Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 6.5 A02 Systems Management Guide
Dell OpenManage With
VMware ESXi 5.0
Systems Management
Guide
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Contents
1 Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Supported Dell OpenManage Components . . . . . . . . 7
Server Administrator
Dell Systems Build and Update Utility
DUPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
SUU
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ITA
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DRAC and iDRAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
DMC
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Dell Lifecycle Controller
Deployment Toolkit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter
Dell OpenManage Essentials. . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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Getting Technical Assistance
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3 Installing Dell OpenManage
Server Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Security Management
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RBAC
ESXi 5.0 Authentication
Creating Server Administrator Users for ESXi 5.0
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Installing Dell OpenManage Server Administrator for ESXi 16
Using the vSphere CLI
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Using the VMware vSphere Management Assistant 18
Using the VMWare Update Manager (VUM)
Using the Power CLI
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Installing the Server Administrator Web Server . . 20
Configuring the SNMP Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Configuring the SNMP Agent on Systems Running ESXi 5.0
21
Uninstalling Managed System Software
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4 Using Dell OpenManage Server Administrator 25
Starting Your Server Administrator Session. . . . . . . 25
Distributed Web Server Login
Login Failure Scenarios
Unsupported Server Administrator Features
With ESXi
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Server Administrator Home Page
System Tree
Action Window
Using the Online Help
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Using the Preferences Home Page
Server Administrator Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Integrated Features
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Log Window Task Buttons
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Server Administrator Logs
Hardware Log
Alert Log
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Command Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Known Limitation
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Contents 5
6 Contents
1
Overview
This document provides installation steps, usage guidelines, and support
information for running the Dell OpenManage systems management
software suite on VMware ESXi 5.0 software for Dell PowerEdge systems.
NOTE: To download and install ESXi 5.0, see the relevant Deployment Guide at
support.dell.com/manuals.
Dell OpenManage systems management software is a suite of applications for
your Dell systems. This software enables you to manage your systems with
proactive monitoring, diagnosis, notification, and remote access.
Dell systems management software comprises of the following media:
• Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation media
• Dell Server Updates media
• Dell Management Console media
Supported Dell OpenManage Components
NOTE: For information on the compatibility between Dell OpenManage
components and ESXi 5.0, see the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix at
support.dell.com/manuals.
NOTE: ITA does not support ESXi. The ESXi systems are discovered as unknown.
The Inventory will not have any details and the user cannot execute any task on the
system.
Table 1-1. Supported Dell OpenManage Components
Dell OpenManage Component ESXi
Server Administrator Yes
Dell Systems Build and Update Utility* Yes
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Table 1-1. Supported Dell OpenManage Components
Dell OpenManage Component ESXi
Dell Update Packages (DUPs) No
Server Update Utility (SUU) No
Dell IT Assistant (ITA) Yes
Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC)
and integrated DRAC (iDRAC)
Intelligent Platform Management
Interface (IPMI) Baseboard Management
Controller (BMC)
Dell Management Console (DMC) Yes
Dell Lifecycle Controller USC/USC-LCE is independent of the
Deployment Toolkit Yes
Dell OpenManage Essentials Yes
* - Not supported in the 6.5 A02 release.
DRAC and iDRAC are independent of
the operating system and supported in
ESXi.
ESXi does not support any consoles,
IPMI tools cannot be executed from
ESXi.
However, IPMI commands can be
executed remotely using DRAC or
iDRAC.
operating system and supported in ESXi.
(continued)
Server Administrator
Server Administrator provides a comprehensive set of integrated
management services designed for system administrators to manage systems
locally and remotely on a network. Server Administrator is the sole
installation on the managed system and is accessible remotely from the Server
Administrator home page. Remotely monitored systems are accessed by dialin, LAN, or wireless connections. Server Administrator ensures the security of
its management connections through role-based access control (RBAC),
authentication, and industry-standard secure socket layer (SSL) encryption.
The Storage Management Service provides enhanced features for managing
locally-attached Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) and nonRAID disk storage on a system.
8 Overview
Storage Management Service:
• Enables you to view the status of local and remote storage attached to
a monitored system.
• Supports SAS, SCSI, SATA, and ATA, but does not support Fibre Channel.
• Lets you perform controller and enclosure functions for all supported
RAID and non-RAID controllers and enclosures from a single graphical
interface or a CLI, without the use of the controller BIOS utilities.
• Protects your data by configuring data redundancy, assigning hot spares,
or rebuilding failed drives.
Dell uses VMware's VIB mechanism to load Dell OpenManageServer
Administrator agent in ESXi.
Dell Systems Build and Update Utility
You can use the Dell Systems Build and Update Utility to:
• Update your system firmware and install an operating system.
