Setup Guide

Understanding How To Configure the
OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter
Using the Wizard
After you do the basic installation of the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, it needs to be configured. This is typically done
using the Configuration Wizard, but you can also do it using the Settings page options in the Dell Management Center Setting's options.
The user interface in both areas is similar except in the wizard you Save and Continue, whereas in the Settings options you click Apply.
This section tells you how to configure using the wizard. For information about using the Dell Management Center's Settings options for
configuring the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, see
The OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter User's Guide.
Configuration Tasks Using the Configuration Wizard
Use these tasks when configuring the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter using the Configuration Wizard:
1. Configuration Wizard Welcome Page
2. Scheduling Inventory Jobs
3. Running A Warranty Retrieval Job
4. Configuring The Deployment Credentials
5. Setting The Default Firmware Update Repository
6. Enabling The OMSA Link
Topics:
• 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 OMSA Agents To Send Traps
• Configuring NFS Shares
• For More Configuration Information
Configuration Wizard Welcome Page
After you install the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, it must be configured.
1. In the vSphere Client, under Management, click the Dell Management Center icon.
2. The first time you click on the Dell Management Center icon, it opens the Configuration Wizard. You can also access this wizard
on the Dell Management Center > Settings page.
3. In the Welcome tab, review the steps you will step through, and then click Next.
Creating A New Connection Profile [Wizard]
A connection profile stores the credentials that the virtual appliance uses to communicate with Dell servers. Each Dell server must be
associated with a connection profile to be managed by the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter. You may assign multiple servers
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