Users Guide

ii. In Settings, select Processor, and set Number of virtual processors to 4.
2. Perform the following tasks once OMIMSSC Appliance starts:
NOTE: It is recommended that you wait for five minutes before you log in as an Admin so that all services are initiated.
a. In localhost login: Type admin.
b. In Enter new Admin password: Type a password.
NOTE: Dell EMC recommends to configure and use strong passwords to authenticate appliance admin user and
console extension.
c. In Please confirm new Admin password: retype the password, and press Enter to continue.
d. In the options listed, select Configure Network, press Enter, and perform the following substeps:
● In NetworkManagerTUI, select Set system hostname provide the OMIMSSC Appliance name and click OK.
For example, Hostname.domain.com
NOTE: You can change the IP address of OMIMSSC Appliance by selecting Configure Network option. You
cannot change the IP address or host name of OMIMSSC Appliance after this point.
● If you are providing a static IP address, select Edit a connection, and select Ethernet0.
Select IPv4 CONFIGURATION, select Manual, and click Show. Provide the IP configuration address, gateway
address, DNS server IP, and click OK.
e. Note the OMIMSSC admin portal URL from OMIMSSC Appliance.
NOTE: Add the OMIMSSC Appliance IP and FQDN in Forward Lookup Zones and Reverse Lookup Zones in DNS.
NOTE: Appliance logs are accessible for non admin users. However, these logs do not carry sensitive information. As
a workaround protect the appliance URL.
Set up OMIMSSC Appliance on ESXi
Before deploying OMIMSSC by using ESXi, ensure that you extract the OVA file from the compressed ZIP file to a local drive. To
deploy OMIMSSC on ESXi, do the following:
1. Start ESXi by using the IP address.
The VMware ESXi login page is displayed.
2. Enter the username and password, and then click Log in.
3. In the left pane, select Virtual Machines.
4. To create a VM, Select Create or Register VM.
The New virtual machine wizard is displayed.
a. In the Select creation type section, select Deploy a virtual machine from an OVF or OVA file.
b. Click Next.
c. In the Select OVF and VMDK files section, enter a name for the VM that you want to create.
d. Click to select files or drag/drop.
e. Double-click the OMIMSSC_xx.ova file. The OVA management pack is uploaded to the installation process.
f. Click Next.
g. In the Select storage section, select the storage or datastore where you want to store the configuration and VD files.
h. Click Next.
i. In the Deployment options section, select the required network mappings.
● By default, the disk provisioning feature is selected as Thin.
● The option to automatically power on the VM is enabled.
j. Click Next.
k. In the Ready to complete section, verify the setting that you have specified, and then click Finish.
The VM creation process is started. You can view the status in the Recent tasks pane.
5. Enable the Synchronize guest time with host option on the VM hosted on ESXi:
a. Select the VM and click Edit options.
b. Select VM options.
Deploy OMIMSSC
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