User's Manual

1. Launch a browser window and enter the Administration Portal 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>
2. In the Administration Portal, to unregister the 1.0 appliance from any vCenter instances to which it is registered,
select VCENTER REGISTRATION → UNREGISTER .
3. To back up the virtual appliance data to a network share location, from the left-pane of the Administration Portal,
select BACKUP AND RESTORE.
4. In vSphere, shut down the 1.0 virtual appliance.
5. Deploy the new 1.5 appliance OVF from the vSphere Client, set the administration password, and configure
networking through the appliance console's user interface.
NOTE: If the 1.5 appliance is using the same IP address as the 1.0 version, clear the Internet Explorer cache.
6. To upgrade to the 1.5 full product version, repeat Step 1.
7. In the Administration Portal Login dialog box, in the Enter Password below text box, enter the password, and then
click Login.
8. There is a Dell_Management_Center_license.bin file included in the product download package. This file contains
your product license, and must be uploaded to your appliance. To upload the license file, in the
Administration
Portal, on the vCenter Registration page, click Upload License.
9. In the Upload License dialog box, click Browse to navigate to the license file.
10. To upload the license file, click Upload.
11. Restore the 1.0 user data that was backed up from the network share to the 1.5 appliance using 1.5 Administration
Portal. See Restoring The Database From Backup.
12. Register the new 1.5 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 1.5
virtual appliance communication.
14. After verifying the 1.5 virtual appliance is functioning properly in your environment, you may remove the 1.0 virtual
appliance.
Upgrade From Trial Version 1.5 To Full Product Version 1.5
To upgrade from trial version 1.5 to full product versions 1.5:
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 Admin 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 Portal 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 1.0.1 to 1.5
To upgrade Dell Management Plug-in from 1.0.1 to 1.5:
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