Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 4.0 Web Client User's Guide
- Introduction
- About Administration Console
- Using Administration Portal
- Registering vCenter server by non-administrator user
- Registering a vCenter server
- Uploading license to Administration Portal
- Managing the virtual appliance
- Restarting virtual appliance
- Changing host name of virtual appliance
- Updating virtual appliance repository location and virtual appliance
- Upgrading OMIVV from existing version to current version
- Updating appliance through backup and restore
- Downloading the troubleshooting bundle
- Setting up HTTP proxy
- Setting up Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers
- Configuring deployment mode
- Generating Certificate Signing Request
- Uploading HTTPS certificate
- Setting up global alerts
- Managing backup and restore
- About vSphere client console
- Using Administration Portal
- Managing multiple appliances
- Accessing OpenManage Integration from web client
- OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter licensing
- Appliance configuration for VMware vCenter
- Profiles
- Inventory and warranty management
- About firmware updates
- Events, alarms, and health monitoring
- Chassis management
- Deploying hypervisor
- About host, bare-metal, and iDRAC compliance
- Security roles and permissions
- Troubleshooting
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- Why Export All button fails to export to .CSV file in Google chrome?
- iDRAC license type and description are displayed incorrectly for non-compliant vSphere hosts
- Dell icon is not displayed after unregistering vCenter from earlier OMIVV version and then registering same vCenter with later OMIVV version
- Configuration wizard settings are overridden by default settings each time it is invoked
- Dell provider is not displayed as health update provider
- Why is inventory failing when performing firmware update task on ESXi 5.x host?
- Host inventory or test connection fails due to invalid or unknown iDRAC IP. How can I get a valid iDRAC IP?
- On running fix noncompliant vSphere hosts wizard, why the status of a specific host is displayed as "Unknown"?
- Dell privileges that are assigned while registering the OMIVV appliance are not removed after unregistering OMIVV
- Dell Management Center does not display all the relevant logs when trying to filter a severity category. How can I view all the logs?
- How do I resolve error code 2000000 caused by VMware Certificate Authority (VMCA)?
- Firmware Update Wizard shows a message mentioning that the bundles are not retrieved from firmware repository. How can I continue with the firmware update?
- In Administration Console, why Update Repository Path is not set to default path after I reset appliance to factory settings?
- Why firmware update for 30 hosts at cluster level fails
- Why warranty and inventory schedule for all vCenters is not applying when selected from the job queue page?
- What should I do when a web communication error in the vCenter web client appears after changing the DNS settings in OMIVV?
- Why does the settings page fail to load, if I navigate away and again go back to the settings page?
- Why “Task cannot be scheduled for the time in the past” error in inventory schedule/warranty schedule page of Initial Configuration Wizard appear?
- Why installation date appears as 12/31/1969 for some of the firmware on the firmware page?
- Successive global refresh cause exception to be thrown in the recent task window. How can I resolve the error?
- Why is web client UI distorted for few Dell screens in IE 10?
- Why am I not seeing OpenManage Integration icon in web client even if registration of plug-in to vCenter was successful?
- Even if repository has bundles for selected 11G system, why is firmware update displaying that there are no bundles for firmware update?
- Why is DNS configuration settings restored to original settings after appliance reboot if appliance IP and DNS settings are overwritten with DHCP values
- Using OMIVV to update the Intel network card with firmware version of 13.5.2 is not supported
- Using OMIVV to update Intel network network card from 14.5 or 15.0 to 16.x fails due to staging requirement from DUP
- Why trying firmware update with invalid DUP, hardware update job status on vCenter console neither fails nor times-out for hours, although job status in LC prompts as ‘FAILED’?
- Why does Administration Portal display unreachable update repository location?
- Why did system not enter maintenance mode when I performed one-to-many firmware update?
- Why is chassis global health still healthy when some of power supply status has changed to critical?
- Why is processor version displayed “Not Applicable” in processor view in system overview page?
- Why exception is returned when I click finish after editing connection profile through web client?
- Why connection profiles to which host belongs to when I create\edit connection profile in web GUI cannot be seen?
- Why is select host window in web UI is blank on editing connection profile?
- Why error message is displayed after clicking firmware link?
- What generation of Dell servers does OMIVV configure and support for SNMP traps?
- What vCenter servers are managed by OMIVV?
- Does OMIVV support vCenter in linked mode?
- What are required port settings for OMIVV?
- What are minimum requirements for successful installation and operation of virtual appliance?
- Why is password not changed for user used for bare-metal discovery after successfully applying hardware profile that has same user with new changed credentials in iDRAC user list?
- Why am I unable to view new iDRAC version details listed on vCenter hosts and clusters page?
- How can I test event settings by using OMSA to simulate temperature hardware Fault?
