Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter 2.0 Quick Installation Guide
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1. Post only Critical and Warning Events Post only critical or warning level hardware events PostonlyVirtualization Related Critical and Warning Events Post only virtualization related critical and warning events this is the default event posting level To enable all hardware alarms and events select the Enable Alarms for Dell Hosts check box k NOTE Dell hosts that have alarms enabled respond to critical events by entering maintenance mode A dialog box Enabling Dell Alarm Warning is displayed click Continue to accept the change or click Cancel You should click on Continue for the clusters displayed when the DRS is not enabled k NOTE This step is only seen if Enable Alarms For Dell Hosts is selected To continue the wizard click Apply 172. 2 Inthe Name and Credentials page enter the Connection Profile Name and an optional Connection Profile Description 3 Inthe Name and Credentials page under Credentials do one of the following NOTE The iDRAC account requires administrative privileges for updating firmware applying hardware profiles and deploying hypervisor For iDRACs 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 the iDRAC credentials In the Active Directory User Name text box type the user name Type the username in one of these formats domain username or username domain The user name is limited to 256 characters Refer to Microsoft Active Directory documentation for user name restrictions In the Active Directory Password text box type the password The password is limited to 127 characters Inthe Verify Password text box type the password again In the Certificate Check box select one of the following e To download and store the iDRAC certificate and validate it during all future connections select Enabled e To perform no check and not store the certificate do not select the Enable Certificate Check check box e For iDRACs 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 the iDRAC credenti
3. 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 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 _ lt version gt lt buildnumber gt ZIP from the Dell website K NOTE Thick Provision Eager Zeroed is the disk format recommended during this installation To deploy theOpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter OVF using the vSphere Web Client 1 Locate the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter virtual disk that you downloaded and extracted and run OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter _ lt version number gt lt build number gt exe Agree to the EULA extract the Quick Installation guide and obtain the OVF file Copy move the OVF file to a location accessible to the VMware vSphere host to which you will upload the appliance Start the VMware vSphere web client From th
4. Host Connection Licenses Figure 3 vCenter Registration Window from within the Administration Console 7 In the vCenter Registration window click Register New vCenter Server 8 On the Register New vCenter Server window do the following 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 Enter the username as domain user or domain user or user domain The Admin user account is used by the OpenManage Integration for vCenter administration c Inthe Password text box enter the password d Inthe Verify Password text box enter the password again Click Register Do one of the following Ifyou are using theOpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter trial version skip to step 12 Ifyou are using the full product version the license file will be e mailed to you and you must import this license to your virtual appliance To import the license file click Upload License On the Upload License window click the Browse button to navigate to the license file Click Upload to import the license file NOTE If the license file is modified or edited in any way the license file will not work and you must send an e mail with the original order number to download_software dell com For any license file support e mail to do
5. profile click Next For servers that do not have either an iDRAC Express or Enterprise card the iDRAC test connection result states Not Applicable for this system Scheduling Inventory Jobs Wizard The inventory schedule configuration is similar between the Configuration Wizard and from the OpenManage Integration under Manage section Settings option 15 NOTE To make sure that the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter continues to display updated information it isrecommended that you schedule a periodic inventory job The inventory job consumes minimal resources and will not degrade host performance To schedule an inventory job 1 In the Configuration Wizard in the Inventory Schedule window do one of the following The Enable Inventory Data Retrieval check box is selected by default to enable you to schedule the inventory 2 Under Inventory Data Retrieval Schedule do the following a Select the check box next to each day of the week that you want to run the inventory By default all the days are selected b Inthe text box enter the time in HH MM format The time you enter is your local time Calculate the time difference you need to run the inventory collection at the proper time 3 To apply the changes and continue click Next to proceed with the warranty schedule settings Running A Warranty Retrieval Job Wizard The warranty retrieval job configuration is similar between the wizard and from the Dell O
6. release using the Backup and Restore path Also the migration path is only supported from version 1 6 and 1 7 If you are at a lower version than 1 6 you will have to upgrade your appliance to the supported version before you perform the migration to OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter version 2 0 Do the following to migrate from older version to the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter 2 0 version 1 Take a Backup of the database for the older v1 6 1 7 release For more information See OpenManage Integration for VMWare vCenter version 2 0 User s Guide 2 Power off the older appliance from the vCenter K NOTE Do not unregister the Plug in from the vCenter Unregistering the plug in from the vCenter will remove all the Alarms registered on the vCenter by the plug in and remove all the customizing performed on the alarms like actions and so on on the vCenter For more information see the section How to recover if have unregistered the older plugin after the backup in this guide if you have already unregistered the Plug ins after the backup 3 Deploy the new OpenManage Integration version 2 0 OVF For more information see the section Deploying the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter OVF Using the vSphere Web Client in this guide to deploy the OVF 4 Power on the OpenManage Integration version 2 0 appliance 5 Setup the network time zone and so on to the appliance It is recommended that the new OpenManage In
