Users Guide
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Troubleshooting
Using The VMware vSphere Management Assistant (vMA)
The vMA allows administrators and developers to run scripts and agents to manage ESX/ESXi systems. For
more information on vMA, see vmware.com/support/developer/vima/.
1. Log on to vMA as an administrator and provide the password when prompted.
2. Copy and unzip the OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-<version>-<bldno>.VIB-ESX<version>i_<bld-
revno>.zip file to a directory on the vMA.
3. Shut down all guest operating systems on the ESXi host and put the ESXi host in maintenance mode.
4. In vMA, run the following command:
For VMware ESXi 5.5 U1: esxcli --server <IP Address of ESXi 5.5 host> software vib
install -d /var/log/vmware/<Dell OpenManage file>
5. Enter the root username and password of the ESXi host when prompted.
The command output displays a successful or a failed update.
6. Restart the ESXi host system.
When you run the command, the following components are installed on the system:
• Server Administrator Instrumentation Service
• Remote Enablement
• Server Administrator Storage Management
• Remote Access Controller
Install the Server Administrator Web Server separately on a management station.
After installing Server Administrator, enable the Server Administrator Services.
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Using The VMware Update Manager (VUM)
To install Server Administrator using VUM:
1. Install VMware vSphere 5.x (vCenter Server, vSphere Client, and VMware vSphere Update Manager)
on a system running the Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (64-bit) operating system.
2. On the desktop, double-click VMware vSphere Client and login to vCenter Server.
3. Right-click vSphere Client host and click New Datacenter.
4. Right-click New Datacenter and click Add Host. Provide information for the ESXi server per online
instructions.
5. Right-click the ESXi host added in the previous step and click Maintenance Mode.
6. From Plug-ins select Manage Plug-ins → download VMware Update Manager (The status is enabled
if the download is successful.) Follow the instructions to install the VUM client.
7. Select the ESXi host. Click Update Manager → Admin view → Patch Repository → Import Patches
and follow the online instructions to upload the patch successfully.
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