Users Guide

Conguring Warranty Expiration Notication..............................................................................................................48
Conguring Events And Alarms ................................................................................................................................. 49
About Firmware Updates................................................................................................................................................. 50
Setting Up the Firmware Update Repository..............................................................................................................50
Running The Firmware Update Wizard for a Single Host.............................................................................................51
Running the Update Firmware Wizard for a Cluster....................................................................................................52
Viewing Firmware Update Status for Clusters and Datacenters................................................................................. 53
Viewing the Data Retrieval Schedules for Inventory and Warranty................................................................................... 53
Understanding Using OMSA with 11th Generation Servers...............................................................................................54
Deploying The OMSA Agent Onto An ESXi System..........................................................................................................54
Setting Up An OMSA Trap Destination.............................................................................................................................54
8 Viewing Warranty Expiration Notication Settings........................................................55
Conguring Warranty Expiration Notication................................................................................................................... 55
9 About Firmware Updates...............................................................................................56
Setting Up the Firmware Update Repository....................................................................................................................56
Running The Firmware Update Wizard for a Single Host.................................................................................................. 57
Running the Update Firmware Wizard for a Cluster......................................................................................................... 58
10 Understanding Events And Alarms for Hosts............................................................... 59
Understanding Events And Alarms for Chassis.................................................................................................................60
Conguring Events And Alarms .......................................................................................................................................60
Viewing Events........................................................................................................................................................... 61
Viewing the Alarm and Event Settings........................................................................................................................ 61
Viewing the Data Retrieval Schedules for Inventory and Warranty....................................................................................61
11 Viewing Associated Host for a Chassis......................................................................... 63
12 Chassis Management...................................................................................................64
Viewing Chassis Summary Details.................................................................................................................................... 64
Viewing Hardware Inventory: Fans................................................................................................................................... 65
Viewing Hardware Inventory: I/O Modules....................................................................................................................... 65
Viewing Hardware Inventory: iKVM.................................................................................................................................. 66
Viewing Hardware Inventory: PCIe................................................................................................................................... 66
Viewing Hardware Inventory: Power Supplies...................................................................................................................67
Viewing Hardware Inventory: Temperature Sensors..........................................................................................................67
Viewing Warranty Details..................................................................................................................................................68
Viewing Storage............................................................................................................................................................... 68
Viewing Firmware Details for a Chassis............................................................................................................................ 69
Viewing Management Controller Details for a Chassis......................................................................................................69
13 Monitoring a Single Host.............................................................................................. 71
Viewing Host Summary Details..........................................................................................................................................71
Launching Management Consoles....................................................................................................................................73
Launching the OMSA Console....................................................................................................................................74
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