Users Guide

136 Dell OpenManage on VMware ESXi Software
Enabling Server Administrator Services on the
Managed System
The Server Administrator Web Server communicates with the VMware ESXi
3.5 system through 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. You must enable the CIM OEM providers on the
VMware ESXi 3.5/ESXi 4.0 system before accessing it using Server
Administrator Web Server.
Enabling CIM OEM Providers with VMware Infrastructure Client (for
VMware ESXi 3.5)
To enable CIM OEM providers using the VMware Infrastructure (VI) Client,
you need to have the VI Client tool installed. You can access the tool from
http://<ip_address> where <ip_address> is the IP address of the VMware
ESXi system.
To enable CIM OEM providers on the VMware ESXi system using VI Client:
1
Log in to the VMware ESXi 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 Miscellaneous on the left pane.
5 Change the value of the Enable OEM Provider field 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 system.
8 Restart your system for the change to take effect. The system can be
rebooted from the
Summary tab in the VI Client.