Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter 2.1- Manuals

Page 2 - Revisions; Date

2 Chassis Inventory using the Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Revisions Date Description May 2014 Initial release THIS WHITE PAPER IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, AND MAY CONTAIN TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS AND TECHNICAL INACCURACIES. THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT EXPRESS OR IMP...

Page 4 - Table of contents

4 Chassis Inventory using the Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Table of contents Revisions ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Exe...

Page 6 - Chassis Discovery; Chassis discovered during host inventory; NOTE; Dell Chassis

6 Chassis Inventory using the Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter 1 Chassis Discovery Chassis Discovery is the term used when the Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter obtains information about the existence of a chassis. 1.1 Chassis discovered during host inventory A chassis is ...

Page 7 - Removing a discovered chassis; Actions; Remove Chassis

7 Chassis Inventory using the Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter 1.2 Removing a discovered chassis If the hosts associated with a discovered chassis have been removed, the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter still knows about the chassis. If you no longer want to view the chassis i...

Page 8 - Chassis Profile; Creating a Chassis Profile

8 Chassis Inventory using the Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter 2 Chassis Profile A chassis profile is similar to a host connection profile, and used to associate one or more chassis with credentials that is used to access the CMC to obtain inventory and health information. 2.1 Creating...

Page 10 - Credential Profiles; Next

10 Chassis Inventory using the Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter In the left pane, click Credential Profiles to expand the menu, and then click on the Chassis Profile option. The existing chassis profiles are displayed in the list. Figure 7 The Chassis Profiles menu option If you click ...

Page 11 - Associated Chassis; Finish; Editing, Removing and Testing a Chassis Profile

11 Chassis Inventory using the Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Figure 9 The Select Chassis page in the Chassis Profile wizard After selecting the chassis to associate, the selected chassis is displayed in the Associated Chassis list. Click Finish to complete the wizard and save the ch...

Page 13 - Chassis Inventory and Health; Scheduled Chassis Inventory; Initiating a Chassis Inventory on Demand; Monitor

13 Chassis Inventory using the Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter 3 Chassis Inventory and Health Chassis inventory is the process of using the credentials in the Chassis Profile to obtain and store additional information about the chassis into the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCente...

Page 14 - Viewing Chassis Inventory and Health; Dell Chassis Object List

14 Chassis Inventory using the Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter play icon. Additionally, the table displays information about the last inventory ran for each chassis that belongs to a chassis profile. Figure 13 Chassis Inventory history page. NOTE : A schedule icon is not available. Ch...

Page 15 - Chassis Summary Page; Summary

15 Chassis Inventory using the Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Figure 14 The dell chassis object list showing a chassis that has been inventoried 3.3.2 Chassis Summary Page If you click or double-click on a chassis, the chassis information page for the selected chassis is opened. By d...

Page 17 - Chassis Information Page

17 Chassis Inventory using the Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Figure 18 (Unmanaged) is displayed for hosts that have not been added to a connection profile within this vCenter 3.3.3 Chassis Information Page If you click on the Monitor tab, the chassis information page is displayed. O...

Page 19 - Hosts Associated with the Chassis; Manage

19 Chassis Inventory using the Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Figure 20 Chassis Information page, PCIe information 3.3.4 Hosts Associated with the Chassis The Manage tab for a Dell chassis shows a list of Dell hosts that belong to the chassis. If you click on the IP address, the host...

Page 20 - Host Health Summary Portlet; Conclusion

20 Chassis Inventory using the Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter 3.3.5 Host Health Summary Portlet Status information about the Dell chassis health is now displayed for the associated hosts. The host Summary page has a Dell Host Health portlet that displays the Chassis Global Status. Fi...