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Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter 1.6 User's Manual

1. Configuring Events And Alarms The Dell Management Center Events and Alarms page enables or disables all hardware alarms The current alert status is displayed on the vCenter Alarms tab A critical event indicates actual or imminent data loss or system malfunction A warning event is not necessarily significant but may indicate a possible future problem Events and alarms can also be enabled using the VMware Alarm Manager Events are displayed on the vCenter Tasks amp Events tab in the Hosts and Clusters view NOTE On hosts prior to 12G this feature requires that the virtual appliance is configured as a trap destination in OMSA to display host events in vCenter For more information on OMSA see Setting Up An OMSA Trap Destination You can configure events and alarms using in the Dell Management Center under the Settings option for Events and Alarms To configure events and alarms 38 In the Dell Management Center under Settings Events and Alarms click Edit 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 Warning Events Post only critical or warning level hardware events Post only Virtualization 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 sel
2. e Upgrading Dell Management Plug in From Trial Version To Full Product Version e Upgrading Dell Management Plug in from Previous Version 1 0 1 or later to the Current Version K NOTE Perform an appliance backup before you begin the upgrade See Performing An Immediate Backup Upgrading From Version 1 0 To the Current Version To upgrade from version 1 0 to the current version 1 Launch a browser window and enter the Administration Console displayed in the vSphere vCenter Console tab for the virtual machine you want to configure or use the link from the Dell Management Console Settings page The URL uses the following format and is case sensitive https lt AppliancelPAddress gt 2 Inthe Administration Console to unregister the 1 0 appliance from any vCenter instances to which it is registered select VCENTER REGISTRATION UNREGISTER 3 To back up the virtual appliance data to a network share location from the left pane of the Administration Console select BACKUP AND RESTORE 4 In vSphere shut down the 1 0 virtual appliance Deploy the new current version appliance OVF from the vSphere Client set the administration password and configure networking through the appliance console s user interface 33 K NOTE If the current version appliance is using the same IP address as the 1 0 version clear the Internet Explorer cache To upgrade to the full product version repeat Step 1 In the Administrati
3. Figure 6 Example VLAN network In this example network the Dell Management Plug in is on VLAN 5 while the vCenter and the VMkernal of the ESXi hosts being deployed are on VLAN 10 Because the Dell Management Plug in does not support multi VLAN homing VLAN 5 must route to VLAN 10 for all systems to communicate to each other correctly If routing is not enabled between these VLANs then the deployment fails Viewing Or Editing Hypervisor Profiles To view or edit hypervisor profiles 1 In the Dell Management Center select Deployment Deployment Template Hypervisor Profile window 2 Selecta profile and click View Edit 3 In the Hypervisor Profile Profile Name window select the profile section to display or change and make any necessary changes A Click Save to apply changes or click Cancel to cancel changes Duplicating a Hypervisor Profiles To duplicate a hypervisor profile 1 Inthe Dell Management Center select Deployment Deployment Template Hypervisor Profile On the Hypervisor Profile page select a profile and click Duplicate In the Duplicate dialog box enter a unique hypervisor profile name P oO N Click Apply to create a copy of the profile with the new name or click Cancel to cancel 66 Renaming Hypervisor Profile To rename a hypervisor profile 1 Inthe Dell Management Center select Deployment Deployment Templates Hypervisor Profile On the Hypervisor Profile page select a prof
4. Running Inventory Jobs To run an inventory job 1 Once the Configuration Wizard is complete click Job Queue Inventory Run Now to immediately run an inventory job To see the status of the inventory job click Refresh Navigate to the Host and Cluster view click on any Dell host then click the Dell Server Management tab The following info should be available Overview Page System Event Log Hardware Inventory Storage Firmware Power Monitoring Warranty Status The following host commands work within the Dell Server Management tab or by right clicking on a host Blink Indicator Light 27 Run Firmware Update Wizard Launch Remote Access Launch OMSA Plug In Configuration Launch CMC Renew Warranty Running A Warranty Retrieval Job The warranty retrieval job configuration is similar between the wizard and from the Dell Management Center Settings option The only difference is that the wizard supplies an option to run the warranty retrieval job immediately After running the wizard you can edit at anytime from the Dell Management Center Settings Warranty Schedule page You can run the Warranty Retrieval job now from the Job Queue Warranty History page To schedule a warranty retrieval job 1 Inthe Dell Management Center select Settings Warranty Schedule In the Warranty Schedule window click Edit To configure the schedule do one of
5. To continue with the task to Step 5 click Deployment Wizard Step 5 en ao gt 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 e Display or edit a current connection profile e Delete a connection profile e Refresh the connection profile list to reflect vCenter host changes To create a connection profile 1 Connection Profile automatically assigns servers to connection profiles after the deployment job completes Once a connection profile is selected click Next 2 Select the Assign all servers to the same connection profile option button and select the connection profile from the drop down list to assign all servers to the same existing profile To create a new profile click New and to view or edit the selected profile click View Edit To display the selected connection profile settings click View Select the Select a Connection Profile for each Server option button and then select an individual connection profile for each server from the drop down list 6 Once a connection profile is selected click Next To continue with the task to Step 6 click Deployment Wizard Step 6 Deployment Wizard Step 6 Scheduling Jobs Schedule sets the schedule for the deployment job There are several options of when to run the deployment job immediately sche
6. Web based Administration Console The Web based Administration Console provides several key pieces of functionality vCenter server registration and management virtual appliance management global vCenter alert settings and backup and restore settings Managing vCenter Server Connections From the vCenter Registration window in the Administration Console you can register a vCenter server and upload or buy a license If you are using a demo license a Buy Now link displays from which you can purchase a full version license for managing multiple hosts In this section you can also modify update and unregister a server Related Tasks e Registering A vCenter Server Modifying The Administrator vCenter Login Updating The SSL Certificates For Registered vCenters Uninstalling Dell Management Plug In From vCenter e Uploading A Dell Management Plug in License Using The Administration Console Registering A vCenter Server After a new Dell Management Plug in is installed vCenter servers can be registered with the Dell Management Plug in The Admin User account is used by the Dell Management Plug in for vCenter operations To register a vCenter server 1 Launch a browser window and enter the Administration Console URL displayed in the vSphere vCenter Console tab for the virtual machine you want to configure or use the link from the Dell Management Console Settings page The URL uses the following format
7. lt AppliancelPAddress gt In the left pane click APPLIANCE MANAGEMENT Click Edit for NTP Select the Enabled check box Enter the host name or IP address for a Preferred and Secondary NTP Server and click Apply To exit click Cancel Generating A Certificate Signing Request Generating a new Certificate Signing Request prevents certificates that are created with the previously generated CSR from being uploaded to the appliance To generate a certificate signing request 1 Launch a browser window and enter the Administration Portal URL displayed in the vSphere vCenter Console tab for the virtual machine you want to configure or use the link from Dell Management Console Settings page The URL uses the following format and is case sensitive https lt AppliancelPAddress gt In the left pane click APPLIANCE MANAGEMENT Click Generate Certificate Signing Request for HTTPS Certificates A message displays stating that if a new request is generated then certificates created using the previous CSR can no longer be uploaded to the appliance To continue with the request click Continue or Cancel to cancel Enter the Common Name Organizational Name Organizational Unit Locality State Name Country and Email for the request Click Continue Click Download and then save the resulting HTTPS certificate to an accessible location 79 Uploading An HTTPS Certificate You can use HTTPS Certificates for secure communication
8. Once all updates are made for a category click Apply to save the changes or click Cancel to cancel the changes NOTE For detailed BIOS information including setting options and explanations refer to the Hardware Owner s Manua for the selected server In the left pane select iDRAC Settings and then select Network To include network setting information in the profile select the Include Network Settings in this Hardware Profile check box Expand a category to display the setting options and click Edit to make updates to one of the following Network Network Settings Virtual Media Once all updates are made for a category click Apply to save the changes or click Cancel to cancel the changes 61 NOTE For detailed iDRAC information including setting options and explanations refer to the DRAC User s Guide for the selected server In the left pane select iDRAC Settings User List To include user list information in the profile select the Include User List in this Hardware Profile check box Under iDRAC Local User List do one of the following 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 user s information When finished click Save to save your changes or Cancel to canc
9. Remote Access Card IP address information and RAC type and Web interface URL See About Inventory Jobs e Storage 41 The host system storage provides a graphical and detailed view of the capacity and type of physical and logical storage for storage connected to a host based storage controller including Host system total storage unconfigured configured and both global and dedicated hot spare disks capacity List of how many of each storage component is present in the system component data table that contains detailed information on that component e Firmware Run the Firmware Update Wizard or view your firmware status See Firmware Updates e Power Monitoring The host system power monitoring provides general power information energy statistics and reserve power information including Current power budget profile warning and failure thresholds Energy consumption system peak power and amperage statistics Reserve power and peak reserve capacity E NOTE Not all power supplies support this feature and blade enclosure power supplies are not supported e Warranty Warranty retrieval provides the following information for Dell servers Updated service warranty information while only transmitting the host service tag Warranty information updated at scheduled intervals Secure transmission using a proxy server and credentials Information through a tested secure connection See W
10. e General Set the OMSA URL that displays on the Dell Hosts tab in vCenter You can also enable or disable Warranty Expiration Notification e Events And Alarms Enables or disables all hardware alarms current alert status is displayed on the Alarms tab Also configures incoming event and alert filtering e HTTP Proxy Enable or disable HTTP proxy usage during communication with Internet sites e Inventory Schedule Sets vCenter Host Inventory Schedule e Warranty Schedule Sets warranty information retrieval schedule for Dell hosts from Dell Online e Deployment Credentials Sets up credentials to be used for communication with Dell servers during initial discovery and bare metal server deployment e Firmware Repository Lets you edit where your firmware updates are stored e Security Provides a server white list that limits the servers that are deployed General Settings Overview General settings are used to e Define the OpenManage Server Administrator QMSA URL e Enable or Disable Warranty Expiration Notification 23 The OMSA software can be used to K NOTE OMSA software is only required on Dell servers prior to version 12G e Manage vCenter elements detailed sensor component level health information e Clear command logs and system event logs SELs e Obtain NIC statistics e Make sure that the Dell Management Plug in captures events from a selected host Warranty Expiration Notification can be used to e
11. share filename gz CES share for xml file host share filename xml CIFS share for gz file host share filename gz b If using a CIFS share enter the User Name Password and Verify Password the passwords must match These fields are only active when entering a CIFS share K NOTE The character is not supported for use in shared network folder user names passwords c To validate your entries click Begin Test 4 Click Apply 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 maintained by manually adding server service tags deleting service tags or importing a list of service tags from a CSV file NOTE Use a CSV delimited file to import servers This contains multiple records on different lines where each record has one or more service tags separated by commas To set up and manage white lists choose from the following e Enabling A Server White List e Adding Servers To A White List e Deleting Servers From A WhiteList Enabling A Deployable Server White List For information about security settings for deployable servers see Server Security Settings For Deployment To enable a server white list 29 In the Dell Management Center in the left pane
12. Battery sensor detected a warning value Dell Battery sensor detected a failure value Dell Battery sensor detected a nonrecoverable value Dell Thermal shutdown protection has been initiated Dell Temperature sensor returned to a normal value Dell Temperature sensor detected a warning value configuration error or experienced a thermal trip A processor sensor in the Error specified system has failed A configuration error was Error detected for a pluggable device in the specified system Sensor Returned to Normal Info Value A battery sensor in the Warning specified system detected that a battery is ina predictive failure state A battery sensor in the Error specified system detected that a battery has failed A battery sensor in the Error specified system detected that a battery has failed This message is generated Error when a system is configured for thermal shutdown due to an error event If a temperature sensor reading exceeds the error threshold for which the system is configured the operating system shuts down and the system powers off This event may also be initiated on certain systems when a fan enclosure is removed from the system for an extended period of time Sensor Returned to Normal Info Value A temperature sensor on Warning the backplane board system board CPU or drive carrier in the specified system exceeded its warning threshold No action No
13. For detailed information on configuring the backup location and credentials see Configuring Backup And Restore To schedule an automatic backup 1 Launch a browser window and enter the Administration Console URL displayed in the vSphere vCenter Console tab for the virtual machine you want to configure or use the link from Dell Management Console Settings page The URL uses the following format and is case sensitive https lt appliance IP address gt In the left pane click BACKUP AND RESTORE To edit the backup and restore settings click Edit Automatic Scheduled Backup this makes fields active To enable the backups click Enabled 81 Select the check boxes for the days of the week for which you want to run the backup In the Time for Backup 24 Hour Time Format HH mm text box enter the time in HH mm format The Next Backup populates with the date and time of the next scheduled backup 7 Click Apply Performing An Immediate Backup To perform an immediate backup 1 Launch a browser window and enter the Administration Console URL displayed in the vSphere vCenter Console tab for the virtual machine you want to configure or use the link from Dell Management Console Settings page The URL uses the following format and is case sensitive https lt AppliancelPAddress gt In the left pane click BACKUP AND RESTORE Click Backup Now To use location and encryption password from the Backup settings in the Back
14. component has a non critical error Critical red X component has a critical failure Unknown question mark status is unknown for the component A global health status is displayed in the upper right header bar Server Information provides identification hypervisor and firmware information such as Host name power state iDRAC IP address Management IP address connection profile in use model service tag and asset tag numbers number of days left on the warranty and when the last inventory scan was performed Hypervisor BIOS firmware and iDRAC firmware versions Recent System Log Entries provide the 10 most recent system event log entries To launch the System Event Log window that displays additional log details click Details 4 Under Host Information click Hardware Inventory to display a list and further details on all components installed in host system including Field replaceable units FRUs DIMMS system planar power supplies backplanes controller cards and so on Memory Number of slots available and in use maximum capacity and amount of memory in use and details on individual DIMMs Network Interface Cards NICs Number of installed cards and details on individual NICs PCI Slots Total available and number in use and details on individual slots Power Supplies Number present and details on individual PSUs Processors Number present and details on individu
15. configuration settings and so on To display the system event log for an individual host OT Se 50 From the vSphere Client under the Inventory heading select Hosts and Clusters In the tree view select the host system Select the Dell Server Management tab From Recent System Log Entries to launch the System Event Log window click Details To update the System Event Log click Refresh Log To limit filter the number of event log entries choose one of the following Inthe search filter text box and enter a text string to dynamically filter the log entries To clear the filter text box click X and all the event log entries display To clear all event log entries click Clear Log A message displays stating that all log entries are deleted after they are cleared and select one of the following To agree to clear log entries click OK To cancel click Cancel To export the event log to a CSV file click Export Browse to the location to save the system event log and click Save About Firmware Updates The location where servers receive firmware updates is a global setting that is available in the Dell Management Center The firmware repository is set up in the Dell Management Center but updates are run on the specific Dell Host tab in vSphere Client Firmware repository settings contain the firmware catalog location used to update deployed servers There are two location types Dell ftp dell com Us
16. en P ON gt Re checking Bare Metal Server Compliance For servers you have fixed outside of the Dell Management Plug in you must run this manual server compliance re check You can find this on the Dell Management Center Compliance Bare Metal Servers page To re check bare metal server compliance In the Dell Management Center Compliance Bare Metal Servers page click Re check Compliance In the Non Compliant Servers window to refresh the list click Refresh To abort the re check click Abort All Tests If you successfully fixed your system the list refreshes and your system is removed from the list If not the non compliant system remains on the list 6 When finished click Done 1 2 3 Torun the re check click Check Compliance 4 5 Downloading An ISO For Manual Firmware Updates The Dell Management Plug in automatically fixes most compliance issues Sometimes a manual ISO installation is required You can download the required ISO from a browser from the Dell Management Center in the Compliance section 32 1 Inthe Dell Management Center Compliance Bare Metal Servers page to download an ISO click Download ISO 2 Inthe Download ISO dialog box to find the location of the ISO click Download K NOTE The external browser may open behind this application window 3 Navigate to the ISO file you need to make your bare metal server compliant iDRAC License Compliance When you select the iD
17. Address Get the current vCenter session user based on the vSphere client session ID Get the vCenter inventory tree to display the vCenter inventory in a tree structure Dell Monitoring Monitor Get host name for posting the event Perform the event log operations for example get the event count or change the event log settings Register unregister and configure events alerts Receive SNMP traps and post events Dell Configuration Firmware Update Perform firmware update Load firmware repository and DUP file information on the firmware update wizard page Query firmware inventory Configure firmware repository settings Configure staging folder and perform update using the staging feature Test the network and repository connections Dell Deploy Provisioning Create Template Create display delete and edit deployment templates Dell Configuration Perform Host Related Tasks Blink LED Clear LED Configure OMSA URL from the Dell Server Management tab Launch OMSA Console Launch iDRAC Console Display and clear SEL log Dell Inventory Configure Inventory Display system inventory in the Dell Server Management tab Get storage details Get power monitoring details Create display edit delete and test connection profiles on the connection profiles page Schedule update and delete inventory schedule Run inventory on hosts 15 3 Understanding How To Configure or Edit the Dell Manag
18. Events option at the top of the tab Click the grey Configure Destinations button and click the Destination link Select the Enable Destination check box Enter the Dell Management Plug in appliance IP address in the Destination IP Address field Click Apply Changes S E a E Es Repeat step 1 to step 8 to configure additional events Viewing Events To view events do one of the following e Navigate to the virtual machine and right click to display the vCenter Tasks amp Events tab and click Events so that the selected level of events is displayed 40 e Click on the parent node cluster or datacenter of the host or the root folder of the vCenter Events appear only on those nodes in the vSphere tree vSphere Client Host Overview The Overview provides information on key host server attributes including individual component health identification hypervisor and firmware information HARDWARE COMPONENT HEALTH Component health is a graphical representation of the status of all major host server components system chassis power supply temperature fans voltage processors batteries intrusion hardware log power management and memory The available status states are e Healthy green check mark component operating normally e Warning yellow triangle with exclamation point component has a non critical error e Critical red X component has a critical failure e Unknown question mark status is unknown