• Update the firmware and BIOS in a pre-operating system environment on
multiple systems.
• Configure your system hardware.
• Customize the SUU and use it to update your system.
DUPs
As the central component of the OpenManage systems management family,
DUPs help you to update system software on your PowerEdge systems in a
scalable, non-intrusive way. DUPs include:
• Self-extracting files that allow you to update system software including
BIOS, firmware, and drivers
• Pre-installation checks for prerequisites, such as system model, operating
system version and dependent software, to help you avoid sequencing
errors
• Intuitive dialogs to help simplify installation
• Scriptable and silent capabilities that can enable unattended installation
Overview 9
SUU
SUU is a media-based application for identifying and applying updates to a
Dell system. You can use SUU to update your Dell system or to view the
updates available for any system supported by SUU. SUU compares the
versions of components currently installed on your system with updated
components packaged on the Dell Server Updates media. SUU then displays
a comparison report of the versions and provides the option of updating the
components.
NOTE: SUU is used for system updates and may not work on newly released Dell
systems that have not received any system updates.
ITA
ITA provides an integrated one-to-many management tool for Dell hardware.
It provides hardware monitoring, inventory and update for Dell hardware.
NOTE: ITA is a legacy software. It is recommended to use Dell Management
Console.
DRAC and iDRAC
DRAC and iDRAC are designed to allow anywhere, anytime Lights Out
monitoring, troubleshooting, and system repairs or upgrades independent of
the operating system status.
DMC
DMC together with Altiris server management suite provide a one-to-many
management solution that allows customer to manage their hardware,
operating systems and application in a single infrastructure.
Dell Lifecycle Controller
The Unified Server Configurator/Unified Server Configurator-Lifecycle
Controller Enabled (USC/USC-LCE) software is built upon the iDRAC6
Express card and the Unified Extensible Firmware Infrastructure (UEFI)
system firmware.
10 Overview
Features of USC/USC-LCE are:
• iDRAC6 works together with the UEFI firmware to access and manage
hardware, including component and subsystem management that is
beyond the traditional BMC capabilities.
• Remote server management uses the network for programed web services.
• CLI and GUI are provided by the iDRAC6 card in an environment
independent of the operating system and system-power-state.
• The UEFI environment provides the local console interface and the
infrastructure for locally and remotely managing system components. The
remote services functionality enables consoles, such as DMC and partner
consoles, to access LC 1.2 features in a pre-operating system environment.
• USC/USC-LCE provides an embedded solution on the local system to
assist with provisioning in a pre-operating system environment.
Deployment Toolkit
Deployment Toolkit provides quick and easy configuration of multiple
systems from bare metal to the deployment of the operating system. It also
provides a framework for updating the BIOS.
Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter
VMware vCenter is the primary console used by IT administrators to manage
and monitor VMware vSphere ESXi hosts. Using the Dell Management
Plug-In for VMware vCenter, administrators have new capabilities to manage
and monitor Dell hardware within the virtualized environment, such as:
• Alerting and environment monitoring
• Single server monitoring and reporting
• Firmware updates
• Enhanced deployment options
NOTE: Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Agent is a prerequisite.
For more information on Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter, see
support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/eslvmwre/plugin/index.htm.
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Dell OpenManage Essentials
Dell OpenManage Essentials is the best option for managing Dell PowerEdge
servers and direct attached storage as it provides the easiest and simplest way
for system administrators to maximize Dell systems uptime and health.
OpenManage Essentials is a Dell hardware element management solution
that is optimized on managing customer's entire Dell infrastructure for IT
generalist. It is integrated and can be integrated to other point solutions to
provide end to end IT Management.
Important Information
• For documentation on ESXi 5.0, see
to
Software
• For documentation on systems management described in this document,
see
support.dell.com/manuals
Management
documentation.
• For more information about Dell OpenManage software, see
dell.com/openmanage
• VMware documents are available at
• Dell Technology Center maintains a wiki, which provides a collaborative
environment where customers and Dell engineers share knowledge,
experiences, and information about Dell technology in customer
environments. To access the wiki, see
• The Dell Community at
for Dell customers for solutions, advice, and general information.
Virtualization Solutions VMware Software
and then select the relevant product for which you seek
.
en.community.dell.com
support.dell.com/manuals
. Navigate to
Software
support.vmware.com
delltechcenter.com
. Navigate
.
Systems
.
.
is an online community
Getting Technical Assistance
For customers in the United States, call 800-WWW-DELL (800-999-3355).
NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact
information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog.
For information on technical support, visit dell.com/contactus.
Additionally, Dell Enterprise Training and Certification is available at
dell.com/training.
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