Deployment Guide

To deploy theOpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter OVF using the vSphere Client:

1. Locate the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter virtual disk that you downloaded and extracted, then run

Dell_OpenManage_Integration.exe.

2. Agree to the EULA, extract the user guides and obtain the OVF file.

3. Copy/move the OVF file to a location accessible to the VMware vSphere host to which you will upload the

appliance.

4. Start the VMware vSphere client.

5. From the VMware vSphere client, select File → Deploy OVF Template.

Figure 1. Deploying the OVF Template from vSphere

6. In the Source window, use the Browse button to locate the OVF package. The location can be a local drive,

network drive, CD/DVD, or from the internet. The OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter file size is

approximately 1.9 GB.

NOTE: The install can take between 10 to 30 minutes if the OVF package resides on a network share. For the

quickest installation, it is recommended that you host the OVF on a local drive.

7. Click Next.

8. In the OVF Template Details window, review the information presented.

9. Click Next.

10. In the Name and Location window, do the following:

a. In the Name text box, enter the name of the template. This name can contain up to 80 characters.

b. In the Inventory Location list, select a location to store the template.

11. Click Next.

12. Depending on the vCenter configuration, one of the following options displays:

• If resource pools are configured — On the Resource Pool page, select the pool of virtual servers to which the

OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter will be deployed.

• If resource pools are

not

configured — On the Hosts/Clusters page, select the host or cluster to which the

OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter will be deployed.

13. If there is more than one datastore available on the host, the Storage page displays. Select the location for storing

OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter files, and click Next.

14. In the Disk Format window, select the following format to store the virtual disk: