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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Deleting Hardware Profiles
To delete a hardware profile:
NOTE: Deleting a hardware profile that is part of a running deployment task can cause the task to fail.
1. In the Dell Management Center, select Deployment > Deployment Templates > Hardware Profiles.
2. Select a profile and click Delete.
3. In the message dialog box, to remove the profile click Delete , or click Cancel to cancel.
Refreshing Hardware Profiles
To refresh an updated hardware profile:
1. In the Dell Management Center, select Deployment > Deployment Templates > Hardware Profiles.
2. Click Refresh.
The updated hardware profile information displays.
Creating A New Hypervisor Profile
To deploy and configure ESXi to a server, a hypervisor profile must be created. A hypervisor profile requires the following
information:
● The scriptable Reference ISO software media location on an NFS or CIFS share
● vCenter instance that manages the deployed hosts, plus an optional host profile
● The destination cluster or datacenter where the plug-in deploys servers in vCenter
NOTE:
Use one of the following naming conventions for the Reference ISO file name:
NFS format: host:/share/hypervisor_image.iso
CIFS format:\\host\share\hypervisor.iso
To create a new hypervisor profile:
1. In the Dell Management Center, select Deployment > Deployment Templates > Hypervisor Profile.
2. In the Hypervisor Profiles page, click Create New.
3. In the New Hypervisor Profile page, do the following:
● In the Profile Name text box, enter the profile name.
● In the Description text box, enter an optional description.
4. In the left pane, click Reference ISO, and then click Edit, and on the Hypervisor Installation Source dialog box, enter the
following information:
● In the Installation Source ISO text box, type the path to your hypervisor share location. A copy of this hypervisor
image is modified to permit a scripted installation. The reference ISO location must be in one of the following format:
NFS format: host:/share/hypervisor_image.iso
CIFS format: \\host\share\hypervisor.iso
● In the Select a Version drop-down list, select an ESXi version.
All servers deployed using this Hypervisor Profile will have this image, and if the servers are versions prior to 12G, the latest
recommended version of OpenManage Server Administrator is installed.
5. If using a CIFS share, enter the User Name, Password, and Verify Password. The passwords must match.
6. To add the settings to the profile, click Save.
7. In the left pane, click vCenter Settings, and then edit where required:
● vCenter Instance: Displays the server instance that manages a host after deployment.
● vCenter Version: Displays the current version.
● vCenter Destination Container: Datacenter or cluster that hosts the new physical servers; click Browse to search for
vCenter destinations.
Hardware Management
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