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OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Quick Installation Guide for vSphere Web Client Version 2.3.1.
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.
Contents 1 Quick Start Installation............................................................................................................... 4 Installation Introduction ............................................................................
1 Quick Start Installation Installation Introduction This guide provides step-by-step instructions for the installation and configuration of OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter on Dell servers.
Dell servers. Extensive information on the platform requirements can be found in the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Release Notes. To verify your host servers are eligible, please see these.
Deploying the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter OVF Using the vSphere Web Client This procedure assumes that you have downloaded and extracted the product zip file ( Dell_OpenManage_Integration_<version number>.<build number>.zip ) from the Dell website.
15. In the Ready to Complete window, review the selected options for the OVF deployment task and click Finish . The deployment job runs and provides a completion status window where you can track job progress.
Figure 2. Administration Console 6. In the Administration Console login window, enter the password, and then click Login . Figure 3. vCenter Registration Window from within the Administration Console 7. In the vCenter Registration window, click Register New vCenter Server .
a. Under vCenter Name , in the vCenter Server IP or Hostname text box, enter the server IP or hostname and then in the Description text box, enter the optional description. b. Under Admin User Account , in the Admin User Name text box, enter the Admin user name.
3. Make sure that vCenter can communicate with the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter by attempting a PING command from the vCenter server to the virtual appliance IP address or hostname. 4. In vSphere Web Client , click Plug-ins → Managed Plug-ins.
How to recover if I have unregistered the older plug-in after the backup If you have unregistered the plug-ins after taking backup of the database of the older version, perform the following steps before proceeding with the migration.
2 Understanding How to Configure or Edit the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter After you complete the basic installation of the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, the Initial Configuration Wizard is displayed when you click on the Dell OpenManage Integration icon.
Creating A New Connection Profile using the Initial Configuration Wizard A connection profile stores the iDRAC and host credentials that the virtual appliance uses to communicate with Dell servers. Each Dell server must be associated with a connection profile to be managed by the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter.
– Perform one of the following actions: * To download and store the iDRAC certificate and validate it during all future connections, select Enable Certificate Check check box. * To not store and perform the iDRAC certificate check during all future connections, clear Enable Certificate Check check box.
5. Click Next . 6. In the Associated Hosts page, select the hosts for the connection profile and click OK . 7. To test the connection profile, select one or more hosts and select the Test Connection button. This step is optional. This is used to check whether the Host and iDRAC credentials are correct or not.
3. To apply the changes and continue, click Next to proceed with the warranty schedule settings. Configuring Events And Alarms [Wizard] Configure events and alarms using the Configuration Wizard or from the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, Settings option for Events and Alarms.
3 Additional Configuration Settings The following configuration settings are optional. However, it can be used for monitoring the hosts in your VMware vCenter using the plug-in.
Firmware Update Repository In the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, in the Settings tab, you can set the location from which the servers can receive firmware updates. It is a global setting. Firmware repository settings contain the firmware catalog location used to update deployed servers.
4. Select the Apply these settings to all vCenters check box to apply the OMSA URL to all vCenters. If you do not select this check box, the OMSA URL is applied only to one vCenter. 5. From the corresponding host Summary tab, verify whether the link works or not.
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