Dell EMC OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center Version 7.
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Contents 1 Introduction to OMIMSSC..............................................................................................................................5 2 OMIMSSC components................................................................................................................................. 6 3 Workflows for installing or managing OMIMSSC............................................................................................7 Planning for installing OMIMSSC on SCCM ..................
Viewing license details......................................................................................................................................................19 7 Managing OMIMSSC and its components....................................................................................................20 Viewing OMIMSSC Appliance details............................................................................................................................20 Viewing OMIMSSC user management.....
1 Introduction to OMIMSSC OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center (OMIMSSC) provides integration into System Center suite of products. OMIMSSC enables full lifecycle management of Dell EMC PowerEdge servers by using integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) with Lifecycle Controller (LC), and of Modular Systems (Dell EMC PowerEdge MX7000) by using OpenManage Enterprise Modular Edition.
2 OMIMSSC components The following is the list of the OMIMSSC components and their names that have been used in this guide: Table 1. Components in OMIMSSC Components Description OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center Appliance virtual machine, also known as OMIMSSC Appliance. Host the OMIMSSC Appliance on a Hyper-V as a virtual machine based on CentOS and performs the following tasks: • Interacts with the Dell EMC servers through iDRAC by using Web Services Management (WSMan) commands.
3 Workflows for installing or managing OMIMSSC Based on your requirements you can choose to install either OMIMSSC console extension for SCCM, or OMIMSSC console extension for SCVMM, upgrade existing OMIMSSC, or migrate OMIMSSC, by performing the tasks mentioned in the following topics: Topics: • Planning for installing OMIMSSC on SCCM • Planning for installing OMIMSSC on SCVMM • Planning for upgrading OMIMSSC • Migrating from one OMIMSSC Appliance to another OMIMSSC Appliance Planning for installin
Planning for upgrading OMIMSSC About this task To upgrade OMIMSSC, perform the following steps: NOTE: The steps to upgrade OMIMSSC console extension for SCCM or OMIMSSC console extension for SCVMM are the same. Steps 1 Take a backup of old OMIMSSC Appliance. For more information, see Taking back up of OMIMSSC Appliance. 2 Uninstall Integration Gateway. For more information, see OpenManage Integration Version 7.0 for Microsoft System Center Installation Guide.
4 System requirements for OMIMSSC Topics: • Account privileges • Common system requirements for OMIMSSC • System requirements of OMIMSSC console extension for SCCM • System requirements of OMIMSSC console extension for SCVMM • Network requirements Account privileges All the required account privileges to use OMIMSSC are as follows: Account privileges for OMIMSSC console extension for SCCM is that the user is a member of the following groups in SCCM: Table 2.
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Usage Protocol Port Number Autodiscovery HTTPS — iDRAC—These ports are enabled for iDRAC to access the CIFS share that is created by the installer or users.
5 Installing, and configuring OMIMSSC Topics: • Downloading OMIMSSC from web • Setting up OMIMSSC Appliance • Enrolling multiple Microsoft consoles • Launching OMIMSSC admin portal to download OMIMSSC components • Enrolling Microsoft console in OMIMSSC • Launching OMIMSSC from enrolled Microsoft console Downloading OMIMSSC from web About this task To download OMIMSSC, from https://www.dell.
h i In Summary, confirm the details that you have provided and click Finish. Set the Number of virtual processors count value to 4, since by default the processor count is set to 1. To set the processor count: 1 Right-click OMIMSSC Appliance, and select Settings. 2 In Settings, select Processor, and set Number of virtual processors to 4.
Installing OMIMSSC console extension for SCCM Prerequisites • Ensure that you install the OMIMSSC on the SCCM site server before using it in the SCCM admin console. • It is recommended that you close Configuration Manager before installing, upgrading, or uninstalling the OMIMSSC console extension for SCCM. Steps 1 Double-click OMIMSSC_SCCM_Console_Extension.exe. The Welcome screen is displayed. 2 Click Next.
• For SCCM users: – OMIMSSC console extension for SCCM console is installed. – FQDN of SCCM • For SCVMM users: – OMIMSSC console extension for SCVMM is installed. – FQDN of SCVMM About this task To enroll an SCCM or SCVMM console with OMIMSSC, perform the following steps: Steps 1 Open a browser, and provide OMIMSSC Appliance URL. The OMIMSSC admin portal login page is displayed. 2 Click Settings, click Console Enrollment, and then click Enroll. The Enroll a Console page is displayed.
Launching OMIMSSC console extension for SCCM Prerequisite View the user privileges table mentioned in Account privileges. Step In SCCM console, click Assets and Compliance, click Overview, and then click the OMIMSSC console extension for SCCM. NOTE: If you are connecting to SCCM console using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), and then the OMIMSSC session may be logged out if the RDP is closed. Hence, log in again after reopening the RDP session.
