Install Guide

Upload HTTPS certificate

Ensure that the certificate uses the PEM format.

You can use the HTTPS certificates for secure communication between OMIVV appliance and host systems. To set up this type

of secure communication, send the CSR certificate to a signing authority, and then upload the resulting CSR using the admin

console. There is also a default certificate that is self-signed and can be used for secure communication—this certificate is

unique to every installation.

1. On the APPLIANCE MANAGEMENT page, click Upload Certificate in the HTTPS CERTIFICATES area.

2. Click OK in the UPLOAD CERTIFICATE dialog box.

3. To upload the certificate, click Browse, and then click Upload.

To check the status, go to Event Console of vSphere Client of registered vCenters.

While uploading certificate, OMIVV administration console becomes unresponsive for up to 3 minutes. After upload HTTPs

certificate task is complete, close the browser session and access admin portal in a new browser session.

Restore default HTTPS certificate

1. On the APPLIANCE MANAGEMENT page, click Restore Default Certificate in the HTTPS CERTIFICATES area.

2. In the RESTORE DEFAULT CERTIFICATE dialog box, click Apply.

While restoring certificate, OMIVV administration console becomes unresponsive for up to 3 minutes. After restore default

HTTPs certificate task is complete, close the browser session and access admin portal in a new browser session.

Configure deployment mode

For any of the mentioned deployment modes, ensure that you reserve sufficient memory resources to the OMIVV appliance

using reservations. See vSphere documentation for steps about reserving memory resources.

Ensure that the following system requirements for the required deployment modes are fulfilled by assigning these resources to

the VM containing OMIVV:

Table 14. System requirements for deployment modes

Deployment modes Number of hosts Number of CPUs Memory (GB) Minimum Storage

Small Up to 250 2 8 95 GB

Medium Up to 500 4 16 95 GB

Large Up to 1,000 8 32 95 GB

X Large mode Up to 2,000 12 32 95 GB

NOTE: MX chassis firmware update feature is supported only on medium, large, and extra large deployment modes.

You can select an appropriate deployment mode to scale OMIVV to match the number of nodes in your environment.

To integrate the OpenManage Mangement Pack for vRealize operations (vROPS) with OMIVV, the minimum required

deployment mode is Medium.

1. On the APPLIANCE MANAGEMENT page, scroll down to Deployment Mode.

The configuration values of the deployment mode such as Small, Medium, Large, and X Large are displayed. By default,

the mode is set to Small.

2. To edit a deployment mode based on an environment, click Edit.

3. In the Edit mode, ensure that the prerequisites are fulfilled and select the required deployment mode.

4. Click Apply.

The allocated CPU and memory are verified against the required CPU and memory for the set deployment mode.

● If the verification fails, an error message is displayed.

● If the verification is successful, the OMIVV appliance restarts and the deployment mode is changed after you confirm the

change.

Install and configure OMIVV