Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter for Desktop Client User's Guide Version 3.0
- Overview
- OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Configuration
- Steps to Configure or Edit the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter
- OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Home Page
- 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 NFS Shares
- Settings Overview
- About Host, Bare Metal, and iDRAC Compliance Issues
- Upgrading OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter
- About OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Licensing
- End-To-End Hardware Management
- Monitoring the Datacenter And Host System
- vSphere Client Host Overview
- About Inventory Schedule
- Viewing Storage Inventory
- Viewing Host Power Monitoring
- Displaying The Entire Datacenter Hardware Configuration And Status
- Managing Connection Profiles
- Understanding System Event Logs In vSphere Client Host View
- About Firmware Updates
- Advanced Host Management Using vCenter
- Hardware Management
- Provisioning Overview
- Understanding Deployment Job Times
- Server States Within The Deployment Sequence
- Downloading Custom Dell ISO Images
- Understanding How To Configure A Hardware Profile
- About Managing Hardware Profiles
- Creating A New Hypervisor Profile
- Managing Hypervisor Profiles
- Building A New Deployment Template
- Running The Deployment Wizard
- Deployment Wizard - Step 1: Select Servers
- Deployment Wizard Step 2: Deployment Templates
- Deployment Wizard Step 3: Global Settings
- Deployment Wizard Step 4: Server Identification
- Deployment Wizard Step 5: Connection Profile
- Deployment Wizard Step 6: Scheduling Jobs
- Understanding Job Queue
- Adding A Server Manually
- Removing A Bare Metal Server
- Console Administration
- Web-based Administration Console
- Managing vCenter Server Connections
- Virtual Appliance Management
- Setting up Global Alerts
- Managing Backup And Restore
- Understanding the vSphere Client Console
- Troubleshooting
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- How can I change the status of the OMIVV plug-in to Enabled?
- How do I resolve error code 2046/2048?
- OMIVV version for is not updated from About Screen after the Appliance is updated
- 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 is the DNS configuration settings restored to original settings after appliance reboot if using DHCP for appliance IP and DNS settings overwritten
- Why did my system not enter maintenance mode when I performed a one-to-many firmware update?
- Even if my repository has bundles for selected 11G system, why is firmware update showing that I have no bundles for Firmware Update?
- Why Does My ESXi Deployment Fail on Servers Having a PERC S300 Boot Controller?
- 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?
- How does the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter support more than three vCenters in Linked Mode?
- 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?
- Why is the password not changed for the user used for bare-metal discovery after successfully applying the hardware profile that has the same user with new changed credentials in the iDRAC user list?
- Why is the processor version “Not Applicable” in Processor view in the System overview page?
- Why is the DNS configuration settings restored to original settings after appliance reboot if using DHCP for appliance IP and DNS settings overwritten
- 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.
- 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?
- 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 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
- 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?
- 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?
- After performing a restore of OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, what should I do if the Dell Management Center icon is not displayed in the vSphere Client?
- 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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● Host system total storage, unconfigured, configured, and global hot spare disk capacity.
● List of how many of each storage component is present in the system.
● Component data table that contains detailed information on that component.
6. Under Host Information, click Firmware to display all Dell Lifecycle Controller firmware information including:
● Update name - BIOS, Dell Lifecycle Controller, power supply, and so on.
● Update type - BIOS, firmware, or application.
● Individual update details - Version, installation time, if an update is in progress or the update status, and the update
version. The update status and version only have data when an update is scheduled, and the update version is the
firmware version to which the system will be updated.
7. Under Host Information, click Power Monitoring to display general power information, energy statistics, and reserve
power information, including:
● Current power budget, profile, warning and failure thresholds.
● Energy consumption, system peak power, and amperage statistics.
● Reserve power and peak reserve capacity.
8. Under Host Information, click Warranty to display system warranty information including:
● Warranty provider name and description of the warranty.
● Start and end dates and how many days are left on the warranty.
● Status of the warranty (Active, Expired) and when the warranty information was last updated.
Inventory And Licensing
If server data cannot be retrieved and displayed, there are several possible causes:
● The server was not associated with a connection profile, and therefore an inventory task cannot be completed.
● An inventory task was not run on the server to collect the data, therefore there is nothing to display.
● The number of host licenses is exceeded, and you must have additional licenses available in order for the inventory task to
complete.
● The server does not have the correct iDRAC license required for 12th and later generation servers and you must purchase
the correct iDRAC license.
The Buy Now link is for purchasing the product for the first time and not for upgrades. The Buy Now link only appears if you are
using a evaluation license.
Related Tasks:
● Viewing And Editing An Existing Connection Profile
● Modifying An Inventory Job Schedule
The OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter has two types of licenses:
● Evaluation license: The trial version contains a demo license for five hosts (servers) that are managed by the OpenManage
Integration for VMware vCenter.
● Standard license: The full product version contains a product license for ten vCenters and the purchased number of host
connections that are managed by the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter.
Related Tasks:
● About OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Licensing
● Uploading OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter License To The Administration Console
Viewing Storage Inventory
The host system storage provides a graphical and detailed view of the capacity and type of physical and logical storage for
storage connected to a host-based storage controller, including:
● Host system total storage, unconfigured, configured, and global hot spare disks capacity
● List of how many of each storage component is present in the system
● Component data table that contains detailed information on that component
To view storage data:
1. In vSphere Client, select a host and then select the OpenManage Integration Tab.
2. In the left pane, under Host Information, click Storage.
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