Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter for Web Client User's Guide Version 3.0
- Introduction
- Understanding How to Configure or Edit the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter
- About VMware vCenter Web Client Navigation
- Profiles
- Job Queue
- Console Administration
- Using the Administration Console
- Virtual Appliance Management
- Setting up Global Alerts
- Managing Backup And Restore
- Understanding the vSphere Client Console
- Settings
- Viewing Warranty Expiration Notification Settings
- About Firmware Updates
- Understanding Events And Alarms for Hosts
- Viewing Associated Host for a Chassis
- Chassis Management
- Viewing Chassis Summary Details
- Viewing Hardware Inventory: Fans
- Viewing Hardware Inventory: I/O Modules
- Viewing Hardware Inventory: iKVM
- Viewing Hardware Inventory: PCIe
- Viewing Hardware Inventory: Power Supplies
- Viewing Hardware Inventory: Temperature Sensors
- Viewing Warranty Details
- Viewing Storage
- Viewing Firmware Details for a Chassis
- Viewing Management Controller Details for a Chassis
- Monitoring a Single Host
- Buying and Uploading a Software License
- Viewing Hardware: FRU Details for a Single Host
- Viewing Hardware: Processor Details for a Single Host
- Viewing Hardware: Power Supply Details for a Single Host
- Viewing Hardware: Memory Details for a Single Host
- View Hardware: NICs Details for a Single Host
- Viewing Hardware: PCI Slots for a Single Host
- Viewing Hardware: Remote Access Card Details for a Single Host
- Viewing Storage Details for a Single Host
- Viewing Firmware Details for a Single Host
- Viewing Power Monitoring for a Single Host
- Viewing Warranty Status for a Single Host
- Quickly Viewing Only Dell Hosts
- Monitoring Hosts on Clusters and Datacenters
- Viewing Overview Details for Datacenters and Clusters
- Viewing Hardware: FRUs for Datacenters or Clusters
- Viewing Hardware: Processor Details for Datacenters or Clusters
- Viewing Hardware: Power Supply Details for Datacenters and Clusters
- Viewing Hardware: Memory Details for Datacenters and Clusters
- Viewing Hardware: NICs Details for Datacenters and Clusters
- Viewing Hardware: PCI Slot Details for Datacenters and Clusters
- Viewing Hardware: Remote Access Card Details
- Viewing Storage: Physical Disks for Datacenters and Clusters
- Viewing Storage: Virtual Disk Details for Datacenters and Clusters
- Viewing Firmware Details for Datacenters and Clusters
- Viewing Warranty Summary Details for Datacenters and Clusters
- Viewing Power Monitoring for Datacenters and Clusters
- Console Administration
- Modifying The vCenter Administrator Login
- Updating The SSL Certificates For Registered vCenter Servers
- Uninstalling the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter
- Uploading a OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter License to the Administration Console
- Restarting the Virtual Appliance
- Updating a Repository Location and Virtual Appliance
- Updating the Virtual Appliance Software
- Setting Up The HTTP Proxy
- Setting Up the NTP Servers
- Generating a Certificate Signing Request
- Uploading an HTTPS Certificate
- Restoring the Default HTTPS Certificate
- Setting up Global Alerts
- Managing Backup And Restore
- Understanding the vSphere Client Console
- Troubleshooting
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- Firmware Update for 30 Hosts through Cluster level Fails
- I see a web communication error in the vCenter web client after changing the DNS settings in OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter?
- 'Settings' page fails to load, if we navigate away and go back to ‘Settings’ page
- Why is the DNS configuration settings restored to original settings after appliance reboot if using DHCP for appliance IP and DNS settings overwritten
- Using OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter to update an Intel Network card with the firmware version of 13.5.2 is not supported.
- 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 do I see “Task cannot be scheduled for the time in the past” error in inventory schedule/Warranty schedule page of Initial Configuration Wizard?
- Why did my system not enter maintenance mode when I performed a one-to-many firmware update?
- Warranty and Inventory schedule for all vCenters is not applying when selected under "Dell Home > Monitor > Job Queue > Warranty/Inventory History >Schedule"
- Why is the Installation date showing up as 12/31/1969 for some of the firmware on the firmware page?
- Why is the chassis global health still healthy when some of the power supply status has changed to critical?
- Why is the processor version “Not Applicable” in Processor view in the System overview page?
- Why is successive Global refresh cause exception to be thrown in Recent Task window?
- Why is the Web client UI distorted for few of the Dell screens in IE 10?
- Even if my repository has bundles for selected 11G system, why is firmware update showing that I have no bundles for Firmware Update?
- Why am I not seeing the OpenManage Integration Icon on the Web Client even if the registration of the plug-in to the vCenter was successful?
- I get an exception whenever I click finish after editing a connection profile through Web Client. Why?
- I am unable to see the connection profiles to which a host belongs to when I create\edit a connection profile in web GUI. Why?
- On editing a Connection profile the select host window in the Web UI is blank. Why?
- 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?
- What vCenters are managed by OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter?
- 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?
- 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.
- 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 my Dell PowerEdge 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
- In the vSphere Web Client, Clicking the Dell Server Management Portlet Or the Dell Icon Returns A 404 Error.
- 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?
- Why is my firmware level still not updated when I have performed firmware update with Apply on Next reboot option and the system was rebooted?
- Why is the host still shown under the chassis even after removing the host from the vCenter tree?
- 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?
- Bare Metal Deployment Issues
- Contacting Dell
- Where To Get Additional Help For This Software
- OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Related Information
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- Virtualization-related Events For Dell PowerEdge Servers
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Introduction
VMware vCenter is the primary console used by IT administrators to manage and monitor VMware vSphere ESX/ESXi hosts.
In a standard virtualized environment, VMware alerts and monitoring are used to prompt you to launch a separate console to
resolve hardware issues. OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter is a product that lets you manage VMware vCenter
servers from within the VMware Web client and free you from being tied to a Windows system. Using OpenManage Integration
for VMware vCenter, you have capabilities to manage and monitor Dell hardware within the virtualized environment, such as:
● Alerts and environmental monitoring: Detect key hardware faults and perform virtualization-aware actions (for example,
migrate workloads or place host in maintenance mode).
● Single server monitoring and reporting: Monitoring and reporting capabilities of servers.
● Firmware updates: Update Dell hardware to the most recent version of BIOS and firmware.
● Enhanced deployment options: Create hardware profiles, hypervisor profiles, and deploy any combination of the two on
bare-metal Dell PowerEdge servers, remotely and without PXE—using vCenter
Topics:
• OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Features
OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter
Features
You can use the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter to perform:
Inventory
Inventory key assets, perform configuration tasks, and provide cluster and datacenter views of Dell
platforms.
Monitoring and
Alerting
Detect key hardware faults and perform virtualization-aware actions (for example, migrate workloads or
place host in maintenance mode). Provide additional intelligence (inventory, events, alarms) to diagnose
server problems. Report at the datacenter and cluster view and export to CSV file.
Firmware
Updates
Update Dell hardware to the most recent version of BIOS and firmware.
Deployment and
Provisioning
Create hardware profiles, hypervisor profiles, and remotely deploy any combination of the two on bare-
metal Dell PowerEdge servers using VMware vCenter, without using PXE.
Service
Information
Retrieve warranty information from Dell online.
Security Role and
Permissions
Integrate with standard vCenter authentication, rules, and permissions.
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