Setup Guide

Chapter 1: Quick Start Installation................................................................................................ 4
Installation Introduction......................................................................................................................................................4
Prerequisites......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Hardware Requirements...............................................................................................................................................4
Software Requirements............................................................................................................................................... 5
Installation and Configuration Overview.................................................................................................................. 5
Deploying the OMIVV OVF Using the vSphere Web Client.................................................................................5
Registering a vCenter server by using a user with necessary privileges......................................................... 6
Registering OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter and importing license file................................ 8
Installation Verification................................................................................................................................................ 11
Upgrading OMIVV from existing version to current version..............................................................................12
Migrating from 2.x to 3.2........................................................................................................................................... 12
Recovering OMIVV after unregistering earlier version of OMIVV....................................................................13
Chapter 2: Understanding How to Configure or Edit the OpenManage Integration for VMware
vCenter.................................................................................................................................... 14
Configuration Wizard Welcome Page........................................................................................................................... 14
vCenter Selection.............................................................................................................................................................. 14
Creating A New Connection Profile using the Initial Configuration Wizard.........................................................15
Scheduling Inventory Jobs [Wizard]..............................................................................................................................17
Running A Warranty Retrieval Job [Wizard]................................................................................................................17
Configuring Events And Alarms [Wizard].....................................................................................................................17
Creating A Chassis Profile............................................................................................................................................... 18
Chapter 3: Additional Configuration Settings.............................................................................. 20
Warranty Expiration Notification...................................................................................................................................20
Viewing Warranty Expiration Notification Settings.............................................................................................20
Configuring Warranty Expiration Notification...................................................................................................... 20
Firmware Update Repository..........................................................................................................................................20
Setting Up the Firmware Update Repository........................................................................................................ 21
OMSA Web Server URL................................................................................................................................................... 21
Chapter 4: OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter licensing............................................. 22
Buying and uploading software license........................................................................................................................ 22
Options after uploading Licenses.................................................................................................................................. 23
Enforcement.......................................................................................................................................................................23
Chapter 5: For More Configuration Information...........................................................................24
Chapter 6: Related documentation and resources........................................................................25
Accessing documents from Dell support site............................................................................................................. 25
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