Users Guide

Dell OpenManage on VMware ESXi 109
3 Shut down all guest operating systems on the ESXi 4.0 host and put the
ESXi 4.0 host in maintenance mode.
4 In the vMA, 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. In case of a
failed update, see "Troubleshooting".
6 Restart the ESXi 4.0 host system.
When you run the command, the following components are installed on your
system:
• Server Administrator Instrumentation Service
• Remote Enablement
• Server Administrator Storage Management
• Remote Access Controller
You must install the Server Administrator Web Server separately on a
management station. For information on installing the Server Administrator
Web Server, see "Installing Managed System Software on Microsoft Windows
Operating Systems" and "Installing Managed System Software on Supported
Linux Operating Systems".
NOTE: Ensure that you install only Server Administrator Web Server version 6.1
and later. Server Administrator Web Server version 6.0.3 is not supported on
VMware ESXi 4.0 and later.
After installing Server Administrator, you have to enable Server Administrator
Services. For information on enabling these services, see "Enabling Server
Administrator Services on the Managed System."
Troubleshooting
• When attempting to use the vihostupdate command, the following
error may be displayed:
unpacking c:\oem-dell-openmanage-esxi_6.2.0-A00.zip
metadata.zip.sig does not exist