Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter 1.6 Quick Installation Guide
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1. TCP IP address information to assign to the Dell Management Plug in virtual appliance A user name and password for the Dell Management Plug in to access the vCenter server This should be an administrator role that has all needed permissions For additional information on the available Dell Management Plug in roles within vCenter see the Dell Management Plug in Configuration chapter of the User s Guide Root password for ESX ESXi host systems User name and password associated with iDRAC Express or Enterprise only for host systems that include an iDRAC Make sure the vCenter server and vSphere client are currently running Know the location of the Dell Management Plug in OVF file Install the Dell Management Plug in virtual appliance on any ESX ESXi host managed by a vCenter instance that will be registered with the virtual appliance Your VMware vSphere environment must meet virtual appliance port access and listening port requirements In addition install Adobe Flash player 10 0 or higher on the vSphere client system NOTE The virtual appliance functions as a regular virtual machine any interruptions or shut downs impacts overall functionality of the virtual appliance Product Hardware Requirements The Dell Management Plug in for VMware vCenter provides full support for 11th and 12th generation Dell servers with iDRAC and limited support for 9th and 10th generation Dell servers To determine what generation of Dell Servers y2. Resource Pool page select the pool of virtual servers to which the Dell Management Plug in will be deployed Ifresource pools are notconfigured On the Hosts Clusters page select the host or cluster to which the Dell Management Plug in will be deployed If there is more than one datastore available on the host the Datastore page displays Select the location to store Dell Management Plug in files and click Next In the Disk Format window select the format in which you want to store the virtual disks a Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed A lazy zeroed thick disk has all the disk space allocated at the time of creation but each block is zeroed only on first write This results in a shorter creation time but reduced performance the first time a block is written to Subsequent writes have the same performance as eager zeroed thick disks b Thick Provision Eager Zeroed Recommended An eager zeroed thick disk has all the space allocated and zeroed out at the time of creation This increases the time it takes to create the disk but results in the best performance even on the first write to each block c Thin Provision Not Recommended Space required for a thin provisioned virtual disk is allocated and zeroed upon first write as opposed to upon creation There is a higher I O cost similar to that of lazy zeroed thick disks during the first write to an unwritten file block but on subsequent writes thin provisioned disks have the same pe
3. information about OMSA please see the Dell Management Plug in User s Guide The following information is an outline of the installation process To begin the actual installation see Deploy Plug In OVF Using the vSphere Client Installation Overview 1 Install the Dell Management Plug in a Be sure systems are connected and vCenter server and vSphere client are running b Deploy a Open Virtualization Format OVF file that contains the Dell Management Plug in using the vSphere client c Upload the license file d Register the Dell Management Plug in with vCenter server using the Administration Console 2 Complete Configuration Wizard 3 Enable Dell events a Set up event filter options on the Settings page 4 Enable firmware updates a Download firmware updates and make them available to applicable systems 5 Configure the Dell iDRAC user name and password Deploying the Dell Management Plug in OVF Using the vSphere Client This procedure assumes you have downloaded the zip file from the Dell Web site K NOTE Thick Provision Eager Zeroed is the disk format recommended during this installation To deploy the Dell Management Plug in OVF using the vSphere Client Unzip the file containing the Dell Management Plug in virtual disk and run setup exe Double click the Setup exe file to agree to the EULA extract the user guides and obtain the OVF file Copy move the OVF file to a location accessible to the VMwa
4. product download package This file contains your product license and must be imported to your virtual appliance To import the license file click Upload License On the Upload License window click the Browse button to navigate to the license file Click Upload to import the license file E NOTE If the license file is modified or edited in any way the license file will not work Once the Dell Management Plug in is registered the Dell Management Plug in icon displays under the Management category of the vCenter home page o P 2 e a A de PS S 8 A SS g CS cl d el LR Figure 5 The Dell Managment Plug in Successfully Added to vCenter Installation Verification The following steps verify that the Dell Management Plug in installation was successful 1 Confirm that the Dell Management Plug in icon appears inside of vSphere Client If it does not restart the vSphere Client and check again Check that vCenter can communicate with the Dell Management Plug in by attempting a ping command from the vCenter server to the virtual appliance IP address or hostname In vSphere Client click Plug ins Managed Plug ins In the Plug in Manager window verify the Dell Management Plug in is installed and enabled Understanding How To Configure the Dell Management Plug in Using the Wizard After you do the basic installation of the Dell Management Plug in it needs to be configured This is typically done using the C
5. Dell Management Plug In for VMware vCenter Quick Install 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 register
6. 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 that 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 cha
7. ance It is located at the following URL http www delltechcenter com page Install and ConfiguretOMSA on ESX 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 K NOTE The steps above may vary depending on the Linux distribution in use 3 If any of the services were already running exportfs ra For More Configuration Information For a complete guide on Dell Management Plug in configuration management and deployment options see the De Management Plug in for VMware vCenter User s Guide
8. are K 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 De OpenManage Server Administrator Installation Guide for instructions on how to install and configure the Web Server E 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 es 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 this 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 Discov
9. ed trademark 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 12 Rev A04 Contents Notes Cautions and Warmings EEN 2 1 Quick ZoacldlErCHElel 5 Installation geet le EE 5 NC UE 5 Product Hardware Requirements 2 3 2 2 05000 edie aol cand adeeb ie a ethan tae 5 Software Requirements Installation and Configuration Dvervieu E Deploying the Dell Management Plug in OVF Using the vSphere Client 6 Registering Dell Management Plug in within vCenter And Importing The License Pie 8 Installation Verification icccecetiicnesticestavcarietsareeaneesaarmesededisdvnvanndald nnetananieradiadenerdi ane 10 2 Understanding How To Configure the Dell Management Plug in Using the Wizard 11 Configuration Wizard Welcome Page 11 Creating A New Connection Profile bWtzardl ENEE 11 Configuring Events And Alarms IWtzardl ENEE Setting Up A Proxy Server hWtzardl ENNEN Scheduling Inventory Jobs D tzardl ENEE Running A Warranty Retrieval Job IWizardl ENEE Configuring the Deployment Credentials Wizard Setting The Default Firmware Update Reposito
