Users Guide

Warranty History............................................................................................................................................................... 29
Viewing Warranty History..........................................................................................................................................29
Modifying a Warranty Job Schedule.......................................................................................................................30
Running a Hosts Warranty Job Now...................................................................................................................... 30
Running a Chassis Warranty Job Now................................................................................................................... 30
Log........................................................................................................................................................................................ 30
Viewing the Logs.......................................................................................................................................................... 31
Exporting Log Files......................................................................................................................................................32
Chapter 6: Console Administration.............................................................................................. 33
Using the Administration Console................................................................................................................................. 33
Registering a vCenter server by a non-administrator user with necessary privileges............................... 33
Registering a vCenter Server................................................................................................................................... 35
Uploading a OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter License to the Administration Console.....37
Virtual Appliance Management...................................................................................................................................... 38
Restarting the Virtual Appliance.............................................................................................................................. 38
Updating a Repository Location and Virtual Appliance...................................................................................... 38
Updating the Virtual Appliance Software ............................................................................................................. 38
Downloading the Troubleshooting Bundle.............................................................................................................38
Setting Up The HTTP Proxy..................................................................................................................................... 39
Setting Up the NTP Servers.....................................................................................................................................39
Generating a Certificate Signing Request.............................................................................................................39
Setting up Global Alerts...................................................................................................................................................40
Managing Backup And Restore......................................................................................................................................40
Configuring Backup And Restore............................................................................................................................. 41
Scheduling Automatic Backups.................................................................................................................................41
Performing An Immediate Backup............................................................................................................................41
Restoring the Database from a Backup................................................................................................................. 42
Understanding the vSphere Client Console ...............................................................................................................42
Configuring Network Settings..................................................................................................................................42
Changing the Virtual Appliance Password.............................................................................................................43
Setting The Local Time Zone....................................................................................................................................43
Rebooting Virtual Appliance......................................................................................................................................43
Resetting The Virtual Appliance To Factory Settings........................................................................................ 44
Refreshing the Console View................................................................................................................................... 44
Logging out from the console.................................................................................................................................. 44
Read-only User Role................................................................................................................................................... 44
Upgrading OpenManage Integration Plugin from 3.0 version to the current version................................ 44
Migration Path to migrate from 2.x to 3.1.............................................................................................................45
Chapter 7: Settings..................................................................................................................... 46
Editing the OMSA Link.....................................................................................................................................................46
Understanding Using OMSA with 11th Generation Servers.............................................................................. 46
Viewing Warranty Expiration Notification Settings...................................................................................................47
Configuring Warranty Expiration Notification.......................................................................................................47
Configuring Events And Alarms .............................................................................................................................. 48
About Firmware Updates.................................................................................................................................................49
Setting Up the Firmware Update Repository....................................................................................................... 49
Running The Firmware Update Wizard for a Single Host..................................................................................50
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