Install Guide

Installing Systems Management Software On

VMware ESXi

VMware ESXi is factory-installed on some systems. For a list of these systems, see the latest Systems Software Support Matrix.

Server Administrator is available as a .zip le for installing on systems running VMware ESXi. The zip le, OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-

<version>-<bldno>.VIB-ESX<version>i_<bld-revno>.zip, where <version> is the supported ESXi version.

Download VMware vSphere Command Line Interface (vSphere CLI) from vmware.com and install on the Microsoft Windows or Linux

system. Alternately, you can import VMware vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) to the ESXi host.

Topics:

• Using the vSphere CLI

• Using the VMware vSphere Management Assistant vMA

• Using the VMware Update Manager VUM

• Using The Power CLI

• Accessing Server Administrator on VMware ESXi

• Uninstalling the existing Systems Management VIB

• Conguring The SNMP Agent On Systems Running VMware ESXi

• Troubleshooting

Using the vSphere CLI

To install systems management software on VMware ESXi using the vSphere CLI:

1 Copy the OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-<version>-<bldno>.VIB-ESX<version>i_<bld-revno>.zip le to /var/log/vmware directory on the

supported ESXi versions.

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, execute the command from any directory.

4 Execute the following command:

For the supported version of VMware ESXi : esxcli --server <IP Address of ESXi host> software vib install

-d /var/log/vmware/<server administrator zip file>

5 Enter the root username and password of the ESXi host when prompted.

The command output displays a successful or a failed update.

NOTE

: After you install the VIB, a host reboot is not required.

NOTE: After an ESXi VIB installation, the CIM services are restarted automatically to load the Server Administrator

providers (DCIM service). You are required to wait for 2 — 3 minutes before logging in from any Server Administrator web

server. Otherwise, the Server Administrator web server login to the ESXi host may fail.

To get the information about the installed Server Administrator:

• For ESXi, use esxcli --server <ESXi host IP> software vib get -n=OpenManage or esxcli --server

<ESXi host IP> software vib list

The VIB contains the following items:

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