OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 4.0.1 Web Client Installation Guide June 2017 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................... 4 OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter licensing.................................................................................................4 Buying and uploading software license......................................................................................................................... 4 Options after uploading Licenses...................
1 Introduction This guide provides step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter (OMIVV) on the Dell PowerEdge servers. After the OMIVV installation, for information about all aspects of administration including—inventory management, monitoring and alerting, firmware updates, and warranty management; see OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter User's Guide available at Dell.com/support/manuals.
• • In the Licensing tab, next to Software License, click Buy License. In the Getting Started tab, under Basic Tasks, click Buy License. 2. Save the license file to a known location that you had downloaded from the Dell Digital store. 3. In a web browser, type the Administration Console URL. Use the format: https:// 4. In the Administration Console login window, type the password and click Login. 5. Click Upload license. 6.
Adding hosts to connection profiles When you attempt to add a host to a connection profile, if the number of licensed 11th Generation or newer hosts exceeds beyond the number of licenses, adding extra hosts is prevented. Important notes for reference • • • From OMIVV 4.0 onwards, only VMware vSphere Web client is supported and the vSphere Desktop client is not supported. For vCenter 6.5 and later, the OMIVV appliance is only available for the flash version.
Requirements for VMware vSphere web client • • Supports vCenter 5.5 and later. For all supported vCenter versions, see OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Compatibility Matrix available at Dell.com/support/manuals. Requires web client services from vCenter (vSphere Desktop client is not supported) For specific software requirements, see OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Compatibility Matrix available at Dell.com/ support/manuals.
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NOTE: The OMIVV shows the VMware tools as, Running (Out-of-date) when deployed on ESXi 5.5 and later. You can upgrade the VMware tools after a successful deployment of the OMIVV appliance or anytime later, if necessary. NOTE: Dell recommends that OMIVV and vCenter server are on the same network. NOTE: The OMIVV appliance network should have access to iDRAC, host, and vCenter.
9. In the Select Name and Folder window, perform the following substeps: a. In Name, enter the name of the template. The name can include up to 80 characters. b. In the Select a folder or datacenter list, select a location for deploying the template. 10. Click Next. The Select Storage window is displayed. 11. In the Select Storage window, perform the following substeps: a.
• ○ Register extension ○ Unregister extension ○ Update extension Global ○ Cancel task ○ Log event ○ Settings • NOTE: Assign the following health update privileges, if you are using VMware vCenter 6.5 or upgrading to vCenter 6.
Registering vCenter server by non-administrator user with required privileges You can register a vCenter server for the OMIVV appliance by using a non-administrator user with the required privileges. See step 5 to step 9 of Registering OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter and importing license file on page 12 for information on registering a vCenter server through a non-administrator user or as an administrator.
Figure 1. Console tab 7. In the Date and Time tab, select the Synchronize date and time over the network. The NTP Servers box is displayed. 8. Add valid NTP server details to which your vCenter is synchronized with. 9. Click Time Zone and select the applicable time zone, and click OK. 10. To configure static IP to the OMIVV appliance, click Network Configuration, or skip to step 17. 11. Select Auto eth0, and then click Edit. 12. Select the IPV4 Settings tab, and select Manual in the Method drop-down. 13.
Figure 2. Administration Console 19. In the Administration Console login window, enter the password, and then click Login. Figure 3. vCenter registration window from Administration Console 20. In the vCenter Registration window, click Register a New vCenter Server. 21. In the Register a New vCenter Server window, perform the following substeps: a. Under vCenter Name, in the vCenter Server IP or Hostname text box, enter the server IP or host name, and then in the Description text box, enter a description.
NOTE: Dell recommends registering OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter with the VMware vCenter by using Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN). Ensure that the host name of the vCenter is properly resolvable by the DNS server for FQDN-based registrations. b. Under vCenter User Account, in vCenter User Name, enter the Admin user name or the user name with necessary privileges. Enter the username as domain\user or domain/user or user@domain.
• 2. Reboot the registered OMIVV appliance. For administrator users: 1. Reboot the registered OMIVV appliance. Verifying installation The following steps verify that the OMIVV installation is successful: 1. Close any vSphere client windows, and start a new vSphere web client. 2. Confirm that the OMIVV icon appears inside vSphere web client. 3. Ensure that vCenter can communicate with OMIVV by attempting a PING command from the vCenter server to the virtual appliance IP address or host name. 4.
