User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
- Overview
- Dell Management Plug-in Configuration
- Understanding How To Configure or Edit the Dell Management Plug-in
- Dell Management Plug-In Home Page
- Configuration Wizard Welcome Page
- Creating A New Connection Profile [Wizard]
- Configuring Events And Alarms [Wizard]
- Setting Up A Proxy Server [Wizard]
- Scheduling Inventory Jobs [Wizard]
- Running A Warranty Retrieval Job [Wizard]
- Configuring the Deployment Credentials [Wizard]
- Setting The Default Firmware Update Repository [Wizard]
- Enabling The OMSA Link [Wizard]
- Configuring Dell iDRAC Auto-Discovery And Initial Start-up
- Configuring NFS Shares
- Settings Overview
- About Host, Bare Metal, and iDRAC Compliance Issues
- Upgrading Dell Management Plug-In For VMware VCenter
- About Dell Management Plug-in Licensing
- End-To-End Hardware Management
- Monitoring the Datacenter And Host System
- vSphere Client Host Overview
- About Inventory Schedule
- Viewing Storage Inventory
- Viewing Host Power Monitoring
- Displaying The Entire Datacenter Hardware Configuration And Status
- Managing Connection Profiles
- Understanding System Event Logs In vSphere Client Host View
- About Firmware Updates
- Advanced Host Management Using vCenter
- Zero-Touch Hardware Provisioning And Deployment
- Hardware Prerequisites
- Provisioning Overview
- Understanding Deployment Job Times
- Server States Within The Deployment Sequence
- Downloading Custom Dell ISO Images
- Understanding How To Configure A Hardware Profile
- About Managing Hardware Profiles
- Creating A New Hypervisor Profile
- Managing Hypervisor Profiles
- Building A New Deployment Template
- Running The Deployment Wizard
- Deployment Wizard - Step 1: Select Servers
- Deployment Wizard Step 2: Deployment Templates
- Deployment Wizard Step 3: Global Settings
- Deployment Wizard Step 4: Server Identification
- Deployment Wizard Step 5: Connection Profile
- Deployment Wizard Step 6: Scheduling Jobs
- Understanding Job Queue
- Adding A Server Manually
- Removing A Bare Metal Server
- Dell Management Plug-In Administration
- Web-based Administration Portal
- Managing vCenter Server Connections
- Virtual Appliance Management
- Setting Up Global Alerts
- Managing Backup And Restore
- Understanding vSphere Client Console Tab
- Troubleshooting
- Upgrading Issues
- Common Questions
- How Do I Test Event Settings By Using OMSA To Simulate A Temperature Hardware Fault?
- 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?
- Can The Dell Management Plug-in Support ESX/ESXI with Lockdown Mode Enabled?
- Inventory is Failing on Hosts ESXi 4.0 Update2 and ESXi Update 3 in Lockdown Mode After a Reboot.
- When I tried to use lockdown mode, it failed.
- What Setting Should I Use For UserVars.CIMoeMProviderEnable With ESXi 4.1 U1?
- I Am Using A Reference Server To Create A Hardware Profile But It Failed. What Should I Do?
- I Am Attempting To Deploy ESX/ESXi On A Blade Server And It Failed. What Should I Do?
- Why Do I See Auto-discovered Systems Without Model Information In The Deployment Wizard
- The NFS Share Is Set Up With The ESX/ESXI ISO, But Deployment Fails With Errors Mounting The Share Location.
- How Do I Force Removal Of The Virtual Appliance?
- Entering A Password In The Backup Now Screen Receives An Error Message
- In vSphere, Clicking The Dell Server Management Tab Or Dell Management Icon Returns A 404 Error
- My Firmware Update Failed. What Do I Do?
- My vCenter Update Failed. What Can I Do?
- Performance during Connection Profile Test Credentials is extremely slow or unresponsive
- Bare Metal Deployment Issues
- Contacting Dell
- Where To Get Additional Help For This Software
- Dell Management Plug-in For VMware vCenter Related Information
- Virtualization—Related Events
If you puts the host in lockdown mode or removes a host from lockdown mode, a 30 minute wait is necessary before
performing the next operation on the Dell Management Plug-in.
What Setting Should I Use For UserVars.CIMoeMProviderEnable With ESXi 4.1 U1?
Set UserVars.CIMoemProviderEnabled to 1.
I Am Using A Reference Server To Create A Hardware Profile But It Failed. What Should I
Do?
Check to make sure that minimum recommended versions of iDRAC firmware, Lifecycle Controller firmware, and BIOS
are installed.
To make sure that the data retrieved from the reference server is current, enable Collect System Inventory On Restart
(CSIOR), and restart the reference server prior to extraction of data. See Setting CSIOR On A Reference Server.
I Am Attempting To Deploy ESX/ESXi On A Blade Server And It Failed. What Should I Do?
To resolve this issue, do the following:
1. Make sure the ISO location (NFS path) and staging folder paths are accurate.
2. Make sure the NIC selected during assignment of server identity is on the same network as the virtual appliance.
3. If using static IP address, make sure the network information provided (including subnet mask and default gateway)
is accurate. In addition, , make sure the IPaddress is not already assigned on the network.
4. Make sure at least one Virtual Disk is seen by the system. ESXi also installs to an internal RIPS SD card.
Why Do I See Auto-discovered Systems Without Model Information In The Deployment
Wizard
This usually indicates that the firmware version installed on the system does not meet recommended minimums. In some
cases, a firmware update may not have registered on the system. Cold booting the system or reseating the blade fixes
this problem. The newly enabled account on the iDRAC must be disabled and auto-discovery reinitiated to provide model
information and NIC information to the Dell Management Plug-in.
The NFS Share Is Set Up With The ESX/ESXI ISO, But Deployment Fails With Errors
Mounting The Share Location.
To find the solution:
1. Make sure the iDRAC is able to ping the appliance.
2. Make sure your network is not running too slow.
How Do I Force Removal Of The Virtual Appliance?
Enter the context of your task here (optional).
1. Go to https://<vcenter_serverIPAddress>/mob
2. Click Content.
3. Click ExtensionManager.
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