Users Guide

Viewing the Data Retrieval Schedules for Inventory
and Warranty
1. In the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, on the Manage > Settings tab, under vCenter Settings, click Data
Retrieval Schedule.
Clicking Data Retrieval Schedule expands to expose the schedules for inventory and warranty.
2. For either Inventory or Warranty Retrieval, view the settings:
● Shows whether the option is enabled or disabled
● Displays the week days for which it is enabled.
● Displays the time of day it is enabled.
3. If you click Data Retrieval Schedule again, it rolls up the information into a single line and displays whether the option is
enabled or disabled.
4. If you want to edit the Data Retrieval Schedule, see Modifying Inventory Job Schedules or Modifying a Warranty Job
Schedule.
Understanding Using OMSA with 11th Generation
Servers
On servers earlier than Dell PowerEdge 12th generation servers, you must install OMSA to work with the OpenManage
Integration for VMware vCenter. You can install OMSA automatically on Dell PowerEdge 11th generation hosts during
deployment, or if you want to install it manually, you may still do so.
To configure OMSA on Dell PowerEdge 11th generation hosts, choose from the following:
● Deploying the OMSA Agent onto an ESXi System
● Setting up an OMSA Trap Destination
NOTE:
Apart from the above options, you can use the .Net client and run Host Compliance, which can install and configure
the OMSA Agent.
Deploying The OMSA Agent Onto An ESXi System
Install the OMSA VIB on an ESXi system to gather inventory and alert information from the systems.
NOTE:
OpenManage agents are required on Dell hosts earlier than Dell PowerEdge 12th generation servers. Install OMSA
using the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter or install manually to hosts prior to installing the OpenManage
Integration for VMware vCenter. Details on manually installing the agents are at http://en.community.dell.com/
techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/1760.openmanage-server-administrator-omsa.aspx.
1. If not already installed, install the vSphere command line tool (vSphere CLI) from http://www.vmware.com.
2. Enter the following command:
Vihostupdate.pl -server <IP Address of ESXi host> -i -b <OMSA version X.X>
NOTE: It can take a few minutes for OMSA to install. This command requires a reboot of the host after it completes.
Setting Up An OMSA Trap Destination
This task is only for host systems using OMSA for event generation instead of iDRAC6. There is no additional configuration
required for iDRAC6.
NOTE: OMSA is only required on Dell servers earlier than version Dell PowerEdge 12th generation servers.
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