Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter 2.0 Quick Installation Guide

OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Quick Installation Guide Version 2.0

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Contents

1 Quick Start Installation...............................................................................................................5

Installation Introduction............................................................................................................................................5

Prerequisites.............................................................................................................................................................5

Product Hardware Requirements...................................................................................................................... 5

Software Requirements..................................................................................................................................... 6

Installation and Configuration Overview............................................................................................................6

2 Understanding How to Configure or Edit the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter

Configuration Wizard Welcome Page.................................................................................................................... 13

vCenter Selection................................................................................................................................................... 13

Creating A New Connection Profile using the Initial Configuration Wizard...........................................................14

Scheduling Inventory Jobs [Wizard]...................................................................................................................... 15

Running A Warranty Retrieval Job [Wizard].......................................................................................................... 16

Configuring Events And Alarms [Wizard]............................................................................................................... 16

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Quick Start Installation

Installation Introduction

This guide provides step-by-step instructions for the installation and configuration of the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter on Dell servers. Once the installation is complete, refer to the

vCenter User's Guide

and alerting, firmware updates, and warranty management.

NOTE: With installations on hosts that are on PowerEdge 12th generation servers, OMSA agent installation is not required. For more information about OMSA, please see the section “Understanding OMSA For 11G Hosts” in the

OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter User's Guide

required and has to be installed manually. To more clearly understand PowerEdge 12th generation servers and hosts prior to the 12th generation, see the Release Notes for this release.

for information about all aspects of administration including: inventory management, monitoring

. For 9G, 10G and 11G OMSA agent installation is

Prerequisites

The following information must be met before you start the product installation

• TCP/IP address information to assign to the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter virtual appliance.

• A user name and password for the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter to access the vCenter server. This should be an administrator role that has all needed permissions. For additional information on the available OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter roles within vCenter, see the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Configuration chapter of the

• Root password for ESX/ESXi host systems.

• User name and password associated with iDRAC Express or Enterprise (only for host systems that include an iDRAC).

• Make sure the vCenter server and vSphere web client are currently running.

• Know the location of the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter OVF file.

• Install the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter (virtual appliance) on any ESX/ESXi host managed by a vCenter instance that will be registered with the virtual appliance.

• Your VMware vSphere environment must meet virtual appliance, port access, and listening port requirements. In addition, install Adobe Flash player 11.5 or higher on the client system.

User’s Guide

OpenManage Integration for VMware

NOTE: The virtual appliance functions as a regular virtual machine; any interruptions or shut downs impacts overall functionality of the virtual appliance.

Product Hardware Requirements

The OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter for VMware vCenter provides full support for 11th and 12th generation Dell servers with iDRAC and limited support for 9th and 10th generation Dell servers. To determine what

generation of Dell Servers you have, refer to the tables in the Release Notes. See the

VMware vCenter Release Notes

for specific hardware support information.

OpenManage Integration for

Software Requirements

The vSphere environment must meet virtual appliance, port access, and listening port requirements.

VMware vSphere has both a desktop client and Web client.

Requirements for Web Client

• Supported for vCenter 5.5 or higher.

NOTE: It is recommended that the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter and vCenter server are located on the same network.

For specific software requirements, refer to the

OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Port Requirements

• 443 (https) and 80 (http) - Administration Console

• 4433 (https) - For auto discovery and handshake

• 162 and 11620 - For SNMP trap listener

• 2049, 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004 - NFS share

OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Release Notes

Installation and Configuration Overview

The following high-level steps outline the overall installation procedure for the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter . These procedures assume that the required hardware is in place and running the required VMware vCenter software. With installations on PowerEdge 12th Generation servers, OMSA agent installation is not required. For more information about OMSA, see the

The following information is an outline of the installation process. To begin the actual installation, see Deploy OVF Using

Web Client.

Installation Overview

1. Install the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter .

a. Be sure systems are connected, and vCenter server and vSphere client, and vSphere Web client are running.

If you have a SSO environment you need to make sure that the SSO server is up and running.

b. Deploy the Open Virtualization Format (OVF) file that contains the OpenManage Integration for VMware

vCenter using the vSphere client or vSphere Web client.

c. Upload the license file.

d. Register the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter with vCenter server using the Administration

Console.

2. Complete Initial Configuration Wizard.

OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter User's Guide

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 (OpenManage_Integration for VMware vCenter _<version>.<buildnumber>.ZIP) from the Dell website.

NOTE: Thick Provision Eager Zeroed is the disk format recommended during this installation.

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