Dell 2.3 - Manual

2 OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Configuration The following sections provide step-by-step instructions for the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter initial configuration. Upgrade, uninstallation, and security role information are also covered in the following sections. Security Role...

Access Control Authentication, Authorization, And Roles The OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter uses the vSphere Client's current user session and the stored administration credentials for the virtual appliance to perform vCenter operations. The OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter uses t...

Figure 3. Dell Infrastructure Deployment Role The privileges that his role provides are Create Template, Configure HW Configuration Profile, Configure Hypervisor Deployment Profile, Configure Connection Profile, Assign Identity, and Deploy. Dell.Deploy —Provisioning Create Template, Configure HW Con...

OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Home Page When you log in to the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter home page, the navigation buttons are in the left pane, and the right pane provides useful links and information. This design provides key links into the tasks you do most often. Whil...

• To not run inventory schedules, select Do not run inventory on Dell hosts. 2. If you select On Selected Days, then do the following:a. Select the check box next to each day of the week that you want to run the inventory.b. In the text box, enter the time in HH:MM format. The time you enter is your...

Setting The Default Firmware Update Repository [Wizard] Firmware repository settings contain the firmware catalog location used to update deployed servers. You can set up firmware repository initially here in the wizard or later from the Dell Management Center → Settings option. In addition, you can...

Configuring NFS Shares To use NFS shares with the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter for backup and restore operations, firmware updates, and as a staging folder, there are certain configuration items that you must complete. CIFS shares do not require additional configuration.To configure NFS...

NOTE: OMSA software is only required on Dell servers prior to 12th generation of Dell PowerEdge servers. Warranty Expiration Notification can be used to: • Monitor the warranty expiration date. • Set a minimum number of warranty days left threshold beyond which either a warning or critical alert is ...

• For hosts already configured and enabled for Active Directory on which you want to use Active Directory, select the Use Active Directory check box; otherwise skip down to configure your Host Credentials. – In the Active Directory User Name text box, type the user name. Type the username in one of ...

To configure events and alarms: 1. In the Dell Management Center, under Settings → Events and Alarms , click Edit. 2. Under Event Posting Levels, select one of the following: • Do not post any events - Block hardware events. • Post All Events - Post all hardware events. • Post only Critical and Warn...

6. Under Proxy, select the Use Proxy check box. 7. To save these options, click, Save. Using The HTTP Proxy For Retrieving Web Based Data To use the HTTP proxy for retrieving Web based data: 1. In the Dell Management Center, select Settings → HTTP Proxy, and then click Edit. 2. Select the Use Proxy ...

Server Security Settings For Deployment Restrict the set of deployable servers using a white list. If a server is in the white list, it is provided with credentials during the Auto-Discovery and handshake process and is displayed in the list of servers that are used for deployment. The white list is...

Deleting Deployable Servers From A White List For information about security settings for deployable servers, see Server Security Settings For Deployment . To delete deployable servers from a white list: 1. In the Dell Management Center, in the left pane, select Settings. 2. In the right-pane, selec...

required if OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) must be installed or updated. In addition, a reboot is required on any host that has never run CSIOR. If you select to automatically reboot an ESXi host, the following actions take place: • For a CSIOR status fix:If CSIOR is not enabled on the host,...

To run the Fix Non-Compliant Bare Metal Server Wizard: 1. In the Dell Management Center, in the left pane, click Compliance → Bare Metal Servers. 2. In the Bare Metal Servers window, view the non-compliant hosts, then click Fix Non-Compliant Bare Metal Servers. 3. In the Fix Bare Metal Servers wizar...

Upgrading OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter The following is the upgrade scenario for the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter: • Upgrading From Trial Version To Full Product Version NOTE: Perform an appliance backup before you begin the upgrade. See Performing An Immediate Backup . Upg...

4 End-To-End Hardware Management The goal of end-to-end hardware management is to provide the system health status and up-to-date infrastructure information that an administrator needs to respond to critical hardware events without leaving the Dell Management Center or vCenter. End-to-end hardware m...

