Setup Guide

Configuring OpenManage Integration for
VMware vCenter
After you do the basic installation of the OMIVV, it needs to be configured. This is typically done using the Configuration Wizard,
but you can also do it using the Settings page options in the Dell Management Center.
The user interface in both the pane is similar except in the wizard, you Save and Continue, whereas in the Settings options
you click Apply.
This section tells you how to configure using the wizard. For information about using the Dell Management Center's Settings
options for configuring the OMIVV, see The OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter User's Guide available at dell.com/
support/manuals.
Topics:
• 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 Dell iDRAC Auto-Discovery
• Configuring NFS Shares
Configuration Wizard welcome page
After you install the OMVV, it must be configured.
1. In the vSphere Client, from Home page, under Management tab, click the Dell Management Center icon.
The first time you click on the Dell Management Center icon, it opens the Configuration Wizard. You can also access
this wizard on the Dell Management Center > Settings page.
2. In the Welcome tab, review the steps, and then click Next.
Creating a new Connection Profile [Wizard]
A connection profile stores the credentials that the virtual appliance uses to communicate with Dell servers. Each Dell server
must be associated with a connection profile to be managed by the OMIVV. You may assign multiple servers to a single
connection profile. Creating the Connection Profile is similar between the Configuration Wizard and the Dell Management
Center, under Settings option. You can configure OMIVV to connect to iDRAC and Host using Active directory credential.
Prior using the Active Directory credentials with a connection profile, the Active Directory user’s account must exist in Active
Directory and the iDRAC and host must be configured for Active Directory based authentication. The active directory credential
can be same for both iDRAC and host or it can be set as separate active directory credential. The user credential must have
administrative privilege.
NOTE:
With installations on hosts that are using 12th or later generation of the Dell PowerEdge servers, the OMSA agent
installation is not required. For installations on 11th generation servers, OMSA agent is automatically installed during the
deployment process.
NOTE: You are not allowed to create a connection profile if the number of hosts added exceeds the license limit for
creating a Connection Profile
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