Users Guide

Viewing Warranty History..........................................................................................................................................29
Modifying a Warranty Job Schedule.......................................................................................................................30
Running a Hosts Warranty Job Now...................................................................................................................... 30
Running a Chassis Warranty Job Now................................................................................................................... 30
Log........................................................................................................................................................................................ 30
Viewing the Logs.......................................................................................................................................................... 31
Exporting Log Files......................................................................................................................................................32
Chapter 6: Console Administration.............................................................................................. 33
Using the Administration Console................................................................................................................................. 33
Registering a vCenter Server................................................................................................................................... 33
Modifying The vCenter Administrator Login.........................................................................................................34
Updating The SSL Certificates For Registered vCenter Servers....................................................................35
Uninstalling the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter .................................................................... 35
Uploading a OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter License to the Administration Console.... 35
Virtual Appliance Management...................................................................................................................................... 35
Restarting the Virtual Appliance.............................................................................................................................. 36
Updating a Repository Location and Virtual Appliance...................................................................................... 36
Updating the Virtual Appliance Software .............................................................................................................36
Downloading the Troubleshooting Bundle.............................................................................................................36
Setting Up The HTTP Proxy..................................................................................................................................... 36
Setting Up the NTP Servers..................................................................................................................................... 37
Generating a Certificate Signing Request............................................................................................................. 37
Setting up Global Alerts...................................................................................................................................................38
Managing Backup And Restore......................................................................................................................................38
Configuring Backup And Restore............................................................................................................................ 38
Scheduling Automatic Backups................................................................................................................................39
Performing An Immediate Backup...........................................................................................................................39
Restoring the Database from a Backup................................................................................................................. 39
Understanding the vSphere Client Console ...............................................................................................................40
Configuring Network Settings..................................................................................................................................40
Changing the Virtual Appliance Password.............................................................................................................40
Setting The Local Time Zone.................................................................................................................................... 41
Rebooting Virtual Appliance.......................................................................................................................................41
Resetting The Virtual Appliance To Factory Settings......................................................................................... 41
Refreshing the Console View................................................................................................................................... 42
Read-only User Role................................................................................................................................................... 42
Migration Path to migrate from 2.x to 3.0............................................................................................................ 42
Chapter 7: Settings..................................................................................................................... 43
Editing the OMSA Link.....................................................................................................................................................43
Understanding Using OMSA with 11th Generation Servers.............................................................................. 43
Viewing Warranty Expiration Notification Settings...................................................................................................44
Configuring Warranty Expiration Notification...................................................................................................... 44
Configuring Events And Alarms .............................................................................................................................. 45
About Firmware Updates.................................................................................................................................................46
Setting Up the Firmware Update Repository....................................................................................................... 47
Running The Firmware Update Wizard for a Single Host.................................................................................. 47
Running the Update Firmware Wizard for a Cluster...........................................................................................48
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