Users Guide

• Managing System profiles

• Configuring hardware profile

• Creating hypervisor profile

• Creating deployment templates

• About deployment wizard

• Deployment job timing

• Downloading custom Dell EMC ISO images

Device discovery

Discovery is the process of adding supported PowerEdge bare-metal server. After a server is discovered, you can use it for hypervisor and

hardware deployment. See OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Compatibility Matrix for the list of the PowerEdge servers

required for deployment. The network connectivity from the Dell EMC bare-metal server’s iDRAC to the OMIVV virtual machine is

required.

NOTE: The hosts with existing hypervisors should not be discovered into OMIVV, instead they should be added to the

vCenter. Add them to a connection profile, and then reconcile with the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter by

using the host compliance wizard.

NOTE: If bare-metal servers were discovered earlier than OMIVV 4.0, ensure that you remove the machines from the

bare-metal server list and rediscover them.

NOTE: To perform OS deployment on SD card for 12th generation bare-metal PowerEdge servers, ensure that iDRAC

2.30.30.30 and later is installed.

Manual discovery

You can manually add a bare-metal server that is not added by the discovery process. Once added, the server is displayed in the list of

servers in the Deployment Wizard.

1. In OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, on the Manage > Deployment tab, click the icon.

The Add Server dialog box is displayed.

2. In the Add Server dialog box, do the following:

a) In the iDRAC IP Address text box, enter the iDRAC IP Address.

b) In the User Name text box, enter the user name.

c) In the Password text box, enter the password

3. Click Add Server.

The task of adding the server might take few minutes to complete.

Auto discovery in OpenManage Integration for VMware

vCenter

Auto discovery is the process of adding PowerEdge bare-metal server. Once a server is discovered, use it for hypervisor and hardware

deployment. Auto discovery is an iDRAC feature that removes the need of manually discovering a bare-metal server from OMIVV.

Auto discovery prerequisites

Before attempting to discover the PowerEdge bare-metal servers, ensure that OMIVV has been already installed. The PowerEdge servers

with iDRAC Express or iDRAC Enterprise can be discovered into a pool of bare-metal servers. Ensure that there is network connectivity

from the Dell EMC bare-metal server’s iDRAC to the OMIVV appliance.

NOTE:

The hosts with existing hypervisors should not be discovered in to OMIVV, instead add the hypervisor to a

connection profile, and then reconcile with OMIVV by using the Host Compliance Wizard.

For auto discovery to occur, the following conditions must be met:

• Power—ensure that you connect the server to the power outlet. The server need not be powered on.

• Network connectivity—ensure that the server’s iDRAC has network connectivity and communicates with the provisioning server over

port 4433. You can obtain the IP address by using a DHCP server or manually specify it in the iDRAC configuration utility.

Deploying hypervisor