Users Guide

Table 23. Single host information
Component Information
by enabling or disabling the warranty schedule, and then
setting the Minimum Days Threshold alert.
● Warranty Status—displays the warranty status of the
host. Status options include:
○ Active—the host is under warranty, and has not
exceeded any threshold
○ Warning—the host is Active, but exceeded the
warning threshold
○ Critical—same as warning, but for a critical threshold
○ Expired—the warranty has expired for this host
○ Unknown—OpenManage Integration for VMware
vCenter does not get warranty status because the
warranty job is not run, an error has occurred getting
the data, or the system does not have a warranty
● Days Left—displays the number of days left for the
warranty
Setting up physical server blink indicator light
To help in locating a physical server in a large data center environment, you can set the front indicator light to blink for a set
time period.
1. In OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, in the Navigator area, under Inventory Lists, click Hosts.
2. In the Object tab, double-click the host you want.
3. In the Summary tab, scroll down to the Dell EMC Server Management portlet.
4. Under Host Actions, select Blink Indicator Light.
5. Choose one of the following:
● To turn on the blink and set the time period, in the Indicator Light dialog box, click Blink On, and use the Timeout
drop-down list to select the time-out increment, and then click OK.
● To turn off the blink, in the Indicator Light dialog box, click Blink Off, and then click OK.
Configuring System Lockdown Mode
The System Lockdown Mode setting is available in iDRAC for 14th generation of the PowerEdge servers. The setting when
turned on locks the system configuration including firmware updates. This setting is intended to protect the system from
unintentional changes. You can turn on or turn off the System Lockdown Mode for managed hosts using the OMIVV appliance
or from the iDRAC console. From the OMIVV version 4.1 and later, you can configure and monitor the Lockdown Mode of iDRAC
in servers. Also, iDRAC must have an enterprise license to enable Lockdown Mode.
NOTE: You cannot change the System Lockdown Mode for hosts that are managed by chassis profile.
You can configure the System Lockdown Mode by locking or unlocking a host or cluster at host or cluster level. When the
System Lockdown Mode is turned on, the following functionality have limitations:
● All configuration tasks, such as firmware update, OS deployment, clear system event logs, reset iDRAC, and configuring
iDRAC trap destination.
To configure System Lockdown Mode of a host or cluster at host or cluster level, perform the following steps:
1. To launch the Configure System Lockdown Mode wizard, perform either of the following substeps:
a. In the Navigator pane, click Hosts and Clusters, select and right-click a host or cluster and click the Actions
drop-down list, and then select All OpenManage Integration Actions > Configure System Lockdown Mode.
b. In OpenManage Integration, click the Hosts or Clusters page, select and right-click a host or cluster or select a host
or cluster and click the Actions drop-down list, and then select All OpenManage Integration Actions > Configure
System Lockdown Mode.
c. In the Navigator pane, select a host, and then click Summary > OMIVV Host Information > Configure System
Lockdown Mode.
d. In the Navigator pane, select a host or cluster, and then click Monitor > OMIVV Host Information > Firmware >
Configure System Lockdown Mode.
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