Install Guide

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Using the VMware Update Manager (VUM)
To install Server Administrator using VUM:
1. Install VMware vSphere 6.x (vCenter Server, vSphere Client, and VMware vSphere Update Manager) on a system running
the Windows Server operating system.
2. On the desktop, double-click VMware vSphere Client and login to vCenter Server.
3. Right-click vSphere Client host and click New Datacenter.
4. Right-click New Datacenter and click Add Host. Provide information for the ESXi server per online instructions.
5. Right-click the ESXi host added in the previous step and click Maintenance Mode.
6. From Plug-ins select Manage Plug-ins > download VMware Update Manager (The status is enabled if the download is
successful.) Follow the instructions to install the VUM client.
7. Select the ESXi host. Click Update Manager > Admin view > Patch Repository > Import Patches and follow the online
instructions to upload the patch successfully.
The offline bundle is displayed.
8. Click Baselines and Groups.
9. Click create from Baselines tab, mention baseline name, and select Host Extension as baseline type. Complete the rest as
per instructions.
10. Click Admin View.
11. Click Add to Baseline (against the uploaded patch name) and select the baseline name that you have created in step 8.
12. Click Compliance view. Select the Update Manager tab. Click Attach and select the Extension Baseline that is created in
step 8 and follow the instructions.
13. Click Scan and select Patches & Extensions (if not selected by default) and click Scan.
14. Click Stage, select created Host Extension and follow the instructions.
15. Click Remediate and follow the instructions once the staging is completed.
NOTE:
Restart of the Host OS is not required after installing or uninstalling the Server Administrator VIB/Component
package.
NOTE: After an ESXi Server Administrator VIB/Component installation, the CIM services are restarted automatically to
load the Server Administrator providers (DCIM service). It is recommended to wait for 2 - 3 minutes before logging in
from any Server Administrator web server. Else, the Server Administrator web server login to the ESXi host may fail.
NOTE: With an installed ESXi 7.0 Server Administrator, SFCB restart takes approximately 60 seconds for restarting CIM
services on ESXi7.x host.
NOTE: For more information about VUM, see the VMware official website.
NOTE: You can install Server Administrator from the VUM repository, https://vmwaredepot.dell.com/.
Server Administrator installation is complete.
Installing OpenManage Server Administrator using
vSphere Lifecycle Manager in vSphere Client
NOTE:
Before installing, ensure that the downloaded OpenManage Server Administrator is compatible with VMware ESXi
7.0.
To install the OpenManage Server Administrator using vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM) in vSphere Client (VC), do the
following:
1. Install vSphere Client (VCSA) through a supported Microsoft Windows operating system.
2. Log in into a vSphere Client using web.
3. Right-click vSphere Client host, and click New Datacenter.
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