Install Guide

Contents
1 Introduction....................................................................................................................................................5
OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter licensing..............................................................................................5
License requirements for hosts and vCenter servers..............................................................................................6
Buying and uploading software license..................................................................................................................... 6
Options after uploading licenses................................................................................................................................ 6
Enforcement................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Important notes for reference...........................................................................................................................................7
Hardware requirements..................................................................................................................................................... 8
Conguring deployment mode................................................................................................................................... 8
BIOS, iDRAC, Lifecycle Controller versions ..............................................................................................................9
Supported features on PowerEdge servers............................................................................................................ 12
Supported features on PowerEdge chassis ........................................................................................................... 13
Space required for provisioned storage................................................................................................................... 13
Software requirements.....................................................................................................................................................14
OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter requirements.............................................................................. 14
Port information................................................................................................................................................................15
Virtual appliance and managed nodes......................................................................................................................15
Prerequisite checklist....................................................................................................................................................... 18
Installing, conguring, and upgrading OMIVV............................................................................................................... 18
Downloading OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter...............................................................................18
Deploying OMIVV OVF using vSphere web client..................................................................................................19
Generating Certicate Signing Request..................................................................................................................20
Uploading HTTPS certicate....................................................................................................................................20
Registering vCenter Server by non-administrator user......................................................................................... 21
Registering OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter and importing license le.....................................23
Upgrading registered vCenter.................................................................................................................................. 27
Verifying installation................................................................................................................................................... 27
Updating virtual appliance repository location and virtual appliance................................................................... 28
Upgrading OMIVV from existing version to current version.................................................................................28
Updating appliance through backup and restore................................................................................................... 29
Recovering OMIVV after unregistering earlier version of OMIVV....................................................................... 30
2 Appliance conguration for VMware vCenter............................................................................................... 31
Conguration tasks through conguration wizard........................................................................................................31
Viewing conguration wizard welcome dialog box................................................................................................. 31
Selecting vCenters.....................................................................................................................................................32
Creating connection prole.......................................................................................................................................32
Scheduling inventory jobs ........................................................................................................................................ 34
Running warranty retrieval jobs................................................................................................................................35
Conguring events and alarms ................................................................................................................................35
Conguring SNMP trap community string............................................................................................................. 36
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