Setup Guide

Quick Start Installation

Topics:

• Installation Introduction

• Prerequisites

Installation Introduction

This guide provides step-by-step instructions for the installation and configuration of the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter

installation on Dell servers. Once the installation is complete, refer to the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter User's Guide for

information about all aspects of administration including: inventory management, monitoring and alerting, firmware updates, deployments

and provisioning, and warranty management.

NOTE: With installations on hosts that are on PowerEdge 12th generation servers, OMSA agent installation is not

required. For installations on PowerEdge 11th generation servers OMSA agent is now automatically installed during the

deployment process. For more information about OMSA, please see the section “Understanding OMSA For 11G Hosts”

in the

OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter User's Guide

. To more clearly understand PowerEdge 12th

generation servers and hosts prior to the 12th generation, see the Release Notes for this release.

Prerequisites

The following information is needed prior to the start of OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter installation.

• TCP/IP address information to assign to the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter virtual appliance.

• A user name and password for the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter to access the vCenter server. This should be an

administrator role that has all needed permissions. For additional information on the available OpenManage Integration for VMware

vCenter roles within vCenter, see the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Configuration chapter of the

User’s Guide.

• Root password for ESX/ESXi host systems.

• User name and password associated with iDRAC Express or Enterprise (only for host systems that include an iDRAC).

• Make sure the vCenter server and vSphere client are currently running.

• Know the location of theOpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter OVF file.

• Install the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter (virtual appliance) on any ESX/ESXi host managed by a vCenter instance

that will be registered with the virtual appliance.

• Your VMware vSphere environment must meet virtual appliance, port access, and listening port requirements. In addition, install Adobe

Flash player 10.0 or higher on the vSphere client system.

NOTE:

The virtual appliance functions as a regular virtual machine; any interruptions or shut downs impacts overall

functionality of the virtual appliance.

Product Hardware Requirements

The OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter for VMware vCenter provides full support for 11th and 12th generation Dell servers

with iDRAC and limited support for 9th and 10th generation Dell servers. To determine what generation of Dell Servers you have, refer to

the tables in the Release Notes. See the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Release Notes for specific hardware support

information.

Software Requirements

The vSphere environment must meet virtual appliance, port access, and listening port requirements.

VMware vSphere has both a desktop client and Web client.

Requirements for Desktop Client

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