Users Guide

Running The Fix Non-Compliant vSphere Hosts Wizard..................................................................................34
Running The Fix Non-Compliant Bare Metal Server Wizard............................................................................35
iDRAC License Compliance..............................................................................................................................36
Upgrading OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter....................................................................................36
Upgrading From a Trial Version To a Full Product Version.............................................................................. 36
About OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Licensing...........................................................................37
4 End-To-End Hardware Management.....................................................................................39
Monitoring the Datacenter And Host System.........................................................................................................39
Understanding Events And Alarms.................................................................................................................. 39
vSphere Client Host Overview................................................................................................................................ 42
Resetting iDRAC............................................................................................................................................... 44
About Inventory Schedule...................................................................................................................................... 44
Modifying An Inventory Job Schedule.............................................................................................................45
Displaying The Inventory For A Single Host System in vCenter.......................................................................45
Inventory And Licensing...................................................................................................................................47
Viewing Storage Inventory..................................................................................................................................... 48
Viewing Host Power Monitoring.............................................................................................................................48
Displaying The Entire Datacenter Hardware Configuration And Status................................................................ 49
Managing Connection Profiles............................................................................................................................... 49
Editing a Connection Profile.............................................................................................................................50
Deleting A Connection Profile..........................................................................................................................52
Testing a Connection Profile............................................................................................................................ 52
Refreshing A Connection Profile......................................................................................................................52
Understanding System Event Logs In vSphere Client Host View........................................................................... 52
Displaying Logs in Dell Management Center................................................................................................... 53
Displaying The Event Logs For An Individual Host...........................................................................................53
About Firmware Updates........................................................................................................................................54
Running The Firmware Update Wizard............................................................................................................ 55
Updating Older Firmware Versions ................................................................................................................. 56
Running the Update Firmware Wizard for Clusters and Datacenters..............................................................56
Advanced Host Management Using vCenter......................................................................................................... 58
Setting Up Physical Server Front Indicator Light.............................................................................................58
Server Based Management Tools....................................................................................................................59
Warranty Retrieval........................................................................................................................................... 59
5 Hardware Management...........................................................................................................61
Provisioning Overview............................................................................................................................................61
Understanding Deployment Job Times...................................................................................................................62
Server States Within The Deployment Sequence.................................................................................................. 62
Downloading Custom Dell ISO Images...................................................................................................................62
Understanding How To Configure A Hardware Profile.......................................................................................... 63