Install Guide

ManualsBrandsDell ManualsActive System ManagerOpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.3.2

12. Click Compliance view. Select the Update Manager tab. Click Attach and select the Extension Baseline that is created in step 8

and follow the instructions.

13. Click Scan and select Patches & Extensions (if not selected by default) and click Scan.

14. Click Stage, select created Host Extension and follow the instructions.

15. Click Remediate and follow the instructions once the staging is completed.

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

NOTE: After an ESXi VIB, 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. Else, the Server Administrator web server login to the ESXi host may fail.

NOTE: For more information about VUM, see the VMware official website.

NOTE: You can install Server Administrator from the VUM repository, https://vmwaredepot.dell.com/.

Server Administrator installation is complete.

Using The Power CLI

To install Server Administrator using Power CLI:

1. Install the supported PowerCLI of ESXi on a supported Windows system.

2. Copy the OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-<version>-<bldno>.VIB-ESX<version>i_<bld-revno>.zip file to the ESXi host.

3. Navigate to the bin directory.

4. Run Connect-VIServer and provide the server and other credentials.

5. Log on to the ESXi host using supported vSphere CLI of ESXi 6.x and create a datastore.

6. Create a folder OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-<version>-<bldno>.VIB-ESX<version>i on ESXi host under /vmfs/

volumes/<datastore_name> directory.

7. Copy the ESXi .zip file on ESXi 6.x host to /vmfs/volumes/<datastore_name>OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-<version>-

<bldno>.VIB-ESX<version>I directory.

8. Unzip the .zip file in the above specified directory.

9. Run the following command in Power CLI: Install-VMHostPatch -VMHost <ESXi host IP> - HostPath /vmfs/

volumes/<datastore_name>name>/OMSrvAdmin- Dell-Web-<version>-<-

metadata.zip>.VIBESX<version>i/cross_dell-openmanage-esxi_<version>-metadata.zip

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 two to three minutes before logging in from any Server

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

10. Run the following command to check if OpenManage is installed successfully on the host: esxcli software vib list|grep -

i open

OpenManage is displayed.

NOTE:

For more information about Power CLI, see the VMware official website.

Accessing Server Administrator on VMware ESXi

To manage Server Administrator on VMware ESXi using the Server Administrator Web Server interface:

1. Install only the Server Administrator Web Server interface on another system.

NOTE:

Ensure that the version of the Server Administrator Web Server interface is greater or equal to the version of

the Server Instrumentation installed.

2. Run the Server Administrator Web Server interface.

The Managed System Login screen is displayed.

3. On the Managed System Login screen, type the following credentials of the VMware ESXi system you want to access, and then

click Submit:

Installing Systems Management Software On VMware ESXi