Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter for Desktop Client User's Guide Version 3.2
- Overview
- OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Configuration
- Steps to Configure or Edit the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter
- OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Home Page
- 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
- Settings Overview
- About Host, Bare Metal, and iDRAC Compliance Issues
- Upgrading OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter
- OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter licensing
- End-To-End Hardware Management
- Monitoring the Datacenter And Host System
- vSphere Client Host Overview
- About Inventory Schedule
- Viewing Storage Inventory
- Viewing Host Power Monitoring
- Displaying The Entire Datacenter Hardware Configuration
- Managing Connection Profiles
- Understanding System Event Logs In vSphere Client Host View
- About Firmware Updates
- Advanced Host Management Using vCenter
- Hardware Prerequisites
- Provisioning Overview
- Understanding Deployment Job Times
- Server States Within The Deployment Sequence
- Downloading Custom Dell ISO Images
- Understanding How To Configure A Hardware Profile
- About Managing Hardware Profiles
- Creating A New Hypervisor Profile
- Managing Hypervisor Profiles
- Building A New Deployment Template
- Running The Deployment Wizard
- Deployment Wizard - Step 1: Select Servers
- Deployment Wizard Step 2: Deployment Templates
- Deployment Wizard Step 3: Global Settings
- Deployment Wizard Step 4: Server Identification
- Deployment Wizard Step 5: Connection Profile
- Deployment Wizard Step 6: Scheduling Jobs
- Understanding Job Queue
- Adding A Server Manually
- Removing A Bare Metal Server
- Console Administration
- Web-based Administration Console
- Using the Administration Console
- Virtual Appliance Management
- Setting up Global Alerts
- Managing Backup And Restore
- Understanding the vSphere Client Console
- Configuring Network Settings
- Changing The Virtual Appliance Password
- Setting The Local Time Zone
- Rebooting Virtual Appliance
- Resetting The Virtual Appliance To Factory Settings
- Refreshing the Console View
- Logging out from the console
- Read-only User Role
- Upgrading OpenManage Integration Plugin from 3.0 version to the current version
- Migration Path to migrate from 2.x to 3.1
- Troubleshooting
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- OMIVV cannot act as a provisioning server during the auto discovery process
- Intermittent Inventory failure for 1st time after OSD
- Test connection for iDRAC in the connection profile page fails in DNC once OSD is successful
- Dell privileges that are assigned while registering the OMIVV appliance are not removed after unregistering OMIVV
- If vCenter is idle for few hours, the OMIVV content is replaced by a "!" icon on clicking the OpenManage Integration tab and Management Center. What should I do to resume the session?
- Dell Management Center does not display all the relevant logs when trying to filter a severity category. How can I view all the logs?
- How can I change the status of the OMIVV plug-in to Enabled?
- After performing a restore of OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, what should I do if the Dell Management Center icon is not displayed in the vSphere Client?
- OMIVV version for is not updated from About Screen after the Appliance is updated
- Using OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter to update an Intel Network card with the firmware version of 13.5.2 is not supported.
- On running a warranty retrieval job, the warranty job status is not listed in the Warranty Job Queue page
- Using OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter to update an Intel Network card from 14.5 or 15.0 to 16.x fails due to staging requirement from DUP
- On trying a firmware update with an invalid DUP, the hardware update job status on the vCenter console neither fails nor times-out for hours, though the job status in LC says ‘FAILED’. Why is this happening?
- Administration Portal is still showing the unreachable Update Repository location.
- Why is the DNS configuration settings restored to original settings after appliance reboot if using DHCP for appliance IP and DNS settings overwritten
- Why did my system not enter maintenance mode when I performed a one-to-many firmware update?
- Even if my repository has bundles for selected 11G system, why is firmware update showing that I have no bundles for Firmware Update?
- Why Does My ESXi Deployment Fail on Servers Having a PERC S300 Boot Controller?
- How Come I See An Error Message Displayed After Clicking The Firmware Link?
- What generation of Dell servers does the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter configure and support for SNMP traps?
- How does the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter support more than three vCenters in Linked Mode?
- Does OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter support vCenter in linked mode?
- What are required port settings for OMIVV?
- What are the Minimum requirements for successful installation and operation of the virtual appliance?
- Why is the password not changed for the user used for bare-metal discovery after successfully applying the hardware profile that has the same user with new changed credentials in the iDRAC user list?
- Why is the processor version “Not Applicable” in Processor view in the System overview page?
- Why is the DNS configuration settings restored to original settings after appliance reboot if using DHCP for appliance IP and DNS settings overwritten
- How come I do not see my new iDRAC version details listed on the vCenter Hosts & Clusters page?
- How Do I Test Event Settings by Using OMSA to Simulate a Temperature Hardware Fault?
- I Have the OMSA Agent Installed on a Dell Host System, But I Still Get an Error Message That OMSA is Not Installed. What Should I Do?
- Can the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Support ESXi with Lockdown Mode Enabled?
- When I tried to use lockdown mode, it failed.
- On trying a firmware update with an invalid DUP, the hardware update job status on the vCenter console neither fails nor times-out for hours, though the job status in LC says ‘FAILED’. Why is this happening?
- What Setting Should I Use For UserVars.CIMoeMProviderEnable With ESXi 4.1 U1?
- I Am Using A Reference Server to Create a Hardware Profile But it Failed. What Should I Do?
- I Am Attempting to Deploy ESXi on a Blade Server and it Failed. What Should I Do?
- Why Are My Hypervisor Deployments Failing On R210 II Machines?
- The NFS Share is Set Up With the ESXi ISO, but Deployment Fails with Errors Mounting the Share Location.
- How Do I Force Removal of the Virtual Appliance?
- Entering a Password in the Backup Now Screen Receives an Error Message
- My Firmware Update Failed. What Do I Do?
- My vCenter Registration Failed. What Can I Do?
- Performance during Connection Profile Test Credentials is extremely slow or unresponsive.
- Does the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter support the VMware vCenter Server appliance?
- Does the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter support the vSphere Web Client?
- In the Administration Console, why the Update Repository Path is not set to default path after I reset the appliance to factory settings?
- After backup and restore of OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, why alarm settings are not restored?
- Bare Metal Deployment Issues
- Contacting Dell
- OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Related Information
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- Virtualization-related Events For Dell PowerEdge Servers
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