Users Guide

8 Contents
10 Dell OpenManage on VMware ESXi Software 133
Dell OpenManage on VMware ESXi 3.5 Update 4. . . 133
Dell OpenManage on VMware ESXi 4.0 Patch Release
ESXi400-200906001
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Using the vSphere CLI
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Using the VMware vSphere Management Assistant
134
Troubleshooting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Enabling Server Administrator Services on the Managed System
135
Enabling CIM OEM Providers with VMware Infrastructure Client
(for VMware ESXi 3.5)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Enabling CIM OEM Providers using VMware Infrastructure
Remote CLI (for VMware ESXi 3.5)
. . . . . . . . 136
Using vSphere Client to Enable CIM OEM Providers (for VMware
ESXi 4.0)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
11 Installing Management Station Software 139
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Installation Requirements
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
System Requirements
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Management Station Requirements
. . . . . . . 140
IT Assistant Database Requirements
. . . . . . . 140
Enabling CIM Discovery and Security in IT Assistant
140
Installing SNMP
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Installing, Upgrading, and Uninstalling Management Station
Software on Systems Running Supported Windows
Operating Systems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Installing and Upgrading the Management Station Software
141
Typical and Custom Installations
. . . . . . . . . 142
Custom Installation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Upgrade
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145