User guide

April 2008 3 Dell Inc.
1. Overview
This document provides installation steps, usage, and support information for the Dell™ OpenManage™
systems management suite on VMware® ESX Server software.
2. Supported OpenManage Software Versions
Supported OpenManage versions on Dell PowerEdge Servers with VMware ESX Server software are
listed in the following Table 1-1 and Table 1-2:
Table 1-1. Supported OpenManage Software Versions
ESX-
OpenManage
Support Matrix
PE 1850
PE 1855
PE 1950
PE 1950-III
PE 1955
PE 2850
PE 2900
PE 2900-III
PE 2950
PE 2950-III
PE 2970
PE 6650
PE 6850
(PERC 4e/Di)
PE 6850
(PERC 5/i)
ESX 3.5
5.3
1
5.4
1
5.3
1
5.4
1
5.3
1
5.4
1
5.3
1
5.4
1
5.3
1
5.4
1
5.3
1
5.4
1
5.3
1
5.4
1
5.3
1
5.4
1
5.3
1
5.4
1
5.3
1
5.4
1
5.3
1
5.4
1
5.3
1
5.4
1
5.3
1
5.4
1
5.3
1
5.4
1
ESX 3.0.2
Update 1
5.3
5.4
5.3
5.4
5.3
5.4
5.3
5.4
5.3
5.4
5.3
5.4
5.3
5.4
5.3
5.4
5.3
5.4
5.3
5.4
5.3
5.4
5.3
5.4
5.3
5.4
5.3
5.4
ESX 3.0.2
5.2
5.2
5.2
X
5.2
5.2
5.2
X
5.2
X
5.2
5.2
5.2
5.2
ESX 3.0.1
5.2
5.1
5.2
5.1
5.2
5.1
X
5.2
5.1
5.2
5.1
5.2
5.1
X
5.2
5.1
X
5.2
5.2
5.1
5.2
5.1
5.2
5.1
ESX 3.0.0
5.0
5.1
5.0
5.1
5.0
5.1
X
5.0
5.1
5.0
5.1
X
X
5.0
5.1
X
X
5.0
5.1
5.0
5.1
5.0
5.1
ESX 2.5.5
4.5
4.5
5.2
X
5.2
4.5
X
X
5.2
X
X
4.5
4.5
5.2
ESX 2.5.4
4.5
4.5
5.0
X
5.0
4.5
X
X
5.0
X
X
4.5
4.5
5.0
ESX 2.5.3
4.5
4.5
X
X
X
4.5
X
X
X
X
X
4.5
4.5
X
ESX 2.5.2
4.5
4.5
X
X
X
4.5
X
X
X
X
X
4.5
4.5
X
ESX 2.5.1
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.3
4.4
4.5
X
X
X
4.3
4.4
4.5
X
X
X
X
X
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.3
4.4
4.5
X
ESX 2.5.0
4.2
4.3
4.1.3
4.2
4.3
X
X
X
4.2
4.3
X
X
X
X
X
4.2
4.3
X
X
ESX 2.1.2
4.1
X
X
X
X
4.1
X
X
X
X
X
4.1
X
X
ESX 2.1
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
3.8
X
X
ESX 2.0.1
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
3.6
X
X