Install Guide
Table Of Contents
- OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 4.2 Web Client Installation Guide
- Introduction
- OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter licensing
- Important notes for reference
- Hardware requirements
- Software requirements
- Port information
- Prerequisite checklist
- Installing, configuring, and upgrading OMIVV
- Deploying OMIVV OVF using vSphere web client
- Uploading HTTPS certificate
- Registering vCenter Server by nonadministrator user
- Registering OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter and importing license file
- Upgrading registered vCenter
- Verifying installation
- Migrating from earlier version to 4.2
- Recovering OMIVV after unregistering earlier version of OMIVV
- Appliance configuration for VMware vCenter
- Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site
- Related Documentation
● Host profile
○ Edit
○ View
● Permissions
○ Modify permission
○ Modify role
● Sessions
○ Validate session
● Task
○ Create task
○ Update task
NOTE: If a non-administrator user is trying to register vCenter server, then it is mandatory to add Dell privileges to the
existing role. For more information about assigning Dell privileges, see Assigning Dell privileges to existing role on page 18.
Registering vCenter server by nonadministrator user with required
privileges
You can register a vCenter server for the OMIVV appliance by using a nonadministrator user with the required privileges. See
step 5 to step 9 of Registering OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter and importing license file topic. for
information about registering a vCenter server through a nonadministrator user or as an administrator.
Assigning Dell privileges to existing 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.
1. Log in to the vSphere web client with administrative rights.
2. In the left pane, click Administration → Roles in the vSphere web client.
3. Select a vCenter server system from the Roles provider drop-down list.
4. Select the role from the Roles list, and click .
5. Click Privileges, expand Dell, and then select the following Dell privileges for the selected role and click OK:
● Dell.Configuration
● Dell.Deploy-Provisioning
● Dell.Inventory
● Dell.Monitoring
● Dell.Reporting
See Security roles and permissions in OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter User’s Guide available at Dell.com/
support/manuals for more information about the available OMIVV roles within vCenter.
The changes to permissions and roles take effect immediately. The user with necessary privileges can now perform the
OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter operations.
NOTE:
For all vCenter operations, OMIVV uses the privileges of the registered user and not the privileges of the logged-in
user.
NOTE: If specific pages of OMIVV are accessed with no Dell privileges assigned to the logged-in user, the 2000000 error is
displayed.
Registering OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter and
importing license file
Ensure that your licenses are ready for download at http://www.dell.com/support/licensing. If you have ordered more than one
license, they might be shipped separately at different times. You can check the status of other license items at Order status.
The license file is available as an .XML format.
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