Quick Reference Guide

Contents
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2
1 Quick Start Installation...............................................................................................................5
Installation Introduction............................................................................................................................................5
Prerequisites.............................................................................................................................................................5
Product Hardware Requirements......................................................................................................................5
Software Requirements.....................................................................................................................................6
Installation and Configuration Overview..................................................................................................................6
Deploying the Dell Management Plug-in OVF Using the vSphere Client...........................................................6
Importing The License File and Registering The Dell Management Plug-in within vCenter...........................10
Installation Verification....................................................................................................................................13
2 Understanding How To Configure the Dell Management Plug-in Using the Wizard.....15
Configuration Wizard Welcome Page....................................................................................................................15
Creating A New Connection Profile [Wizard].........................................................................................................15
Configuring Events And Alarms [Wizard]...............................................................................................................16
Setting Up A Proxy Server [Wizard]........................................................................................................................17
Scheduling Inventory Jobs [Wizard]......................................................................................................................17
Running A Warranty Retrieval Job [Wizard]..........................................................................................................18
Configuring the Deployment Credentials [Wizard].................................................................................................18
Setting The Default Firmware Update Repository [Wizard]...................................................................................18
Enabling The OMSA Link [Wizard]..........................................................................................................................19
Configuring Dell iDRAC Auto-Discovery And Initial Start-up.................................................................................19
Configuring OMSA Agents To Send Traps.............................................................................................................20
Configuring NFS Shares..........................................................................................................................................20
For More Configuration Information.......................................................................................................................20