Owner's Manual

Introduction 7
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.
To install the Dell SPI on the HPOM management server:
1
Download the Dell SPI installer from the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com .
2 Extract the contents of the Dell Smart Plug-in v2.0_A00.exe on the
management server.
3 Run the Dell Smart Plug-in v2.0_x64.msi .
4 In the Welcome screen, click Next .
5 Select the I accept the terms in the license agreement option and click
Next .
6 In the custom screen, select any one or all options — Monitor Dell
Windows Servers
, Monitor Dell ESXi Servers, or Monitor Dell Linux
Servers
as per your requirement.
NOTE: You can monitor the servers related to your selection. For example, if
you choose Monitor Dell ESXi Servers, you can monitor only the ESXi systems.
7 Select Yes to auto-deploy the policy files during installation. To deploy
them manually on the management server, select
No .
The Summary screen displays information about the Dell SPI installation
location, deployed policy files, tools that are installed, and the systems that
are monitored by the Dell SPI.
8 Click Install .
When the installation process completes, click
Finish .
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