- Although OMSA agent is installed on OMIVV host system, I still get error message that OMSA is not installed. How do I resolve this error?
- Can OMIVV support ESXi with lockdown mode enabled?
- When I tried to use lockdown mode, it fails
- What setting should I use for UserVars.CIMoeMProviderEnable with ESXi 4.1 U1?
- What do I do if creation of hardware profile fails if I am using reference server?
- Why attempting to deploy ESXi on Blade server fails?
- Why hypervisor deployments failing on Dell PowerEdge R210 II machines?
- Why auto discovered systems are displayed without model information in Deployment wizard?
- NFS share is set up with ESXi ISO, but deployment fails with errors mounting share location
- How do I force removal of virtual appliance?
- Entering a Password in the Backup Now Screen Receives an Error Message
- In vSphere web client, clicking Dell server management portlet or Dell icon returns 404 error
- What should I do as firmware update failed?
- What should I do as vCenter registration failed?
- Performance during connection profile test credentials is slow or unresponsive
- Does OMIVV support VMware vCenter server appliance?
- Why is firmware level not updated when I have performed firmware update with Apply on Next reboot option and system was rebooted?
- Why is host still displayed under chassis even after removing host from vCenter tree?
- In Administration Console, why Update Repository Path is not set to default path after I reset appliance to factory settings?
- After backup and restore of OMIVV, why alarm settings are not restored?
- Bare-metal deployment issues
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- Related Documentation
Deploying OMSA agent on ESXi system...................................................................................................................106
Setting up OMSA trap destination.............................................................................................................................106
Reporting and fixing compliance for bare-metal servers..............................................................................................106
Fixing iDRAC license compliance for bare-metal servers........................................................................................107
Rechecking bare-metal server compliance...............................................................................................................107
Chapter 14: Security roles and permissions.................................................................................... 108
Data integrity......................................................................................................................................................................108
Access control authentication, authorization, and roles............................................................................................... 108
Dell Operational role...........................................................................................................................................................109
Dell Infrastructure Deployment role.................................................................................................................................109
About privileges..................................................................................................................................................................109
Chapter 15: Troubleshooting..........................................................................................................111
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).................................................................................................................................. 111
Why Export All button fails to export to .CSV file in Google chrome?...................................................................111
iDRAC license type and description are displayed incorrectly for non-compliant vSphere hosts.......................111
Dell icon is not displayed after unregistering vCenter from earlier OMIVV version and then registering
same vCenter with later OMIVV version................................................................................................................111
Configuration wizard settings are overridden by default settings each time it is invoked..................................112
Dell provider is not displayed as health update provider..........................................................................................112
Why is inventory failing when performing firmware update task on ESXi 5.x host?........................................... 112
Host inventory or test connection fails due to invalid or unknown iDRAC IP. How can I get a valid iDRAC
IP?...............................................................................................................................................................................112
On running fix noncompliant vSphere hosts wizard, why the status of a specific host is displayed as
"Unknown"? ............................................................................................................................................................. 113
Dell privileges that are assigned while registering the OMIVV appliance are not removed after
unregistering OMIVV................................................................................................................................................113
Dell Management Center does not display all the relevant logs when trying to filter a severity category.
How can I view all the logs?....................................................................................................................................113
How do I resolve error code 2000000 caused by VMware Certificate Authority (VMCA)?............................. 113
Firmware Update Wizard shows a message mentioning that the bundles are not retrieved from
firmware repository. How can I continue with the firmware update?............................................................... 117
In Administration Console, why Update Repository Path is not set to default path after I reset
appliance to factory settings?.................................................................................................................................117
Why firmware update for 30 hosts at cluster level fails.......................................................................................... 117
Why warranty and inventory schedule for all vCenters is not applying when selected from the job queue
page?..........................................................................................................................................................................117
What should I do when a web communication error in the vCenter web client appears after changing
the DNS settings in OMIVV?.................................................................................................................................. 118
Why does the settings page fail to load, if I navigate away and again go back to the settings page?..............118
Why “Task cannot be scheduled for the time in the past” error in inventory schedule/warranty schedule
page of Initial Configuration Wizard appear?........................................................................................................118
Why installation date appears as 12/31/1969 for some of the firmware on the firmware page?......................118
Successive global refresh cause exception to be thrown in the recent task window. How can I resolve
the error?...................................................................................................................................................................118
Why is web client UI distorted for few Dell screens in IE 10?.................................................................................119
Why am I not seeing OpenManage Integration icon in web client even if registration of plug-in to
vCenter was successful?.........................................................................................................................................119
Even if repository has bundles for selected 11G system, why is firmware update displaying that there are
no bundles for firmware update?........................................................................................................................... 119
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