Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter for Web Client User's Guide Version 3.1
- Introduction
- Understanding How to Configure or Edit the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter
- About VMware vCenter Web Client Navigation
- Profiles
- Job Queue
- Console Administration
- 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
- Settings
- Viewing Warranty Expiration Notification Settings
- About Firmware Updates
- Understanding Events And Alarms for Hosts
- Viewing Associated Host for a Chassis
- Chassis Management
- Viewing Chassis Summary Details
- Viewing Hardware Inventory: Fans
- Viewing Hardware Inventory: I/O Modules
- Viewing Hardware Inventory: iKVM
- Viewing Hardware Inventory: PCIe
- Viewing Hardware Inventory: Power Supplies
- Viewing Hardware Inventory: Temperature Sensors
- Viewing Warranty Details
- Viewing Storage
- Viewing Firmware Details for a Chassis
- Viewing Management Controller Details for a Chassis
- Monitoring a Single Host
- Buying and Uploading a Software License
- Viewing Hardware: FRU Details for a Single Host
- Viewing Hardware: Processor Details for a Single Host
- Viewing Hardware: Power Supply Details for a Single Host
- Viewing Hardware: Memory Details for a Single Host
- View Hardware: NICs Details for a Single Host
- Viewing Hardware: PCI Slots for a Single Host
- Viewing Hardware: Remote Access Card Details for a Single Host
- Viewing Storage Details for a Single Host
- Viewing Firmware Details for a Single Host
- Viewing Power Monitoring for a Single Host
- Viewing Warranty Status for a Single Host
- Quickly Viewing Only Dell Hosts
- Monitoring Hosts on Clusters and Datacenters
- Viewing Overview Details for Datacenters and Clusters
- Viewing Hardware: FRUs for Datacenters or Clusters
- Viewing Hardware: Processor Details for Datacenters or Clusters
- Viewing Hardware: Power Supply Details for Datacenters and Clusters
- Viewing Hardware: Memory Details for Datacenters and Clusters
- Viewing Hardware: NICs Details for Datacenters and Clusters
- Viewing Hardware: PCI Slot Details for Datacenters and Clusters
- Viewing Hardware: Remote Access Card Details
- Viewing Storage: Physical Disks for Datacenters and Clusters
- Viewing Storage: Virtual Disk Details for Datacenters and Clusters
- Viewing Firmware Details for Datacenters and Clusters
- Viewing Warranty Summary Details for Datacenters and Clusters
- Viewing Power Monitoring for Datacenters and Clusters
- Troubleshooting
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- Dell privileges that are assigned while registering the OMIVV appliance are not removed after unregistering OMIVV
- 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 do I resolve error code 2000000 caused by VMware Certificate Authority (VMCA)?
- Firmware Update Wizard shows a message mentioning that the bundles are not retrieved from firmware repository. How can I continue with the firmware update?
- Firmware Update for 30 Hosts through Cluster level Fails
- Warranty and Inventory schedule for all vCenters is not applying when selected under "Dell Home > Monitor > Job Queue > Warranty/Inventory History >Schedule"
- I see a web communication error in the vCenter web client after changing the DNS settings in OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter?
- 'Settings' page fails to load, if we navigate away and go back to ‘Settings’ page
- Why do I see “Task cannot be scheduled for the time in the past” error in inventory schedule/Warranty schedule page of Initial Configuration Wizard?
- Why is the Installation date showing up as 12/31/1969 for some of the firmware on the firmware page?
- Why is successive Global refresh cause exception to be thrown in Recent Task window?
- Why is the Web client UI distorted for few of the Dell screens in IE 10?
- Why am I not seeing the OpenManage Integration Icon on the Web Client even if the registration of the plug-in to the vCenter was successful?
- Even if my repository has bundles for selected 11G system, why is firmware update showing that I have no bundles for Firmware Update?
- On running a warranty retrieval job, the warranty job status is not listed in the Warranty Job Queue page
- Why is the DNS configuration settings restored to original settings after appliance reboot if using DHCP for appliance IP and DNS settings overwritten
- Using OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter to update an Intel Network card with the firmware version of 13.5.2 is not supported.
- 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 did my system not enter maintenance mode when I performed a one-to-many firmware update?
- Why is the chassis global health still healthy when some of the power supply status has changed to critical?
- Why is the processor version “Not Applicable” in Processor view in the System overview page?
- I get an exception whenever I click finish after editing a connection profile through Web Client. Why?
- I am unable to see the connection profiles to which a host belongs to when I create\edit a connection profile in web GUI. Why?
- On editing a Connection profile the select host window in the Web UI is blank. Why?
- 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?
- What vCenters are managed by OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter?
- Does OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter support vCenter in linked mode?
- What are the Required Port Settings for the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter?
- What are the Minimum requirements for successful installation and operation of the virtual appliance?
- 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.
- 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 my Dell PowerEdge R210 II Machines?
- Why Do I See Auto-discovered Systems Without Model Information in the Deployment Wizard
- 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
- In the vSphere Web Client, Clicking the Dell Server Management Portlet Or the Dell Icon Returns A 404 Error.
- 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?
- Why is my firmware level still not updated when I have performed firmware update with Apply on Next reboot option and the system was rebooted?
- Why is the host still shown under the chassis even after removing the host from the vCenter tree?
- 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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Monitoring Hosts on Clusters and
Datacenters
The OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter lets you view detailed information for all hosts included in a datacenter
or cluster. These pages let you sort data by clicking the data grid row header. Datacenter and cluster pages let you export
information to a CSV file and offers filter/search functionality on the data grid. Details include:
● Viewing Host Overview Details
● Viewing Hardware: FRUs
● Viewing Hardware: Processor Details
● Viewing Hardware: Power Supply Details
● Viewing Hardware: Memory Details
● Viewing Hardware: NICs
● Viewing Hardware: PCI Slot Details
● Viewing Hardware: Remote Access Card Details
● Viewing Storage: Physical Disk Details
● Viewing Storage: Virtual Disk Details
● Viewing Firmware Details
● Viewing Power Monitoring
● Viewing Warranty Summary Details
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