19. Model Information In The Deployment Wizard This usually indicates that the firmware version installed on the system does not meet recommended minimums In some cases a firmware update may not have registered on the system Cold booting the system or reseating the blade fixes this problem The newly enabled account on the iDRAC must be disabled and auto discovery reinitiated to provide model information and NIC information to the Dell Management Plug in 90 The NFS Share Is Set Up With The ESX ESXI ISO But Deployment Fails With Errors Mounting The Share Location To find the solution 1 Make sure the iDRAC is able to ping the appliance 2 Make sure your network is not running too slow How Do Force Removal Of The Virtual Appliance a Go to https lt vcenter_serverlPAddress gt mob Click Content Click ExtensionManager Click UnregisterExtension Enter the extension key to unregister com dell plugin Dell Management Plug in then click Invoke method a a JS Se b In the vSphere client power off the Dell Management Plug in and delete it Entering A Password In The Backup Now Screen Receives An Error Message If you are using the low resolution monitor the Encryption Password field will not be visible from the BACKUP NOW window You must scroll down the page to enter the encryption password In vSphere Clicking The Dell Server Management Tab Or Dell Management Icon Returns A 404 Error Check if the appliance
20. Perform Host Related Tasks Perform vCenter Related Tasks Configure SelLog Dell Configuration Configure ConnectionProfile Configure ClearLed Firmware Update Privilege Group Privilege Configure Inventory Configure Warranty Retrieval Configure ReadOnly Dell Inventory Privilege Group Privilege Configure Monitoring Monitor Dell Monitoring Privilege Group Privilege Create a Report Run a Report Dell Reporting Not used Dell Infrastructure Deployment Role This role contains the privileges specifically related to the hypervisor deployment features Edit the role name or make changes to the effective privileges allowed in this role by enabling or disabling the check boxes Name Dell Infrastructure Deployment Privileges a WA e C Alarms e C Datacenter e C Datastore S E Del DI Dell Configuration Dell Deploy Provisioning ll Assign Identity Z Configure Connection Profile Configure HW Configuration Profile Configure Hypervisor Deployment Profile Create Template RH Deploy e C Dell Inventory e C Dell Monitoring DI Dell Reporting C dvPort group H DI Extension sg DI Folder H C Global o C Host Description All Privileges Figure 4 Dell Infrastructure Deployment Role The privileges this role provides are Create Template Configure HW Configuration Profile Configure Hypervisor Deployment Profile Configure Connection Profile Assign Identity and Deploy Privilege Gro
21. Post Virtualization related events received from hosts into Events 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 you can enable them When enabled critical hardware alarms can trigger the Dell Management Plug in to put the host system into a maintenance mode and in certain cases migrate the virtual machines to another host system The Dell Management Plug in forwards events received from managed Dell hosts and creates alarms for those events Use these alarms to trigger actions from vCenter like a reboot maintenance mode or migrate For example when a dual power supply fails and an alarm is created the resulting action is to migrate the virtual machine on that machine to a new one A host enters or leaves maintenance mode only as when you request it If the host is in a cluster when it enters maintenance mode you are given the option to evacuate powered off virtual machines If this option is selected each powered off virtual machine is migrated to another host unless there is no compatible host available for the virtual machine in the cluster While in maintenance mode the host does not allow deployment or power on of a virtual machine Virtual machines that are running on a host entering maintenance mode need to be either migrated to another host or shut down either manually or automatically by VMware Distrib
22. and then skip to step 7 To access the path to new downloaded RPMs in the Appliance Management page click Edit In the Edit group in the Update Repository Path text box enter the path for the location of the RPMs Make sure that you point to the folder location according to the chart provided below Ab Upgrade from Upgrade folder Latest Latest greatest Latest greatest greatest 1 0 1 x 1 5 0 x 1 5 1 x 1 6 0 x To save this change click Apply To apply the update to the virtual appliance under Appliance Settings click Update Virtual Appliance In the Update Appliance dialog box click Upgrade Once you click Upgrade you are logged off the Administration Console out Dell Management Plug in Licensing The Dell Management Plug In has two types of licenses Demo license The trial version contains a demo license for one vCenter and one host server that are managed by the Dell Management Plug in Product license The full product version contains a product license for three vCenters and the purchased number of host connections that are managed by the Dell Management Plug in When you upgrade from a demo license to a full product license a new license XML file is included in the downloaded package Install this new license file using the Administration Console Licensing presents the following information Maximum vCenter Connection Licenses up to three registered and in use vCenter connections are allowed Maximu
23. between the virtual appliance and host systems To set up this type of secure communication a certificate signing request must be sent to a certificate authority and then the resulting certificate is uploaded using the Administration Console There is also a default certificate that is self signed and can be used for secure communication this certificate is unique to every installation E NOTE You can use either Microsoft Internet Explorer or Firefox to upload certificates To upload a certificate 1 Launch a browser window and enter the Administration Console URL displayed in the vSphere vCenter Console tab for the virtual machine you want to configure or use the link from Dell Management Console Settings page The URL uses the following format and is case sensitive https lt AppliancelPAddress gt In the left pane click APPLIANCE MANAGEMENT Click Upload Certificate for HTTPS Certificates In the Upload Certificates dialog box click OK To select the certificate to upload click Browse and then click Upload SPOS Ser NO If you want to abort the upload click Cancel K NOTE The certificate must use PEM format Restoring The Default HTTPS Certificate To restore the default HTTPS certificate 1 Launch a browser window and enter the Administration Console URL displayed in the vSphere vCenter Console tab for the virtual machine you want to configure or use the link from Dell Management Console Settings page The
24. difference is that the wizard supplies an option to select if you want to run the inventory immediately NOTE To make sure that the Dell Management Plug in continues to display updated information it is recommended 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 Torun inventory schedules click On Selected Days To not run inventory schedules select Do not run inventory on Dell hosts 2 Ifyou selected 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 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 c To automatically run the inventory task once the wizard is complete select the Run inventory at the end of the wizard Recommended check box This check box only appears when the On Selected Days check box is selected 3 To apply the changes and continue click Save and Continue Running A Warranty Retrieval Job Wizard The warranty retrieval job configuration is similar between the wizard and from the Dell Management Center Settings option The only difference is that the wizard supplies an option to run the warranty
25. edit this feature in the Dell Management Center on the Settings General Page To enable or disable server warranty expiration notification 1 Inthe Dell Management Center click Settings General 2 Inthe General page to enable notifications select the Enable Warranty Status Notifications check box 3 To set the Minimum Days Threshold Alert do the following a To set warnings in the Warnings drop down list select the number of days for warnings about server warranty status b To set critical license status in the Critical drop down list set the number of days for warning of critical server warranty status 4 To apply the changes click Apply 24 Creating A New Connection Profile A connection profile stores the credentials that the virtual appliance uses to communicate with Dell servers Each Dell server must be associated with only one connection profile to be managed by the Dell Management Plug in You may assign multiple servers to a single connection profile Creating the Connection Profile is similar between the Configuration Wizard and from the Dell Management Center Settings You can run the Configuration Wizard when you first access the Dell Management Console or run it later on the Settings window K NOTE With this release and with installations on hosts that are version 12G and later OMSA agent installation is not required For installations on 11G hosts OMSA agent is now automatically installed during
26. it must be configured 1 Inthe vSphere Client under Management click the Dell Management Center icon 2 The first time you click on the Dell Management Center icon it opens the Configuration Wizard You can also access this wizard on the Dell Management Center Settings page 3 Inthe Welcome tab review the steps you will step through and then click Next Creating A New Connection Profile 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 Dell Management Plug in You may assign multiple servers to a single connection profile Creating the Connection Profile is similar between the Configuration Wizard and from the Dell Management Center Settings option NOTE With this release and with installations on hosts that are using 12th generation servers OMSA agent installation is not required For installations on 11th generation servers OMSA agent is now automatically installed during the deployment process To create a new connection profile using the wizard 1 From the Connection Profiles tab click Create New 2 Inthe Profile Name and Description panel enter the Profile Name and an optional Description that are used to help manage custom connection profiles and then click Next 3 Inthe Associated Hosts panel select the hosts for the connection profile and click Next 4 Vie
27. migrate the virtual machines to another host system For hosts prior to 12G the Dell Management Plug in forwards OMSA alarms and creates new ones for specific events You can use these alarms to trigger actions that vCenter allows like a reboot maintenance mode or migrate For example when a dual power supply fails and an alarm is created the resulting action can be to migrate the virtual machine on that machine to a new one To perform monitoring 1 Configure the Event and Alarm settings 2 Configure OMSA trap destinations if needed hosts prior to 12G 3 Use the Tasks amp Events tab in vCenter to review event information Understanding Events And Alarms You can edit events and alarms from the Dell Management Plug in Management Center within Settings Events and Alarms From this section you can select the Event Posting Level enable Alarms for Dell Hosts or Restore Default Alarms There are four Event Posting Levels Table 1 Event Posting Level Descriptions Event Description Do not post any Events Do not have the Dell Management Plug in forward any events or alerts into related vCenters Post all Events Post all events including informal events that the Dell Management Plug in receives from managed Dell hosts into related vCenters 37 Post only Critical and Warning Events Posts only events with either Critical or Warning criticality into related vCenters Post only Virtualization Related Critical and Warning
28. testing click Abort All Tests To exit click Done Refreshing A Connection Profile To refresh a connection profile Click Refresh K 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 discovered by the Dell Management Plug In System Event Logs provide information based on the following criteria Status Info There are several status icons Informational blue exclamation point Warning yellow triangle with exclamation point Error red X Time Server Indicates the time and date the event occurred Time Search this page Displays the specific message server names configuration settings and so on The severity levels are defined as Info The Dell Management Plug in operation completed successfully Warning The Dell Management Plug in operation partially failed and was partially successful Error The Dell Management Plug in operation failed Security Contains information on system security You can save the log as an external CSV file Related Information e Displaying The System Event Logs For An Individual Host Displaying Logs in Dell Management Center Dell Management Center logs include status information for discovered hardware and a history of user actions 49 To display logs in Dell Management Center 1 From the Dell Manageme
29. the DC M Lifecycle Controller Management Profile To enable CSIOR locally on a reference server 1 Power on the system and during POST press lt F10 gt to launch USC 2 Select Hardware Congfiguration Part Replacement Configuration 3 Enable the Collect System Inventory on Reboot setting and exit USC Creating A New Hardware Profile To create a new hardware profile 1 Inthe Dell Management Center select Deployment Deployment Templates Hardware Profile Click Create New In the New Hardware Profile page do the following Inthe Profile Name text box enter the profile name Inthe Description text box type an optional description Click Save To continue in the left pane click Reference Server 60 In the Reference Server window click Edit To find a reference server that is compliant managed by vCenter and successfully inventoried by the Dell Management Plug in click Browse In the Servers dialog box scroll down the list to find the right reference server and click Select To customize the reference server settings as defaults click Customize Settings from Reference Server and then click Save A dialog box that states extracting the settings takes several minutes is displayed To populate settings click Continue The selected server s name iDRAC IP address and service tag are displayed in the Reference Server window In the left pane select Boot Order To include boot order informat
30. the first disk on these systems A CAUTION All data on the disk drives will be erased 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 then deployment to those servers is skipped and the deployment job continues to the next server 2 Click Next To continue with the task to Step 4 click Deployment Wizard Step 4 Server Identity Deployment Wizard Step 4 Server Identification Server identification can be provided in two ways e Enter networking information IP address subnet mask and gateway a fully qualified domain name for the hostname is mandatory The use of oca hostfor the FQDN is not supported The FQDN is used when adding the host to vCenter e Use the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP to configure IP addresses subnet mask gateway IP hostname and preferred alternate DNS servers The DHCP assigned IP address will be used when adding the host to vCenter When using DHCP it is highly recommended that an IP reservation for selected NIC MAC addresses be used K NOTE Use a Fully Qualified Domain Name FQDN for hostname instead of localhost Starting with ESXi 5 1 a value of localhost impairs Dell Management Plug in from processing events sent from the host Create a DNS record that resolves the IP address to the FQDN For SNMP alerts from ESXi 5 1 to be identified correctly configure the DNS server to support reverse lookup
31. the following a Torun Warranty Schedules click On Selected Days b To not run Warranty Schedules select Do not run inventory on Dell hosts 4 Ifyou selected 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 warranty jobs 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 jobs at the proper time 5 Torun the warranty jobs now navigate to Job Queue Warranty History and then click Run Now Viewing or Editing Deployment Credentials In Dell Management Center you can edit the deployment credentials Deployment credentials are used to securely communicate with a bare metal system using the iDRAC from initial discovery until the end of the deployment process Once deployment completes the credentials are changed to those in the connection profile matched to the bare metal system from the deployment wizard If the deployment credentials are changed all newly discovered systems from that point on will be provisioned with the new credentials the credentials on servers discovered prior to the change of credentials are not affected by this change The user name should be 16 characters or less only ASCII printable characters The password should be 20 characters or less only ASCII printable characters To view or edit deployment credentials 1 In Dell Management Cente
32. using the Administration Console or the Dell Management Console 78 Launch a browser window and enter the Administration Console URL displayed in the vSphere vCenter Console tab for the virtual machine you want to configure or use the link from Dell Management Console Settings page The URL uses the following format and is case sensitive https lt AppliancelPAddress gt 2 Inthe left pane click Appliance Management 3 Inthe Appliance Management page scroll down to the HTTP Proxy Settings and then click Edit 4 Inthe Edit page do the following a To enable the use of HTTP Proxy Settings next to Use HTTP Proxy Settings select Enable b Inthe Proxy Server Address text box enter the proxy server address c Inthe Proxy Server Port text box enter the proxy server port d To use proxy credentials next to Use Proxy Credentials select Yes e Ifyou are using credentials in the User Name text box enter the user name f Inthe Password text box type the password 5 Click Apply Setting Up The NTP Servers Network Time Protocol NTP can be used to synchronize the virtual appliance clocks to that of a NTP server To set up the NTP servers 1 Launch a browser window and enter the Administration Portal URL displayed in the vSphere vCenter Console tab for the virtual machine you want to configure or use the link from Dell Management Console Settings page The URL uses the following format and is case sensitive https
33. Connectons EE 75 Registering A vCenter Berner 75 Uploading A Dell Management Plug in License To The Administration Console 76 Virtual Appliance Management 77 Restarting The Virtual Anpltanrce naa 77 Updating A Repository Location And Virtual Anpltance nnna 77 Updating The Virtual Appliance Software Version 78 Downloading Troubleshooting Bundle 78 Setting Up The HTTP P O e a ee E a e aaa aea a dd raa aa a a aana a aaee iae EE aain 78 Settings Up NR OR 79 Generating A Certificate Signing Beguest EE 79 Setting Up Global Alerte Managing Backup And Restore Configuring Backup And Restore ENEE 81 Scheduling Automatic Backups EE 81 Performing An Immediate Backup 82 Restoring The Database From A Backup 82 Understanding vSphere Client Console Tab 82 Configuring Network Settngs ENEE 83 Changing The Virtual Appliance Password ENEE 83 Setting The Local Time Zone EE EEN Aide EEN 83 Rebooting Virtual Anpltance ENEE 83 Resetting The Virtual Appliance To Factory Setting 84 Refresh Console Tab VIe a ae aa a e ea a a A r a Ea Eea a Select een rel 84 Read Only Us r OT 84 Kee ar BEE 85 Wpgrading Jeepen dah Gai aia dita enee 85 Frequently Asked Questions IEAOL EE 85 What generation of Dell servers does the Dell Management Plug in configure and support for SNMP HESE ee e risk cat ed Veit EE 85 Does Dell Management Plug in support vCenter in linked mode AE 85 What Are The Required Port Settings For The Dell Management Plug
34. Dell Management Plug In for VMware vCenter User s Guide Version 1 6_December 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 2012 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 trad
35. ESXi 4 1 U1 Set UserVars CIMoemProviderEnabled to 1 Am Using A Reference Server To Create A Hardware Profile But It Failed What Should Do Check to make sure that minimum recommended versions of iDRAC firmware Lifecycle Controller firmware and BIOS are installed To make sure that the data retrieved from the reference server is current enable Collect System Inventory On Restart CSIOR and restart the reference server prior to extraction of data See Setting CSIOR On A Reference Server Am Attempting To Deploy ESX ESXi On A Blade Server And It Failed What Should Do To resolve this issue do the following 1 Make sure the ISO location NFS path and staging folder paths are accurate Make sure the NIC selected during assignment of server identity is on the same network as the virtual appliance If using static IP address make sure the network information provided including subnet mask and default gateway is accurate In addition make sure the IPaddress is not already assigned on the network 4 Make sure at least one Virtual Disk is seen by the system ESXi also installs to an internal RIPS SD card Why Are My Hypervisor Deployments Failing On R210 II Machines A timeout issue on R210 II systems produces a hypervisor deployments failure error due to the failure of the BIOS to boot from attached ISO To resolve this issue manually install hypervisor on the machine Why Do See Auto discovered Systems Without
36. Hardware Configuration Failure e Before initiating a deployment task make sure the system has completed CSIOR and is not in the process of rebooting e Itis highly recommended that BIOS configuration be run in Clone mode so that the reference server is an identical system e Some controllers do not allow creation of a RAID 0 array with one drive This feature is supported only on high end controllers and the application of such a hardware profile can cause failures Enabling Auto Discovery On A Newly Purchased System The auto discovery feature of a host system is not enabled by default instead enablement must be requested at the time of purchase If auto discovery enablement is requested at the time of purchase DHCP is enabled on the iDRAC and 92 admin accounts are disabled It is not necessary to configure a static IP address for the iDRAC It gets one from a DHCP server on the network To make use of the auto discovery feature a DHCP server or a DNS server or both must be configured to support the discovery process CSIOR has already been run by factory process For more information on how to set up a network to support auto discovery see the Dell Auto Discovery Network Setup Specification at http attachments wetpaintserv us xBUIrs4t 2B2TzbrwqYkblv0 3D 3D2 62254 H auto discovery was not requested at the time of purchase it can be enabled as follows During the boot process press lt Ctrl E gt In the iDRAC setup window e
37. Lifecycle Controller 22 10 In the Provisioning server field enter the virtual appliance IP address and then press Enter 11 To initiate discovery and initial start up click Save Configuring NFS Shares To use NFS shares with the Dell Management Plug in 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 shares 1 Onthe machine hosting the NFS shares edit etc exports to add share path lt appliance IP gt rw ro This allows the virtual appliance full read and write access to the share but limits all other users to read only 2 Start nfs services service portmap start service nfs start service nfslock status E NOTE The steps above may vary depending on the Linux distribution in use 3 If any of the services were already running exportfs ra Settings Overview The Dell Management Plug in Settings section e Lists the Dell Management Plug in configuration settings e Starts the initial Configuration Wizard that steps you through the Dell Management Plug in features necessary to manage and deploy servers in VMware vCenter e Starts the Dell Management Plug in Administration Console that lets you perform vCenter registration virtual appliance management alert management and backup restore of the Dell Management Plug in database Related Tasks
38. Management Plug in Licensing e Uploading A Dell Management Plug in License To The Administration Console Viewing Storage Inventory The host system storage provides a graphical and detailed view of the capacity and type of physical and logical storage for storage connected to a host based storage controller including e Host system total storage unconfigured configured and global hot spare disks capacity e List of how many of each storage component is present in the system e Component data table that contains detailed information on that component To view storage data 1 In vSphere Client select a host and then select the Dell Server Management Tab 2 Inthe Host Overview page in the left pane click Storage 3 Inthe Storage page view the graphical summary or use the table and View and Filter drop down lists to sort your inventory information 45 Viewing Host Power Monitoring The host system power monitoring provides general power information energy statistics and reserve power information including e Current power budget profile warning and failure thresholds e Energy consumption system peak power and amperage statistics e Reserve power and peak reserve capacity To view host power monitoring 1 In vSphere Client select your host then select the Dell Server Management tab 2 Inthe left pane under Host Information click Power Monitoring 3 Inthe Power Monitoring page view the power for this host D
