Users Guide

Installing Dell OpenManage Server Administrator 17
Download vSphere Command Line Interface (vSphere CLI) from vmware.com
and install it on your Microsoft Windows or Linux system. Alternately, you
can import VMware vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) into your
ESXi 5.0 host.
Install Server Administrator for ESXi 5.0 using any one of the following
methods:
• Using the vSphere CLI
• Using the VMware vSphere Management Assistant
• Using the VMWare Update Manager (VUM)
• Using the Power CLI
Using the vSphere CLI
1 Copy the OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-6.5.0-542907.VIB-ESX50i_A02.zip
file to the /var/log/vmware folder on the ESXi5.0 server.
2 Shut down all guest operating systems on the ESXi host and run the ESXi
host in maintenance mode.
3 If you are using Windows, navigate to the directory where the vSphere CLI
utilities is installed and run the command mentioned
in step 4.
If you are using vSphere CLI on Linux, run the command in step 4 from
any directory.
4 Run the following command:
esxcli --server <IP Address of ESXi 5.0 host>
software vib install -d /var/log/vmware/<Dell
OpenManage file>
5
Type the root user name and password of the ESXi host when prompted.
The command output displays a successful update.
6 Restart the ESXi host system.
Use esxcli software vib get or esxcli software vib list to
get or list the information about the installed VIBs. The VIB contains the
following items:
• Server Administrator Instrumentation Service
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