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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Table 6. Virtualization-related Events of 11th, 12th, and 13th Generation PowerEdge Servers (continued)
Dell - Cable failure or critical
event
Cable failure or critical event Error No Action
Dell - Chassis Management
Controller detected an error.
Chassis Management
Controller detected an error.
Error No Action
Dell - IO Virtualization failure
or critical event.
IO Virtualization failure or
critical event.
Error No Action
Dell - Link status failure or
critical event.
Link status failure or critical
event.
Error No Action
Dell - System: Software
configuration failure.
System: Software
configuration failure.
Error No Action
Dell - Storage Security failure
or critical event.
Storage Security failure or
critical event.
Error No Action
Dell - Chassis Management
Controller audit failure or
critical event.
Chassis Management
Controller audit failure or
critical event.
Error No Action
Dell - Power Supply audit
failure or critical event.
Power Supply audit failure or
critical event.
Error No Action
Dell - Power usage audit
failure or critical event.
Power usage audit failure or
critical event.
Error No Action
Dell - Configuration: Software
configuration failure.
Configuration: Software
configuration failure.
Error No Action
Dell - Chassis Management
Controller detected a warning.
Chassis Management
Controller detected a warning.
Warning No Action
Dell - Link status warning. Link status warning. Warning No Action
Dell - Security warning. Security warning. Warning No Action
Dell - System: Software
configuration warning.
System: Software
configuration warning.
Warning No Action
Dell - Storage Security
warning.
Storage Security warning. Warning No Action
Dell - Software change update
warning
Software change update
warning
Warning No Action
Dell - Chassis Management
Controller audit warning.
Chassis Management
Controller audit warning.
Warning No Action
Dell - PCI device audit
warning.
PCI device audit warning. Warning Put the system into
maintenance mode
Dell - Power Supply audit
warning.
Power Supply audit warning. Warning No Action
Dell - Power usage audit
warning.
Power usage audit warning. Warning No Action
Dell - Security configuration
warning.
Security configuration
warning.
Warning No Action
Dell - Configuration: Software
configuration warning.
Configuration: Software
configuration warning.
Warning No Action
Virtualization-related Events For Dell PowerEdge Servers 89