Users Guide

Installing Server Administrator Version 6.0.3 13
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 3.5 system after installing the Server Administrator
Web Server in order to manage the system with Server Administrator.
Enabling CIM OEM Providers with VMware Infrastructure Client
To enable CIM OEM providers using the VMware Infrastructure (VI) Client,
you need to have the VI Client tool installed. You can download and install
the tool from http://<ip_address> where <ip_address> is the IP address of
the VMware ESXi 3.5 system.
To enable CIM OEM providers on the VMware ESXi 3.5 system using VI Client:
1
Log in to the VMware ESXi 3.5 system with the VI Client.
2 Select the Configuration tab.
3 Under the Software section on the left side, click Advanced Settings .
4 In the Advanced Settings dialog box, click Misc on the left pane.
5 Change the value of the Enable OEM Providers field
(
Misc.CimOemProvidersEnabed ) to 1 .
6 Click OK .
7 For the change to be effective without restarting, use the Restart
Management Agents
operation in the Direct Console User Interface
(DCUI) on the local console of the VMware ESXi 3.5 system.
8 Restart your system for the change to take effect. The system can be
rebooted from the
Summary tab in the VI Client.