Dell™ OpenManage™ Server Administrator Installation Guide for VMware® ESXi 3.
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Contents 1 Introduction . Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Support Information Dell OpenManage Server Administrator 6.0.3 System Support for VMware ESXi 3.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Supported Operating Systems for Server Administrator on the Management Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frequently Asked Questions . Error Messages 4 Contents 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Introduction This guide contains information to help you install Dell™ OpenManage™ Server Administrator version 6.0.3. In version 6.0.3, you can use Server Administrator to manage a system with VMware® ESXi 3.5 update 4 virtualization software. VMware ESXi 3.5 update 4 is factory-installed on some Dell systems. For a list of these systems, see Table 1-1. For information about the VMware ESXi 3.5 update 4 virtualization software, see the VMware support site at www.vmware.com/support.
On VMware ESXi 3.5, the Server Administrator instrumentation agent consists of the Instrumentation Service, Remote Access Service, and Storage Management Service. These Server Administrator services are disabled by default on the managed system. You must enable these Server Administrator services before using the Server Administrator Web Server. For information on enabling the Server Administrator services on the managed system, see "Enabling Server Administrator Services on the Managed System". Figure 1-2.
Features • Ease of installation You can install Server Administrator Web Server on any computer (laptop, desktop, or server) with a supported operating system using a simple and straight-forward GUI (Graphical User Interface). For the list of supported operating systems, see "Supported Operating Systems for Server Administrator on the Management Station".
Also, see the VMware ESXi Dell Deployment Guide for information on Dell-supported ESXi configurations. This guide is available on the Dell Support site at support.dell.com. Dell OpenManage Server Administrator 6.0.3 System Support for VMware ESXi 3.5 Table 1-1 lists the Dell PowerEdge™ systems that support Server Administrator 6.0.3 on VMware ESXi 3.5. However, you can install Server Administrator Web Server 6.0.3 on any system. Table 1-1. ESXi 3.5 Dell OpenManage Server Administrator 6.0.
Supported Operating Systems for Server Administrator on the Management Station • Microsoft Windows Server® 2008 Standard, and Enterprise (32-bit x86) Gold Editions • Microsoft Windows XP Professional with SP2 (32-bit x86) • Microsoft Windows Vista® Business and Enterprise Gold Editions (32-bit x86) • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard and Enterprise (32-bit x86) Editions with SP2 Supported Browsers for Server Administrator on the Management Station Table 1-2 lists the browsers supported for Serv
Introduction
Installing Server Administrator Version 6.0.3 Server Administrator Web Server 6.0.3 is available on the Dell™ Support site at support.dell.com as a zipped file (in a self-extracting.exe format) that you can download to your system. Downloading Server Administrator Web Server 1 Go to the Dell Support site at support.dell.com. 2 Click I’m looking for drivers and downloads. 3 In the Drivers and Downloads page, perform either of the following steps: • Click Select Model under the Choose a Model section.
Double-click the .exe file to extract the contents. The file contains the following structure: • - Contains the SysMgmt.msi installer. • docs - Contains all the documentation for Server Administrator 6.0.3. The documentation comprises: • • Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Installation Guide for VMware ESXi 3.
Enabling Server Administrator Services on the Managed System The Server Administrator Web Server manages a VMware ESXi 3.5 system by communicating with the Server Administrator services on the VMware ESXi 3.5 system via the Server Administrator Common Interface Model (CIM) provider. The Server Administrator CIM provider is an OEM provider on the VMware ESXi 3.5 system. CIM OEM providers are disabled by default on VMware ESXi 3.5. It is essential that you enable CIM OEM providers on the VMware ESXi 3.
Enabling CIM OEM Providers using VMware Infrastructure Remote CLI To enable CIM OEM providers using the VI Remote CLI, you need to have the VI Remote CLI tool installed. You can download and install the tool from the VMware website at http://www.vmware.com/go/remotecli/. To enable CIM OEM providers using the VI Remote CLI on Windows: 1 Open a command prompt. 2 Navigate to the directory where the Remote CLIs are installed. The default location is C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware VI Remote CLI\bin.
Launching Server Administrator Web Server You can launch Server Administrator Web Server from the Start menu: 1 On the Start menu, click Start > Programs > Dell OpenManage Applications > Server Administrator. You can also launch Server Administrator Web Server from the desktop shortcut icon that is created after you install the Server Administrator Web Server. 2 In the Managed System Login page: • Type the IP address or Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the system on which VMware ESXi 3.
Managing the Server Administrator Web Server Server Administrator version 6.0.3 enables you to configure and manage the Web Server from your management station. Server Administrator Web Server allows you to run concurrent sessions of Server Administrator from your system, thus facilitating remote management of multiple systems. Using Server Administrator version 6.0.3, you can: • Configure your Web Server preferences • Start, stop, and restart the Web Server • Generate or import X.
Troubleshooting This section provides answers to certain frequently asked questions and also lists error messages that you may encounter when using Dell™ OpenManage™ Server Administrator version 6.0.3. Frequently Asked Questions How do I upgrade earlier versions of Server Administrator to Server Administrator version 6.0.3? You cannot upgrade to Server Administrator version 6.0.3. You have to uninstall the earlier version and then install version 6.0.3.
Error Messages Table 3-1 lists the error messages that you may encounter when installing or logging into Server Administrator Web Server and the actions you can perform to resolve them. Table 3-1. Error Messages Error Message Cause Action Could not resolve host Server Administrator Web Server could not validate the hostname you entered while logging on to the managed system.
