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Dell OpenManage on VMware ESXi
VMware ESXi is factory-installed on some Dell systems. For a list of these
systems, see the latest Dell Systems Software Support Matrix at
support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/omswrels/index.htm . You can use
Server Administrator Web Server version 6.5 to access VMware ESXi 4.0 and
VMware ESXi 4.1 systems.
Dell OpenManage on VMware ESXi 4.0 and ESXi
4.1
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator is available as a .zip file to be
installed on systems running on VMware ESXi 4.0 and ESXi 4.1. The zip file,
OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-6.5.0-<bldno>.VIB-ESX<version>i_<bld-
revno>.zip, where <version> is the supported ESXi version 4.0 or 4.1, is
available for download at support.dell.com.
Download VMware vSphere Command Line Interface (vSphere CLI) from
vmware.com and install on your Microsoft Windows or Linux system.
Alternately, you can import VMware vSphere Management Assistant (vMA)
into your ESXi 4 or ESXi 4.1 host.
Using the vSphere CLI
1 Copy and unzip the OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-6.5.0-<bldno>.VIB-
ESX<version>i_<bld-revno>.zip file
to to a directory on your system.
2 If you are using Microsoft Windows, navigate to the directory in which you
have installed the vSphere CLI utilities to execute the command
mentioned in step 4.
If you are using vSphere CLI on Linux, you can execute the command in
step 4 from any directory.
3 Shut down all guest operating systems on the ESXi host and put the ESXi
host in maintenance mode.
4 Execute the following command: