Install Guide

Figure 2. vCenter Registration

3. In the vCenter Registration window, click Register a New vCenter Server.

4. In the Register a New vCenter Server window, perform the following substeps:

a) Under vCenter Name, in the vCenter Server IP or Hostname text box, enter the server IP or FQDN,

NOTE:

It is recommended that you register OMIVV with the VMware vCenter by using Fully Qualified Domain

Name (FQDN). Ensure that the host name of the vCenter is properly resolvable by the DNS server for FQDN-

based registrations.

b) In the Description text box, enter a description. The description is optional.

c) Under vCenter User Account, in vCenter User Name, enter the user name of administrator or a non-administrator user name

with the required privileges.

Enter the username as domain\user or domain/user or user@domain. OMIVV uses the admin user account or the user

with necessary privileges for vCenter administration. For more information, see Register vCenter server using a non-administrative

account.

d) In the Password box, enter the password.

e) In the Verify Password, enter the password again.

f) Select the Register vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vCenter 7.0 and later) check box. Selecting the Register vSphere

Lifecycle Manager check box allows you to use vSphere Lifecycle Manager feature from vCenter 7.0 and later.

You can modify (register or unregister) the vSphere Lifecycle Manager status after the vCenter registration is complete. For more

information, see Register vSphere Lifecycle Manager in Dell EMC administration console and Unregister vSphere Lifecycle

Manager in Dell EMC administration console .

5. Click Register.

After OMIVV is registered, the OMIVV icon is displayed on the vSphere Client (HTML-5) home page.

To verify the installation, see Verify installation.

NOTE:

OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter currently supports up to 2000 hosts for extra large deployment

mode with a single vCenter instance or multiple vCenter servers by using the linked mode.

6. Perform one of the following actions:

• If you are using the OMIVV trial version, you can view the OMIVV icon.

Install and configure OMIVV