Users Guide

Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................... 9
What's new in this release....................................................................................................................................................9
OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter features.................................................................................................9
Chapter 2: About Administration Console.........................................................................................11
Using Administration Portal................................................................................................................................................. 11
Registering vCenter server by non-administrator user..............................................................................................11
Registering a vCenter server........................................................................................................................................ 13
Uploading license to Administration Portal..................................................................................................................15
Managing the virtual appliance.....................................................................................................................................15
Setting up global alerts.................................................................................................................................................. 19
Managing backup and restore...................................................................................................................................... 19
About vSphere client console....................................................................................................................................... 21
Chapter 3: Managing multiple appliances........................................................................................ 23
Chapter 4: Accessing OpenManage Integration from web client........................................................ 24
Navigating in VMware vCenter web client...................................................................................................................... 24
Icons in web client...............................................................................................................................................................25
Locating software version..................................................................................................................................................25
Refreshing screen content.................................................................................................................................................25
Viewing Dell hosts............................................................................................................................................................... 25
Viewing OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter licensing tab.........................................................................26
Accessing help and support............................................................................................................................................... 26
Downloading troubleshooting bundle.......................................................................................................................... 27
Resetting iDRAC............................................................................................................................................................ 27
Opening online help....................................................................................................................................................... 28
Launching Administration Console.............................................................................................................................. 28
Viewing log history.............................................................................................................................................................. 28
Viewing logs....................................................................................................................................................................29
Exporting log files.......................................................................................................................................................... 29
Chapter 5: OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter licensing...................................................30
Buying and uploading software license.............................................................................................................................30
Chapter 6: Appliance configuration for VMware vCenter...................................................................31
Configuration tasks through configuration wizard...........................................................................................................31
Viewing configuration wizard welcome dialog box.....................................................................................................31
Selecting vCenters.........................................................................................................................................................31
Creating connection profile.......................................................................................................................................... 32
Scheduling inventory jobs ............................................................................................................................................33
Running warranty retrieval jobs................................................................................................................................... 34
Configuring events and alarms ................................................................................................................................... 34
Configuration tasks through settings tab.........................................................................................................................35
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