Setup Guide

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Conguring OpenManage Integration for VMware
vCenter
After you do the basic installation of the OMIVV, it should be congured. This is typically done using the Conguration Wizard, but
you can also do it using the Settings page options in the Dell Management Center.
The user interface in both the pane is similar except in the wizard, you Save and Continue, whereas in the Settings options you click
Apply.
This section tells you how to congure using the wizard. For information about using the Dell Management Center's Settings options
for conguring the OMIVV, see OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter User's Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals.
Conguration Wizard welcome page
After you install the OMVV, it must be congured.
1. In vSphere Client, from the Home page, under the Management tab, click the Dell Management Center icon.
The rst time you click the Dell Management Center icon, it opens the Conguration Wizard. You can also access this wizard
on the
Dell Management Center → Settings page.
2. In the Welcome tab, review the steps, and then click Next.
Creating a new Connection Prole [Wizard]
A connection prole stores the credentials that the virtual appliance uses to communicate with Dell servers. Each Dell server must be
associated with a connection prole to be managed by the OMIVV. You might assign multiple servers to a single connection prole.
Creating the Connection Prole is similar between the Conguration Wizard and the Dell Management Center, under Settings
option. You can congure OMIVV to connect to iDRAC and Host using Active directory credential. Prior to using the Active Directory
credentials with a connection prole, the Active Directory user’s account must exist in Active Directory and the iDRAC and host
must be congured for Active Directory based authentication. The active directory credential can be same for both iDRAC and host
or it can be set as separate active directory credential. The user credential must have administrative privilege.
NOTE: With installations on hosts that are using 12th or later generation of the Dell PowerEdge servers, the OMSA agent
installation is not required. For installations on 11th generation servers, OMSA agent is automatically installed during the
deployment process.
NOTE: You are not allowed to create a connection prole if the number of hosts added exceeds the license limit for
creating a Connection Prole.
To create a new connection prole using the wizard, perform the following steps:
1. From the Connection Proles tab, click Create New.
2. In the Prole Name and Description panel, enter the prole name, and a description that is optional that are used to help
manage custom connection proles, and then click
Next.
3. In the Associated Hosts section, select the hosts to be associated with the Connection Prole, and then click Next.
4. View the information about credentials and connection protocols and click Next.
5. In the iDRAC panel, type the iDRAC credential information.
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