Setup Guide
Table Of Contents
- OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Quick Install Guide for vSphere Desktop Client Version 3.2
- Installing OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter
- Installation introduction
- Prerequisites
- Hardware Requirements
- Software Requirements
- Installation and Configuration Overview
- Deploying the OMIVV OVF Using the vSphere Client
- Registering a vCenter server by using a user with necessary privileges
- Registering OMIVV within vCenter And Importing The License File
- Installation Verification
- Upgrading OMIVV from existing version to current version
- Migrating from 2.x to 3.2
- Recovering OMIVV after unregistering earlier version of OMIVV
- Prerequisites
- Installation introduction
- Configuring OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter
- Configuration Wizard welcome page
- Creating a new Connection Profile [Wizard]
- Configuring Events And Alarms [Wizard]
- Setting Up A Proxy Server [Wizard]
- Scheduling Inventory Jobs [Wizard]
- Running A Warranty Retrieval Job [Wizard]
- Configuring the Deployment Credentials [Wizard]
- Setting The Default Firmware Update Repository [Wizard]
- Enabling The OMSA Link [Wizard]
- Configuring NFS Shares
- OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter licensing
- More Configuration Information
- Related documentation and resources
Now, a user with the required privileges can experience the OMIVV features with Dell hosts.
Defining privileges
To enable a user with the required privileges to register a vCenter server, select the following privileges:
● Alarms
○ Create alarm
○ Modify alarm
○ Remove alarm
● Extension
○ Register extension
○ Unregister extension
○ Update extension
● Global
○ Cancel task
○ Log event
○ Settings
● Host
○ CIM
￭ CIM Interaction
○ Configuration
￭ Advanced settings
￭ Connection
￭ Maintenance
￭ Query patch
￭ Security profile and firewall
○ Inventory
￭ Add host to cluster
￭ Add standalone host
● Host profile
○ Edit
○ View
● Permissions
○ Modify permission
○ Modify role
● Sessions
○ Validate session
● Task
○ Create task
○ Update task
NOTE:
If the mentioned privileges are not assigned, an error message is displayed while registering a vCenter server by
using a user with the available privileges.
Registering a vCenter server by using a user with necessary privileges
You can register a vCenter server for the OMIVV appliance by using a user with the required privileges. See step 21 of
Registering OMIVV within vCenter And Importing The License File on page 8 for more information on registering a vCenter
server.
Assigning Dell privileges to the role
You can edit an existing role to assign the Dell privileges.
NOTE: Ensure that you are logged in as a user with Administrator privileges.
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