Users Guide

● Register (applicable only for vCenter 7.0 and later) — Displays when the vSphere Lifecycle Manager is not registered.
● Unregister (applicable only for vCenter 7.0 and later)—Displays when vSphere Lifecycle Manager is already registered.
● NA—Displays only if the registered vCenter is earlier than version 7.0. If the vCenter is upgraded to 7.0, the status remains
NA. To reflect the status, restart the OMIVV appliance.
Register vSphere Lifecycle Manager in Dell EMC administration
console
Prerequisites
The vCenter must be 7.0 and later version.
Steps
1. Go to https://<Appliance IP or hostname>.
2. On the VCENTER REGISTRATION page, under vSphere Lifecycle Manager, click Register.
The REGISTER VSPHERE LIFECYCLE MANAGER <vCenter Name> dialog box is displayed.
3. Click Register vSphere Lifecycle Manager.
A message displays that indicates the successful registration of vSphere Lifecycle Manager.
For information about managing cluster using vSphere Lifecycle Manager, see the OMIVV User's Guide available at https://
www.dell.com/support.
Unregister vSphere Lifecycle Manager in Dell EMC administration
console
Prerequisites
The vCenter must be 7.0 and later version.
Steps
1. Go to https://<Appliance IP or hostname>.
2. On the VCENTER REGISTRATION page, under vSphere Lifecycle Manager, click Unregister.
The UNREGISTER VSPHERE LIFECYCLE MANAGER <vCenter Name> dialog box is displayed.
3. Click Unregister.
A message is displays that indicates the successful unregistration of vSphere Lifecycle Manager. The DellEMC OMIVV
is removed from the Hardware Support Manager list in vSphere Lifecycle Manager. There is no impact on the OMIVV
functions.
For information about managing cluster using vSphere Lifecycle Manager, see the OMIVV User's Guide available at https://
www.dell.com/support.
Manage clusters using vSphere Lifecycle Manager
Prerequisites:
Before managing the clusters using vSphere Lifecycle Manager, ensure that:
● The vSphere Lifecycle Manager is enabled in the Dell EMC administration console. For more information, see Register
vSphere Lifecycle Manager in Dell EMC administration console on page 150.
● Hosts in the clusters are management compliant. For more information, see Management Compliance on page 74.
● The cluster profile is created for the selected cluster and the cluster profile is associated with firmware repository in OMIVV.
For more information about cluster profile, see Create cluster profile on page 54.
You can manage the clusters using user interface or vSphere Automation APIs in vSphere Lifecycle Manager. OMIVV supports
managing clusters using both user interface and vSphere Automation APIs.
NOTE:
You can use the OMIVV cluster actions such as System Lockdown and firmware update in a vSphere Lifecycle
Manager managed clusters but it may impact the baseline reporting.
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