Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center Version 7.2.1 for System Center Configuration Manager and System Center Virtual Machine Manager Unified User’s Guide
- Introduction to OMIMSSC
- OMIMSSC components
- System requirements for OMIMSSC
- Deploy OMIMSSC
- OMIMSSC licensing
- Enrolling Microsoft console in OMIMSSC
- Managing OMIMSSC and its components
- Backup and Restore OMIMSSC Appliance
- Uninstalling OMIMSSC
- Upgrading OMIMSSC for SCVMM
- Rebooting OMIMSSC Appliance
- Logging out of OMIMSSC Appliance
- Managing profiles
- Discovering devices and synchronizing servers with MSSC console
- Views in OMIMSSC
- Managing Operational Templates
- Predefined Operational Templates
- About reference server configuration
- Creating Operational Template from reference servers
- Creating Operational Template from reference Modular Systems
- Viewing Operational Template
- Modifying Operational Template
- Configuring system specific values (Pool values) using Operational Template on multiple servers
- Deleting Operational Template
- Assigning Operational Template and running Operational Template compliance for servers
- Deploying Operational Template on servers
- Assigning Operational Template for Modular Systems
- Deploying Operational Template for Modular System
- Unassigning Operational Template
- About reference Modular System configuration
- Preparing for operating system deployment
- Creating clusters using Operational Template
- Firmware update in OMIMSSC
- Managing devices in OMIMSSC
- Provisioning devices from OMIMSSC
- Configuration and deployment
- Use cases
- Creating Operational Templates
- Installer folders
- Assign Operational Templates
- Deploy Operational Templates
- Windows OS component for the OMIMSSC console extension for SCCM
- Windows component for the OMIMSSC console extension for SCVMM
- Non-Windows component for the OMIMSSC console extension for SCCM/SCVMM
- Discovery in enrolled MSSC
- Importing server profile
- Export server profile
- Viewing LC logs
- Collect LC logs
- Part replacement
- Polling and notification
- Launch iDRAC
- Launch Input Output Module
- Resolving synchronization errors
- Synchronizing OMIMSSC with enrolled Microsoft console
- Deploy Azure Stack HCI cluster
- Trouble shooting scenarios
- Resources required for managing OMIMSSC
- Verifying permissions for using OMIMSSC console extension for SCCM
- Verifying PowerShell permissions for using OMIMSSC console extension for SCVMM
- Install and upgrade scenarios in OMIMSSC
- Enrollment failure
- Failure of test connection
- Failure to connect to OMIMSSC console extension for SCVMM
- Error accessing console extension after updating SCVMM R2
- IP address not assigned to OMIMSSC Appliance
- SCVMM crashes while importing OMIMSSC console extension
- Failed to login to OMIMSSC console extensions
- SC2012 VMM SP1 crashing during update
- OMIMSSC admin portal scenarios
- Discovery, synchronization and inventory scenarios in OMIMSSC
- Failure to discover servers
- Discovered servers not added to All Dell Lifecycle Controller Servers collection
- Failure to discover servers due to incorrect credentials
- Creation of incorrect VRTX chassis group after server discovery
- Unable to synchronize host servers with enrolled SCCM
- Empty cluster update group not deleted during autodiscovery or synchronization
- Failure to perform maintenance-related tasks on rediscovered servers
- Generic scenarios in OMIMSSC
- Firmware update scenarios in OMIMSSC
- Failure of creation of update source
- Failure to connect to FTP using system default update source
- Failure of test connection for local update source
- Failure to create DRM update source
- Failure to create repository during firmware update
- Failure to display comparison report after upgrading or migrating OMIMSSC
- Failure to update firmware of clusters
- Failure of firmware update because of job queue being full
- Failure of firmware update when using DRM update source
- Firmware update on components irrespective of selection
- Failure to display latest inventory information after firmware update
- Failure to delete a custom update group
- Failure to update WinPE image
- Changing of polling and notification bell color after updating the frequency
- Operating system deployment scenarios in OMIMSSC
- Server profile scenarios in OMIMSSC
- LC Logs scenarios in OMIMSSC
- Appendix
- Appendix 2
- Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site
Table 2. Supported Devices (continued)
Dell EMC System Supported Version
○ R6515, R7515, C6525, R6525, and R7525 - 4.30.30.30
or higher
● Dell EMC OpenManage Deployment Tool kit Version - 6.4
NOTE: Operating system deployment for ESXi is not
supported.
NOTE: Operating system deployment with boot to vFlash
\ stage to vFLash method and server profile backup
features are not supported.
PowerEdge Servers 14th Generation
● OS Driver Pack: 17.05.21
● Lifecycle Controller Version-3.00.00.00 or higher
● Integration Dell EMC Remote Access Controller Version
-3.00.00.00 or higher
● Dell EMC OpenManage Deployment Tool kit Version - 6.3
PowerEdge Servers 13th Generation
● OS Driver Pack: 16.08.13
● Lifecycle Controller Version-2.40.40.40 or higher
● Integration Dell Remote Access Controller
Version-2.40.40.40 or higher
● Dell EMC OpenManage Deployment Tool kit Version - 6.3
PowerEdge Servers 12th Generation
● OS Driver Pack: for servers R220 & FM120 - 16.08.13
● Other supported Platforms OS Driver Pack: 15.07.07
● Lifecycle Controller Version 2.40.40.40 or higher
● Integration Dell Remote Access Controller Version
2.40.40.40 or higher
● Dell OpenManage Deployment Tool kit Version - 6.3
Chassis Management Console (CMC)
● FX2 1.4 or higher
● M1000e 5.2 or higher
● VRTX 2.2 or higher
Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise-Modular
● PowerEdge MX7000 Chassis 1.0
NOTE: Support for 11th generation of PowerEdge servers is deprecated from OMIMSSC version 7.2.1 release onwards.
Table 3. Supported Operating Systems (Deployment):
Operating Systems Supported Version
Microsoft Windows
● Windows Server 2019
● Windows Server 2016
● Windows Server 2012 R2
● Windows Server 2012 SP1
Linux Operating System
● RHEL 7.3, 7.4, 7.5
● RHEL 7.2
● RHEL 6.9
VMWare ESXi
● ESXi 6.0 - A02
● ESXi 6.0 U3 - A15
● ESXi 6.5 - A03
● ESXi 6.5 U1 - A11
● ESXi 6.7 - A06
NOTE: Download the image from https://www.dell.com/
support/, refer to Drivers and Downloads page of the
specific server model in accordance to OMIMSSC
supported versions.
12 System requirements for OMIMSSC