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
Important notes for reference
● From OMIVV 5.0 onwards, only VMware vSphere Client (HTML5) is supported and the vSphere Web Client (Flex) is not
supported.
● To use the DNS server, the recommended practices are:
○ OMIVV supports only IPv4 IP addresses. Although both static IP assignment and DHCP assignment are supported, it is
recommended that you assign a static IP address. Assign a static IP address and hostname when you deploy an OMIVV
appliance with a valid DNS registration. A static IP address ensures that during the system restart, the IP address of the
OMIVV appliance remains same.
○ Ensure that OMIVV hostname entries are present in both forward and reverse lookup zones in your DNS server.
● For the OMIVV appliance mode, ensure that you deploy OMIVV in the appropriate mode based on your virtualization
environment. For more information, see Configure deployment mode on page 18.
● Configure your network to match the port requirements. For more information, see Port information on page 13.
For more information about the DNS requirements for vSphere, see the following VMware links:
● DNS requirements for vSphere 6.5 and Platform Services Controller appliance
● DNS requirements for vSphere 6.7 and Platform Services Controller on Windows
Hardware requirements
OMIVV supports full support for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers with full feature support for iDRAC Express and Enterprise. To
verify that your host servers are eligible, see information about the following in the subsequent subsections:
● Supported BIOS and iDRAC versions
● Supported iDRAC versions (both deployment and management)
● Supported memory, CPU, and disk space for provisioned storage
OMIVV requires LAN on motherboard or Network daughter card that can access the management network of iDRAC, CMC
or OME-Modular systems management network, and the vCenter management network.For more information, see Configure
OMIVV appliance on page 25 and Configure OMIVV appliance with two Network Interface Controllers (NICs) on page 28.
Supported BIOS versions
The BIOS and iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller versions that are required to enable the features of OpenManage Integration for
VMware vCenter.
It is recommended that you use the Bootable ISO created by using Repository Manager, or Lifecycle Controller's Platform to
update your servers to one of the following base versions before using OMIVV:
Table 1. Supported BIOS version for 12G PowerEdge servers
Server Minimum BIOS Version
T320 1.0.1 or later
T420 1.0.1 or later
T620 1.2.6 or later
M420 1.2.4 or later
M520 1.2.6 or later
M620 1.2.6 or later
M820 1.2.6 or later
R220 1.0.3 or later
R320 1.2.4 or later
R420 1.2.4 or later
R520 1.2.4 or later
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