is a filter for duplicate events; if you try to trigger the same event too many times in a row, you

will only receive one event. Allow at least 30 seconds between events to see all events.

I Have The OMSA Agent Installed On A Dell Host System, But I Still Get An Error Message

That OMSA Is Not Installed. What Should I Do?

To resolve this issue:

1. Install OMSA with the Remote Enablement component on the host system.

2. If you are using the command line to install OMSA, make sure to specify the -c option. If OMSA is already installed,

reinstall it with the -c option and restart the service:

srvadmin-install.sh -c

srvadmin-services.sh restart

For an ESXi host, you must install OMSA VIB using the VMware Remote CLI tool, and reboot the system.

Can The Dell Management Plug-in Support ESX/ESXI with Lockdown Mode Enabled?

Yes. Lockdown Mode is supported in this release on ESXi 4.1 hosts and above.