Install Guide
Table Of Contents
- OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 5.3 Installation Guide
- Contents
- 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 support content from the Dell EMC support site
- Related Documentation
- Contacting Dell
It is recommended that you use Google Chrome to access the OMIVV features. OMIVV supports Google Chrome and Mozilla
Firefox. Microsoft Internet Explorer is not supported.
It is recommended to use the latest version of the supported browsers. For specific browser versions, see the VMware
Documentation for the vCenter version that you are using.
Requirements for VMware vSphere Client (HTML-5)
vCenter 6.5 U2 and later
The OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter supports any of the following vCenter server versions:
Table 9. Supported vCenter server versions
vCenter version Client support
6.5 U2 Y
6.5 U3 Y
6.7 Y
6.7 U1 Y
6.7 U2 Y
6.7 U3 Y
7.0 Y
7.0 U1 Y
7.0 U2 Y
Use the latest patch build 13638625 or later for vCenter 6.5 U2.
The OMIVV 5.3 appliance runs on CentOS version 7.8.
Supported ESXi versions on managed hosts
The following table provides information about the supported ESXi versions on managed hosts:
Table 10. Supported ESXi versions
ESXi Version 12G 13G iDRAC9-based servers
6.0 U3 Y Y N
6.5 Y Y N
6.5 U1 Y Y Y
6.5 U2 Y Y Y
6.5 U3 Y Y Y
6.7 N Y Y
6.7 U1 N Y Y
6.7 U2 N Y Y
6.7 U3 N Y Y
7.0 N Y Y
7.0 U1 N Y Y
7.0 U2 N Y Y
NOTE: The PowerEdge MX host is supported only when used with ESXi 6.5 U2 and later.
12 Introduction