User's Manual

Updating A Repository Location And Virtual Appliance..................................................................................75
Updating The Virtual Appliance Software Version..........................................................................................76
Downloading Troubleshooting Bundle.............................................................................................................76
Setting Up The HTTP Proxy..............................................................................................................................76
Setting Up The NTP Servers.............................................................................................................................77
Generating A Certificate Signing Request.......................................................................................................77
Setting Up Global Alerts..........................................................................................................................................78
Managing Backup And Restore..............................................................................................................................79
Configuring Backup And Restore.....................................................................................................................79
Scheduling Automatic Backups.......................................................................................................................79
Performing An Immediate Backup...................................................................................................................80
Restoring The Database From A Backup.........................................................................................................80
Understanding vSphere Client Console Tab ..........................................................................................................80
Configuring Network Settings..........................................................................................................................81
Changing The Virtual Appliance Password......................................................................................................81
Setting The Local Time Zone............................................................................................................................81
Rebooting Virtual Appliance.............................................................................................................................81
Resetting The Virtual Appliance To Factory Settings......................................................................................82
Refresh Console Tab View...............................................................................................................................82
Read Only User Role.........................................................................................................................................82
7 Troubleshooting.........................................................................................................................83
Upgrading Issues....................................................................................................................................................83
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).........................................................................................................................83
What Are The Required Port Settings For The Dell Management Plug-in?.....................................................83
What are the Minimum requirements for successful installation and operation of the virtual appliance?....84
How Do I Find Expected Translations For Renewing Warranty?.....................................................................84
How come I do not see my new iDRAC version details listed on the vCenter Hosts & Clusters page?..........85
How Do I Test Event Settings By Using OMSA To Simulate A Temperature Hardware Fault?.......................85
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?......................................................................................................86
Can The Dell Management Plug-in Support ESX/ESXI with Lockdown Mode Enabled?.................................86
Inventory is Failing on Hosts ESXi 4.0 Update2 and ESXi Update 3 in Lockdown Mode After a Reboot..........86
When I tried to use lockdown mode, it failed...................................................................................................87
What Setting Should I Use For UserVars.CIMoeMProviderEnable With ESXi 4.1 U1?....................................87
I Am Using A Reference Server To Create A Hardware Profile But It Failed. What Should I Do?..................87
I Am Attempting To Deploy ESX/ESXi On A Blade Server And It Failed. What Should I Do?...........................87
Why Are My Hypervisor Deployments Failing On R210 II Machines?.............................................................87
Why Do I See Auto-discovered Systems Without Model Information In The Deployment Wizard.................87
The NFS Share Is Set Up With The ESX/ESXI ISO, But Deployment Fails With Errors Mounting The
Share Location.................................................................................................................................................88
How Do I Force Removal Of The Virtual Appliance?........................................................................................88