7. the section Running the Fix Non Compliant VSphere hosts Wizard to fix the host compliance in the OpenManage Integration for VMWare vCenter Version 2 0 User Guide How to recover if have unregistered the older plugin 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 11 NOTE Unregistering the plug in has removed all the customizing that was done on the registered alarms by the plug in The following steps will not be able to restore the customizing however it will re register the alarms in the default state Perform the steps 3 5 in the section Migration Path to migrate from 1 6 1 7 to 2 0 Register the plug in to the same vCenters that you had registered earlier in the older plug in Proceed with step 6 through step 9 in the section Migration Path to migrate from 1 6 1 7 to 2 0 to complete the migration 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 Icon Use the Initial Configuration Wizard to configure the Settings on first launch For subsequent instances use the Settings page Also from the Initial Configuration Wizard you can edit the settings of warranty inventory events and alarms Although using t
8. OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Quick Installation Guide Version 2 0 Notes Cautions and Warnings K 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 A WARNING A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage personal injury or death 2013 Dell Inc Trademarks used in this text Dell the Dell logo Dell Boomi Dell Precision OptiPlex Latitude PowerEdge PowerVault PowerConnect OpenManage EqualLogic Compellent KACE FlexAddress Force10 and Vostro are trademarks of Dell Inc Intel Pentium Xeon Core and Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U S and other countries AMD is a registered trademark and AMD Opteron AMD Phenom and AMD Sempron are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc Microsoft Windows Windows Server Internet Explorer MS DOS Windows Vista and Active Directory are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Red Hat and Red Hat Enterprise Linux are registered trademarks of Red Hat Inc in the United States and or other countries Novell and SUSE are registered trademarks of Novell Inc in the United States and other countries Oracle is a registered trademark of Or
9. acle Corporation and or its affiliates Citrix Xen XenServer and XenMotion are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Citrix Systems Inc in the United States and or other countries VMware vMotion vCenter vCenter SRM and vSphere are registered trademarks or trademarks of VMware Inc in the United States or other countries IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 2013 10 Rev A00 Contents 1 Quick Start Installation Installation Introductioni aghi bali aliante bi ane li ale alal ila eh api pa Prerequisites raruaaio lla Raiano 5 Product Hardware R qQUIFE MENS iiaa aie daki at kannon po ak aka ba kan ee bade kap kip pea kon pla iii 5 Software RequiteME NS even be i vas sete swe won aie atake so won wan seuvsasesiveveeteatceuvecseatetcersceseevdedeal dak es da min dwet dwe ss 6 Installation and Configuration OVervieW sscsssccsecssesescsesesecsescsesceescaeececscseaeeeseeecaeeeacseaeaseeaeteaeseeesaeeseeasaeaes 6 2 Understanding How to Configure or Edit the OpenManage Integration for VMware venier aaa bla ei 13 Configuration Wizard Welcome Page 13 VGenter Selectioni mr cio alal aaa aaa ha avk kode beke penn 13 Creating A New Connection Profile using the Initial Configuration Wizard s ssssssssssssrsssssrenesnssrsnrenssnnsrennnnnnne 14 Scheduling Inventory Jobs Wizard L iii 15 Running A Warranty Retrieval Job W
10. als To configure iDRAC credentials without Active Directory do the following Inthe User Name text box type the user name The user name is limited to 16 characters Refer to the iDRAC documentation for information about user name restrictions for your version of iDRAC K NOTE The local iDRAC account requires administrative privileges for updating firmware applying hardware profiles and deploying hypervisor Inthe Password text box type the password The password is limited to 20 characters In the Verify Password text box type the password again In the Certificate Check box select one of the following e To download and store the iDRAC certificate and validate it during all future connections select Enabled e To perform no check and not store the iDRAC certificate do not select the Enable Certificate Check check box 4 In the Host Root area do one of the following 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 these formats domain username or username domain The user name is limited to 256 characters Refer to Microsoft Active Directory documentation for user name restrictions In the Active Directory Password text box type the password The password is l
11. click on Next in the Welcome screen 2 Select one vCenter or all vCenters from the vCenters drop down list Select an individual vCenter for those not configured yet or if you have added a new vCenter to your environment The vCenter selection page allows you to select one or more vCenters to configure settings 3 Click Next to proceed to the Connection Profile description page 13 Creating A New Connection Profile using the Initial Configuration Wizard A connection profile stores the 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 You may assign multiple servers to a single connection profile Creating the Connection Profile is similar between the Configuration Wizard and from the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Settings option Prior to using the Active Directory credentials with a connection profile the Active Directory user account must exist in Active Directory and this account must already be enabled in iDRAC This wizard is not for creating Active Directory accounts or enabling Active Directory on iDRAC NOTE You are not allowed to create a connection profile ifthe number of hosts added exceeds the license limit for Creating a Connection Profile To create a new connection profile using the wizard 1 From the Connection Profile Description page Click Next to proceed
