Install Guide
Table Of Contents
- OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 5.2 Installation Guide
- Introduction
- Install and configure OMIVV
- Prerequisite checklist
- Download OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter
- Deploy OMIVV OVF using vSphere Client (HTML-5)
- Generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR)
- Upload HTTPS certificate
- Restore default HTTPS certificate
- Configure deployment mode
- Register vCenter server using a non-administrative account
- Register new vCenter server
- Configure OMIVV appliance
- Configure OMIVV appliance with two Network Interface Controllers (NICs)
- Change OMIVV appliance password
- Configure Network Time Protocol (NTP) and set local time zone
- Change hostname of OMIVV appliance
- Reboot OMIVV appliance
- Reset OMIVV appliance to factory settings
- Reconfigure OMIVV after upgrading registered vCenter version
- Recover OMIVV after un-registration
- Upgrade OMIVV appliance and repository location
- Configure OMIVV appliance using initial configuration wizard
- Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site
- Related Documentation
- Contacting Dell
The following message is displayed:
All the settings in the appliance will be Reset to Factory Defaults and the appliance
will be rebooted. Do you still wish to continue?
3. To reset the appliance, click Yes.
If you click Yes, the OMIVV appliance is reset to the factory default settings and all other settings and existing data is
deleted.
After the factory reset is complete, register vCenters to OMIVV appliance again.
NOTE: When the OMIVV appliance is reset to factory default settings, any updates that you had done on the network
configuration are preserved. These settings are not reset.
Reconfigure OMIVV after upgrading registered vCenter version
After upgrading a registered vCenter, perform the following tasks:
● For non-administrator users:
1. Assign extra privileges to non-administrator users, if necessary. See Required privileges for non-administrator users on
page 19.
For example, when you upgrade from vCenter 6.0 to vCenter 6.5, assign the extra privileges.
2. Reboot the registered OMIVV appliance.
3. If the registered vCenter is 7.0 or later, enable the vSphere LifeCycle Manager in the OMIVV administration console.
● For administrator users:
1. Reboot the registered OMIVV appliance.
2. If the registered vCenter is 7.0 or later, enable the vSphere LifeCycle Manager OMIVV administration console.
Recover OMIVV after un-registration
Recover OMIVV after unregistering earlier version of OMIVV
If you have unregistered the OMIVV plug-in after taking backup of the database of the earlier version, perform the following
steps before proceeding with the migration:
NOTE:
Unregistering the plugin removes all the customization that was implemented on the registered alarms and Dell
health update provider for PHA cluster. The following steps do not restore the customization. However, it re-registers the
alarms in their default state.
NOTE: It is recommended that you retain the identity (IP or FQDN) of the earlier OMIVV appliance for the new OMIVV
appliance.
NOTE: If the IP address for the new appliance is different from the IP address of the older appliance the Proactive HA
feature may not work properly. In such a scenario, disable and enable the PHA for each clusters where Dell host is present.
Perform the tasks from 3–9 listed in Upgrade OMIVV appliance using backup and restore on page 39.
Manage un-registration and re-registration
It is recommended that you to take backup before performing un-registration.
NOTE:
Unregistering the plugin removes all the customization that was implemented on the registered alarms and Dell
health update provider for PHA cluster. The following steps do not restore the customization. However, it re-registers the
alarms in their default state.
1. Take a backup of OMIVV.
2. Unregister vCenter from OMIVV.
3. Perform any planned configuration change. For example, hostname change, new configuration change.
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