Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter for Web Client User's Guide Version 3.2
- Introduction
- Understanding How to Configure or Edit the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter
- About VMware vCenter Web Client Navigation
- Profiles
- Job Queue
- Console Administration
- Using the Administration Console
- Virtual Appliance Management
- Setting up Global Alerts
- Managing Backup And Restore
- Understanding the vSphere Client Console
- Configuring Network Settings
- Changing the Virtual Appliance Password
- Setting The Local Time Zone
- Rebooting Virtual Appliance
- Resetting The Virtual Appliance To Factory Settings
- Refreshing the Console View
- Logging out from the console
- Read-only User Role
- Upgrading OMIVV from existing version to current version
- Migrating from 2.x to 3.2
- Settings
- Viewing Warranty Expiration Notification Settings
- About Firmware Updates
- Understanding Events And Alarms for Hosts
- Viewing Associated Host for a Chassis
- Chassis Management
- Viewing Chassis Summary Details
- Viewing Hardware Inventory: Fans
- Viewing Hardware Inventory: I/O Modules
- Viewing Hardware Inventory: iKVM
- Viewing Hardware Inventory: PCIe
- Viewing Hardware Inventory: Power Supplies
- Viewing Hardware Inventory: Temperature Sensors
- Viewing Warranty Details
- Viewing Storage
- Viewing Firmware Details for a Chassis
- Viewing Management Controller Details for a Chassis
- Monitoring a Single Host
- OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter licensing
- Viewing Hardware: FRU Details for a Single Host
- Viewing Hardware: Processor Details for a Single Host
- Viewing Hardware: Power Supply Details for a Single Host
- Viewing Hardware: Memory Details for a Single Host
- View Hardware: NICs Details for a Single Host
- Viewing Hardware: PCI Slots for a Single Host
- Viewing Hardware: Remote Access Card Details for a Single Host
- Viewing Storage Details for a Single Host
- Viewing Firmware Details for a Single Host
- Viewing Power Monitoring for a Single Host
- Viewing Warranty Status for a Single Host
- Quickly Viewing Only Dell Hosts
- Monitoring Hosts on Clusters and Datacenters
- Viewing Overview Details for Datacenters and Clusters
- Viewing Hardware: FRUs for Datacenters or Clusters
- Viewing Hardware: Processor Details for Datacenters or Clusters
- Viewing Hardware: Power Supply Details for Datacenters and Clusters
- Viewing Hardware: Memory Details for Datacenters and Clusters
- Viewing Hardware: NICs Details for Datacenters and Clusters
- Viewing Hardware: PCI Slot Details for Datacenters and Clusters
- Viewing Hardware: Remote Access Card Details
- Viewing Storage: Physical Disks for Datacenters and Clusters
- Viewing Storage: Virtual Disk Details for Datacenters and Clusters
- Viewing Firmware Details for Datacenters and Clusters
- Viewing Warranty Summary Details for Datacenters and Clusters
- Viewing Power Monitoring for Datacenters and Clusters
- Troubleshooting
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- OMIVV cannot act as a provisioning server during the auto discovery process
- Intermittent Inventory failure for 1st time after OSD
- Test connection for iDRAC in the connection profile page fails in DNC once OSD is successful
- Dell privileges that are assigned while registering the OMIVV appliance are not removed after unregistering OMIVV
- Dell Management Center does not display all the relevant logs when trying to filter a severity category. How can I view all the logs?
- How do I resolve error code 2000000 caused by VMware Certificate Authority (VMCA)?
- Firmware Update Wizard shows a message mentioning that the bundles are not retrieved from firmware repository. How can I continue with the firmware update?
- Firmware Update for 30 Hosts through Cluster level Fails
- Warranty and Inventory schedule for all vCenters is not applying when selected under "Dell Home > Monitor > Job Queue > Warranty/Inventory History >Schedule"
- I see a web communication error in the vCenter web client after changing the DNS settings in OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter?
- 'Settings' page fails to load, if we navigate away and go back to ‘Settings’ page
- Why do I see “Task cannot be scheduled for the time in the past” error in inventory schedule/Warranty schedule page of Initial Configuration Wizard?
- Why is the Installation date showing up as 12/31/1969 for some of the firmware on the firmware page?
- Why is successive Global refresh cause exception to be thrown in Recent Task window?
- Why is the Web client UI distorted for few of the Dell screens in IE 10?
- Why am I not seeing the OpenManage Integration Icon on the Web Client even if the registration of the plug-in to the vCenter was successful?
- Even if my repository has bundles for selected 11G system, why is firmware update showing that I have no bundles for Firmware Update?
- On running a warranty retrieval job, the warranty job status is not listed in the Warranty Job Queue page
- Why is the DNS configuration settings restored to original settings after appliance reboot if using DHCP for appliance IP and DNS settings overwritten
- Using OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter to update an Intel Network card with the firmware version of 13.5.2 is not supported.
- Using OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter to update an Intel Network card from 14.5 or 15.0 to 16.x fails due to staging requirement from DUP
- On trying a firmware update with an invalid DUP, the hardware update job status on the vCenter console neither fails nor times-out for hours, though the job status in LC says ‘FAILED’. Why is this happening?
- Administration Portal is still showing the unreachable Update Repository location.
- Why did my system not enter maintenance mode when I performed a one-to-many firmware update?
- Why is the chassis global health still healthy when some of the power supply status has changed to critical?
- Why is the processor version “Not Applicable” in Processor view in the System overview page?
- I get an exception whenever I click finish after editing a connection profile through Web Client. Why?
