Install Guide

Evaluation License
When an evaluation license expires, several key areas cease to work, and an error message is displayed.
Adding hosts to connection profiles
When you attempt to add a host to a connection profile, if the number of licensed 11th Generation or newer hosts exceeds
beyond the number of licenses, adding extra hosts is prevented.
Important notes for reference
● From OMIVV 4.0 onwards, only VMware vSphere Web client is supported and the vSphere Desktop client is not supported.
● For vCenter 6.5 and later, the OMIVV appliance is only available for the flash version. The OMIVV appliance is not available
for the HTML5 version.
● For using the DNS server, the recommended practices are:
○ OMIVV supports only IPv4 IP addresses. Although both static IP assignment and DHCP assignment are supported, Dell
recommends you to assign a static IP address. Assign a static IP address and host name when you deploy an OMIVV
appliance with a valid DNS registration. A static IP address ensures that during the system restart, the IP address of the
OMIVV appliance remains same.
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Ensure that OMIVV host name entries are present in both forward and reverse lookup zones in your DNS server.
For more information about the DNS requirements for vSphere, see the following VMware links:
○ DNS requirments for vSphere 5.5
○ DNS requirements for vSphere 6.0
○ DNS requirements for vSphere 6.5 and Platform Services Controller appliance
● For the OMIVV appliance mode, ensure that you deploy OMIVV in the appropriate mode based on your virtualization
environment. For more information, see System requirements for deployment modes on page 6.
● Configure your network to match the port requirements. For more information, see Port information on page 7.
Hardware requirements
OMIVV provides full support for several generations of the Dell servers with full feature support for servers with iDRAC Express
or Enterprise. Extensive information on the platform requirements is available in OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter
Release Notes available at Dell.com/support/manuals. To verify that your host servers are eligible, see information
about the following in OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Compatibility Matrix available at Dell.com/support/
manuals:
● Supported server and minimum BIOS
● iDRAC supported versions (both deployment and management)
● OMSA support for 11th generation and older servers, and the ESXi version support (both deployment and management)
OMIVV requires LAN on motherboard/Network daughter card that can access both iDRAC/CMC systems management network
and the vCenter management network.
System requirements for deployment modes
Ensure that the following system requirements for the desired deployment modes are met:
Table 1. System requirements for deployment modes
Deployment modes Number of hosts Number of CPUs Memory—in GB
Small up to 250 2 8
Medium up to 500 4 16
Large up to 1000 8 32
6 Introduction