12. e VMware vSphere web client select a host and in the main menu click on Actions Deploy OVF Template You can also right click on Host and select Deploy OVF Template The Deploy OVF Template wizard is displayed In the Select Source window do the following a URL If you want to download the OVF package from internet select the URL radio button b Local file If you want to select the OVF package from your local system select the Local file radio button and click on Browse K NOTE The install can take between 10 to 30 minutes if the OVF package resides on a network share For the quickest installation it is recommended that you host the OVF on a local drive Click Next The Review Details window is displayed The following information is displayed in the Review Details window a Product The OVF template name is displayed b Version The version of the OVF template is displayed c Vendor The vendor name is displayed d Publisher The publisher details are displayed e Download Size The actual size of the OVF template in Gigabytes f Size on Disk Details of thick and thin provisioned details are displayed g Description You can view the comments Click Next The Select Name and Folder window is displayed In the Select Name and Folder window do the following a In the Name text box enter the name of the template This name can contain up to 80 characters b In the Select a folder or datacenter list selec
13. ed on automatically after deployment Click the Console tab in the main VMware vCenter window to initiate the Administration Console Allow the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter to finish booting up and then enter the user name for the administrator the default is Admin and set a password 4 Configure the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter network and time zone information Admin Portal https 18 219 138 133 DellAdminPortal index html Conf igure Network Change Admin Password R t tual Appliance Reset this Virtual Appliance to Factory Settings Refresh Logout Arrow keys to navigate lt ENTER gt to select Name Target or Status contains Figure 1 Console tab 5 To open the Administration Console for the product open a Web browser and type the appliance s IP address or hostname The IP address is the IP address of the appliance VM and not the ESXi host IP address the Administration Console can be accessed using the URL mentioned at the top of the console For example https 10 210 126 120 or https myesxihost ADMINISTRATION CONSOLE Login Enter Pa Login Figure 2 Administration Console 6 Inthe Administration Console login window enter the password and then click Login vCenter Registration APPLIANCE MANAGEMENT MANAGE VCENTER SERVER CONNECTIONS Registered vCenters ALERT MANAGEMENT Tasks O Register New vCenter Server Dl Upload License LICENSING Buy Now
14. he Initial Configuration Wizard is the most common method used you can also accomplish this task through the appliance s OpenManage Integration gt Manage Settings page in the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter For more information on the Initial Configuration Wizard see OpenManage Integration for VMWare vCenter User Guide Configuration Tasks Using the Configuration Wizard The Initial Configuration Wizard can be used to configure the following for one vCenter or for all registered vCenters 1 vCenter Selection 2 Creating A New Connection Profile 3 Scheduling Inventory Jobs 4 Scheduling a Warranty Jobs 5 Configuring Events And Alarms NOTE You can also launch the Initial Configuration Wizard using the link Start Initial Configuration Wizard under Basic Tasks in the Getting Started page Configuration Wizard Welcome Page After you install the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter it must be configured 1 Inthe vSphere Web Client click on Home and then OpenManage Integration Icon 2 The first time you click on the OpenManage Integration icon it opens the Configuration Wizard You can also access this wizard on the OpenManage Integration Getting Started Start Initial Configuration Wizard page vCenter Selection The vCenter selection page allows you to select a specific vCenter to configure settings for or allows you to select all vCenters to configure them 1 Inthe Initial Configuration Wizard
15. imited to 127 characters In the Verify Password text box type the password again In the Certificate Check box select one of the following e To download and store the Host certificate and validate it during all future connections select Enabled e To perform no check and not store the Host certificate select Disabled To configure Host Credentials without Active Directory do the following Inthe User Name text box the user name is root This is the default username and you cannot change the username but if the Activate directory is set you can choose any Active directory user not just root In the Password text box type the password The password is limited to 127 characters K NOTE The OMSA credentials are the same credentials used for ESX and ESXi hosts Inthe Verify Password text box type the password again Inthe Certificate Check check box select one of the following e To download and store the Host certificate and validate it during all future connections select Enabled e To perform no check and not store the Host certificate do not select the Enable Certificate Check check box Click Next In the Associated Hosts page select the hosts for the connection profile and click OK 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 8 To complete the
16. izard Configuring Events And Alarms Wizard csescssscessseseseeesesescsescseseeceeeceeecaeasacscseaeeesaeecaeseacaeacaeeeaeseeesaeesatesacaes 16 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 OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter User s Guide for information about all aspects of administration including inventory management monitoring and alerting firmware updates and warranty management Ea 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 For 9G 10G and 11G OMSA agent installation is 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 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 adminis