Post only Virtualization-Related Critical and Warning Events Post Virtualization related events received from hosts into related vCenters. Virtualization related events are those that Dell has selected to be most critical to hosts running virtual machines. When you configure your events and alarms, ...

Viewing Events To view events, do one of the following: • Navigate to the virtual machine and right-click to display the vCenter → Tasks & Events tab and click Events so that the selected level of events is displayed. • Click on the parent node (cluster or datacenter) of the host or the root fol...

Resetting iDRAC Sometimes iDRAC may become nonresponsive to requests and this results in unexpected behavior within the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter. The only way to recover from this state is to reset iDRAC. An iDRAC reset performs a normal reboot of the iDRAC. This reboot does not reb...

• Weekly at a specific time and on selected days. • At a set time interval a completed inventory is required to gather the data needed by the majority of the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter features. NOTE: To make sure that the inventory contains up-to-date information, the inventory job s...

* Disabled: This value indicates that it supports valid systems with any operating system version and here memory operational mode in BIOS is not set to FRM. * Blank: If memory operational mode in BIOS is not supported the FRM attribute is not displayed. • Recent System Log Entries provide the 10 mo...

• The server does not have the correct iDRAC license required for 12th and later generation servers and you must purchase the correct iDRAC license. The Buy Now link is for purchasing the product for the first time and not for upgrades. The Buy Now link only appears if you are using a evaluation lic...

• Refreshing A Connection Profile Viewing Or Editing An Existing Connection Profile After you have configured a connection profile, you can edit the profile name, description, associated hosts, and iDRAC and OMSA Agent credentials.To view or edit an existing connection profile: 1. From the OpenManag...

Refreshing A Connection Profile To refresh a connection profile: Click Refresh. NOTE: If a host is removed from vCenter, then it is removed from the connection profile. Understanding System Event Logs In vSphere Client Host View The System Event Log provides status information for hardware discovere...

6. To control how the log is displayed, use the display controls to set the Records per screen, go to a desired Page, and use the forward and backward page controls. 7. To export the Log contents to a comma-separated value (CSV) file, click Export. 8. In the download location window, browse to the l...

NOTE: Once the repository is created, save it to a location that the registered hosts can access. Repository passwords cannot exceed 31 characters. Do not use any of the following characters in a password: @, &, %, ', ", , (comma), < > The Firmware Update Wizard always checks for the m...

3. Select the bundle for your host and click Next. 4. Select the desired firmware updates and click Next. Components that are either a downgrade, already up-to-date, or currently scheduled for update are not selectable. If you select the Allow Components to be Downgraded check box, select the option...

2. In the Time text box, type the time in HH:MM, and then click Finish. NOTE: The time is the local timezone where your client is physically located. Invalid time values result in a blocked update. Viewing Firmware Update Status for Clusters and Datacenters For information to display on this page, r...

Setting Up Physical Server Front Indicator Light To assist in locating a physical server in a large datacenter environment, you can set the front indicator light to blink for a set time period.To set up a physical server's front indicator light: 1. In vSphere Client, under the Inventory heading, sel...

To view the server warranty information for an entire datacenter: 1. From the vSphere Client, under the Inventory heading select Hosts and Clusters. 2. From Hosts and Clusters, select the datacenter in the tree view and select the OpenManage Integration tab. 3. An overview of all hosts in the datace...

5 Hardware Management Prerequisites:To successfully perform hardware provisioning and deployment, the physical servers must appear in the Deployment Wizard. All physical servers must meet the following prerequisites: • See the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Release Notes for specific hard...

NOTE: Operating system deployment from OpenManage Integration for VMware and vCenter ( OMIVV ) fails if the BOOT mode in the target machine is set to UEFI Provisioning Overview Once a physical inventory of the datacenter is complete, all auto-discovered bare-metal systems are available to the OpenMa...