- I am unable to see the connection profiles to which a host belongs to when I create\edit a connection profile in web GUI. Why?
- On editing a Connection profile the select host window in the Web UI is blank. Why?
- How Come I See An Error Message Displayed After Clicking The Firmware Link?
- What generation of Dell servers does the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter configure and support for SNMP traps?
- What vCenters are managed by OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter?
- Does OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter support vCenter in linked mode?
- What are the Required Port Settings for the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter?
- What are the Minimum requirements for successful installation and operation of the virtual appliance?
- How come I do not see my new iDRAC version details listed on the vCenter Hosts & Clusters page?
- How Do I Test Event Settings by Using OMSA to Simulate a Temperature Hardware Fault?
- I Have the OMSA Agent Installed on a Dell Host System, But I Still Get an Error Message That OMSA is Not Installed. What Should I Do?
- Can the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Support ESXi with Lockdown Mode Enabled?
- When I tried to use lockdown mode, it failed.
- What Setting Should I Use For UserVars.CIMoeMProviderEnable With ESXi 4.1 U1?
- I Am Using A Reference Server to Create a Hardware Profile But it Failed. What Should I Do?
- I Am Attempting to Deploy ESXi on a Blade Server and it Failed. What Should I Do?
- Why are My Hypervisor Deployments Failing on my Dell PowerEdge R210 II Machines?
- The NFS Share is Set Up With the ESXi ISO, but Deployment Fails with Errors Mounting the Share Location.
- How Do I Force Removal of the Virtual Appliance?
- Entering a Password in the Backup Now Screen Receives an Error Message
- In the vSphere Web Client, Clicking the Dell Server Management Portlet Or the Dell Icon Returns A 404 Error.
- My Firmware Update Failed. What Do I Do?
- My vCenter Registration Failed. What Can I Do?
- Performance during Connection Profile Test Credentials is extremely slow or unresponsive.
- Does the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter support the VMware vCenter Server appliance?
- Does the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter support the vSphere Web Client?
- Why is my firmware level still not updated when I have performed firmware update with Apply on Next reboot option and the system was rebooted?
- Why is the host still shown under the chassis even after removing the host from the vCenter tree?
- In the Administration Console, why the Update Repository Path is not set to default path after I reset the appliance to factory settings?
- After backup and restore of OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, why alarm settings are not restored?
- Contacting Dell
- OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Related Information
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- Virtualization-related Events For Dell PowerEdge Servers
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Dell privileges that are assigned while registering the OMIVV
appliance are not removed after unregistering OMIVV
After registering vCenter with an OMIVV appliance, several Dell privileges are added to the vCenter privilege list. Once you
unregister vCenter from the OMIVV appliance, the Dell privileges are not removed.
NOTE: Although the Dell privileges are not removed, there is no impact to any OMIVV operations.
Version Affected: 3.1
Dell Management Center does not display all the relevant logs
when trying to filter a severity category. How can I view all the
logs?
When you select a severity category to filter the log data by choosing All Categories from the drop-down, all the logs
belonging to specific category are displayed accurately. However, if you filter by choosing Info from the drop-down, the
Firmware update logs are not displayed and only the task initiation logs are displayed.
Resolution: To view all the logs in Dell Management Center, select All Categories from the Filter drop-down.
Version Affected: 3.1
How do I resolve error code 2000000 caused by VMware
Certificate Authority (VMCA)?
When you run the vSphere certificate manager and replace the vCenter server or Platform Controller Service (PSC) certificate
with a new CA certificate and key for vCenter 6.0, OMIVV displays error code 2000000 and throws an exception.
Resolution: To resolve the exception, you should update the ssl Anchors for the services. The ssl Anchors can be
updated by running the ls_update_certs.py scripts on PSC. The script takes the old certificate thumbprint as
the input argument and the new certificate is installed. The old certificate is the certificate before the replacement
and the new certificate is the certificate after the replacement. Visit http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/search.do?
cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&externalId=2121701 and http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/search.do?
cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&externalId=2121689 for more information.
Updating the ssl Anchors in Windows vSphere 6.0
1. Download the lstoolutil.py.zip file from http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/search.do?
cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&externalId=2121701.
2. Copy the lstoolutil.py file to the %VMWARE_CIS_HOME%"\VMware Identity Services\lstool\scripts\ folder.
NOTE: Do not replace the lstoolutil.py file if you are using vSphere 6.0 Update 1.
You can use the following relevant procedures to update the ssl Anchors:
● Updating the ssl Anchors for vCenter installed on Windows operation system: Replace the certificates on vCenter Windows
installation by using vSphere Certificate Manager utility. See Replacing the certificates on vCenter Windows installation on
page 111.
● Updating the ssl Anchors for the vCenter server appliance: Replace the certificates on vCenter server appliance by using
vSphere Certificate Manager utility. See Replacing the certificates on the vCenter server appliance on page 111.
The output obtained from the mentioned procedures should display Updated 24 service (s) and Updated 26
service (s) respectively. If the output displayed is Updated 0 service (s), the old certificate thumbprint is incorrect.
You can perform the following steps to retrieve the old certificate thumbprint. Also, use the following procedure to retrieve the
old certificate thumbprint, if vCenter Certificate Manager is not used to replace the certificates:
NOTE: Run the ls_update_certs.py with the old thumbprint obtained.
1. Retrieve the old certificate from the Managed Object Browser (MOB). See Retrieving the old certificate from Managed
Object Browser (MOB) on page 112.
2. Extract the thumbprint from the old certificate. See Extracting thumbprint from the old certificate on page 113.
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