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Installing Dell OpenManage Software on VMware ESXi 89
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Installing Dell OpenManage
Software 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 . You can use Server
Administrator Web Server version 7.0 to access VMware ESXi 4.0 U3,
VMware ESXi 4.1 U2, VMware ESXi 5.0, and VMware ESXi 5.0 P1 systems.
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator is available as a .zip file for installing
on systems running VMware ESXi. The zip file, OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-
7.0.0-<bldno>.VIB-ESX<version>i_<bld-revno>.zip, where <version> is
the supported ESXi version, 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)
to your ESXi host.
Using the vSphere CLI
To install Dell OpenManage software on VMware ESXi using the vSphere
CLI:
1
Copy and unzip the OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-7.0.0-<bldno>.VIB-
ESX<version>i_<bld-revno>.zip file
to a directory on your system. For
ESXi 5.0 and ESXi 5.0 P1, copy the file to the
/var/log/vmware
folder on the ESXi 5.0 or ESXi 5.0 P1 server.
2 Shut down all guest operating systems on the ESXi host and put the ESXi
host in maintenance mode.
3 If you are using vSphere CLI on Windows, navigate to the directory where
you have installed the vSphere CLI utilities.
If you are using vSphere CLI on Linux, you can execute the command
from any directory.