Users Guide

View vSphere Lifecycle Manager status in Dell EMC
administration console
The following are the possible vSphere Lifecycle Manager statuses that you can view in vSphere Lifecycle Manager column:
• Register (applicable only for vCenter 7.0 and later) — Displays when the vSphere Lifecycle Manager is not registered.
• Unregister (applicable only for vCenter 7.0 and later)—Displays when vSphere Lifecycle Manager is already registered.
• NA—Displays only if the registered vCenter is earlier than version 7.0. If the vCenter is upgraded to 7.0, the status remains NA. To
reflect the status, restart the OMIVV appliance.
Register vSphere Lifecycle Manager in Dell EMC
administration console
The vCenter must be 7.0 and later version.
1. Go to https://<ApplianceIP/hostname/>.
2. On the VCENTER REGISTRATION page, under vSphere Lifecycle Manager, click Register.
The REGISTER VSPHERE LIFECYCLE MANAGER <vCenter Name> dialog box is displayed.
3. Click Register vSphere Lifecycle Manager.
A message displays that indicates the successful registration of vSphere Lifecycle Manager.
Unregister vSphere Lifecycle Manager in Dell EMC
administration console
The vCenter must be 7.0 and later version.
1. Go to https://<ApplianceIP/hostname/>.
2. On the VCENTER REGISTRATION page, under vSphere Lifecycle Manager, click Unregister.
The UNREGISTER VSPHERE LIFECYCLE MANAGER <vCenter Name> dialog box is displayed.
3. Click Unregister.
A message is displays that indicates the successful unregistration of vSphere Lifecycle Manager. The DellEMC OMIVV is removed
from the Hardware Service Provider list in vSphere Lifecycle Manager. There is no impact on the OMIVV functions.
Manage clusters using vSphere Lifecycle Manager
Prerequisites:
Before managing the clusters using vSphere Lifecycle Manager, ensure that:
• The vSphere Lifecycle Manager is enabled in the Dell EMC administration console. For more information, see Register vSphere
Lifecycle Manager in Dell EMC administration console.
• Hosts in the clusters are management compliant. For more information, see Management Compliance.
• The cluster profile is created for the selected cluster and the cluster profile is associated with firmware repository in OMIVV. For more
information about cluster profile, see Create cluster profile.
You can manage the clusters using user interface or vSphere Automation APIs in vSphere Lifecycle Manager. OMIVV supports managing
clusters using both user interface and vSphere Automation APIs.
NOTE:
You can use the OMIVV cluster actions such as System Lockdown and firmware update in a vSphere Lifecycle
Manager managed clusters but it may impact the baseline reporting.
Using OMIVV as a firmware add-on provider in
vSphere Lifecycle Manager—User Interface
You can use OMIVV with vSphere Lifecycle Manager as a firmware add-on provider.
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