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• Last Inventory Scan

Displays the date and time of the last inventory scan.

Hypervisor &

Firmware

• Hypervisor

Displays the Hypervisor version.

• BIOS Version

Displays the BIOS version.

• Remote Access Card Version

Displays the remote access card version.

Management

Consoles

The management consoles are used to launch external system management consoles, such as:

• Remote Access Console (iDRAC)

Launches the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) web user interface.

Host Actions Blink Indicator Light lets you set up your physical server to blink at various time intervals.

6. View the Dell Host Health portlet:

Dell Host Health Component health is a graphical representation of the status of all major host server components: Server

Global status, Server, Power supply, Temperature, Voltages, Processors, Batteries, Intrusion, Hardware log,

Power management, Power and Memory. The chassis health parameters are applicable for models VRTX

version 1.0 and later, M1000e version 4.4 and later. For versions less than 4.3 only two health

indicators are displayed, namely Healthy and Warning or Critical (Inverted triangle with an exclamatory

mark in orange color). The overall health indicates the health based on the chassis with the least health

parameter. For example, if there are 5 healthy signs and 1 warning sign, the overall health is shown as

warning. Options include:

• Healthy (green check mark) - component operating normally

• Warning (yellow triangle with exclamation point) - component has a non-critical error

• Critical (red X) - component has a critical failure

• Unknown (question mark) - status is unknown for the component

Launching Management Consoles

There are two management consoles you can launch from the Dell Server Management Portlet. These include:

• Remote Access Console (iDRAC Console)

Launch the Remote Access Console to access the iDRAC user interface.

• OMSA Console

Launch the OMSA Console to access the OpenManage Server Administrator user interface. Before launching OMSA console, OMSA

URL has to be configured in the Open Management Integration for VMware vCenter.

Launching the OMSA Console

Before you can launch the OMSA Console, you must set up the OMSA URL and install and configure the OMSA Web Server. Set up the

OMSA URL from the Settings Tab.

NOTE:

You must install OMSA to monitor and manage Dell PowerEdge 11th generation servers using OpenManage

Integration for VMware vCenter.

1. In the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, in the Navigator area, under Inventory Lists, click Hosts.

2. On the Object tab, double-click the host you want.

3. On the Summary tab, scroll down to the Dell Server Management portlet.

4. To open the OMSA Console, click Management Consoles > OMSA Console.

Launching the Remote Access Console (iDRAC)

You can launch the iDRAC user interface from the Dell Server Management Portlet.

Monitoring a Single Host