Unconfigured The server has contacted the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter and is waiting to be configured. See Understanding Deployment Job Times . Configured The server is configured with all hardware information required for a successful hypervisor deployment. Downloading Custom Dell ISO...

NOTE: For systems that have iDRAC Express, the iDRAC configuration cannot be extracted; therefore, the server should not be used as a reference server. If it is used as a target system, then no iDRAC configuration from the reference server is applied. RAID Configuration The RAID configuration displa...

a. Add User: Manually enter an iDRAC user and the required information. When finished, click Save to save your changes or Cancel to cancel. b. Delete User: Delete the selected user. Select the check box for the user and click Delete, or click Cancel to cancel. c. Edit User: Manually edit an iDRAC us...

8. Click Save. 9. A dialog box that states extracting the settings will take several minutes is displayed, then click Continue. The settings are populated, and the selected server’s name, iDRAC IP address, and service tag are displayed in the Reference Server window.The profile is saved, and display...

NOTE: Deleting a hardware profile that is part of a running deployment task can cause the task to fail. 1. In the Dell Management Center, select Deployment → Deployment Templates → Hardware Profiles. 2. Select a profile and click Delete. 3. In the message dialog box, to remove the profile click Dele...

6. To add the settings to the profile, click Save. 7. In the left pane, click vCenter Settings, and then edit where required: • vCenter Instance: Displays the server instance that manages a host after deployment. • vCenter Version: Displays the current version. • vCenter Destination Container: Datac...

Renaming Hypervisor Profile To rename a hypervisor profile: 1. In the Dell Management Center, select Deployment → Deployment Templates → Hypervisor Profiles. 2. On the Hypervisor Profiles page, select a profile and click Rename. 3. In the Rename dialog box, enter a unique hypervisor profile name. 4....

• Building Deployment Templates • Duplicating Deployment Templates • Renaming Deployment Templates • Deleting A Deployment Template Duplicating Deployment Templates To duplicate a deployment template: 1. In the Dell Management Center, select Deployment → Deployment Templates. 2. On the Deployment Te...

• Internal Dual SD Module — Deploys the hypervisor on the Internal Dual SD Module. 2. If any of the selected servers do not support an Internal Dual SD Module, or an Internal Dual SD Module is not present during deployment, perform one of the following actions: • Select the Deploy the hypervisor to ...

Deployment Wizard Step 5: Connection Profile Connection profiles are used to establish connection credentials for hosts by associating them with iDRAC or Host Root Credentials. The Connection Profiles window allows you to: • Display or edit a current connection profile • Delete a connection profile ...

• Displaying the submitted server deployment jobs. • Refreshing the Deployment Jobs or Inventory/Warranty History queues. • Scheduling an inventory job to update the Dell server attributes found in the current vCenter. • Purging the deployment job queue entries. • Managing firmware updates for clust...

b. In the User Name text box, enter the user name.c. In the Password text box, enter the password. 4. Click Add Server. This could take a few minutes. Removing A Bare Metal Server You can manually remove a server that has been automatically discovered or manually added. 1. In Dell Management Center,...

6 Console Administration Administration of the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter and its virtual environment is achieved by using two additional administration portals: • Web-based Administration Console • Console view for an individual server (the appliance virtual machine console). Through...

b. In the Description text box, enter an optional description. 5. Under Admin User Account, do the following:a. In the Admin User Name text box, enter the administrator's user name.b. In the Password text box, enter the password.c. In the Verify Password text box, enter the password again. 6. Click ...

v5.1 U2 Y N v5.5 Y Y v5.5 U1 Y Y v5.5 U2 Y Y With any given vCenter version, the ESX / ESXi hosts it administrates must be equal or lower in version. To administrate a vSphere v4.1 or v5.0 environment with OMIVV, you must have at least a v5.0 U3 vCenter administrating it. Modifying The vCenter Admin...

3. To navigate to the license file, click the Browse button , and then click Upload. NOTE: If the license file is modified or edited in any way, the appliance views it as corrupted and the file will not work. Virtual Appliance Management Virtual appliance management contains the OpenManage Integrati...

