DellSPIv2.0_QIG.book Page 1 Thursday, March 3, 2011 2:13 PM Dell Smart Plug-in Version 2.0 For HP Operations Manager 9.
DellSPIv2.0_QIG.book Page 2 Thursday, March 3, 2011 2:13 PM Notes NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2011 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden.
DellSPIv2.0_QIG.book Page 3 Thursday, March 3, 2011 2:13 PM 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Pre-requisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Configuring User Authorization for WinRM Accessing Dell Smart Plug-in Installer . Installing the Dell SPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Verifying Dell SPI Installation .
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DellSPIv2.0_QIG.book Page 5 Thursday, March 3, 2011 2:13 PM 1 Introduction This guide provides quick installation instructions for Dell Smart Plugin(SPI) Version 2.0 for HP Operations Manager 9.0 for Microsoft Windows. NOTE: This plug-in is applicable to 64 bit systems. Pre-requisites The pre-requisites for installing the Dell Smart Plug-in are as follows: • Administrator and HP_OVE_ADMIN privileges on the HP Operations Manager (HPOM) management server.
DellSPIv2.0_QIG.book Page 6 Thursday, March 3, 2011 2:13 PM Table 1-2. Software Requirements for Managed Systems Requirement Description Operating Systems Install the supported Windows or Linux operating systems, or the supported ESXi version. For more information on the supported operating systems, see Related Documents. SNMP service Install and enable the SNMP service and ensure that the management server is able to communicate with the managed node.
DellSPIv2.0_QIG.book Page 7 Thursday, March 3, 2011 2:13 PM Accessing the Dell Smart Plug-in Installer The Dell SPI installer(Dell Smart Plug-in v2.0_x64.msi), Readme file, and the Quick Installation guide are packaged in the self-extracting executable Dell Smart Plug-in v2.0_A00.exe file. Installing the Dell SPI NOTE: You must close the HPOM console before you install or uninstall the Dell SPI or use the Repair, or Modify options on the Dell SPI installer.
DellSPIv2.0_QIG.book Page 8 Thursday, March 3, 2011 2:13 PM Verifying Dell SPI Installation To verify the Dell SPI installation: 1 Launch the HPOM console and verify that the policies are installed. Navigate to Policy ManagementPolicy GroupsSPI for Dell Devices.
DellSPIv2.0_QIG.book Page 9 Thursday, March 3, 2011 2:13 PM What to do Next? The Dell SPI installer includes the DellSPIConfigUtility.exe, which is a command line utility that you must run to configure the communication parameters. After you complete installing the Dell SPI, configure the SNMP parameters for Windows and Linux systems and WSMAN parameters for ESXi systems to ensure that communication between the management server and the Dell systems is established correctly.
DellSPIv2.0_QIG.book Page 10 Thursday, March 3, 2011 2:13 PM Table 1-3 lists the options that the command line utility uses to set the different values for WSMAN, SNMP, and DWS. Table 1-3. Command Line Options Option Description -wsmanusername Specifies user name of a local or a domain account on the ESXi system. This property determines the user name for authentication to access the ESXi system. -wsmanpassword Specifies the password for the user name you specified.
DellSPIv2.0_QIG.book Page 11 Thursday, March 3, 2011 2:13 PM Table 1-3. Command Line Options Option Description -getall Specifies the values of all the options and display them on the screen. This option gets all the values for all the individual parameters except wsmanusername and wsmanpassword. -resetdefaults Resets all the configurable values to the default values. NOTE: This option does not reset the values for the wsmanusername and -wsmanpassword options.
DellSPIv2.0_QIG.book Page 12 Thursday, March 3, 2011 2:13 PM password for the first time, you need to enter the password twice. When you modify the password, the utility prompts you to enter the old password and then the new password twice. NOTE: The utility prompts you to change the password even when you change the username. To view the values for each option other than the values for wsmanusername and wsmanpassword, type the following command: DellSPIConfigUtility.
