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Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. 9

Whats new in this release..................................................................................................................................................9

Important notes....................................................................................................................................................................9

OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter features...........................................................................................9

Chapter 2: About Administration Console.....................................................................................12

Register new vCenter server.......................................................................................................................................... 12

Register vCenter server by non-administrator user............................................................................................ 13

Required privileges for non-administrator users...................................................................................................13

Assign Dell privileges to existing role.......................................................................................................................14

Update SSL certificates for registered vCenter servers....................................................................................15

Modify vCenter login credentials............................................................................................................................. 15

Unregister OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter............................................................................... 15

Upload license to Administration Portal..................................................................................................................16

Manage the OMIVV appliance...................................................................................................................................16

Set up global alerts......................................................................................................................................................23

About OMIVV VM console........................................................................................................................................ 23

Chapter 3: Monitor hosts and chassis using dashboard................................................................33

Chapter 4: Manage hosts using host credential profile................................................................ 35

Host credential profile......................................................................................................................................................35

Create host credential profile.........................................................................................................................................35

Edit host credential profile.............................................................................................................................................. 37

View host credential profile............................................................................................................................................ 38

Test host credential profile.............................................................................................................................................39

Delete host credential profile......................................................................................................................................... 39

Chapter 5: Manage chassis using chassis credential profile......................................................... 40

Chassis credential profile................................................................................................................................................ 40

Create chassis credential profile................................................................................................................................... 40

Edit chassis credential profile......................................................................................................................................... 41

View chassis credential profile.......................................................................................................................................42

Test chassis credential profile........................................................................................................................................43

Delete chassis credential profile.................................................................................................................................... 43

Chapter 6: Manage firmware and driver repositories using repository profile.............................. 44

Repository profile.............................................................................................................................................................. 44

Create repository profile..................................................................................................................................................44

Edit repository profile.......................................................................................................................................................45

Edit or customize Dell Default Catalog.................................................................................................................. 46

Edit Validated MX Stack Catalog.............................................................................................................................47

Synchronize with repository location......................................................................................................................47

View repository profile..................................................................................................................................................... 47

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