4. Click Edit for NTP. 5. Select the Enabled check box. Enter the host name or IP address for a Preferred and Secondary NTP Server and click Apply. 6. To exit, click Cancel. Generating a Certificate Signing Request NOTE: You must upload the certificate before registering the OpenManage Integration f...

Setting up Global Alerts Alert management lets you enter global settings for how alerts are stored for all vCenter instances. 1. In OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, on the Summary tab, use the link to open the Administration Console. 2. In the Login dialog box, type your password. 3. In th...

Scheduling Automatic Backups This is the second part of configuring backup and restore. For detailed information on configuring the backup location and credentials, see Configuring Backup And Restore . To schedule an automatic backup: 1. Launch a web Browser then enter https://<ApplianceIPAddress...

Understanding the vSphere Client Console The Console is found within the vSphere Client on a virtual machine. The Console works hand and hand with the Administration Console. The Console provides the ability to: • Configure network settings • Change the virtual appliance password • Set the local tim...

Setting The Local Time Zone To set the local time zone: NOTE: You can only edit the timezone and not the current time and date. 1. In vSphere Client, select the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter virtual machine, and then click the Console tab. 2. Select Set Time Zone and press <ENTER>....

7 Troubleshooting Use this section to find answers to troubleshooting questions. This section includes: • Frequently asked questions (FAQ) • Bare metal deployment issues • Contacting Dell • Related product information Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) This section contains some common questions and s...

Version Affected: All Why is the DNS configuration settings restored to original settings after appliance reboot if using DHCP for appliance IP and DNS settings overwritten There is a known defect where statically assigned DNS settings are replaced by values from DHCP. This can happen when DHCP is u...

Figure 5. Firmware link communication error 1. Open Microsoft Registry Editor (Regedit). 2. Navigate to the following location:KHEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings 3. Add a DWORD value for ReceiveTimeout. 4. Set the value to 30 seconds (30000) [This value may...

Port Number Protocols Port Type Max. Encryption Level Direction Usage Configurable 443 HTTPS TCP 128–bit In HTTPS server No 8080 HTTP TCP In HTTP server; downloads the OMSA VIB and fixes non- compliant vSphere hosts No 50 RMCP UDP/TCP 128–bit Out Remote Mail Check Protocol No 51 IMP UDP/TCP N/A N/A ...

I Have the OMSA Agent Installed on a Dell Host System, But I Still Get an Error Message That OMSA is Not Installed. What Should I Do? To resolve this issue on an 11th generation server: 1. Install OMSA with the Remote Enablement component on the host system. 2. If you are using the command line to i...

Resolution: The task has to be cancelled manually.Version Affected: All What Setting Should I Use For UserVars.CIMoeMProviderEnable With ESXi 4.1 U1? Set UserVars.CIMoemProviderEnabled to 1. I Am Using A Reference Server to Create a Hardware Profile But it Failed. What Should I Do? Check to make sur...

3. Click Content. 4. Click ExtensionManager. 5. Click UnregisterExtension. 6. Enter the extension key com.dell.plugin.openManage_integration_for_VMware_vCenter , and then click Invoke method. 7. Turn off the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter virtual appliance and delete it. Entering a Passwo...

Does the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter support the VMware vCenter Server appliance? Yes, the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter supports the VMware vCenter Server appliance. Does the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter support the vSphere Web Client? Yes, the OpenManage Inte...

A Understanding Auto-Discovery Auto-Discovery is the process of adding a 11th, 12th, or 13th generation of Dell PowerEdge bare-metal server into a pool of available servers for use by the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter. Once a server is discovered, use it for hypervisor and hardware deplo...

19. Use the arrow keys to select LAN User Configuration.20. Use the arrow Keys to select Provisioning Server.21. Press Enter.22. Enter the IP address of the host.23. Press ESC.24. Use arrow keys to select Account Access.25. Use the space bar to toggle the option to Disable.26. Use the arrow keys to ...