39. Monitor the warranty expiration date e Set a minimum number of warranty days left threshold beyond which either a warning or critical alert is generated The alert appears as an icon on the host s Dell Server Management tab Related Tasks e Enabling The OMSA Link e Enable or Disable Warranty Expiration Notification Enabling The OMSA Link Outside the Configuration Wizard To launch OMSA within the Dell Management Plug in virtual appliance the OMSA Web Server must be installed and configured See the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Installation Guide for the version of OMSA in use for instructions on how to install and configure the Web Server E NOTE OMSA is only required on Dell servers prior to version 12G To enable the OMSA link 1 In the Dell Management Plug in Settings General under OMSA Launcher click Edit 2 Use the OMSA Web Server URL text box to enter the URL for OMSA You must include the full URL including the HTTPS 3 To save this URL click Apply For information about setting up an OMSA trap destination see Setting Up An OMSA Trap Destination Enable or Disable Server Warranty Expiration Notification Warranty settings control when server warranty information is retrieved from Dell online by enabling or disabling the warranty schedule and then setting the Minimum Days Threshold alert Use this page to enable or disable server warranty expiration notifications for hosts and clusters Set or
40. Name and Password in a domain format that has access to the share drive c Continue to step 7 Alternatively to use the Update from repository option a Select Update from repository b Make sure you have a network connection to ftp dell com c Click Next 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 options that are listed as Downgrade Selecting this option is only recommended to advanced users who understand the implications of downgrading firmware 5 Select the desired restart option Enter maintenance mode apply updates and restart Host goes into maintenance mode If the host cannot enter maintenance mode then the host is not restarted and the update is applied during the next reboot Select the Exit maintenance mode after firmware update completes check box to exit maintenance mode after the update Apply updates on next reboot To avoid a service interruption it is recommended that the host enters maintenance mode before the reboot Apply updates and force reboot without entering maintenance mode The update is applied and a reboot occurs even if the host is not in maintenance mode This method is not recommended 6 Click Finish 7 To verify that the up
41. RAC License Compliance page it runs a compliance test This test lasts for a few minutes The vSphere hosts and bare metal servers listed on this page are non compliant because they do not have a compatible iDRAC license The table displays the status of the iDRAC license On this page you can see how many days remain on your license and update it as required If your Aun inventory job link is disabled that means there are no vSphere hosts that are non compliant due to the iDRAC license If the Recheck Bare Metal Server Compliance link is disabled that means there are no bare metal servers that are non compliant due to the iDRAC license 1 In Dell Management Center in the left pane click Compliance 2 Expand Compliance and click iDRAC License Once you arrive to this page the compliance test runs This is the same test that runs when you click Refresh If your license is out of date click Purchase Renew iDRAC License Log into the Dell License Management page and update or purchase a new iDRAC license Use the information on this page to identify and update your iDRAC 5 After you install an iDRAC license run an inventory job for vSphere hosts and return to this page after the inventory job completes For bare metal servers recheck licensed bare metal server compliance Upgrading Dell Management Plug In For VMware VCenter There are three upgrade scenarios for the Dell Management Plug in e Upgrading From Version 1 0 To the Current Version
42. Schedule EE 43 Displaying The Inventory For A Single Host System in v enter 43 Inventory And Licensing Viewing Storage nyen O Dye e e a Ear eet a a a a a aaa aaa eaaa araa a raahaa latinaan Viewing Host Power Monitoring 46 Displaying The Entire Datacenter Hardware Configuration And Status 46 Managing Connection Profiles 46 Creating A New Connection Profle EE 41 Viewing Or Editing An Existing Connection Profle Au 48 Deleting A Connection Profile Testing A Connection Profile araa aaa aa aa a daera are EES Eet Refreshing A Connection Profile 49 Understanding System Event Logs In vSphere Client Host View 49 Displaying Logs in Dell Management Center 49 Displaying The Event Logs For An Individual Host 50 About Firmware Updates en SE ebe eeh SEENEN AE EE dee E eege Running The Firmware Update Wizard Updating Older Firmware Versions EE Advanced Host Management Using vente 53 Setting Up Physical Server Front Indicator Uioht EE 53 Server Based Management Tools 53 Warranty Repieval idee ENER AEN 54 5 Zero Touch Hardware Provisioning And Deployment scsssssssssssessesssesseseseseseees 57 Hardware Prerequisites baier Egeg etc d et DEELEN aaae aaa it aeaa a a aeaaaee eieaa 57 Provisioning a 58 Understanding Deployment Job Times 58 Server States Within The Deployment Seguenrce EE 58 Downloading Custom Dell ISO Images 59 Understanding How To Configure A Hardware Profile AE 59 Enabling CSIOR On A Reference Server 60 Creatin
43. To delete deployable servers from a white list 1 Inthe Dell Management Center in the left pane select Settings 2 In the right pane select Security 3 Inthe Security window click Edit 4 Doone of the following To delete an individual server click the Service Tag check box and then click Delete Selected To delete all servers click the Service Tag check box and then click Delete Selected 5 When the Are you sure you want to delete the selected service tags dialog displays click Apply or click Cancel to cancel 6 To complete the changes click Apply About Host Bare Metal and iDRAC Compliance Issues To manage hosts bare metal servers and iDRAC with the Dell Management Plug in each must meet certain minimum criteria If not compliant then they are not managed properly by the Dell Management Plug in Use the Fix Non Compliant Hosts Bare Metal Server and iDRAC compliance links to see which host bare metal servers iDRACs in your configuration are not compliant and fix them This wizard displays hosts bare metal servers iDRACs where e Hosts have not been assigned to a connection profile If a connection profile is not assigned to a host a dialog box is offered to take you to the Connection Profile screen This configuration is outside this wizard Return later to run this wizard 30 e Collect System Inventory on Reboot CSIOR is disabled or has not been run which requires a manual reboot e The OMSA agen
44. URL uses the following format and is case sensitive https lt appliance IP address gt In the left pane click APPLIANCE MANAGEMENT Click Restore Default Certificate for HTTPS Certificates In the restore default certificate dialog box click Apply Setting Up Global Alerts Alert management lets an administrator enter global settings for how alerts are stored for all vCenter instances To set up global alerts 1 Launch a browser window and enter the Administration Console URL displayed in the vSphere vCenter Console tab for the virtual machine you want to configure or use the link from Dell Management Console Settings page The URL uses the following format and is case sensitive https lt AppliancelPAddress gt In the left pane click ALERT MANAGEMENT To enter new vCenter alert settings click Edit Enter numeric values for the following items Maximum number of alerts Number of days to retain alerts Timeout for duplicate alerts seconds A To save your settings click Apply or click Cancel to cancel 80 Managing Backup And Restore Managing backup and restore is accomplished from the Administrative Console Tasks on this page include e Configuring Backup And Restore e Scheduling Atomatic Backups e Performing An Immediate Backup e Restoring The Database From Backup Configuring Backup And Restore The backup and restore function backs up the Dell Management Plug in database to a re
45. action No action No action No action No Action No action No action No action 97 Dell Temperature sensor detected a failure value Dell Temperature sensor detected a non recoverable value Dell Fan sensor returned to a normal value Dell Fan sensor detected a warning value Dell Fan sensor detected a failure value Dell Fan sensor detected a nonrecoverable value Dell Voltage sensor returned to a normal value Dell Voltage sensor detected a warning value Dell Voltage sensor detected a failure value Dell Voltage sensor detected a nonrecoverable value Dell Current sensor returned to a normal value Dell Storage storage management error 98 A temperature sensor on Error the backplane board system board or drive carrier in the specified system exceeded its failure threshold value A temperature sensor on Error the backplane board system board or drive carrier in the specified system detected an error from which it cannot recover Sensor Returned to Normal Info Value Fan Sensor reading in the Warning host lt x gt exceeded a warning threshold value A fan sensor in the Error specified system detected the failure of one or more fans A fan sensor detected an Error error from which it cannot recover Sensor Returned to Normal Info Value A voltage sensor in the Warning specified system exceeded its warning threshold A voltage sens
46. al CPUs Remote Access Card IP address information RAC type and Web interface URL 5 Under Host Information click Storage to display a graphic and detailed view of the capacity and type of physical and virtual storage including Host system total storage unconfigured configured and global hot spare disk capacity List of how many of each storage component is present in the system Component data table that contains detailed information on that component 6 Under Host Information click Firmware to display all Dell Lifecycle Controller firmware information including Update name BIOS Dell Lifecycle Controller power supply and so on Update type BIOS firmware or application Individual update details Version installation time if an update is in progress or the update status and the update version The update status and version only have data when an update is scheduled and the update version is the firmware version to which the system will be updated 7 Under Host Information click Power Monitoring to display general power information energy statistics and reserve power information including Current power budget profile warning and failure thresholds Energy consumption system peak power and amperage statistics Reserve power and peak reserve capacity 44 8 Under Host Information click Warranty to display system warranty information including Warranty provider n
47. ame b Inthe Password text box edit the password c Inthe Verify Password text box reenter the password d Select to enable or disable the Certificate Check This must be enabled for use with Active Directory Click Save If you selected OMSA to edit the credentials click Edit and then edit the following a Inthe User Name text box edit the user name b Inthe Password text box edit the password c Inthe Verify Password text box reenter the password d Select to enable or disable the Certificate Check This must be enabled for use with Active Directory Click Save To close the window click X upper right corner Deleting A Connection Profile You can remove a connection profile from the Dell Management Center To delete a connection profile 48 1 From the Dell Management Center click Connection Profiles 2 Under Available Profiles select the profile to delete and then click Delete 3 On the message that displays to remove the profile click Delete or click Cancel to cancel the delete action Testing A Connection Profile To test a connection profile 1 Inthe Dell Management Center select Connection Profiles 2 Under Available Profiles to test the entered iDRAC and host root credentials on the selected servers select the connection profile and then click Test Connection Use the check boxes to select the hosts you want tested and then click Test Selected To abort all selected tests and cancel the
48. ame and description of the warranty Start and end dates and how many days are left on the warranty Status of the warranty active inactive and when the warranty information was last updated Inventory And Licensing If server data cannot be retrieved and displayed there are several possible causes e The server was not associated with a connection profile and therefore an inventory task cannot be completed e An inventory task was not run on the server to collect the data therefore there is nothing to display e The number of host licenses is exceeded and you must have additional licenses available in order for the inventory task to complete e The server does not have the correct iDRAC license required for 12G servers and you must purchase the correct iDRAC licence 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 demo license Related Tasks e Viewing And Editing An Existing Connection Profile e Modifying An Inventory Job Schedule The Dell Management Plug In has two types of licenses e Demo license The trial version contains a demo license for one vCenter and one host server that are managed by the plug in e Product license The full product version contains a product license for three vCenters and the purchased number of host connections that are managed by the Dell Management Plug in Related Tasks e About Dell
49. and is case sensitive https lt AppliancelPAddress gt 2 To register a new server in the left pane click VCENTER REGISTRATION and then click Register New vCenter Server 3 Inthe Register a New vCenter dialog box under vCenter Name do the following a Inthe vCenter Server IP or Hostname text box enter the vCenter IP address or a hostname b Inthe Description text box enter an optional description 75 4 Under Admin User Account do the following a Inthe Admin User Name text box enter the administrator s user name b Inthe Password text box enter the password c Inthe Verify Password text box enter the password again 5 Click Register Modifying The vCenter Administrator Login To modify the vCenter administrator login 1 Launch a browser window and enter the Administration Console URL displayed in the vSphere vCenter Console tab for the virtual machine you want to configure or use the link from the Dell Management Console Settings page The URL uses the following format and is case sensitive https lt AppliancelPAddress gt 2 Inthe left pane click VCENTER REGISTRATION The registered vCenters are displayed in a table To display the Modify Admin Acct window under Credentials click Modify Enter the vCenter Administrator User Name Password and Verify Password the passwords must match To change the password click Apply or to cancel the change click Cancel Updating The SSL Certificates For Regist
50. apabilities with standard vCenter roles and permissions vSphere Client with Vmware vCenter Dell Management Plug in Server Dell Management Virtual Appliance Dell Servers Figure 1 Architecture Overview for the Dell Management Plug in 2 Dell Management Plug in Configuration The following sections provide step by step instructions for the Dell Management Plug in initial configuration Upgrade uninstallation and security role information are also covered in the following sections Security Roles And Permissions The Dell Management Plug in stores user credentials in an encrypted format It does not provide any passwords to client applications to avoid any improper requests that could lead to issues The database back ups are fully encrypted using custom security phrases and therefore the data cannot be misused By default users in the Administrators group have all the privileges Users can use all the functions of the Dell Management Plug in including the Dell Management Center and Dell Server Management Tab If the you want a non admin user to use both the Dell Management Center and Dell Server Management Tab create a new role including both the Dell roles and then assign permission on the root top node in the inventory and propagate permissions as needed on the child nodes to which you want to give access to the user For example if you want a user to manage only Cluster A then keep the permissions on Cluster A and remove permiss
51. ardware settings from the reference server click the Clone Reference Server Settings option button Click Save 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 displays in the Hardware Profiles window under Available Profiles About Managing Hardware Profiles Hardware profiles define a server s hardware configuration using a reference server From the Dell Management Center there are several management actions you can perform on existing hardware profiles including 62 e Viewing or Editing A Hardware Profile e Duplicating Hardware Profiles e Renaming A Hardware Profile e Deleting A Hardware Profile e Refreshing Hardware Profiles Viewing Or Editing A Hardware Profile To view or edit a hardware profile 1 In the Dell Management Center select Deployment Deployment Templates Hardware Profile Select a profile and click View Edit In the Hardware Profile window to make any changes click Edit P fa bh Click Save to apply changes or click Cancel to cancel changes Duplicating A Hardware Profile To duplicate a hardware profile 1 Inthe Dell Management Center select Deployment Deployment Templates Hardware Profile 2 On the Hardware Profile page select a prof
52. arranty Retrieval Host Actions The Host actions are commands you performed on the current host server such as e Click Blink Indicator Light to blink the LCD front indicator light See Setting Up Physical Server Front Indicator Lights e Click Run Firmware Update Wizard to display the Firmware Update wizard and update the host server firmware See Running the Firmware Update Wizard Management Consoles The management consoles are used to launch external system management consoles such as e Click Remote Access Console to launch the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller DRAC Web user interface e Click OMSA Console to launch the OpenManage Server Administrator OMSA user interface if it has been configured See Enabling The OMSA Link e Click Blade Chassis Console to launch the Chassis Management Controller CMC Web user interface Dell Online Services The Dell Online Services provide access to renew a host system s warranty e Click Renew Warranty to launch a portal used to renew a host system s warranty Review the Warranty Days Left status under Server Information to check if the warranty requires renewal a warning or critical icon is displayed if the warranty is getting close to the expiration date See Renewing Host Warranty 42 About Inventory Schedule The inventory schedule sets the time day for running inventory jobs such as e Weekly at a specific time and on selected days e Ata settim
53. art the Dell Management Plug in Management Console in vSphere What do do Power off the most current version of the Dell Management Plug in and power on the 1 0 virtual appliance Follow the supported upgrade procedure in this book for more details unregistered my 1 0 appliance backed up the database deployed the most current version of the Dell Management Plug in registered it and then restored the database When start the Dell Management Plug in Management Console get a message that states the vCenter is not registered The Administration Console has no registered vCenters displayed and when try to register one get an error message that says it is registered already What do do You must manually unregister the extension by accessing the vCenter Managed Object browser Then you must re register the vCenter with the Dell Management Plug in using the Administration Console Frequently Asked Questions FAQ This section contains some common questions and solutions What generation of Dell servers does the Dell Management Plug in configure and support for SNMP traps Dell Management Plug in configures OMSA SNMP traps on pre 12th generation servers and iDRAC traps on 12th generation servers What vCenters in linked mode are managed by Dell Management Plug in Dell Management Plug in manages only registered vCenters in linked mode Does Dell Management Plug in support vCenter in linked mode Yes Dell Management Plug
54. ation from the systems NOTE Dell OpenManage agents are required on Dell hosts earlier than version 12G You can install OMSA using the Dell Management Plug in or manually to hosts prior to installing the Dell Management Plug in Details on manually installing the agents are at http support dell com support edocs software eslvmwre sysman sysman htm Open the guide for the appropriate version of ESX ESXi software and look for the nsta ling the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator chapter To deploy the OMSA agent tar gz on an ESX system with the required remote enablement setting c 1 Run the OMSA agent installation script srvadmin install sh x c Start OMSA services srvadmin services sh start 39 3 If the OMSA agent is already installed make sure that it has remote enablement configuration c or the Dell Management Plug in installation will not complete successfully Reinstall it with the c option and restart the service srvadmin install sh c srvadmin services sh restart Deploying The OMSA Agent Onto An ESXi System Install the OMSA VIB on an ESXi system to gather inventory and alert information from the systems K NOTE Dell OpenManage agents are required on Dell hosts earlier than version 12G You can install OMSA using the Dell Management Plug in or manually to hosts prior to installing the Dell Management Plug in Details on manually installing the agents are at http support dell com support edocs soft
55. center virtualization w wiki vmware aspx e View or download Dell server documentation for PowerEdge Servers at http support dell com support systemsinfo documentation aspx c us amp l en amp s gen amp subcat 88 amp cat 12 e Dell OpenManage System Administrator documents http support dell com support systemsinfo documentation aspx c us amp l en amp s gen amp subcat 108 amp cat 6 e Dell common glossary http support dell com support edocs SOFTWARE common glossary pdf 93 94 Dell Lifecycle Controller documentation http support dell com support edocs software smusc smlc Virtualization Related Events The following table contains the virtualization related critical and warning events including event name description and severity level Event Name Dell Current sensor detected a warning value Dell Current sensor detected a failure value Dell Current sensor detected a non recoverable value Dell Redundancy regained Dell Redundancy degraded Dell Redundancy lost Dell Power supply returned to normal Dell Power supply detected a warning Dell Power supply detected a failure Description A current sensor in the specified system exceeded its warning threshold A current sensor in the specified system exceeded its failure threshold A current sensor in the specified system detected an error from which it cannot recover Sensor Returned to Normal Value A redundancy sensor in the
56. covery process Once it is added the server shows up in the list of servers in the Deployment Wizard 1 In the Dell Management Center Deployment and then click Deployment Wizard On the Select Server tab click Add Server In the Add Server dialog box do the following a Inthe iDRAC IP Address text box enter the iDRAC IP Address b Inthe User Name text box enter the user name c Inthe Password text box enter the password 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 Hi SNS In the Dell Management Center Deployment click Deployment Wizard On the Select Servers tab click Remove Servers In the Remove Servers dialog box select the check box of the server to remove Click Remove Selected Servers On the Select Servers tab view the servers listed in the table to confirm it was removed 73 74 Dell Management Plug In Administration Administration of the Dell Management Plug in and its virtual environment is achieved by using two additional administration portals e Web based Administration Console e Console view for an individual server the appliance virtual machine console Through the use of these two portals global settings for vCenter management Dell Management Plug in database backup and restore and reset restart actions can be entered and used across all vCenter instances
