Setup Guide

Understanding How to Congure or Edit the

OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter

After you complete the basic installation of the OMIVV, the Initial Conguration Wizard is displayed when you click the OMIVV icon.

Use the Initial Conguration Wizard to congure the Settings on rst launch. For subsequent instances use the Settings page.

From the Initial Conguration Wizard you can create a connection prole, edit the settings of warranty, inventory, events and

alarms. Although, using the Initial Conguration Wizard is the most common method used, you can also accomplish this task

through the appliance's OpenManage Integration → Manage → Settings page in the OMIVV. For more information on the Initial

Conguration Wizard, see, OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter User Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals.

Conguration Tasks Using the Conguration Wizard

The Initial Conguration Wizard can be used to congure the following for one vCenter or for all registered vCenters:

NOTE: If you view a web communication error in the vCenter Web client while performing OMIVV related tasks after

changing the DNS settings, perform the following:

• Clear the browser cache.

• Logout and login from the Web client.

1. vCenter Selection

2. Creating A New Connection Prole

3. Scheduling Inventory Jobs

4. Running A Warranty Retrieval Job

5. Conguring Events And Alarms

NOTE: You can also launch the Initial Conguration Wizard using the link Start Initial Conguration Wizard under Basic

Tasks in the Getting Started page.

Conguration Wizard Welcome Page

After you install the OMIVV, it must be congured.

1. In the vSphere Web Client, click Home, and then click OpenManage Integration Icon.

2. The rst time you click the OpenManage Integration icon, it opens the Conguration Wizard. You can also access this wizard

on the OpenManage Integration → Getting Started → Start Initial Conguration Wizard page.

vCenter Selection

Using the vCenter Selection page you can congure:

• a specic vCenter

• all available vCenters

1. In the Initial Conguration Wizard, click Next in the Welcome screen.

2. Select one vCenter or all vCenters from the vCenters drop-down list.