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
Upgrade OMIVV appliance and repository
location
● To ensure that all data is protected, perform a backup of the OMIVV database before updating the OMIVV appliance. See
Manage backup and restore on page 37.
● The OMIVV appliance requires Internet connection to display the available upgrade mechanisms and perform the RPM
upgrade. Ensure that the OMIVV appliance has Internet connection. If you require a proxy network, based on the
environment network settings, enable the proxy settings, and enter the proxy data. See the Setting up the HTTP proxy
topic in User's Guide.
● Ensure that the Update Repository Path is valid.
● Ensure that you log out from all vSphere Client (HTML-5) sessions to the registered vCenter servers.
● Before logging into to any of the registered vCenter servers, ensure that you update all appliances simultaneously under
the same Platform Service Controller (PSC) before logging in to any of the registered vCenter servers. Else, you may see
inconsistent information across OMIVV instances.
1. In the APPLIANCE UPDATE section of the APPLIANCE MANAGEMENT page, verify the current and available OMIVV
version.
For the available OMIVV appliance version, the applicable RPM and OVF OMIVV appliance upgrade mechanisms are displayed
with a tick mark [
].
The following are the possible upgrade mechanism options available for you to perform either of the tasks for the upgrade
mechanism:
Option
Description
1 If a tick mark is displayed against RPM, you can do an RPM upgrade from the existing version to the latest
available version. See Upgrade OMIVV appliance using RPM (using Internet) on page 36.
2 If a tick mark is displayed against OVF, you can take a backup of the OMIVV database from the existing version,
and restore it in the latest available appliance version. See Upgrade OMIVV appliance using backup and restore on
page 39.
3 If a tick mark is displayed against both RPM and OVF, you can perform either of the mentioned options to upgrade
your appliance. In this scenario, the recommended option is RPM upgrade.
2. To update the OMIVV appliance, perform the mentioned tasks for the upgrade mechanisms as applicable from the version of
OMIVV.
Topics:
• Upgrade OMIVV appliance using RPM (using Internet)
• Upgrade OMIVV appliance using RPM (without Internet)
• Manage backup and restore
Upgrade OMIVV appliance using RPM (using Internet)
Ensure that you are upgrading to a version of the appliance that is greater than the current one.
1. On the APPLIANCE MANAGEMENT page, based on your network settings, enable proxy and enter proxy setting data, if
necessary. See .
For the available OMIVV appliance version, the applicable RPM and OVF OMIVV appliance upgrade mechanisms are displayed
with a tick mark [
].
2. To upgrade the OMIVV plug-in from an existing version to the available version, perform one of the following steps:
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