57. ctory Click Next The Test Connection window tests the entered iDRAC and Host Root Credentials on the selected servers Do one of the following To begin the test click Test Selected The other options are inactive To stop the tests click Abort Tests To complete the profile click Save To manage connection profiles see Managing Connection Profiles 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 2 on oo pp 11 12 From the Dell Management Center select Connection Profiles Under Available Profiles select the profile to view or edit and then click Edit View In the Profile Name and Description window do one of the following To view the information survey this page To edit this information click Edit Edit the connection profile name and description as wanted and then click Save To edit associated hosts in the left pane click Associated Hosts and then click Edit In the Associated Hosts window use the check boxes to select or clear the hosts and then click Save To edit iDRAC or OMSA credentials in the left pane select Credentials and then select iDRAC or OMSA If you selected iDRAC to edit the credentials click Edit and then edit the following a Inthe User Name text box edit the user n
58. d select the Dell Server Management tab 3 Under Host Actions select Blink Indicator Light 4 Choose one of the following To turn the blink on and set the time period in the Indicator Light dialog box click Blink On and use the Timeout drop down list to select the timeout increment and then click OK To turn the blink off in the Indicator Light dialog box click Blink Off and then click OK Server Based Management Tools There are two server based management tools iDRAC and OMSA that can be launched from the vSphere Client Dell Server Management tab Under the Management Consoles link in the left pane you can access e Launch Remote Access Use this option to launch the iDRAC user interface e Launch OMSA Use this option to launch the OpenManage Server Administrator user interface URL that was entered into the management center either during the initial Configuration Wizard or using Settings General You must install the URL for the server administrator Web server on a Windows based management station e If you are on a blade system launch the CMC to launch the Chassis Management Controller user interface If you are not on a blade system this does not display 53 Warranty Retrieval Warranty retrieval provides the following information for Dell servers e Updated service warranty information while only transmitting the host service tag e Warranty information updated at scheduled intervals e Secure transmi
59. date was successful in Dell Management Center select Job Queue Inventory History gt Run Now and review the Dell Management Center Overview page to see the new versions Updating Older Firmware Versions Firmware must be at a minimum level for the Firmware Update Wizard to run When it is not you are offered options to help update your firmware prior to running the Firmware Update Wizard Typically firmware installed earlier than July 29 2009 requires you to download and run an ISO file see Firmware Updates For firmware installed between July 29 2009 and prior to Oct 14 2010 you are offered an ISO bundle to automatically install from the Dell Management Plug in Firmware updated after October 14th 2010 runs the Firmware Update Wizard Firmware updates are run from vSphere Client on the host Dell Server Management Tab To set up the repository see Setting Up The Firmware Repository To update older firmware versions 1 In vSphere Client on the Dell Server Management tab under Host Actions click Run Firmware Update Wizard The Update Required dialog displays when your host is at a lower level of firmware than the wizard supports You will either be asked to download and run an ISO file or be given a bundle of updates to run 2 Inthe Update Required dialog box do one of the following 52 To automatically exit maintenance mode after the firmware update select the Exit maintenance mode after firmware update comple
60. dition a reboot is required on any host that has never run CSIOR Do one of the following Ifyou want to automatically put hosts in maintenance mode and reboot when required select the Automatically put hots in maintenance mode and reboot whenever required check box Ifyou want to reboot manually you must do the following 1 Once the nsta OMSA task is completed for a host reboot the host 2 Once the host is up and if OMSA is not configured configure OMSA manually or use the Compliance Wizard 3 Re run inventory see Running Inventory Jobs 11 Click Next 12 Inthe Summary window review the actions that take place on the non compliant hosts Manual reboots are required for these to take effect 13 Click Finish Running The Fix Non Compliant Bare Metal Server Wizard Run the Fix Non Compliant Bare Metal Server Wizard to fix non compliant bare metal servers For information about compliance see About Host And Bare Metal Compliance Issues To run the Fix Non Compliant Bare Metal Server Wizard In the Dell Management Center in the left pane click Compliance Bare Metal Servers In the Bare Metal Servers window view the non compliant hosts then click Fix Non Compliant Bare Metal Servers In the Fix Bare Metal Servers wizard select the check boxes for the hosts you want to fix Click Next In the Summary window review the actions that take place on the non compliant bare metal servers Click Finish
61. dule the deployment job to run on a selected date and time hold deployment job and manually start it To set up scheduling 1 Determine when to run a deployment job by entering a date and time a Click Schedule server s for deployment b Use the calendar control to select the date c Enter the time of day Immediately Click Deploy server s now Postpone job Click Create deployment job Put on hold With this option only the schedule can be modified and all other deployment job options cannot be changed 2 Enter a Job Name and Job Description 71 Click Finish Now that the deployment wizard is complete you can manage deployment jobs using the Job Queue To display a list of non compliant servers that must have a firmware update before the wizard can be completed click Non Compliant Servers Related Tasks e Managing Deployment Jobs Using Deployment JobQueue Understanding Job Queue The Job Queue manages server deployment and inventory retrieval jobs such as e Displaying the submitted server deployment jobs e Refreshing the Deployment Jobs or Inventory Warranty History queues e Scheduling an inventory job to update the Dell server attributes found in the current vCenter e Purging the deployment job queue entries NOTE To make sure the inventory warranty contains up to date information schedule the inventory warranty job to run a minimum of once a week The inventory warranty job consumes minimal
62. e hypervisor profile settings for the selected profile click View To create a new hardware hypervisor profile click Create New 6 Enter an optional Description for the deployment template that is helpful for managing the template 7 To apply profile selections and save changes click Save To cancel click Cancel 67 Managing Deployment Templates From the Dell Management Center there are several management actions you can perform on existing deployment templates including e Building Deployment Templates e Duplicating Deployment Templates e Renaming Deployment Templates e Deleting A Deployment Template Duplicating Deployment Templates To duplicate a deployment template 1 Inthe Dell Management Center select Deployment Deployment Templates 2 On the Deployment Templates page select a template and then click Duplicate 3 Enter the template s new name and click Apply The template must have a unique name Deleting A Deployment Template To delete a deployment template 1 Inthe Dell Management Center select Deployment Deployment Templates 2 On the Deployment Templates page select a template and click Delete 3 Click Delete on the message box to delete the template or click Cancel to cancel Renaming a Deployment Template To rename deployment template 1 Inthe Dell Management Center select Deployment Deployment Templates 2 On the Deployment Templates page select a tem
63. e interval A completed inventory is required to gather the data needed by the majority of the Dell Management Plug In features An inventory of all host systems must be collected to display this information To perform an inventory on host systems you must create a connection profile that provides communication and authentication information Once the inventory is complete you can view the inventory results for the entire datacenter or for an individual host system NOTE To make sure the inventory contains up to date information schedule the inventory job to run a minimum of once a week The inventory job consumes minimal resources and does not degrade host performance Related Tasks e Running Inventory Jobs e Modifying An Inventory Job Schedule e Displaying The Inventory For A Single Host System e Displaying The Datacenter Hardware Configuration And Status Modifying An Inventory Job Schedule The Inventory Schedule sets the time day for running inventory jobs such as e Weekly at a specific time and on selected days e Ata settime interval a completed inventory is required to gather the data needed by the majority of the Dell Management Plug in features E NOTE To make sure that the inventory contains up to date information the inventory job should run a minimum of once a week The inventory job consumes minimal resources and does not degrade host performance To modify the inventory job schedule 1 From the De
64. e uppercase one lowercase and at least 8 letters 4 Enter a new password for Enter new Admin Password and press lt ENTER gt 5 Type the new password again in Please Confirm Admin Password text box and then press lt ENTER gt The administration password is changed Setting The Local Time Zone To set the local time zone 1 In vSphere Client select the Dell Management Plug in virtual machine and then click the Console tab 2 Select Set Time Zone and press lt ENTER gt 3 Inthe Timezone Selection window select the desired time zone and click OK To cancel changes click Cancel The time zone is updated Rebooting Virtual Appliance To reboot the virtual appliance 1 In vSphere Client select the Dell Management Plug in virtual machine and then click the Console tab 2 Select Reboot this Virtual Appliance and press lt ENTER gt 3 The following message is displayed If there are any processes running on this appliance they will be terminated by this action Are you sure you wish to do this 4 Enter y to reboot or n to cancel The appliance is rebooted 83 Resetting The Virtual Appliance To Factory Settings To reset the virtual appliance to factory settings 1 In vSphere Client select the Dell Management Plug in virtual machine and click the Console tab Select Reset this Virtual Appliance to Factory Settings and press lt ENTER gt The following notice is displayed This operation is completely I
65. ect the Enable Alarms for Dell Hosts check box K NOTE Dell hosts that have alarms enabled respond to critical events by entering maintenance mode In the dialog box that displays click Continue to accept this change or click Cancel To restore the default vCenter alarm settings for all managed Dell servers click Restore Default Alarms It may take up to a minute before the change takes effect To save click Save Understanding OMSA For 11th Generation Hosts On servers earlier than 12th generation servers it is mandatory to install OMSA to work with the Dell Management Plug in OMSA is installed automatically on 11G hosts during deployment or if you want to install it manually you may still do So E NOTE When deploying the OMSA agent using the Fix non compliant vSphere hosts link available from the Compliance window in the Dell Management Center the Dell Management Plug in starts the httpClient service and enables port 8080 on and releases after ESXi 5 0 to download OMSA VIB and install it Once the OMSA installation is completed the service automatically stops and the port is closed To configure OMSA on 11G hosts choose from the following Deploying an OMSA Agent Onto ESXi System Deploying an OMSA Agent Onto ESX System Setting Up An OMSA Trap Destination Enabling The OMSA Link Deploying the OMSA Agent onto an ESX System Insta E Il the OMSA tar gz on an ESX system to gather inventory and alert inform
66. ed controller that are RAID1 capable Additionally a dedicated hot spare for the RAID1 array is created if a candidate drive meeting the criteria exists 2 Clone RA D configuration from the reference Server as shown below Use this option if you want to clone the reference server setting See Creating A New Hardware Profile K NOTE The Dell Management Plug in enables certain BIOS settings under the Processor group in the BIOS on all deployed servers regardless of the settings on the reference server Before using a reference server to create a new hardware profile it must have the Collect System Inventory On Reboot CSIOR setting enabled and be rebooted to provide accurate inventory and configuration information The tasks for creating hardware profiles include e Enabling CSIOR On A Reference Server e Creating A New Hardware Profile e Cloning A New Hardware Profile e About Managing Hardware Profiles Enabling CSIOR On A Reference Server Before creating a hardware profile using a reference server enable the Collect System Inventory On Reboot CSIOR setting and reboot the server to provide accurate inventory and configuration information There are two methods for enabling CSIOR Locally This uses an individual host using the Dell Lifecycle Controller United Server Configurator USC user interface Remotely This uses a WS Man script For more information on scripting this functionality see the De Tech Center and
67. el NOTE For detailed iDRAC information including setting options and explanations refer to the DRAC User s Guide for the selected server In the left pane select RAID Configuration To include RAID configuration information in the profile select the Include RAID Configuration in this Hardware Profilecheck box Then select one of the following Apply RAID1 create a dedicated hot spare applicable Use this option if you want to apply default RAID configuration settings to the target server The RAID configuration task defaults to RAID1 on the first two drives of the integrated controller that are RAID1 capable Additionally a dedicated hot spare for the RAID1 array is created if a candidate drive meeting the criteria exists Clone RAID configuration from the reference Server Use this option if you want to clone the reference server setting The profile is automatically saved and displays in the Hardware Profiles window under Available Profiles Cloning A New Hardware Profile To clone a new hardware profile 1 SO OR SS In the Dell Management Center select Deployment Deployment Templates Hardware Profile Click Create New In the New Hardware Profile page do the following Inthe Profile Name text box enter the profile name Inthe Description text box enter an optional description Click Save In the left pane click Reference Server In the Reference Server window click Edit To extract all h
68. emark of Oracle 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 Virtual SMP vMotion vCenter 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 2012 Rev A04 Contents Notes Cautions and Warmings EEN 2 Bra 9 Dell Management Plug in For VMware vt enter EE 9 AREA O LE eege Eed ee geed e eet 9 How Does the Dell Management Plug in Help With vCenter Admintstraton 9 Dell Management Plug in Features 10 2 Dell Management Plug in Confguraton ENEE 11 Security Roles And Pemmissions ENEE 11 Datta ite rity E 11 Access Control Authentication Authorization And Roles EE 12 Dell Operation Role Dell Infrastructure Deployment Role Understanding Privileges ENEE 13 3 Understanding How To Configure or Edit the Dell Management Plug in 00 17 Dell Management Plug In Home Page 17 Configuration Wizard Welcome Page 18 Creating A New Connection Profile IWitzardl ENEE 18 Configuring Events And Alarms IWtzardl EE 19 Setting Up A Proxy Server DWtzardl EEN 20 Scheduling Inventory Jobs DWtzardl ENEE 20 Running A Warranty Retrieval Job IWizardl ENEE 20 Configuring the Deployment Credentials hWtzardl ENEE 21 Setting The Default Firmware U
69. ement Plug in After you complete the basic installation of the Dell Management Plug in you can proceed to configure the appliance using one of two methods Although using the Configuration Wizard is the most common method used you can also accomplish this through the appliance s Settings page in the Dell Management Center The user interface in both areas is similar except in the wizard you click Save and Continue whereas in the Settings options you click Apply Configuration Tasks Using the Configuration Wizard Use these tasks when configuring the Dell Management Plug in using the Configuration Wizard Configuration Wizard Welcome Page Creating A New Connection Profile Configuring Events And Alarms Setting Up A Proxy Server Scheduling Inventory Jobs Running A Warranty Retrieval Job Configuring The Deployment Credentials Setting The Default Firmware Update Repository Enabling The OMSA Link o o d oor Ga M Configuration Tasks Using the Settings Options Use these tasks to set up or edit the Dell Management Plug in configuration tasks e Creating A New Connection Profile e Configuring Events And Alarms e Setting Up A Proxy Server e Modifying An Inventory Job Schedule e Warranty Retrieval e Viewing Or Editing Deployment Credentials e Setting Up The Firmware Repository And Credentials e Enabling The OMSA Link Dell Management Plug In Home Page Whe
70. er switches from these credentials to those specified in the Connection Profile 2 To change these credentials under Credentials for Bare Metal Server Deployment do the following a Inthe User name text box edit the user name b Inthe Password text box edit the password c Inthe Verify Password text box confirm the password 3 To save the specified credentials and continue with the Configuration Wizard click Save and Continue 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 initially here in the wizard or later from the Dell Management Center Settings option In addition you can run the firmware update later from the Dell Server Management tab To set the default firmware update repository 1 In the Configuration Wizard on the Firmware Repository page to choose the default repository for firmware updates select one of the following Dell Online Default firmware repository ftp dell com with a staging folder The Dell Management Plug in downloads selected firmware updates and stores them in the staging folder and then they are applied as necessary Local shared repository These are created with the Dell Repository Manager application These local repositories should be located on Windows based file shares 2 Ifyou selected Local shared repository do the following a Enter the Ca
71. ered vCenter Servers If the SSL certificate is changed on a vCenter server then use the following steps to import the new certificate for the Dell Management Plug in The Dell Management Plug in uses this certificate to make sure the vCenter server it is talking to is the correct vCenter server and not an impersonator The Dell Management Plug in uses the openssl API to create the Certificate Signing Request CSR using the RSA encryption standard with a 2048 bit key length The CSR generated by the Dell Management Plug in is used to get a digitally signed certificate from a trusted Certification Authority The Dell Management Plug in uses the digital certificate to enable SSL on the Web server for secure communication To update the SSL certificates for registered vCenter servers 1 Launch a browser window and enter the Administration Console URL displayed in the vSphere vCenter Console tab for the virtual machine you want to configure or use the link from the Dell Management Console Settings page The URL uses the following format and is case sensitive https lt AppliancelPAddress gt 2 Inthe left pane click VCENTER REGISTRATION The registered vCenters are displayed in a table To update the certificates click Update Uninstalling The Dell Management Plug in From VMware vCenter To remove the Dell Management Plug in it must be unregistered from the vCenter server using the Administration Console To uninstall the Dell Management Plu
72. es the ability to configure network settings change the administration password set the local time zone reboot the virtual appliance reset the virtual appliance to the factory settings and refresh the virtual appliance console view Once you access the console screen VMware vSphere Client takes control of your cursor To escape from that control press lt CTRL gt lt ALT gt 82 Use the arrow keys to navigate up or down Once you have selected the option you want press lt ENTER gt Configuring Network Settings Changes to the network settings are done in the vSphere Client on the Console tab To configure network settings 1 Inthe vSphere Client select the Dell Management Plug in and then click the Console tab 2 Inthe Console window select Configure Network then press lt ENTER gt 3 Enter the desired network settings under Edit Devices or under Edit DNS configuration then click Save amp Quit To abort any changes click Quit Changing The Virtual Appliance Password The virtual appliance password is changed in the vSphere Client using the Console tab To change the virtual appliance password 1 In the vSphere Client select the Dell Management Plug in virtual machine and click the Console tab 2 On the Console tab use the arrow keys to select Change Admin Password and press lt ENTER gt 3 Enter the Current Admin Password and press lt ENTER gt Admin passwords include one special character one number on
73. es the firmware update repository of Dell ftp dell com The Dell Management Plug In downloads selected firmware updates from Dell Local shared Created with Dell Repository Manager These local repositories are located on CIFS or NFS repository file share 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 amp comma lt gt tu r The Firmware Update Wizard always checks for the minimum firmware levels for iDRAC BIOS and Lifecycle Controller and attempts to update them to required minimum versions Once iDRAC Lifecycle and BIOS firmware versions meet minimum requirements the Firmware Update wizard allows updates for all firmware including iDRAC Lifecycle Controller RAID NIC LOM Power Supply BIOS and so on NOTE For 9th and 10th generation servers BIOS BMC DRAC firmware versions are viewable only at the Cluster View level in vCenter or on the Overview page of the individual host view Firmware version information is not active in the individual host view under Firmware and that page appears grayed out and remote firmware updates are not available Firmware Versions After October 14 2010 For Firmware updated on or after October 14th 2010 the Firmware Update Wizard runs Firmware Versions Newer Than July 29 2009 and Prior to October 14th If your firmware wa
74. for deployment Understanding How To Configure A Hardware Profile To configure server hardware settings you must create a hardware profile A hardware profile is a configuration template you can apply to newly discovered infrastructure components and it requires the following information Boot Order The boot order is the boot device sequence and hard drive sequence which you can edit only if the boot mode is set to BIOS BIOS Settings The BIOS settings include memory processor SATA integrated devices serial communications embedded server management power management system security and miscellaneous settings iDRAC Settings iDRAC settings include Network user list and user configuration IPMI iDRAC privileges 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 itis used as a target system then no iDRAC configuration from the reference server is applied RAID The RAID configuration displays the current RAID topology on the reference server at the time Configuration the hardware profile was extracted 59 K NOTE There are two RAID configuration options configured in the Hardware Profile 1 Apply RAID1 create a dedicated hot spare applicable Use this option if you want to apply default RAID configuration settings to the target server The RAID configuration task defaults to RAID1 on the first two drives of the integrat