For more information, see OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter User’s Guide available at Dell.com/support/manuals. 2. Power off the older appliance from vCenter. NOTE: Do not unregister the OMIVV plug-in from vCenter. Unregistering the plug-in from vCenter removes all the alarms registered on vCenter by the OMIVV plug-in and all the customization that is performed on the alarms such as, actions and so on.
2 Appliance configuration for VMware vCenter After you complete the basic installation of OMIVV and registration of the vCenters, the Initial Configuration Wizard is displayed when you click the OMIVV icon. You can proceed to configure the appliance by using one of the following methods: • • Configuring the appliance through the Initial Configuration Wizard. Configuring the appliance through the Settings tab in OMIVV.
Select a vCenter that is not configured yet or if you have added a vCenter to your environment. The vCenter selection page allows you to select one or more vCenters to configure settings. 3. To proceed with the Connection Profile Description dialog box, click Next. NOTE: If you have multiple vCenter servers that are part of the same single sign-on (SSO), and if you choose to configure a single vCenter server, repeat steps 1 through 3 until you configure each vCenter.
• The hosts that are already configured and enabled for Active Directory on which you want to use Active Directory, select Use Active Directory, and perform the following steps; otherwise configure your host credentials: a. In Active Directory User Name, type the user name. Type the user name in one of these formats: domain\username or username@domain. The user name is limited to 256 characters.
NOTE: To ensure that OMIVV continues to display updated information, Dell recommends that you schedule a periodic inventory job. The inventory job consumes minimal resources and does not degrade host performance. NOTE: The chassis gets discovered automatically after the inventory for all hosts is run. If the chassis is added to a chassis profile, the chassis inventory automatically runs.
• • Post only Critical and Warning events—post only critical or warning level hardware events Post only Virtualization-Related Critical and Warning Events—post only virtualization-related critical and warning event, which is the default event posting level 2. To enable all hardware alarms and events, select Enable Alarms for Dell Hosts. NOTE: The Dell hosts that have alarms enabled respond to some specific critical events by entering in to maintenance mode and you can modify the alarm, when required.
Setting up firmware update repository You can set up the firmware update repository on the OMIVV Settings tab. 1. In OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, on the Manage > Settings tab, under Appliance Settings at the right side of Firmware Update Repository, click the icon. 2. In the Firmware Update Repository dialog box, select one of the following: • Dell Online—you can access the location that uses the firmware update repository of Dell (Ftp.dell.com).
• The user name should be 16 characters or less (only ASCII printable characters). In the Password text box, enter the password. • The password should be 20 characters or less (only ASCII printable characters). In the Verify Password text box, enter the password again. Ensure that the passwords match. 3. To save the specified credentials, click Apply. vCenter settings In this section, configure the following vCenter settings: • • • Enable the OMSA link. See Enabling the OMSA link.
4. To restore the default vCenter alarm settings for all managed Dell servers, click Restore Default Alarms. This step can take up to a minute before the change takes effect and is available only if Enable Alarms For Dell Hosts is selected. 5. In Event Posting Level, select either “Do not post any events”, “Post All Events”, “Post only Critical and Warning Events”, or “Post only Virtualization-Related Critical and Warning Events”.
NOTE: The credentials can be a local or the Active Directory credentials. Before using the Active Directory credentials with a Chassis Profile, the Active Directory user’s account must exist in Active Directory and the Chassis Management Controller must be configured for Active Directory based authentication. 6. Click Next. The Select Chassis page is displayed which shows all the available chassis.
3 Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site You can access the required documents in one of the following ways: • Using the following links: ○ For Dell EMC Enterprise Systems Management, Dell EMC Remote Enterprise Systems Management, and Dell EMC Virtualization Solutions documents — www.dell.com/esmmanuals ○ For Dell EMC OpenManage documents — www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals ○ For iDRAC documents — www.dell.
4 Related Documentation In addition to this guide, you can access the other guides available at Dell.com/support/manuals. Click Choose from all products. In the All product dialog box, click Software and Security > Virtualization Solutions. Click OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter 4.0.1 to access the following documents: • • • • OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 4.0.1 Web Client User's Guide OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 4.0.
