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
Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. 5
OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter (OMIVV) licensing........................................................................ 5
Buy software license.....................................................................................................................................................6
Manage Licenses........................................................................................................................................................... 6
Enforcement................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Important notes for reference.......................................................................................................................................... 7
Hardware requirements......................................................................................................................................................7
Supported BIOS versions ............................................................................................................................................7
Supported features on PowerEdge servers.......................................................................................................... 10
Supported features on PowerEdge chassis .......................................................................................................... 11
Storage space required for provisioned storage................................................................................................... 11
Software requirements......................................................................................................................................................11
Supported ESXi versions on managed hosts.........................................................................................................12
Port information................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Dell Online destination URL....................................................................................................................................... 14
Chapter 2: Install and configure OMIVV....................................................................................... 15
Prerequisite checklist........................................................................................................................................................15
Download OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter...................................................................................... 16
Deploy OMIVV OVF using vSphere Client (HTML-5)............................................................................................... 16
Generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR).......................................................................................................... 17
Upload HTTPS certificate................................................................................................................................................ 18
Restore default HTTPS certificate ...............................................................................................................................18
Configure deployment mode........................................................................................................................................... 18
Downgrade deployment mode.................................................................................................................................. 19
Register vCenter server using a non-administrative account.................................................................................19
Required privileges for non-administrator users...................................................................................................19
Assign Dell privileges to existing role......................................................................................................................20
Read-only user role...................................................................................................................................................... 21
Register new vCenter server.......................................................................................................................................... 21
Upload license to OMIVV Administration Console...............................................................................................24
Register vSphere Lifecycle Manager in Dell EMC administration console.................................................... 24
Unregister vSphere Lifecycle Manager in Dell EMC administration console ............................................... 24
Verify installation......................................................................................................................................................... 24
Unregister OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter.............................................................................. 25
Configure OMIVV appliance........................................................................................................................................... 25
Configure OMIVV appliance with two Network Interface Controllers (NICs)............................................. 28
Change OMIVV appliance password.......................................................................................................................32
Configure Network Time Protocol (NTP) and set local time zone ................................................................ 33
Change hostname of OMIVV appliance................................................................................................................. 33
Reboot OMIVV appliance...........................................................................................................................................33
Reset OMIVV appliance to factory settings......................................................................................................... 33
Reconfigure OMIVV after upgrading registered vCenter version................................................................... 34
Recover OMIVV after un-registration..........................................................................................................................34
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