Users Guide

134 Dell OpenManage on VMware ESXi Software
Download VMware vSphere Command Line Interface (vSphere CLI) from
http://www.vmware.com and install on your Microsoft Windows or Linux
system. Alternately, you can import VMware vSphere Management Assistant
(vMA) into your ESXi 4 host.
Using the vSphere CLI
1 Copy the em-dell-openmanage-esxi_6.1-0000.zip file to a directory on
your system.
2 If you are using Microsoft Windows, navigate to the folder where you have
installed the vSphere CLI utilities to execute the command mentioned in
step 4. If you are using Linux, the command is installed when you install
the vSphere CLI RPM.
3 Shut down all guest operating systems on the ESXi 4.0 host and put the
ESXi 4.0 host in maintenance mode.
4 Execute the following command:
vihostupdate --server <IP address of ESXi 4 host>
-i -b <path to Dell OpenManage file>
5
Enter the root username and password of the ESXi 4.0 host when
prompted.
The command output displays a successful or a failed update.
6 Restart the ESXi 4.0 host system.
Using the VMware vSphere Management Assistant
The vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) allows administrators and
developers to run scripts and agents to manage ESX/ESXi systems. For more
information on vMA, see http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vima/.
1
Log on to the vMA as the root user and provide the password when
prompted.
2 Copy the em-dell-openmanage-esxi_6.1-0000.zip file to a directory on
the vMA .
3 In the vMA, execute the following command:
vihostupdate --server <IP address of ESXi 4 Host>
-i -b <path to Dell OpenManage file>