75. for the component A global health status is displayed in the upper right header bar SERVER INFORMATION Server information provides identification hypervisor and firmware information such as e Host name power state iDRAC IP Management IP connection profile in use model service tag and asset tag numbers number of days left on the warranty and when the last inventory scan was performed e Hypervisor BIOS firmware and iDRAC firmware versions e Ten most recent system event log entries Click Details to launch the System Event Log window that displays additional log details Host Information In the left pane of the Host Overview you can find the links to the following types of Host information e System Event Log Displays hardware system event log information See Understanding System Event Logs e Hardware Inventory Displays information about the following hardware devices Field Replaceable Units FRUs such as DIMMs system planar power supplies backplanes controller cards etc Memory Number of slots available and in use maximum capacity and amount of memory in use and details on individual DIMMs Network Interface Cards NICs Number of installed cards and details on individual NICs PCI Slots Total available and number in use and details on individual slots Power Supplies Number present and details on individual PSUs Processors Number present and details on individual CPUs
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77. g in from VMware vCenter 1 Launch a browser window and enter the Administration Console URL displayed in the vSphere vCenter Console tab for the virtual machine you want to configure or use the link from Dell Management Console Settings page The URL uses the following format and is case sensitive https lt AppliancelPAddress gt 2 Inthe vCenter Registration page under the vCenter server table unregister the Dell Management Plug in by clicking Unregister You may have more than one vCenter so be sure you have selected the right one 3 In the Unregister vCenter dialog box that asks if you really want to unregister this server click Unregister Uploading A Dell Management Plug in License To The Administration Console To upload a Dell Management Plug in license to the Administration Portal 76 1 Launch a browser window and enter the Administration Console URL displayed in the vSphere vCenter Console tab for the virtual machine you want to configure or use the link from the Dell Management Console Settings page The URL uses the following format and is case sensitive https lt AppliancelPAddress gt 2 Inthe left pane click VCENTER REGISTRATION The registered vCenters are displayed in a table To display the upload license dialog box click Upload License 3 To navigate to the license file click the Browse button and then click Upload K NOTE If the license file is modified or edited in any way the applia
78. hat have alarms enabled respond to critical events by entering maintenance mode 3 Inthe dialog box that displays click Continue to accept this change or click Cancel K NOTE This step is only seen if Enable Alarms For Dell Hosts is selected 4 To restore the default vCenter alarm settings for all managed Dell servers click Restore Default Alarms It may take up to a minute before the change takes effect 5 To continue the wizard click Save and Continue 19 Setting Up A Proxy Server Wizard Set the proxy server in the Configuration Wizard or later using the Dell Management Center Settings Proxy page To set up a proxy server 1 In the Configure HTTP Proxy window do one of the following To not use a proxy server click Save and Continue To use a proxy server under Settings enter a Proxy Server Address Enter the Proxy Port number Select the Credentials Required check box if needed If you selected Credentials Required do the following a Inthe Proxy User Name text box type the proxy user name b Inthe Proxy Password text box type the proxy password c Inthe Proxy Verify Password text box re type the proxy password Under Proxy select the Use Proxy check box To save these options and continue click Save and Continue Scheduling Inventory Jobs Wizard The inventory schedule configuration is similar between the Configuration Wizard and from the Dell Management Center Settings option The only
79. he Dell Server Management Tab Or Dell Management Icon Returns A 404 Error 91 My Firmware Update Failed What Do Do 91 Enabling Auto Discovery On A Newly Purchased System 92 Contacting Dell Where To Get Additional Help For This Software Dell Management Plug in For VMware vCenter Related Information 93 8 Virtualization Related Events 95 Overview Dell Management Plug in For VMware vCenter VMware vCenter is the primary console used by IT administrators to manage and monitor VMware vSphere ESX ESXi hosts In a standard virtualized environment VMware alerts and monitoring are used to prompt an administrator to launch a separate console to resolve hardware issues Today 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 e Alerting and environment monitoring e Single server monitoring and reporting e Firmware updates e Enhanced deployment options Key Features Dell customers can use the Dell Management Plug in to perform Inventory Inventory key assets perform configuration tasks and provide cluster and datacenter views of Dell platforms Monitoring and Detect key hardware faults and perform virtualization aware actions for example migrate Alerting workloads or place host in maintenance mode Firmware Update Dell hardware to the most recent version of BIOS and firmware Updates Deployment a
80. his URL and finish the Configuration Wizard click Finish Configuring Dell iDRAC Auto Discovery And Initial Start up NOTE For Auto Discovery and handshake to run disable all users with admin level access Additionally if the deployment credentials in the appliance match those of an existing user then the password of the existing user changes to match the appliance credentials To configure Dell iDRAC Auto Discovery and initial start up 1 Log into the iDRAC user interface 2 Inthe left tree menu click Remote Access 3 Inthe main pane upper tabs click Network Security 4 Click the Users sub tab and select the user to edit by selecting the user ID link 5 Make sure that the Configure User option button is selected and continue to the next page 6 To configure the user do one of the following To disable a user uncheck the Enable User check box and then click Apply To enable a user check the Enable User check box and then click Apply Manually close the iDRAC user interface then reboot the system and log back in 2S After the system reboots when the iDRAC IP address is displayed press lt CTRL E gt 9 Goto LAN USER CONFIGURATION and set the Auto Discovery Flag to Enable Make sure the iDRAC administrator accounts are disabled Alternatively to set up the network for Auto Discovery and handshake refer to the Dell Auto Discovery Network Setup Specification located at http www delltechcenter com page
81. i versions for this release see the Release Notes K NOTE The Dell Management Plug in ISO does not contain the required ESXi ISO images for deployment You must download these images to a location that is accessible during deployment or your deployment may fail 1 Navigate to support dell com 2 Browse to the Drivers amp Downloads page in your language and then do one of the following To select the drivers using the Service Tag or Express Service Code under Yes in the text box enter the service tag or express service code and then click Submit To select the drivers using another option under No select one of the following Automatically detect my Service Tag for me Choose from My Products and Services List Choose from a list of all Dell products Then click Continue and follow the directions for the option selected 3 On the page for the server selected scroll down to Refine your results and under Operating System use the drop down list to select the ESX or ESXi system you want 4 Click Enterprise Solutions 5 Inthe Enterprise Solutions list select the version of ISO required and then click Download File NOTE Embedded ISOs are used for hypervisor installs on to Dual Internal SD Modules Installable ISOs are for installs on to hard disks 6 In the dialog box select For Single File Download via Browser and then click Download Now 7 Inthe dialog box browse to the location to store the ISO images
82. ile and then click Duplicate 3 Inthe Duplicate dialog box enter a unique hardware profile name 4 Click Apply to create a copy of the profile with the new name or click Cancel to cancel Renaming A Hardware Profile To rename a hardware profile 1 Inthe Dell Management Center select Deployment Deployment Template Hardware Profile 2 On the Hardware Profile page select a profile and click Rename 3 Inthe Rename dialog box enter a unique hardware profile name 4 Click Apply to use the new name or click Cancel to cancel Deleting A Hardware Profile To delete a hardware profile E NOTE Deleting a hardware profile that is part of a running deployment task can cause the task to fail 1 Inthe Dell Management Center select Deployment Deployment Templates Hardware Profile 2 Selecta profile and click Delete 3 Inthe message dialog box to remove the profile click Delete or click Cancel to cancel Refreshing An Updated Hardware Profile To refresh an updated hardware profile 63 1 2 In the Dell Management Center select Deployment Deployment Templates Hardware Profile Click Refresh The updated hardware profile information displays Creating A New Hypervisor Profile To deploy and configure ESX ESXi to a server a hypervisor profile must be created A hypervisor profile requires the following information E E e The scriptable Reference ISO software media location on an NFS o
83. ile and click Rename In the Rename dialog box enter a unique hypervisor profile name PF pa N Click Apply to use the new name or click Cancel to cancel Deleting A Hypervisor Profile To delete a hypervisor profile E NOTE Deleting a hypervisor profile that is part of a running deployment task can cause the task to fail 1 Inthe Dell Management Center select Deployment Deployment Templates Hypervisor Profile 2 Selecta profile and click Delete 3 Inthe message dialog box click Delete to remove the profile or click Cancel to cancel Refreshing Hypervisor Profiles To refresh an updated hypervisor profile 1 Inthe Dell Management Center select Deployment Deployment Templates Hypervisor Profile 2 Click Refresh The updated hypervisor profile information displays Building A New Deployment Template A deployment template contains either a hardware profile a hypervisor profile or both The Deployment Wizard uses this template to provision server hardware and deploy hosts within vCenter To build a new deployment template 1 Inthe Dell Management Center select Deployment Deployment Templates Under Available Profiles click Create New In the Create New window enter a name for the template and then click Save To complete the template click Edit so P SB N In the right pane in the Profile drop down list choose a profile and then do one of the following To display the hardwar
84. in supports up to three vCenters in linked mode For more information on how Dell Management Plug in works in linked mode see the white paper Dell Management Plug in for VMware vCenter Working in Linked Mode on www Dell com 85 What Are The Required Port Settings For The Dell Management Plug in E NOTE When deploying the OMSA agent using the Fix non complient vSphere hosts link available from the Compliance window in the Dell Management Center the Dell Management Plug in starts the httpClient service and enables port 8080 on releases after ESXI 5 0 to download OMSA VIB and install it Once the OMSA installation is completed the service automatically stops and the port is closed Use these port settings for the Dell Management Plug in Table 3 Virtual Appliance Ports Port Number 21 53 80 80 162 11620 443 443 4433 2049 4001 4004 11620 Protocols FTP DNS HTTP HTTP SNMP Agent SNMP Agent HTTPS WSMAN HTTPS NFS NFS SNMP Agent Table 4 Managed Nodes Port Number 162 11620 443 4433 2049 4001 4004 86 Protocols SNMP WSMAN HTTPS NFS NFS Port Type TCP TCP TCP TCP UDP UDP TCP TCP TCP UDP UDP UDP Port Type UDP TCP TCP UDP UDP Max Encryption Level None None None None None None 128 bit 128 bit 128 bit None None None Max Encryption Level None 128 bit 128 bit None None Directio
85. ing actions take place e Fora CSIOR status fix If CSIOR has never run on the host then CSIOR is set to OVon the host and then the host is set into maintenance mode and rebooted e For an OMSA status fix a OMSA is installed on the host b The host is set to maintenance mode and rebooted c After the reboot completes OMSA is configured for the changes to take effect d The host comes out of maintenance mode e Inventory is run to refresh data To run the Fix Non Compliant vSphere Hosts Wizard 1 Inthe Dell Management Center in the left pane click Compliance vSphere Hosts 2 In the vSphere Host Compliance window view the noncompliant hosts then click Fix Non Compliant vSphere Hosts 3 In the Fix Non Compliant vSphere Hosts wizard select the check boxes for the hosts you want to fix Click Next 5 If there is a server without a connection profile you are given the option to exit the wizard and fix these systems from the Connection Profile page or continue with this wizard See Creating A New Connection Profile When done return to this wizard In the Turn On CSIOR window select the check boxes to turn on CSIOR for the selected hosts Click Next In the Fix OMSA window select the check boxes to fix OMSA for the selected hosts 31 9 Click Next 10 In the Reboot Hosts window view the ESXi hosts that must be rebooted An ESXi host reboot is required if OMSA must be installed or updated In ad
86. ing window The download includes the new full version product and a new license file Launch a browser window and enter the Administration Console URL displayed in the vSphere vCenter Console tab for the virtual machine you want to configure or use the link from the Dell Management Console Settings page The URL uses the following format and is case sensitive https lt AppliancelPAddress gt In the Administration Console login window enter the password and click Login There is a Dell_Management_Center_license bin file included in the product download package This file contains your product license and you must upload it to your virtual appliance To upload the license file click Upload In the Upload License window click Browse to navigate to the license file Select the license file and then click Upload Upgrading Dell Management Plug in from Previous Version 1 0 1 or later to the Current Version 34 Launch a browser window and enter the Administration Console URL displayed in the vSphere vCenter Console tab for the virtual machine you want to configure or use the link from the Dell Management Console Settings page The URL uses the following format and is case sensitive https lt AppliancelPAddrees gt In the left pane of the Administration Console click APPLIANCE MANAGEMENT To upgrade do one of the following To use the default Update Repository Path under Appliance Settings click Update Virtual Appliance
87. ion Console session r Message from webpa The Web request authorization failed click OK to log out and retry with Ah a new session Figure 2 Error Message 11 Access Control Authentication Authorization And Roles The Dell Management Plug in uses the vSphere Client s current user session and the stored administration credentials for the virtual appliance to perform vCenter operations The Dell Management Plug in uses the vCenter server s built in roles and privileges model to authorize user actions with the virtual appliance and the vCenter managed objects hosts and clusters File Edit View Inventory Administration Plug ins Help EI A Home gt GR Administration p OB Roles gt GI DevTestvc Gg Add Role e Role Roles Usage No access Name This role is not in use No access Read only Administrator Virtual machine poweruser sample Virtual machine user sample Resource pool administrator sample VMware Consolidated Backup user sample Datastore consumer sample Network consumer sample Dell Operatonai Dell Infrastructure Deployment Figure 3 vCenter vSphere Client Roles and Privileges Dell Operation Role Contains the privileges groups to accomplish appliance and vCenter server tasks including firmware updates hardware inventory restarting a host placing a host in maintenance mode or creating a vCenter Server task This role contains the following privilege groups Privilege Group Privilege
88. ion in the profile select the Include Boot Order in this Hardware Profile check box To display the boot order options expand Boot Order and then click Edit to make updates a In the Boot Mode drop down list to select either BIOS or UEFI b In the View Configure drop down list under Boot Device Sequence to make changes to the boot device sequence displayed select the device and click either Move Up or Move Down c In the Boot Retry Sequence drop down list select Enabled so that the server automatically retries the boot sequence or select Disabled to not retry the sequence d Click Save to save the changes or Cancel to cancel the changes If the BIOS boot mode was selected you can expand Hard Drive Sequence to display the hard drive sequence options and click Edit to make updates To make changes to the hard drive sequence displayed select the device and click either Move Up or Move Down Click Save to save the changes or Cancel to cancel the changes In the left pane select BIOS Settings To include BIOS setting information in the profile select the Include BIOS Settings in this Hardware Profile check box Expand a category to display the setting options and click Edit to make updates to one of the following Memory Settings Processor Settings SATA Settings Integrated Devices Serial Communication Embedded Server Management Power Management System Security Miscellaneous Settings
89. ions from other clusters If the you want the non admin user to use only the Dell Management Center then create a new role including both the Dell roles and add permission only on the root node and do not propagate it on the child nodes If the you want the non admin users to use only the Dell Server Management tab then add permission with Dell Operational role only on the nodes to which you want to grant user access Data Integrity Communication between the Dell Management Plug in virtual appliance Administration Console and vCenter is accomplished using SSL HTTPS The Dell Management Plug in generates an SSL certificate used for trusted communication between vCenter and the appliance It also verifies and trusts the vCenter server s certificate before communication and the Dell Management Plug in registration The Dell Management Plug in Console tab in VMware vCenter uses security procedures to avoid improper requests while the keys are transferred back and forth from the Administration Console and back end services This type of security causes cross site request forgeries to fail A secure Administration Console session has a five minute idle timeout and the session is only valid in the current browser window and or tab If the user tries to open the session in a new window or tab a security error is created that asks for a valid session This action also prevents the user from clicking any malicious URL that could try to attack the Administrat
90. is running if not then restart it from the vSphere client Wait for a few minutes for the virtual appliance Web service to start and refresh the page If the error continues try and ping the appliance using the IP address or fully qualified domain name from a command line If the ping does not resolve review your network settings to make sure they are correct My Firmware Update Failed What Do Do Check the virtual appliance logs to see if the tasks timed out If so iDRAC needs to be reset by performing a cold reboot Once the system is up and running check to see if the update was successful by either running an inventory or using the Firmware tab My vCenter Update Failed What Can Do vCenter registration can fail due to communication issues therefore if you are experiencing these issues one solution is to use a static IP address To use a static IP address in the Console tab of the Dell Management Plug in and select Configure Network Edit Devices and enter the correct gateway and FQDN fully qualified domain name Enter the DNS server name under Edit DNS Config E NOTE Make sure that the virtual appliance can resolve the DNS server you entered 91 Performance during Connection Profile Test Credentials is extremely slow or unresponsive The iDRAC on a server has only one user for example only rood and the user is in a disabled state or all users are ina disabled state Communicating to a server in a disabled state ca
91. isplaying The Entire Datacenter Hardware Configuration And Status You must complete an inventory job prior to displaying the entire datacenter hardware configuration and status Once the inventory is run you can view any of the following e Hardware Field Replaceable Units e Hardware Processors e Hardware Power Supplies e Hardware Memory e Hardware NICs e Hardware PCI Slots e Hardware Remote Access Card e Storage Physical Disks e Storage Virtual Disks e Firmware e Power Monitoring e Warranty To display the entire datacenter hardware configuration and status From the vSphere Client under the Inventory heading select Hosts and Clusters In Hosts and Clusters select a datacenter in the tree view and select the Dell Server Management tab An overview of all hosts in the datacenter is displayed Use the View drop down list to view an inventory category Use the Filter text box to enter a filter for the inventory data To refresh the displayed inventory click Refresh SSR as In the download location window browse to the location to save the inventory and click Save Managing Connection Profiles Connection profiles associate access and deployment credentials with a set of host systems and typically contain e Name and unique description to help with profile management 46 A list of hosts associated with the connection profile iDRAC credentials Host root credentials After you have run the Configuratio
92. jn 86 What are the Minimum requirements for successful installation and operation of the virtual appliance 87 How Do Find Expected Translations For Renewing Warranby AEN 87 How come do not see my new iDRAC version details listed on the vCenter Hosts amp Clusters page 88 How Do Test Event Settings By Using OMSA To Simulate A Temperature Hardware Faul 88 Have The OMSA Agent Installed On A Dell Host System But Still Get An Error Message That OMSA Is Not Installed What Should Do 89 Can The Dell Management Plug in Support ESX ESXI with Lockdown Mode Enabled A 89 Inventory is Failing on Hosts ESXi 4 0 Update and ESXi Update 3 in Lockdown Mode After a Reboot 89 When I tried to use lockdown mode it Tailed NEEN 90 What Setting Should Use For UserVars CIMoeMProviderEnable With ESXi 4 1 UI 90 Am Using A Reference Server To Create A Hardware Profile But It Failed What Should Do 90 Am Attempting To Deploy ESX ESXi On A Blade Server And It Failed What Should Do 90 Why Are My Hypervisor Deployments Failing On R210 I Machines AE 90 Why Do See Auto discovered Systems Without Model Information In The Deployment Wizard 90 The NFS Share Is Set Up With The ESX ESXI ISO But Deployment Fails With Errors Mounting The Share BLL 91 How Do Force Removal Of The Virtual Anpltance NEEN 91 Entering A Password In The Backup Now Screen Receives An Error Message 91 In vSphere Clicking T
93. licable for this system K NOTE The OMSA credentials are the same credentials as those used for ESX and ESXi hosts b For Certificate Check to download and store the OMSA certificate and validate it during all future connections select Enable or select Disable to perform no check and not store the certificate Select Enable if you use Active Directory Click Next The Test Connection window tests the entered iDRAC and Host Root Credentials on the selected servers Do one of the following To begin the test click Test Selected The other options are inactive To stop the tests click Abort Tests To complete the profile click Save To manage connection profiles see Managing Connection Profiles 25 Configuring Events And Alarms The Dell Management Center Events and Alarms page enables or disables all hardware alarms The current alert status is displayed on the vCenter Alarms tab A critical event indicates actual or imminent data loss or system malfunction A warning event is not necessarily significant but may indicate a possible future problem Events and alarms can also be enabled using the VMware Alarm Manager Events are displayed on the vCenter Tasks amp Events tab in the Hosts and Clusters view NOTE On hosts prior to 12G this feature requires that the virtual appliance is configured as a trap destination in OMSA to display host events in vCenter For more information on OMSA see Setting Up An OMSA Trap Destina
