Install Guide
Table Of Contents
- OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 5.0 Installation Guide
- Introduction
- Install and configure OMIVV
- Download OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter
- Deploy OMIVV OVF using vSphere Client (HTML-5)
- Configure OMIVV appliance
- Set up Network Time Protocol servers
- Configure OMIVV appliance with two network adapters
- Generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR)
- Upload HTTPS certificate
- Register OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter and import license file
- Register vCenter server by non-administrator user
- Reconfigure OMIVV after upgrading registered vCenter version
- Verify installation
- Manage backup and restore
- Update OMIVV appliance and repository location
- Upgrade OMIVV appliance using RPM
- Upgrade OMIVV appliance using backup and restore
- Unregister OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter
- Recover OMIVV after un-registration
- Configure appliance for VMware vCenter
- Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site
- Related Documentation
2. Download and save the license file to a known location.
The license file might be packaged inside a .zip file. Ensure that you unzip the .zip file and upload only the license .xml file.
The license file is likely to be named based on your order number, such as 123456789.xml.
Upload license to Administration Portal
You can use this option to upload OMIVV host license.
1. Go to https://<ApplianceIP/hostname/>.
2. In the Login dialog box, type the password.
3. In the left pane, click VCENTER REGISTRATION.
The registered vCenter servers are displayed in the working pane.
4. Click Upload License.
5. In the UPLOAD LICENSE dialog box, click Browse to go to the license file, and then click Upload.
If the license file is modified or edited, the OMIVV appliance views it as corrupted and the license file does not work.
Options after uploading licenses
License file for new purchases
When you place an order for purchasing a new license, an email is sent from Dell about the order confirmation, and you can
download the new license file from the Dell Digital Locker at Dell Digital Locker. The license is in an .xml format. If the license is
in a .zip format, extract the license .xml file from the .zip file before uploading.
Stacking licenses
The OMIVV can stack multiple standard licenses to increase the number of supported hosts to the sum of the hosts in the
uploaded licenses. An evaluation license cannot be stacked. By default, OMIVV supports up to 15 vCenters. If you want to
manage more than 15 vCenters, use multiple appliances.
If a new standard license is uploaded before the existing standard license expires, the licenses stack. Otherwise, if the license
expires and a new license is uploaded, only the number of hosts from the new license is supported. If there are already multiple
licenses uploaded, the number of supported hosts are the sum of the hosts in the nonexpired licenses at the time the last license
was uploaded.
Expired licenses
Licenses that are past their support duration, typically three or five years from the date of purchase are blocked from being
uploaded. If licenses have expired after being uploaded, some of the functionality may not work. However, upgrades to new
versions of the OMIVV are blocked.
Replacement of licenses
If there is a problem with your order and you receive a replacement license from Dell, the replacement license contains the same
entitlement ID of the previous license. When you upload a replacement license, the license is replaced if a license was already
uploaded with the same entitlement ID.
Enforcement
Appliance updates
The appliance does not allow updates to newer versions when all licenses are expired. Obtain and upload a new license before
attempting to upgrade the appliance.
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Introduction