Users Guide

108 Dell OpenManage on VMware ESXi

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

Copy the

oem-dell-openmanage-esxi_6.2.0-A00.zip file

to a directory on

your system.

If you are using Microsoft Windows, navigate to the directory in which you

have installed the vSphere CLI utilities to execute the command

mentioned in step 4.

If you are using vSphere CLI on Linux, you can execute the command in

step 4 from any directory.

Shut down all guest operating systems on the ESXi 4.0 host and put the

ESXi 4.0 host in maintenance mode.

Execute the following command:

vihostupdate.pl --server <IP address of ESXi 4

host> -i -b <path to Dell OpenManage file>

NOTE: The .pl extension is not required if you are using vSphere CLI on Linux.

Enter the root username and password of the ESXi 4.0 host when

prompted.

The command output displays a successful or a failed update. In case of a

failed update, see "Troubleshooting".

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/.

Log on to the vMA as an administrator and provide the password when

prompted.

Copy the

oem-dell-openmanage-esxi_6.2.0-A00.zip file

to a directory on

the vMA.