94. ll Management Center select Settings Inventory Schedule 2 To change the current schedule click Edit 3 Select the On Selected Days option button and then select the check box for the day of the week and enter the time Click Clear to clear the entries 4 To change the inventory schedule click Apply or to cancel the inventory schedule click Cancel 5 Torun the job now from the management center select Job Queue and the Inventory History tab 6 Click Run Now 7 To update the Details of Last Inventory Job click Refresh Displaying The Inventory For A Single Host System in vCenter To display the inventory for a single host system 1 From the vSphere client under the Inventory heading select Hosts and Clusters 2 From Hosts and Clusters in the left pane select the host system and then select the Dell Server Management tab 3 An overview of the selected host is displayed 43 The overview provides information on key host server attributes including individual component health identification hypervisor and firmware information Hardware Component Health is a graphical representation of the status of all major host server components system chassis power supply temperature fans voltage processors batteries intrusion hardware log power management and memory The available status states are Healthy green check mark component operating normally Warning yellow triangle with exclamation point
95. m Host Connection Licenses the number of Host Connections that were purchased In Use the number of vCenter Connection or Host Connection licenses in use For Host Connection this number represents the number of hosts or servers that have been discovered and inventoried Available the number of vCenter Connection or Host Connection licenses available for future use Unlicensed Hosts the number of Host Connections that exceeded the licensed amount The Dell Management Plug In continues to function normally but a new license must be purchased and installed to resolve this warning 35 36 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 management within the Dell Management Plug in is divided into four separate parts e Monitoring e Inventory e Advanced host management e Warranty retrieval Monitoring the Datacenter And Host System Datacenter and host system monitoring lets an administrator monitor infrastructure health by displaying hardware server and storage and virtualization related events on the Tasks amp Events tab in vCenter Additionally critical hardware alarms can trigger the Dell Management Plug in to put the host system into a maintenance mode and in certain cases
96. me and password K NOTE Proxy passwords cannot exceed 31 characters Related Tasks e Setting Up A Proxy Server e Using The HTTP Proxy For Retrieving Web Based Data e Setting Up The HTTP Proxy Using The Administration Console 26 Setting Up A Proxy Server Set up the proxy server in the Configuration Wizard or later using the Settings option Proxy K NOTE Proxy passwords cannot exceed 31 characters To set up a proxy server 1 2 In the Dell Management Center select Settings HTTP Proxy and then click Edit In the Configure HTTP Proxy window do one of the following To not use a proxy server click Save and Continue To use a proxy server under Settings enter a Proxy Server Address Enter the Proxy Port number Select the Credentials Required check box if needed If you selected Credentials Required do the following a Inthe Proxy User Name text box enter the proxy user name b Inthe Proxy Password text box enter the proxy password c Inthe Proxy Verify Password text box re enter the proxy password you just typed Under Proxy select the Use Proxy check box 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 2 3 4 In the Dell Management Center select Settings HTTP Proxy and then click Edit Select the Use Proxy check box Click Apply To validate settings click Test Connection
97. ment Enable the VT Virtualization Technology flag in the BIOS Set the system s boot order to either a bootable Virtual Disk or an Internal Dual SD Module for operating system installation If the Dell Management Plug in is used for hardware configuration the BIOS setting for VT is automatically enabled even if BIOS configuration is not part of the hardware profile Express Clone RAID configuration is required if a virtual disk is not already present on the target system If your servers are from versions prior to 12G then the deployment process installs the OpenManage Server Administrator package on the target system and automatically configures the SNMP trap destination to point to the Dell Management Plug in Custom ESXi images that contain a the Dell drivers are required for deployment You can find the correct images by going to the Dell Drivers amp Downloads page and saving the custom images to a location you can access during the deployment process For the most up to date list of supported ESXi versions for this release see the Release Notes 57 Provisioning Overview Once a physical inventory of the datacenter is complete all auto discovered bare metal systems are available to the Dell Management Plug in for zero touch hardware provisioning and hypervisor deployment To prepare for provisioning and deployment you must Create a Contains the hardware settings gathered from a reference server that is u
98. mote location from which it can be restored at a later date Profiles templates and host information are included in the backup It is recommended that you schedule automatic backups to guard against data loss After this procedure you must configure a backup schedule To configure backup and restore 1 Launch a browser window and enter the Administration Console URL displayed in the vSphere vCenter Console tab for the virtual machine you want to configure or use the link from Dell Management Console Settings page The URL uses the following format and is case sensitive https lt AppliancelPAddress gt In the left pane click BACKUP AND RESTORE To edit the current backup and restore settings click Edit In the Settings and Details page do the following a Inthe Backup Location text box type the path to the backup files b Inthe User Name text box type the user name c Inthe Password text box type the password d Under Enter the password used to encrypt backups type the encrypted password in the text box The encryption password can contain alpha numeric characters and the following special characters There is no length restriction e Inthe Verify Password text box retype the encrypted password To save these settings click Apply Configure the backup schedule For more information see Scheduling Automatic Backups Scheduling Automatic Backups This is the second part of configuring backup and restore
99. n Out Out Out In Out In All All Om Direction Out In Out All All Usage FTP command client DNS client Dell Online Data Access Administration Console SNMP Agent server SNMP Agent server HTTPS server iDRAC OMSA communication Auto Discovery Public Share Public Share SNMP Agent server Usage Hardware events iDRAC OMSA communication Auto Discovery Public Share Public Share Configurable No No No No No No No No Configurable No No Port Number 443 8080 50 51 5353 631 69 111 68 Protocols HTTPS HTTP RMCP IMP mDNS IPP TFTP NFS BOOTP Port Type TCP TCP UDP TCP UDP TCP UDP TCP UDP TCP UDP UDP TCP UDP Max Encryption Level 128 bit 128 bit N A None 128 bit 128 bit None Direction Out N A All Out All Out Usage HTTPS server HTTP server downloads the OMSA VIB and fixes non compliant vSphere hosts Remote Mail Check Protocol IMP Logical Address Maintenance Multicast DNS Internet Printing Protocol IPP Trivial File Transfer SUN Remote Procedure Call Portmap Bootstrap Protocol Client Configurable No No No No No No No No No What are the Minimum requirements for successful installation and operation of the virtual appliance The following settings outline the minimum appliance req
100. n Wizard you can manage connection profiles from the Dell Management Center which include Creating A New Connection Profile Viewing And Editing An Existing Connection Profile Deleting A Connection Profile Testing A Connection Profile Refreshing A Connection Profile Creating A New Connection Profile A connection profile stores the credentials that the virtual appliance uses to communicate with Dell servers Each Dell server must be associated with only one connection profile to be managed by the Dell Management Plug in You may assign multiple servers to a single connection profile Creating the Connection Profile is similar between the Configuration Wizard and from the Dell Management Center Settings You can run the Configuration Wizard when you first access the Dell Management Console or run it later on the Settings window E NOTE With this release and with installations on hosts that are version 12G and later OMSA agent installation is not required For installations on 11G hosts OMSA agent is now automatically installed during the deployment process To create a new connection profile 1 In the Dell Management Center in the left pane click Connection Profiles Under Available Profiles click Create New In the New Connection Profile window enter the Profile Name and an optional Description that are used to help manage custom connection profiles and then click Next For Associated Hosts usi
101. n to save the inventory and click Save Viewing Server Warranty Information For A Single Host Once a warranty job completes you can view the warranty information for a single host in vSphere Client on the Hosts View page To view the server warranty information for a single host 1 From the vSphere client under the Inventory heading select Hosts and Clusters 2 From Hosts and Clusters select the host system in the tree view and select the Dell Server Management tab 3 To display system warranty information select Warranty The information on the Warranty Status page includes Warranty provider name and description of the warranty The start and end dates and how many days are left on the warranty 54 The warranty status active or inactive and when warranty information was last updated 55 56 Zero Touch Hardware Provisioning And Deployment Hardware 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 Dell Management Plug In for VMWare vCenter Release Notes for specific hardware support information The server must have the minimum supported versions of iDRAC firmware Lifecycle controller and BIOS See the Dell Management Plug in for VMWare vCenter Release Notes for specific hardware support information K NOTE If the firmware versions are outdated a two step
102. n you log in to the Dell Management Plug in 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 While all these tasks are found under the left pane navigation you can also find them on the home page for ease of use The tasks provided on this page belong to the following categories e Hosts and Server Deployment This section provides more information on hosts and server deployment 17 e vSphere Host and Bare Metal Server Compliance This section provides more information and lets you view details about non compliant hosts or bare metal servers or run the wizards to fix them e Inventory Schedule In this section you can learn more about inventory scheduling e Warranty Data Retrieval Schedule This section lets you learn more or view change warranty schedules e Licensing This section lets you learn more about licensing Use the links to go to the licensing tasks e Events and Alarms Settings Learn more about event and alarm settings or take the link that lets you configure them e Host Connection Licenses Here you can view the host connection licenses in real time In addition you can use the Buy Now link to purchase a full version license to manage more than one host The Buy Now link only appears if you are using a demo license Configuration Wizard Welcome Page After you install the Dell Management Plug in
103. nable the NIC blade servers only Enable Auto Discovery Enable DHCP Disable admin accounts Enable Get DNS server address from DHCP Enable Get DNS domain name from DHCP In the Provisioning Server field enter oS ST P OO a a lt Dell Management Plug in virtual appliance IPaddress gt 4433 Contacting Dell 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 Dell provides several online and telephone based support and service options Availability varies by country and product and some services may not be available in your area To contact Dell for sales technical support or customer service issues 1 Visit www dell com support 2 Select your support category 3 Verify your country or region in the Choose a Country Region drop down menu at the top of page 4 Select the appropriate service or support link based on your need Where To Get Additional Help For This Software View or download Dell virtualization documentation http support dell com support edocs software eslvmwre Dell vCenter Plug In Frequently Asked Questions http i dell com sites content business solutions virtualization en Docu ments dell management plugin vmware vcenter faq pdf Dell Management Plug in For VMware vCenter Related Information e View or download VMware vSphere Ad for Dell PowerEdge Servers http en community dell com tech
104. nce views it as corrupted and the file will not work Virtual Appliance Management Virtual appliance management contains the Dell Management Plug in network version NTP and HTTPS information and lets an administrator e Restart the virtual appliance e Update the virtual appliance and configure an update repository location e Generate a troubleshooting bundle that contains appliance logging information e Enter Network Time Protocol NTP settings e Upload and manage HTTPS certificates Related Tasks e Restarting The Virtual Appliance e Updating A Repository Location And Updating An Appliance e Downloading Troubleshooting Bundle e Setting Up The NTP Servers e Uploading HTTPS Certificates Restarting The Virtual Appliance To restart the virtual appliance NOTE Restarting the virtual appliance logs you out from the Administration Console and the Dell Management Plug In is unavailable until the virtual appliance and its services are active 1 Launch a browser window and enter the Administration Console URL displayed in the vSphere vCenter Console tab for the virtual machine you want to configure or use the link from the Dell Management Console Settings page The URL uses the following format and is case sensitive https lt AppliancelPAddress gt 2 Inthe left pane click APPLIANCE MANAGEMENT 3 To restart the Dell Management Plug in click Restart the Virtual Appliance 4 On the Restart Virtual A
105. nd Create hardware profiles hypervisor profiles and deploy any combination of the two on bare Provisioning metal Dell PowerEdge servers remotely and without PXE using vCenter Service Retrieve warranty information from Dell online Information How Does the Dell Management Plug in Help With vCenter Administration Dell Management Plug in for VMware vCenter provides additional virtualization functionality that supplements the current vCenter administration functions e Compresses tasks and adds management processes such as firmware updates and bare metal deployment to the vCenter Server Administration Console e Organizes deployment of multiple bare metal servers without requiring Preboot Execution Environment PXE e Provides additional intelligence inventory events alarms to diagnose server problems e Integrates with standard vCenter authentication rules and permissions Dell Management Plug in Features The following are high level features of the Dell Management Plug in e Monitor Dell platforms using the standard vCenter event and alarm subsystem e Perform advanced hardware management and configuration e Perform zero touch deployment of VMware ESX hypervisors on bare metal systems without using PXE e Build hardware and VMware ESX hypervisor profiles e Perform firmware updates e Troubleshoot infrastructure issues e Report at the Datacenter and Cluster view export to CSV file e Integrate Dell Management Plug in c
106. ng all future connections or select Disable to perform no check and not store the certificate Select Enable if you use Active Directory 8 Click Next 9 The Test Connection window tests the entered iDRAC and Host Root Credentials on the selected servers Do one of the following To begin the test click Test Selected The other options are inactive To stop the tests click Abort All Tests 10 To complete the profile click Save 11 To continue on to configure Events and Alarms click Save and Continue Configuring Events And Alarms Wizard Configure events and alarms using the Configuration Wizard or from the Dell Management Center Settings option for Events and Alarms NOTE On hosts prior to 12G this feature requires that the virtual appliance is configured as a trap destination in OMSA to display host events in vCenter To configure events and alarms 1 In the 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 Post only Critical and Warning Events Post only critical or warning level hardware events Post only Virtualization Related Critical and Warning Events Post only virtualization related critical and warning events this is the default event posting level 2 To enable all hardware alarms and events select the Enable Alarms for Dell Hosts check box E NOTE Dell hosts t
107. ng the check boxes select the hosts for the connection profile and click Next In the Credentials window view the information about credentials and connection protocols and click Next In the iDRAC window enter the iDRAC credential information a b Enter the User Name Password and Verify Password The passwords must match and use ASCIll printable characters only E NOTE Passwords cannot exceed 20 characters and cannot contain any special characters For Certificate Check to download and store the iDRAC certificate and validate it during all future connections select Enable or select Disable to perform no check and not store the certificate You need to select Enable if you are using Active Directory Click Next In the Host Root Credentials window do the following a Enter the User Name Password and Verify Password The passwords must match K NOTE Passwords cannot exceed 31 characters and cannot contain any special characters NOTE For servers that do not have either an iDRAC Express or Enterprise card the iDRAC test connection result states Vot Applicable for this system K NOTE The OMSA credentials are the same credentials as those used for ESX and ESXi hosts 47 b For Certificate Check to download and store the OMSA certificate and validate it during all future connections select Enable or select Disable to perform no check and not store the certificate Select Enable if you use Active Dire
108. nt Center in the left pane select Log To update the log with the most recent data click Refresh To select a severity category to filter the log data in the All Categories drop down list select one of the following All Categories Info Warning Error or Security To select a date range for filtering log data click the Last Week drop down list and select one of the following Last week Last Month Last Year or Custom Range If Custom Range is selected then the Start Date and Stop Date drop down lists are displayed If you selected custom date range a Click the calendar to populate the Start date b Click the calendar to populate End date c To save your configuration click Apply 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 To export the Log contents to a comma separated value CSV file click Export In the download location window browse to the location to save the log and click Save Displaying The Event Logs For An Individual Host System HardwareEvent Logs provide information based on the following criteria e Status Info There are several status icons Informational blue exclamation point Warning yellow triangle with exclamation point Error red X e Time Server Time Displays the time and date the event occurred e Search this page Displays the specific message server names
109. ntification e Deployment Wizard Step 5 Connection Profile e Deployment Wizard Step 6 Schedule Jobs Deployment Wizard Step 1 Select Servers This page covers server deployment If you want to deploy hypervisor to an Internal Dual SD Module this page displays whether that option is available or unavailable For more information about Internal Dual SD Modules see Running The Deployment Wizard If the server you want to deploy does not display in the list for step 2 you can manually add a server to have it display in the list for this step see Adding A Server Manually To select servers 1 Inthe Dell Management Center select Deployment Deployment Wizard 2 Inthe Select Servers window to assign non deployed servers to this deployment job use the check boxes to select Servers 3 Click Next To continue with the task to step two click Deployment Wizard Step 2 Deployment Wizard Step 2 Deployment Templates Deployments to a hardware profile differ from hypervisor deployments If you are deploying to a hardware profile click Deployment Wizard Step 6 NOTE A successful deployment requires an ESX ISO that has the correct drivers Deployment on newer Dell systems may require using Dell custom ISO images that contain all the required Dell drivers ESX 4 1 may not work on newer Dell systems and may not have a custom ISO available from Dell To select a deployment template 1 Deployment Template selects c
110. on Console Login dialog box in the Enter Password below text box enter the password and then click Login There is a Dell_Management_Center_license bin file included in the product download package This file contains your product license and must be uploaded to your appliance To upload the license file in the Administration Console on the vCenter Registration page click Upload License In the Upload License dialog box click Browse to navigate to the license file To upload the license file click Upload Restore the 1 0 user data that was backed up from the network share to the curent version appliance using current version Administration Console See Restoring The Database From Backup Register the new current version appliance to the vCenter instances see Registering a vCenter Server Close and reopen any vSphere Client instances that are running to reload the new security certificate used for current version virtual appliance communication After verifying the current version virtual appliance is functioning properly in your environment you may remove the 1 0 virtual appliance Upgrading From a Trial Version To a Full Product Version To upgrade from trial version to a full product versions 1 Go to the Dell Web site and purchase the full product version You may also access the Dell Web site in the Dell Management Plug in using one of the Buy Now links like the one located in the Administration Portal on the Licens
111. on of a firmware update task in the VMware vShpere client s recent tasks pane refresh the Firmware Update page and verify the firmware versions If the page shows the old versions then go to Host Compliance page in Dell Management Center and check the CISOR status of that host If CISOR is not enabled then enable CISOR and reboot host If the CISOR was already enabled then login to the iDRAC console reset iDRAC wait for few minutes and then refresh the Firmware Update page in VMware vSphere client How Do Test Event Settings By Using OMSA To Simulate A Temperature Hardware Fault To make sure that events are functioning correctly 1 Navigate to Alert Management Platform Events in the OMSA user interface 2 Select the Enable Platform Event Filter Alerts check box 3 Scroll down to the bottom and click Apply Changes 4 To make sure that a specific event is enabled such as temperature warning select Main System Chassis from the tree view on the left P Select Temperatures under Main System Chassis Select the Alert Management tab and select Temperature Probe Warning Select the Broadcast a Message check box and select Apply Changes 88 8 To cause the temperature warning event select Main System Chassis from the tree view on the left 9 Select Temperatures under Main System Chassis 10 Select the System Board Ambient Temp link and select the Set to Values option button 11 Set the Maximum Warning Threshold
112. or in the specified system detected an error from which it cannot recover A memory device correction rate exceeded an acceptable value A memory device correction rate exceeded an acceptable value a memory spare bank was activated or a multibit ECC error occurred Sensor returned to normal value A fan enclosure has been removed from the specified system A fan enclosure has been removed from the specified system for a user definable length of time A fan enclosure sensor in the specified system detected an error from which it cannot recover Sensor Returned to Normal Value An AC power cord has lost its power but there is sufficient redundancy to classify this as a warning An AC power cord has lost its power and lack of redundancy requires this to be classified as an error Sensor Returned to Normal Value A processor sensor in the specified system is ina throttled state A processor sensor in the specified system is disabled has a Error Warning Error Info Warning Error Error Info Warning Error Info Warning Error No action No action Put the system into maintenance mode No action No action No action No action No action No action No action No action No action No action Dell Processor sensor detected a non recoverable value Dell Device configuration error Dell Battery sensor returned to a normal value Dell
