Users Guide

14 Installing Server Administrator Version 6.0.3
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 .
3 Execute the following command:
vicfg-advcfg.pl --server < ip_address > --username
<
user_name > --password < password > --set 1
Misc.CimOemProvidersEnabled
NOTE: If you do not specify a user name and password, you are prompted.
4 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.
5 Restart the VMware ESXi 3.5 system for the change to take effect.
For more information about using VI Client and VI Remote CLI, see the
VMware support site at www.vmware.com/support.