17. penManage Integration for VMware vCenter Settings option In addition you can run the Warranty Retrieval Job now from Job Queue Scheduled jobs would be listed in the Job queue To run a warranty retrieval job 1 In the Configuration Wizard in the Warranty Schedule window do one of the following Select the Enable Warranty Data Retrieval check box to enable you to schedule the warranty 2 Under Warranty Data Retrieval Schedule do the following a Select the check box next to each day of the week that you want to run the warranty b Inthe text box enter the time in HH MM format The time you enter is your local time Calculate the time difference you need to run the warranty collection at the proper time 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 Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Settings option for Events and Alarms NOTE On hosts prior to Dell PowerEdge 12th generation servers this feature requires that the virtual appliance IP address is configured in the trap destination list in OMSA to display host events in vCenter To configure events and alarms 1 In the Initial Configuration Wizard under Event Posting Levels select one of the following Do not post any events Block hardware events Post All Events Post all hardware events
18. r specific hardware support information 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 e 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 Release Notes OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Port Requirements e 443 https and 80 http Administration Console e 4433 https For auto discovery and handshake e 162 and 11620 For SNMP trap listener e 2049 4001 4002 4003 4004 NFS share 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 OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter User s Guide 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
19. t a location to deploy the template Click Next The Select Storage window is displayed In the Select Storage window do the following a From the Select Virtual Disk Format drop down list select either Thick Provision lazy Zeroed Thick Provision Eager zeroed or Thin Provision to store the virtual disk It is recommended that you select Thick Provision lazy Zeroed b From the VM Storage Policy drop down list select one of the policies Click Next The Setup Networks window is displayed The Setup Networks window is displayed which contains details about the source and destination networks Click Next 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 Registering OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter and Importing The License File This procedure assumes that you have received the licenses in the form of an e mail attachment from download_software dell com If you have more than one license you can add the licenses one after another The license file is available as an XML format file 1 From the vSphere web client select Home Hosts and Clusters then in the left panel locate the OpenManage Integration just deployed and then click Power on the virtual machine During Deployment if you select the Power on after Deployment check box the virtual machine will be power
20. tegration version 2 0 appliance has the same IP address as the old appliance To setup the network details see the section Registering OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter And Importing The License File in this guide 6 Restore the database to the new appliance For more information see the section Restoring The Database From A Backup in the OpenManage Integration for VMWare vCenter Version 2 0 User Guide 7 Upload the new license file For more information see the section Registering OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter And Importing The License File in guide 8 Verify the appliance For more information see the section Installation Verification in this guide to ensure the database migration is successful 9 Run the Inventory on all the registered vCenters K NOTE It is recommended that you run the inventory on all the hosts managed by the plug in again after the upgrade For more information see the section Running Inventory Jobs for steps to run the inventory on demand Ifthe IP address of the new OpenManage Integration version 2 0 appliance has changed from that of the old appliance the trap destination for the SNMP traps must be configured to point to the new appliance For 12G servers this will be fixed by running the Inventory on these hosts For all 11G or lower generation hosts that were earlier complaint this IP change will show up as non complaint and will require configuring OMSA For more information see
21. trator 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 User s Guide 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 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 OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Release Notesfo
22. wnload_software dell com with your original order number The license XML file is used in this procedure and it does not come with a hard coded file name Once the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter is registered the OpenManage Integration icon displays under the Administration category of Web Client home page vmware vSphere Web Client f O Crem Aver ana protien O Ceetee eesse Done Local intranet Protected Mode Of ay 10 Figure 4 The OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Successfully Added to vCenter Installation Verification The following steps verify that the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter installation was successful 1 2 Close any vSphere Client windows and open a new vSphere Web client Confirm that the OpenManage Integration icon appears inside vSphere Web Client Check 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 In vSphere Web Client click Plug ins gt Managed Plug ins In the Plug in Manager window verify the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter is installed and enabled Migration Path to migrate from 1 6 1 7 to 20 OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter version 2 0 is an OVF release only There is no RPM update path from the older versions to this version You can migrate from older version 1 6 or 1 7 to the version 2 0
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