113. or in the Error specified system exceeded its failure threshold A voltage sensor in the Error specified system detected an error from which it cannot recover Sensor Returned to Normal Info Value Storage management has Error detected a device independent error condition Put the system into maintenance mode No action No action No Action Put the system into maintenance mode No action No action No action Put the system into maintenance mode No action No action Put the system into maintenance mode Dell Storage Controller warning Dell Storage Controller failure Dell Storage Channel Failure Dell Storage Enclosure hardware information Dell Storage Enclosure hardware warning Dell Storage Enclosure hardware failure Dell Storage Array disk failure Dell Storage EMM failure Dell Storage power supply failure Dell Storage temperature probe warning Dell Storage temperature probe failure Dell Storage Fan failure Dell Storage Battery warning Dell Storage Virtual disk degraded warning Dell Storage Virtual disk degraded failure Dell Storage Temperature probe information Dell Storage Array disk warning Dell Storage Array disk information Dell Storage Power supply warning A portion of the physical disk is damaged A portion of the physical disk is damaged Channel failure Enclosure ha
114. pdate Repository IWtzardl ENEE 21 Enabling The OMSA Link Ward 22 Configuring Dell iDRAC Auto Discovery And Initial Start up 22 Configuring NFS EN SOttingsS OVEMVICW e Kegel ee bed aa a bndom dite eine Ke AA General Settings DUvervieuw EE Creating A New Connection Profile Configuring Events And Alarms ANEN About Proxy Conftguration EE Running AAEN o ava aI NEEE EA E euer eer Ae ee NS tee Mea ee Running A Warranty Retrieval Job AEN Viewing or Editing Deployment Credentials Setting Up The Firmware Repository EE 29 Server Security Settings For Deplovment nannte nanan nnn nen 29 About Host Bare Metal and iDRAC Compliance Lesues EE 30 Running The Fix Non Compliant vSphere Hosts Wizard AEN 31 Running The Fix Non Compliant Bare Metal Server Wizard ENEE 32 iDRAC License Compa O a aa er Ac E SEA ite EE Upgrading Dell Management Plug In For VMware Vente Upgrading From Version 1 0 To the Current Version Upgrading From a Trial Version To a Full Product Version Upgrading Dell Management Plug in from Previous Version 1 0 1 or later to the Current Version 34 About Dell Management Plug in Ucensing E 35 4 End To End Hardware Manageme ntt sscsssssssssscssssssssssesssscsesssscsessssssesssscsesesatsessaces 37 Monitoring the Datacenter And Host System 37 Understanding Events And Alarms AE 37 vSphere Client Host EE 41 About Inventory Schedule a aaa aaa a aaa aaa a aa a a E a a a eaaa 43 Modifying An Inventory Job
115. plate click Rename 3 Enter the template s new name and click Apply The template must have a unique name 4 To display all updated deployment templates from the Dell Management Center select Deployment Deployment Templates and click Refresh Running The Deployment Wizard The Deployment Wizard steps you through the bare metal server deployment process of e Selecting undeployed servers When you deploy hypervisor you can deploy to an Internal Dual SD Module with a minimum of 1 GB of storage The Internal Dual SD Module must be enabled from the BIOS before you deploy the hypervisor with the Dell Management Plug in e Using a deployment template hardware and hypervisor profiles combination e Setting up global settings This page lets you choose to deploy hypervisor to a hard disk or Internal Dual SD Module e Assigning identification to the deployed servers e Matching a desired connection profile to each server e Scheduling the server deployment jobs to run e Displaying the Job Queue where you can manage deployment jobs 68 NOTE If you re deploying a hardware profile only then the new Global Settings Server Identification and Connection Profile pages are skipped and you go directly to the Schedule Job page Related Tasks e Deployment Wizard Step 1 Selecting Servers e Deployment Wizard Step 2 Deployment Templates e Deployment Wizard Step 3 Global Settings e Deployment Wizard Step 4 Server Ide
116. ppliance dialog box to restart the virtual appliance click Apply or click Cancel to cancel Updating A Repository Location And Virtual Appliance To update a repository location and a virtual appliance A CAUTION Perform a backup prior to an update of the virtual appliance to make sure all data is protected 1I 1 Launch a browser window and enter the Administration Console URL displayed in the vSphere vCenter Console tab for the virtual machine you want to configure or use the link from the Dell Management Console Settings page The URL uses the following format and is case sensitive https lt AppliancelPAddress gt 2 Inthe left pane click APPLIANCE MANAGEMENT 3 Next to Appliance Update click Edit 4 Inthe Appliance Update window enter the update repository host name or IP address and then click Apply NOTE If the update location is on an external network such as the Dell FTP site then a proxy must be entered below in the HTTP Proxy area Updating The Virtual Appliance Software Version A CAUTION To prevent data loss perform an appliance backup prior to beginning the software update To update the virtual appliance software all other Dell Management Center and Administration Console sessions must be closed To update the virtual appliance software version 1 Launch a browser window and enter the Administration Console URL displayed in the vSphere vCenter Console tab for the virtual machine you want to configu
117. r Settings Deployment Credentials click Edit 2 Inthe Credentials for Bare Metal Server Deployment under Credentials do the following Inthe User Name text box enter the user name The user name should be 16 characters or less only ASCII printable characters Inthe Password text box enter the password The password should be 20 characters or less only ASCII printable characters Inthe Verify Password text box enter the password again The passwords must match 3 Click Apply 28 Setting Up The Firmware Repository To set up the firmware repository and credentials 1 Inthe Dell Management Center select Settings Firmware Repository and then click Edit 2 On the Firmware Repository page to choose the default repository for firmware updates select one of the following Dell Online This uses the default firmware update repository of Dell online ftp dell com with a required staging folder The Dell Management Plug in downloads selected firmware updates and stores them in the staging folder and then they are applied as necessary Local shared repository These are created with the Dell Repository Manager application These local repositories should be located on Windows based file shares 3 Ifyou selected Local shared repository do the following a Enter the Catalog File Location using the following format NES share for xml file host share filename xml NFS share for gz file
118. r CIFS share e Center instance that manages the deployed hosts plus an optional host profile e The destination cluster or datacenter where the plug in deploys servers in vCenter NOTE Use one of the following naming conventions for the Reference ISO file name NFS format host share hypervisor image iso CIFS format host share hypervisor iso NOTE A successful deployment requires an ESX ISO that has the correct drivers Deployment on newer Dell systems may require using Dell custom ISO images that contain all the required Dell drivers ESX 4 1 may not work on newer Dell systems and may not have a custom ISO available from Dell To create a new hypervisor profile 1 64 In the Dell Management Center select Deployment Deployment Templates Hypervisor Profile In the Hypervisor Profiles page click Create New In the New Hypervisor Profile page do the following Inthe Profile Name text box enter the profile name Inthe Description text box enter an optional description In the left pane click Reference ISO and then click Edit and on the Hypervisor Installation Source dialog box enter the following information Inthe Installation Source ISO text box type the path to your hypervisor share location A copy of this hypervisor image is modified to permit a scripted installation The reference ISO location must be in one of the following format NFS format host share hypervisor_image iso CIFS format host
119. rdware information Enclosure hardware warning Enclosure hardware error Array disk failure EMM failure Power supply failure Physical disk temperature probe warning too cold or too hot Physical disk temperature probe error too cold or too hot Fan failure Battery warning Virtual disk degraded warning Virtual disk degraded failure Temperature probe information Array disk warning Array disk information Power supply warning Warning Error Error Info Warning Error Error Error Error Warning Error Error Warning Warning Error Info Warning Info Warning No action Put the system into maintenance mode Put the system into maintenance mode No action No action Put the system into maintenance mode Put the system into maintenance mode Put the system into maintenance mode Put the system into maintenance mode No action Put the system into maintenance mode Put the system into maintenance mode No action No action Put the system into maintenance mode No action No action No action No action 99
120. re or use the link from Dell Management Console Settings page The URL uses the following format and is case sensitive https lt AppliancelPAddress gt 2 Inthe left pane click Appliance Maintenance 3 To update the virtual appliance to the software version listed under Appliance Update click Update Virtual Appliance 4 Inthe Update Appliance dialog box the current and available versions are listed To begin the update click Upgrade 5 The system is locked down and put into maintenance mode When the update is complete the Appliance page displays showing the newly installed version Downloading Troubleshooting Bundle Use this information to assist in troubleshooting issues or send to Technical Support To download a troubleshooting bundle 1 Launch a browser window and enter the Administration Console URL displayed in the vSphere vCenter Console tab for the virtual machine you want to configure or use the link from Dell Management Console Settings page The URL uses the following format and is case sensitive https lt AppliancelPAddress gt 2 Inthe left pane click APPLIANCE MANAGEMENT 3 To display the troubleshooting bundle dialog box click Generate Troubleshooting Bundle 4 To either open or save a zip file that contains the virtual appliance logging information click the Download Troubleshooting Bundle link 5 To exit click Close Setting Up The HTTP Proxy You can set up the HTTP proxy settings
121. reates a deployment template in one of several ways Select an existing deployment template under Available Templates Information for the selected template populates the right pane Select an existing deployment template and then click Edit to change one or both associated profiles Click Create New to define a new template 2 Select one of the following Ifyou are deploying to a hardware profile click Next which jumps you to Deployment Wizard Step 6 Ifyou are deploying to a hypervisor profile click Next which takes you to Deployment Wizard Step 3 69 Deployment Wizard Step 3 Global Settings You can deploy hypervisor to either a hard drive or an Internal Dual SD Module If an Internal Dual SD Module is available on at least one of the servers selected the Internal Dual SD Module option button is enabled The drop down list is disabled until the Internal Dual SD Module option button is selected Toggling the option buttons should enable disable the drop down list 1 Inthe Global Settings page to install the hypervisor select one of the following deployment targets Hard Disk If you are deploying to a hard disk click this option Internal Dual SD Module If you are deploying to an Internal Dual SD Module click this option and then select the Deploy the hypervisor to the first hard disk for servers that do not have an available Internal Dual SD Module check box this deploys the hypervisor to
122. requests The DHCP reservations and DNS host names must be in place and verified before the deployment job is scheduled to run This screen provides the option to specify a VLAN ID When a VLAN ID is provided it is applied to the hypervisor s management interface during deployment and tags all traffic with the VLAN ID To identify your server 1 Server Identification assigns deployed servers new names and network identification To display a list of servers that do not meet the minimum requirements for firmware BIOS or have other issues click Non Compliant Servers 2 For additional information click Details 3 Once the systems are updated click Check Compliance to retest and verify fixes To refresh the list click Refresh and click Abort All Test to cancel the testing 70 Click A to expand and view individual server information Under Host Name and NIC enter a Fully Qualified Host Name for the server In the NIC Management Tasks drop down list select the NIC that will be used for managing the server Enter IP addresses subnet mask and other network information or select the Obtain using DHCP check box If deploying to a network that requires a VLAN ID select the VLAN check box and then enter the VLAN ID For the VLAN ID use the numbers 1 through 4094 VLAN ID 0 is reserved for tagging the priority of frames 9 Repeat for all servers to deploy or select the Apply settings to all selected servers check box 10 Click Next
123. resources and does not degrade host performance Tasks on this page include e Managing Deployment Jobs Using Deployment Job Queue e Running Inventory Jobs e Modifying An Inventory Job Schedule Managing Deployment Jobs Using The Deployment Job Queue To manage deployment jobs using the deployment job queue 1 72 From the Dell Management Center select Job Queue Deployment Jobs To update Deployment Jobs Details click Refresh To display a Deployment Job Details dialog which contains detailed information on the servers included in the deployment job click Details This displays the following details Service tag iDRAC IP address Server status If any warnings occurred Deployment job details Start and End time To display full information for each item in the dialog s table hover over the item and an additional text pop up is displayed To either put a selected job on hold or to enter an updated schedule click Modify Click Abort to abort the deployment job When the message displays click Abort Job to abort or click Do Not Abort Job to cancel K NOTE Any deployment jobs that are in progress cannot be aborted To display the Purge Deployment Job Queue window click Purge Job Queue Select the Older than date and job Status and click Apply The select jobs are then cleared from the queue Adding A Server Manually You can manually add a server that has not been added by the dis
124. retrieval job immediately In addition you can run the Warranty Retrieval Job now from Job Queue 20 To run a warranty retrieval job 1 In the Configuration Wizard on the Warranty Schedule window do one of the following Torun warranty schedules click On Selected Days To not run warranty schedules select Do not retrieve Warranty Data 2 Ifyou selected On Selected Days then do the following a Select the text box next to each day of the week that you want to run the warranty jobs 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 jobs at the proper time 3 To apply the changes and continue click Save and Continue Configuring the Deployment Credentials Wizard Deployment credentials are used to securely communicate with a bare metal system using the iDRAC from initial discovery until the end of the deployment process Once deployment completes the credentials are changed to those in the connection profile matched to the bare metal system from the Deployment wizard If the deployment credentials are changed all newly discovered systems from that point on are provisioned with the new credentials however the credentials on servers discovered prior to the change are not affected To configure the deployment credentials 1 In the Deployment Credential window you can view or change the credentials The bare metal serv
125. rreversible if you continue you will completely reset this appliance to its original settings All changes you have made to this appliance will be Lost Are you sure you wish to Reset this Appliance to Factory Settings 4 Enter y to reset or n to cancel The appliance is reset to the original factory settings K NOTE When the virtual appliance is reset to factory settings any updates made to the Network Configuration are preserved these settings are not reset Refresh Console Tab View To refresh the Console view select Refresh and press lt ENTER gt Read Only User Role There is an unprivileged user role called readonly with shell access for diagnostic purposes The readonly user has limited privileges to run the mount The readonly user s password is set to the same as the admin 84 Troubleshooting Use this section to find answers to troubleshooting questions Upgrading Issues backed up my 1 0 appliance powered it off deployed the most current version of the Dell Management Plug in and tried to restore my database The Dell Management Plug in is disabled What do do The 1 0 appliance must be unregistered before it is powered off Follow the supported upgrade procedure in this book for more details backed up my 1 0 virtual appliance unregistered it deployed the most current version of the Dell Management Plug in registered it and then restored the database An unknown error was displayed when tried to st
126. rts hypervisor deployment to a routable VLAN Configure VLAN support in Deployment Wizard Step 4 In this portion of the Deployment Wizard there is an option to specify use of VLANs and to specify a VLAN ID When a VLAN ID is provided it is applied to the hypervisor s management interface during deployment and tags all traffic with the VLAN ID Figure 5 Enable VLAN settings on the Server Identification page of the Deployment Wizard Make sure that the VLAN provided during deployment communicates with both the virtual appliance and the vCenter server The deployment of a hypervisor to a VLAN that cannot communicate to one or both of these destinations causes the deployment to fail If you have selected multiple bare metal servers in a single deployment job and want to apply the same VLAN ID to all the servers then on the Server Identification portion of the Deployment Wizard under Default Settings use the Apply settings to all selected servers button This option lets you apply the same VLAN ID along with the other network settings to all the servers in that deployment job NOTE The Dell Management Plug in does not support a multi homed configuration Adding a second network interface to the appliance for communication with a second network causes problems for the work flows involving hypervisor deployment server compliance and firmware updates 65 Router ae zk Dell Management Plug in DHCP AD VM appliance VM
127. s updated on or after July 29 2009 and prior to October 14 2010 you still will not see the Firmware Update Wizard but you are delivered an ISO bundle to update your firmware After this update you may not have the latest firmware After you run the bundle it is recommended that you run the update again Firmware Versions Older than July 29 2009 If your firmware is older than July 29 2009 you may have to download and run the ISO file to update your machines After you run the ISO it is recommended that you run the Firmware Update Wizard again Related Information e Setting Up The Firmware Repository And Credentials e Running the Firmware Update Wizard e Updating Older Firmware Versions Running The Firmware Update Wizard This functionality is only available for 11th generation Dell servers that have either an iDRAC Express or Enterprise card When your firmware was installed on or after October 14th 2010 you can automatically update your firmware versions using the Firmware Update Wizard To run the Firmware Update Wizard 51 1 In vSphere Client Dell Server Management tab Host Information click Firmware Run Firmware Update Wizard 2 To use the Load a single firmware update from a file option a Enter the file path in the following format CIFS lt host accessible share path gt lt FileName gt exe or NFS host share filename ex b Ifyou have NFS skip to step 7 Otherwise enter the User
128. sed to deploy new Hardware Profile servers See Creating A New Hardware Profile Create a Contains the hypervisor installation information needed for ESX ESXi deployment See Creating Hypervisor Profile A New Hypervisor Profile Create a Optionally contains a hardware profile a hypervisor profile or both You can save and reuse Deployment these profiles as needed for all available datacenter servers See Building Deployment Template Templates Once the deployment template is created use the Deployment Wizard to gather the information necessary to create a scheduled job that provisions server hardware and deploys new hosts in vCenter For information about running the Deployment Wizard see Running The Deployment Wizard Lastly the use the Job Queue to view job status and make changes to pending deployment jobs NOTE No more than two deployment jobs should be scheduled to run consecutively Multiple jobs should use the scheduling feature to stagger deployment execution Understanding Deployment Job Times Provisioning and deploying bare metal servers can take between 30 minutes to several hours to complete depending on certain factors When starting a deployment job it is recommended that you plan your deployment time according to the guidelines provided The amount of time it takes to complete provisioning and deployment varies with deployment type complexity and number of deployment jobs running simultaneously The table below gives g
129. select Settings In the right pane select Security In the Security window click Edit To use the white list to restrict server deployment select the Enforce Server White List check box Click Apply and the server white setting changes to ENABLED E P fo h gt Adding Deployable Servers To A White List For information about security settings for deployable servers see Server Security Settings For Deployment When enforced only Dell servers on the Server White List are available for deployment using the Dell Management Plug in You can add deployable servers to a white list manually or import using a list To add deployable servers to a white list 1 Inthe Dell Management Center in the left pane select Settings Security 2 Inthe Server White List window click Edit then do one of the following To add servers to the white list manually click Add Server In the Add Service Tags dialog enter the service tags To add the tags click Continue To importa list of service tags click Import White List When the Select File to Upload dialog box displays navigate to the CSV file and click Open When the We found these service tags in your file dialog displays click Apply The service tags are now displayed in the Service Tag list Deleting Deployable Servers From A White List For information about security settings for deployable servers see Server Security Settings For Deployment
130. share hypervisor iso Inthe Select a Version drop down list select an ESX or ESXi version All servers deployed using this Hypervisor Profile will have this image and if the servers are versions prior to 12G the latest recommended version of OpenManage Server Administrator is installed If using a CIFS share enter the User Name Password and Verify Password The passwords must match To add the settings to the profile click Save In the left pane click vCenter Settings and then edit where required vCenter Instance Displays the server instance that manages a host after deployment Center Version Displays the current version Center Destination Container Datacenter or cluster that hosts the new physical servers click Browse to search for vCenter destinations vCenter Host Profile Select a profile that encapsulates host configuration and helps to manage host configuration To add the information to the profile click Save For information on Managing Hypervisor Profiles see Managing Hypervisor Profiles Managing Hypervisor Profiles There are several management actions you can perform on existing hypervisor profiles including e Understanding VLAN Support e Viewing Or Editing Hypervisor Profiles e Duplicating Hypervisor Profiles e Renaming Hypervisor Profiles e Deleting A Hypervisor Profile e Refreshing Hypervisor Profiles VLAN Support The Dell Management Plug in suppo
