Install Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC OpenManage Installation Guide — Linux Version 10.1.0.0
- Contents
- Introduction
- Preinstallation Setup
- Installing Managed System Software On Supported Linux operating systems and VMware ESXi
- Software License Agreement
- RPM for individual components
- OpenIPMI Device Driver
- Installing Managed System Software
- Uninstalling Managed System Software
- Installing Systems Management Software On VMware ESXi
- Using the vSphere CLI
- Using the VMware vSphere Management Assistant vMA
- Using the VMware Update Manager (VUM)
- Installing OpenManage Server Administrator using vSphere Lifecycle Manager in vSphere Client
- Using The Power CLI
- Accessing Server Administrator on VMware ESXi
- Uninstalling the existing Systems Management VIB
- Configuring The SNMP Agent On Systems Running VMware ESXi
- Troubleshooting
- Upgrading Systems Management Software On VMware ESXi
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Linux Installer Packages
Upgrading Systems Management Software
On VMware ESXi
The Systems Management installer provides an upgrade from 9.3 version.
NOTE: Upgrading Server Administrator VIB from VMware ESXi 6.x to VMware ESXi 7.x is not supported.
Topics:
• Using the vSphere CLI
• Using The Power CLI
• Using the VMware Update Manager (VUM)
Using the vSphere CLI
To upgrade systems management software on VMware ESXi using the vSphere CLI:
1. Copy the OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-<version>-<bldno>.VIB-ESX<version>i_<bld-revno>.zip file to /var/log/vmware
directory on the supported ESXi versions.
2. Shut down all guest operating systems on the ESXi host and put the ESXi host in maintenance mode.
3. If you are using vSphere CLI on Windows, go to the directory where you have installed the vSphere CLI utilities.
If you are using vSphere CLI on Linux, run the command from any directory.
4. Run the following command:
For the supported version of VMware ESXi: esxcli --server <IP Address of ESXi host> software vib
update -d /var/log/vmware/<server administrator zip file>
5. Enter the root username and password of the ESXi host when prompted.
The command output displays a successful or a failed update.
NOTE: After you upgrade the VIB, a host reboot is not required.
NOTE: After an ESXi VIB upgrade, the CIM services are restarted automatically to load the Server Administrator
providers (DCIM service). You are required 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.
To get the information about the installed Server Administrator:
● For ESXi, use esxcli --server <ESXi host IP> software vib get -n=OpenManage or esxcli --server
<ESXi host IP> software vib list
The VIB contains the following items:
● Server Administrator Instrumentation Service
● Remote Enablement
● Server Administrator Storage Management
● Remote Access Controller
Using The Power CLI
To upgrade Server Administrator using Power CLI:
1. Install the supported PowerCLI of ESXi on a supported Windows system.
2. Copy the OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-<version>-<bldno>.VIB-ESX<version>i_<bld-revno>.zip file to the
ESXi host.
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