6 OMIMSSC licensing OMIMSSC has two types of licenses: • Evaluation license—this is a trial version of the license containing an evaluation license for five servers (hosts or unassigned) which is auto imported after the installation. This is applicable only for 11th and later generations of the Dell EMC servers. • Production license—you can purchase production license from Dell EMC for any number of servers to be managed by OMIMSSC. This license includes product support and OMIMSSC Appliance updates.
If there are already multiple licenses uploaded, the number of supported servers are the sum of the servers in the licenses at the time the last license was uploaded. Replacement of licenses If there is a problem with your order, or when you try to upload a modified or corrupt file, an error message is displayed for the same. You can request for another license file from the Dell Digital Locker.
Importing license in to OMIMSSC About this task After purchasing a license, import it in to OMIMSSC by performing the following steps: Steps 1 In OMIMSSC admin portal, click License Center. 2 Click Import License and browse to select the license file downloaded from the Dell Digital store. NOTE: You can import only valid license files. If the file is corrupt, or tampered, then an error message is displayed accordingly.
7 Managing OMIMSSC and its components Viewing OMIMSSC Appliance details 1 Launch the OMIMSSC admin portal from a browser. 2 Log in to OMIMSSC admin portal by using the same credentials that were used while logging in to OMIMSSC Appliance VM, and click Appliance Details. The IP address and host name of OMIMSSC Appliance is displayed. Viewing OMIMSSC user management 1 Launch the OMIMSSC admin portal from a browser.
Repairing OMIMSSC console extension for SCCM To repair the OMIMSSC files in case they are corrupt, perform the following steps: 1 Run the OMIMSSC console extension for SCCM installer. The Welcome screen is displayed. 2 Click Next. 3 In Program Maintenance, select Repair, and then click Next. The Ready to Repair the Program screen is displayed. 4 Click Install. A progress screen displays the progress of installation.
Taking back up of OMIMSSC Appliance Prerequisite • Ensure that there are no jobs running in OMIMSSC. About this task Perform the following steps to back up OMIMSSC Appliance: Steps 1 Launch the OMIMSSC Appliance VM. 2 Provide the Admin password, and press Enter. The OMIMSSC Appliance is displayed. 3 Navigate to Backup Appliance Data, and press Enter key.
Upgrading OMIMSSC After installing and setting up OMIMSSC, if a service pack update is available, and then by using the Service Pack Update feature in OMIMSSC you can install the latest updates. About service pack updates Once OMIMSSC is released, it is required to share any critical defect fixes or feature additions that are available as an upgrade or extension to the existing OMIMSSC Appliance. You can update service packs and other updates for the OMIMSSC Appliance operating system and OMIMSSC.
Copying service pack updates to repository Prerequisites • Save the downloaded service pack in a repository. • Ensure all the files formats in the server pack are supported by the HTTP server. If not, check with HTTP administrator to add the support. The following file formats are supported: – .RPM – .XML – .TXT – .BZ2 About this task To enable .BZ2 file format: Steps 1 Open the IIS Manager on the server where the repo files are saved. 2 Expand the host name. Click Sites and then Default Web Site.
For OMIMSSC, the existing version and the service pack version available in the repository are displayed. If necessary, you can view the Release Notes. 2 Click Apply, and then click OK. 3 Once the upgrade activity is complete, log in to the OMIMSSC admin portal and then clear the browser’s cache history. Next steps Postinstall: To verify the Service Pack update: 1 In OMIMSSC admin portal, in About, views the Service Pack update version details.
7 On the Ready to Install the Program page, click Install. 8 On the InstallShield Wizard Completed page, click Finish to complete the installation. 9 Delete the OMIMSSC console extension for SCVMM, and reimport the console extension. For information about removing the console, see Removing OMIMSSC console extension for SCVMM. Rebooting OMIMSSC Appliance About this task To reboot OMIMSSC Appliance, perform the following steps: Steps 1 Launch and login to OMIMSSC Appliance VM.
• For SCVMM users: – If you forcefully de-enroll SCVMM console from OMIMSSC when the SCVMM server is not reachable, manually delete the Application Profile in SCVMM. Uninstalling OMIMSSC console extension for SCCM Double-click OMIMSSC_SCCM_Console_Extension.exe, select Remove, and follow the instructions on the screen. Uninstalling OMIMSSC console extension for SCVMM About this task To uninstall the OMIMSSC console extension for SCVMM: Steps 1 Remove the console extension from Uninstall a Program.
All the application profiles used in SCVMM are displayed. 2 Select and delete the OMIMSSC Registration Profile. Removing Appliance VM About this task To remove Appliance VM: Steps 1 In Windows Server, in Hyper-V Manager, right-click the Appliance VM and click Turn Off. 2 Right-click the Appliance VM and then click Delete.
8 Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site You can access the required documents using the following links: • For Dell EMC Enterprise Systems Management documents — www.dell.com/esmmanuals • For Dell EMC OpenManage documents — www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals • For Dell EMC Remote Enterprise Systems Management documents — www.dell.com/esmmanuals • For iDRAC and Dell Lifecycle Controller documents — www.dell.
4 Select the appropriate service or support link based on your need.