131. specified system detected that one of the components of the redundancy unit has failed but the unit is still redundant A redundancy sensor in the specified system detected that one of the components in the redundant unit has been disconnected has failed or is not present Sensor Returned to Normal Value A power supply sensor reading in the specified system exceeded a user definable warning threshold A power supply has been disconnected or has failed Warning Error Error Info Warning Error Info Warning Error Severity 8 Recommended Action No action Put the system into maintenance mode No action No action No action Put the system into maintenance mode No action No action Put the system into maintenance mode 95 Dell Power supply sensor detected a non recoverable value Dell Memory Device Status warning Dell Memory Device error Dell Fan enclosure inserted into system Dell Fan enclosure removed from system Dell Fan enclosure removed from system for an extended amount of time Dell Fan enclosure sensor detected a non recoverable value Dell AC power has been restored Dell AC power has been lost warning Dell An AC power cord has lost its power Dell Processor sensor returned to a normal value Dell Processor sensor detected a warning value Dell Processor sensor detected a failure value 96 A power supply sens
132. ssion using a proxy server and credentials E NOTE Dell does not store transmitted service tag information Related Tasks e Renewing Host Warranty e Running A Warranty Retrieval Job e Viewing Server Warranty Information For A Single Host e Viewing Warranty Information For An Entire Data Center Renewing Host Warranty You can view the warranty status for your servers or renew the warranty on the Warranty page 1 In vSphere Client Dell Server Management tab Host Information click Warranty 2 To renew your warranty and go to the Dell Web page that manages system warranties click Renew Warranty 3 Inthe Dell Web page click Renew Upgrade Warranty Viewing Server Warranty Information For An Entire Data Center Once the warranty job completes you can view server warranty information in vSphere Client on the Datacenter View page To view the server warranty information for an entire datacenter From the vSphere Client under the Inventory heading select Hosts and Clusters From Hosts and Clusters select the datacenter in the tree view and select the Dell Server Management tab An overview of all hosts in the datacenter is displayed In the View drop down list select Warranty In the Filter text box enter a filter for the warranty data To refresh the displayed inventory click Refresh ea P Oh gt To export the inventory as a CSV file click Export In the Download Location window browse to the locatio
133. t Host Root credentials is not installed is out of date or not configured properly e Bare metal servers have outdated Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller iDRAC firmware Lifecycle Controller LC firmware or BIOS versions A CAUTION Hosts in Lockdown Mode will not appear in compliance checks even if they are non compliant They do not display because their compliance status cannot be determined Make sure to check the compliance of these systems manually When this is the case a warning displays In each case you need to fix the compliance issues by running one of the following e To fix vSphere host compliance issues see Running The Fix Non Compliant vSphere Hosts Wizard e To fix bare metal servers that have compliance issues see Running The Fix Non Compliant Bare Metal Server Wizard e To fix iDRAC compliance issues iDRAC License Compliance Related Information e Re Checking Bare Metal Server Compliance e Downloading An ISO For Manual Firmware Updates Running The Fix Non Compliant vSphere Hosts Wizard Run the Fix Non Compliant vSphere Hosts Wizard to fix non compliant hosts For information about compliance see About Host And Bare Metal Compliance Issues Some non compliant ESXi hosts require reboots An ESXi host reboot is required if 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 follow
134. talog File Location using the following format NES share for xml file host share filename xml 21 NES share for gz file host share filename gz CES share for xml file host share filename xml CIFS share for gz file host share filename gz b If using a CIFS share enter the User Name Password and Verify Password the passwords must match These fields are only active when entering a CIFS share E NOTE The character is not supported for use in shared network folder user names passwords c To validate your entries click Begin Test 3 To save this selection and continue the Configuration Wizard click Save and Continue Enabling The OMSA Link Wizard To launch OMSA within the Dell Management Plug in virtual appliance the OMSA Web Server must be installed and configured See the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Installation Guide for instructions on how to install and configure the Web Server K NOTE OMSA is only required on Dell servers prior to version 12G You can use OMSA to e Manage vCenter elements detailed sensor component level health information e Clear command logs and system event logs SELs e Obtain NIC statistics e Make sure that the Dell Management Plug in captures events from a selected host 1 In the Configuration Wizard on the OpenManage Server Admin page use the OMSA Web Server URL text box to enter the OMSA URL You must include the full URL including the HTTPS 2 To save t
135. tes check box To enter maintenance mode to examine and or test the machine before adding it back to the cluster do not check the check box 3 Click Update 4 The Success dialog box tells you that an update is now in progress If you chose to Exit maintenance mode after firmware update completes the firmware update puts the host into maintenance mode and then reboots automatically Otherwise it stays in maintenance mode 5 Refer to the Recent Tasks area of the vSphere Client to watch the update progress After this procedure run the Firmware Update Wizard again to make sure your firmware is completely updated Advanced Host Management Using vCenter The advanced host management tasks are host system based actions that let an administrator identify a physical server in the datacenter environment launch server based management tools and display server warranty information All of these actions are initiated from the Dell Server Management tab in vCenter or by right clicking the host in Host amp Clusters view for an individual host system 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 select Hosts and Clusters 2 From Hosts and Clusters select the host system in the tree view an
136. the deployment process To create a new connection profile In the Dell Management Center in the left pane click Connection Profiles Under Available Profiles click Create New In the New Connection Profile window enter the Profile Name and an optional Description that are used to help manage custom connection profiles and then click Next For Associated Hosts using the check boxes select the hosts for the connection profile and click Next In the Credentials window view the information about credentials and connection protocols and click Next In the iDRAC window enter the iDRAC credential information a Enter the User Name Password and Verify Password The passwords must match and use ASCll printable characters only E NOTE Passwords cannot exceed 20 characters and cannot contain any special characters b For Certificate Check to download and store the iDRAC certificate and validate it during all future connections select Enable or select Disable to perform no check and not store the certificate You need to select Enable if you are using Active Directory Click Next In the Host Root Credentials window do the following a Enter the User Name Password and Verify Password The passwords must match K NOTE Passwords cannot exceed 31 characters and cannot contain any special characters NOTE For servers that do not have either an iDRAC Express or Enterprise card the iDRAC test connection result states Vot App
137. tion You can configure events and alarms using in the Dell Management Center under the Settings option for Events and Alarms To configure events and alarms 1 Inthe 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 Warning Events Post only critical or warning level hardware events Post only Virtualization Related Critical and Warning Events Post only virtualization related critical and warning events this is the default event posting level 3 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 4 Inthe dialog box that displays click Continue to accept this change or click Cancel 5 To restore the default vCenter alarm settings for all managed Dell servers click Restore Default Alarms It may take up to a minute before the change takes effect 6 To save click Save About Proxy Configuration The proxy settings define the HTTP proxy and any required credentials used to retrieve information from the Web including from Dell online such as e Enable or disable the proxy server e Enter the proxy server and port number needed e Define any required credentials user na
138. to below the current listed reading for example if the current reading is 27 set the threshold to 25 12 Select Apply Changes and the temperature warning event is generated To cause another event restore the original settings using the same Set to Values option Events are generated as warnings and then to a normal state If everything is working properly navigate to the vCenter Tasks amp Events view a temperature probe warning event should be displayed NOTE There is a filter for duplicate events if you try to trigger the same event too many times in a row you will only receive one event Allow at least 30 seconds between events to see all events Have The OMSA Agent Installed On A Dell Host System But Still Get An Error Message That OMSA Is Not Installed What Should Do To resolve this issue 1 Install OMSA with the Remote Enablement component on the host system 2 Ifyou are using the command line to install OMSA make sure to specify the c option If OMSA is already installed reinstall it with the c option and restart the service srvadmin install sh c srvadmin services sh restart For an ESXi host you must install OMSA VIB using the VMware Remote CLI tool and reboot the system Can The Dell Management Plug in Support ESX ESXI with Lockdown Mode Enabled Yes Lockdown Mode is supported in this release on hosts ESXi 4 1 and above Inventory is Failing on Hosts ESXi 4 0 Update2 and ESXi Update 3 in Lockdo
139. uidelines of the approximate time a deployment job may take Deployment jobs are run in batches of up to five concurrent servers to improve time for the overall deployment job The exact number of concurrent jobs depends on resources available Table 2 Approximate Deployment Time Scenarios Deployment Type Approximate Time Per Deployment Hypervisor only Between 30 minutes to 130 minutes Up to 2 hours depending on the complexity and the RAID BIOS and boot options to configure Hardware only Hypervisor and Hardware profiles 1 to 4 hours Server States Within The Deployment Sequence When an inventory job is run auto discovered bare metal systems are classified in different states to help determine if the server is new to the datacenter or has a pending deployment job scheduled Administrators can use these states to determine if a server should be included in a deployment job The states are Unconfigured The server has contacted the Dell Management Plug In 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 58 Downloading Custom Dell ISO Images Custom ESXi images that contain ail Dell drivers are required for deployment Dell cannot produce custom ESX 4 1 images For deployments to work a drivers must be present natively in the ISO VMware produces For the most up to date list of supported ESX
140. uirements e Physical RAM 3 GB e Reserved Memory 1 GB E NOTE For optimal performance Dell recommends 3 GB e Disk 32 5 GB e CPU 2 virtual CPUs How Do Find Expected Translations For Renewing Warranty When you click on the Renew Warranty button the Web page may display in English or in the local language where the server is physically located The tables below illustrate the expected translations 87 Table 5 Expected translations Client location 1 Location A LocationA Location A LocationA a Ff Ww N Location A Use this following example Table 6 Example Client location 1 France 2 Brazil 3 Germany 4 China 5 India Service Tag location Does Dell Management Plug in support client locale Location A Yes Location B No Location B Yes Location B Yes Location A No Service Tag location Does Dell Management Plug in support client locale France Yes China No China Yes Brazil Yes India No Can Dell Management Plug in show pages in client locale language Yes No No No No Can Dell Management Plug in show pages in client locale language Yes No No No No Dell Management Plug in shows pages in default English No Yes Yes Yes Yes Dell Management Plug in shows pages in default English No Yes Yes Yes Yes How come do not see my new iDRAC version details listed on the vCenter Hosts amp Clusters page After the successful completi
141. up Create Template Configure HW Configuration Profile Configure Hypervisor Deployment Dell Deploy Profile Configure Connection Profile Assign Identity Deploy Provisioning Understanding Privileges Every action performed by the Dell Management Plug in is associated to a privilege The following sections list the available actions and the associated privileges 13 Dell Configuration Perform vCenter Related Tasks Exit and enter maintenance mode Get the vCenter user group to query the permissions Register and configure alerts for example enable disable alerts on the event settings page Post events alerts to vCenter Configure event settings on the event settings page Restore default alerts on the event settings page Check DRS status on clusters while configuring alerts events settings Reboot host after performing update or any other configuration action Monitor vCenter tasks status progress Create vCenter tasks for example firmware update task host configuration task and inventory task Update vCenter task status progress Get host profiles Add host to data center Add host to cluster Apply profile to host Get CIM credentials Configure hosts for compliance Get the compliance tasks status Dell Inventory Configure ReadOnly Get all vCenter hosts to construct the vCenter tree while configuring connection profiles Check if the host is a Dell server when the tab is selected Get the vCenter s Address IP Get host IP
142. up Now dialog box select that check box 5 Enter a Backup Location User Name Password and Encryption Password The encryption password can contain alpha numeric characters and the following special characters There is no length restriction 6 Click Backup Restoring The Database From A Backup K NOTE The restore operation causes the virtual appliance to reboot after it has completed To restore the database from backup 1 Launch a browser window and enter the Administration Console URL displayed in the vSphere vCenter Console tab for the virtual machine you want to configure or use the link from Dell Management Console Settings page The URL uses the following format and is case sensitive https lt AppliancelPAddress gt In the left pane click BACKUP AND RESTORE and the current backup and restore settings are displayed Click Restore Now In the Restore Now dialog box enter a File Location CIFS NFS Format Enter the User Name Password and Encryption Password for the backup file oF ODN The encryption password can contain alpha numeric characters and the following special characters There is no length restriction 6 To save your changes click Apply The appliance reboots or restarts once Apply is clicked Understanding vSphere Client Console Tab The Console tab is found within the vSphere Client The Console tab works hand and hand with the Administration Console The Console tab provid
143. upgrade process could be required See the firmware documentation for detailed upgrade instructions The Dell Management Plug in supports deployment using only embedded integrated LOMs You can configure NICs in PCI slots manually after the deployment If using add on NICs the system must have the host LOMs enabled The Dell Management Plug in allows deployment onto Internal Dual SD Module hypervisor only or local hard drives Before you install hypervisor to an Internal Dual SD Module it must have a maximum of 1 or 2 GB of storage The Internal Dual SD Module must be enabled from BIOS before you deploy the hypervisor with the Dell Management Plug in You can change the management NIC manually and add the system to vCenter If the iDRAC is in dedicated mode its NIC must be enabled to communicate with the Dell Management Plug in CSIOR must be enabled Additionally before initiating Auto Discovery to make sure that retrieved data is current the system must be completely powered off and then back on hard reboot Dell servers can be ordered with Auto Discovery and handshake options pre configured by the factory If a server is not pre configured with these options you must manually enter the Dell Management Plug In IP address or configure your local network to provide this information If the Dell Management Plug in is not used for hardware configuration then make sure the following conditions are met prior to initiating hypervisor deploy
144. uses delays To fix this issue you can either fix the disable state of the server or reset iDRAC on the server to re enable the root user to default setting To fix a server in a disabled state 1 Open the Chassis Management Controller console and select the disabled server To automatically open the iDRAC console click Launch iDRAC GUI Navigate to the user list iniDRAC console and choose one of the following iDRAC 6 Select iDRAC settings Network Security tab Users tab iDRAC 7 Select User authentication To edit the settings in the User ID column click the link for the admin root user Click Configure User and then click Next In the User Configuration page for the selected user select the check box next to Enable user and then and click Apply Does the Dell Management Plug in Support The VMware vCenter Server Appliance Yes the Dell Management Plug in supports the VMware vCenter Server appliance Does the Dell Management Plug in support the vSphere Web Client No at this time the Dell Management Plug in requires the traditional VMware vSphere client Bare Metal Deployment Issues This section deals with issues found during the deployment process Auto Discovery and Handshake Prerequisites e Prior to running auto discovery and handshake make sure that iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller firmware and BIOS versions meet the minimum recommendations e CSIOR must have run at least once on the system or iDRAC
145. uted Resource Scheduling DRS Any hosts outside of clusters or in clusters without VMware Distributed Resource Scheduling DRS enabled could see virtual machines being shut down due to a critical event DRS continuously monitors usage across a resource pool and intelligently allocates available resources among virtual machines according to business needs Use clusters with DRS configured in conjunction with Dell Alarms to make sure that virtual machines are automatically migrated on critical hardware events Listed in the details of the on screen message are any clusters on this vCenter instance that may be impacted Confirm that the clusters are impacted before enabling Events and Alarms If you ever need to restore the default alarm settings you can do so with the Reset Default Alarm button This button is a convenience to restore the default alarm configuration without uninstalling and reinstalling the product If any Dell alarm configurations have been changed since install those changes are reverted using this button K NOTE The Dell Management Plug in pre selects the virtualization related events that are the essential to hosts successfully running virtual machines Dell host alarms are disabled by default If Dell alarms are enabled the clusters should use the VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler to make sure that the virtual machines that send critical events are automatically migrated Related Tasks e Configuring Events And Alarms
146. w the information about credentials and connection protocols and click Next 5 Inthe iDRAC panel enter the iDRAC credential information a Enter the User Name Password and Verify Password The user name can contain up to 16 characters including white space The following characters are not supported forward slash backslash at quotation mark and white space without any characters The passwords must match and use ASCIll printable characters only NOTE Passwords can contain up to 20 printable ASCII characters The domain name can contain alphanumeric characters dash and period only b For Certificate Check select Enable to download and store the iDRAC certificate and validate it during all future connections or select Disable to perform no check and not store the certificate You need to select Enable if you are using Active Directory Click Next In the Host Root Credentials panel do the following a Enter the User Name Password and Verify Password The passwords must match E NOTE Passwords cannot exceed 31 characters and cannot contain any special characters NOTE For servers that do not have either an iDRAC Express or Enterprise card the iDRAC test connection result states Not Applicable for this system K NOTE The OMSA credentials are the same credentials used for ESX and ESXi hosts b For Certificate Check select Enable to download and store the OMSA certificate and validate it duri
147. ware eslvmwre sysman sysman htm Open the guide for the appropriate version of ESX ESXi software and look for the nsta ling the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator chapter To deploy the OMSA VIB on an ESXi system NOTE The following URL contains installation information and a download link for the OMSA VIB http www delltechcenter com page Install and Configure OMSA on ESX 1 If not already installed install the vSphere command line tool vSphere CLI from http Awww VMWare com 2 Enter the following command Vihostupdate pl server lt IP Address of ESXi host gt i b OM SrvAdmin Dell Web 6 3 0 2075 VIB ESX41i A00 8 zip K NOTE It can take a few minutes for OMSA to install This command requires a reboot of the host after it completes Setting Up An OMSA Trap Destination This task is only for host systems using OMSA for event generation instead of iDRAC6 There is no additional configuration required for iDRAC6 E NOTE OMSA is only required on Dell servers earlier than version 12G To set up an OMSA trap destination 1 Either use the link to the OMSA user interface found in Settings General or navigate to the OMSA agent from a Web browser https lt HostIP gt 1311 Log in to the interface and select the Alert Management tab w Select Alert Actions and make sure that any events to be monitored have the Broadcast Message option set so that the events will be sent out Select the Platform
148. wn Mode After a Reboot Lockdown Mode requires ESXi 4 1 or later If you are using an earlier ESXi version when a host is rebooted for any reason during Lockdown Mode inventory continues failing unless you perform the following steps on host after a reboot The workaround steps for ESXi 4 0 Update2 and Update3 are 1 In vSphere Client select Hosts and Clusters then in the left pane select the host and then click the Configuration tab 2 In the left pane under Software click Security Profile 3 Scroll down to Lockdown Mode and then click Edit 4 In the Lockdown Mode dialog box to disable Lockdown Mode clear the Enable check box and then click OK 5 Log in to the host console and select Restart Management Agents press lt ENTER gt and to confirm press lt F11 gt 6 To enable Lockdown Mode repeat steps 1 through 4 except this time select the Enable check box and then click OK 89 When I tried to use lockdown mode it failed When added a host to the connection profile in lockdown mode inventory kicked off but failed stating that No Remote Access Controller was found or Inventory is not supported on this host Inventory is supposed to work for a host in lockdown mode right If you puts the host in lockdown mode or removes a host from lockdown mode a 30 minute wait is necessary before performing the next operation on the Dell Management Plug in What Setting Should Use For UserVars CIMoeMProviderEnable With

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