Users Guide

Contents
1 Introduction....................................................................................................................10
OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Features...................................................................................................10
What's new in this release.................................................................................................................................................10
2 Understanding How to Congure or Edit the OpenManage Integration for VMware
vCenter............................................................................................................................. 11
Conguration Wizard Welcome Page.................................................................................................................................11
vCenter Selection.............................................................................................................................................................. 11
Creating A New Connection Prole using the Initial Conguration Wizard.........................................................................12
Scheduling Inventory Jobs [Wizard].................................................................................................................................. 14
Running A Warranty Retrieval Job [Wizard]...................................................................................................................... 14
Conguring Events And Alarms [Wizard]...........................................................................................................................14
3 About VMware vCenter Web Client Navigation..............................................................16
Navigating to the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Inside the VMware vCenter......................................... 16
Understanding Icon Buttons..............................................................................................................................................16
Locating the Software Version.......................................................................................................................................... 17
Refreshing the Screen Content......................................................................................................................................... 17
Viewing the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Licensing Tab........................................................................ 17
Opening Online Help......................................................................................................................................................... 18
Finding Help and Support..................................................................................................................................................18
Downloading a Troubleshooting Bundle.......................................................................................................................19
Resetting iDRAC......................................................................................................................................................... 19
Launching the Administration Console........................................................................................................................ 19
4 Proles.......................................................................................................................... 21
Viewing Connection Proles..............................................................................................................................................21
Creating A Connection Prole.......................................................................................................................................... 22
Editing a Connection Prole............................................................................................................................................. 23
Refreshing A Connection Prole.......................................................................................................................................24
Deleting A Connection Prole...........................................................................................................................................24
Testing a Connection Prole.............................................................................................................................................24
Creating A Chassis Prole................................................................................................................................................ 25
Viewing Chassis Proles.............................................................................................................................................25
Editing a Chassis Prole............................................................................................................................................. 26
Deleting Chassis Proles............................................................................................................................................ 26
Testing a Chassis Prole.............................................................................................................................................26
5 Job Queue.....................................................................................................................27
Inventory History.............................................................................................................................................................. 27
Viewing Hosts Inventory ............................................................................................................................................27
Changing Inventory Job Schedules.............................................................................................................................28
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