10. ery and initial start up 1 Log in to the iDRAC user interface 2 Inthe left tree menu click Remote Access 15 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 7 Manually close the iDRAC user interface then reboot the system and log back in 8 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 Lifecycle Controller 10 Inthe Provisioning server field enter the virtual appliance IP address and then press Enter 11 To initiate discovery and initial start up click Save Configuring OMSA Agents To Send Traps The Install and Configure OMSA agent on the ESX Web site contains detailed instructions as well as sample scripts to the OMSA agent to send traps to the Dell Management Plug in virtual appli
11. he 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 Inthe Deployment Credential window you can view or change the credentials The bare metal server 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 Configu
12. nge takes effect 5 To continue the wizard click Save and Continue 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 Inthe Configure HTTP Proxy window do one of the following Tonotuse 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 difference is that the wizard supplies an option to select if you want to run the inventory immediately K 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 Wiza
13. onfiguration Wizard but you can also do it using the Settings page options in the Dell Management Center Setting s options The user interface in both areas is similar except in the wizard you Save and Continue whereas in the Settings options you click Apply This section tells you how to configure using the wizard For information about using the Dell Management Center s Settings options for configuring the Dell Management Plug in see The Dell Management Plug in User s Guide 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 oonr oor ww Configuration Wizard Welcome Page After you install the Dell Management Plug in 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 C
14. onnection 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 11 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 In the Associated Hosts panel select the hosts for the connection profile and click Next View the information about credentials and connection protocols and click Next In the 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 withou
15. ou have refer to the tables in the Release Notes See the Dell Management Plug in for VMware vCenter Release Notes for specific hardware support information Software Requirements The vSphere environment must meet virtual appliance port access and listening port requirements In addition install Adobe Flash player 10 0 or higher on the vSphere client system vSphere 5 has both a desktop client and Web client The Dell Management Plug in is only available in the desktop client E NOTE It is recommended that the Dell Management Plug in and vCenter server are located on the same network For specific software requirements refer to the De Management Plug in for VMware vCenter Release Notes Dell Management Plug in Port Requirements e 443 https and 80 http Administration Console e 4433 https For auto discovery and handshake e 162 and 11620 For SNMP trap listener e 2049 4001 4002 4003 4004 NFS share Installation and Configuration Overview The following high level steps outline the overall installation procedure for the Dell Management Plug in These procedures assume that the required hardware is in place and running the required VMware vCenter software With this release and with installations on PowerEdge 12th Generation servers OMSA agent installation is not required For installations on PowerEdge 11th Generation servers the OMSA agent is now automatically installed during the deployment process For more
16. ration 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 Inthe 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 Catalog File Location using the following format NFS share for xml file host share filename xml NFS share for gz file host share filename gz CIFS 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 sh
17. rd 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 13 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 retrieval job immediately In addition you can run the Warranty Retrieval Job now from Job Queue To run a warranty retrieval job 1 Inthe 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 t
18. re vSphere host to which you will upload the appliance Start the VMware vSphere client From the VMwarevSphere client select File Deploy OVF Template File Edt View Inventory Adminiatration Paie Help en a a Deploy OVE Template beet Repot PI a oa Browse VA Marketplace ke eg mrd ome wieg een D K sse 9 a 2 D 5 ky Y a ies gen meng pup wm teg pg wegen ot Fava Management em 2 fe SS A z aS Sheddes aks og D mats O A Gg SC KC Ser See S ised by iw iow Meat Sat Een Figure 1 Deploying the OVF Template from vSphere In the Source window use the Browse button to locate the OVF package The location can be a local drive network drive CD DVD or from the Internet The Dell Management Plug in file size is approximately 2 1 GB NOTE The install can take 10 30 minutes if the OVF package resides on a network share For the quickest installation it is recommended that you host the OVF on a local drive Click Next In the OVF Template Details window review the information presented Click Next In the Name and Location window do the following a In the Name text box enter the name of the template This name can contain up to 80 characters b In the Inventory Location list select a location to store the template Click Next Depending on the vCenter configuration one of the following options displays If resource pools are configured On the
19. rformance as eager zeroed thick disks 15 Click Next 16 In the Ready to Complete window review the selected options for the OVF deployment task and click Finish The deployment job runs and provides a completion status window where you can track job progress Registering Dell Management Plug in within vCenter And Importing The License File 1 From vSphere Client select Home Hosts and Clusters then in the left panel locate the Dell Management Plug in just deployed and then click Power on the virtual machine 2 Click on the Console tab in the main VMware vCenter window to initiate the console Administration Console 3 Allow the Dell Management Plug in to finish booting up and then enter the user name for the administrator the default is Admin and set a password 4 Configure the Dell Management Plug in network and time zone information Getting Started Summary Resource Allocation Performance Tasks amp Events Alarms PED Permissions Maps Storage Views Dell Management Plug in Virtual Appliance Admin Portal https 7718 218 138 133 De1 lAdminPortal index html Conf igure Network Change Admin Password Reboot this Virtual Appliance Reset this Virtual Appliance to Factory Settings Refresh Logout Arrow keys to navigate lt ENTER gt to select Name Target or Status contains Figure 2 Console tab 5 Open a Web browser and type the appliance s IP address or hostname For e
20. ry Wizard Enabling The OMSA Link Wizard ccccsssseesssecsessessscssesesessesecsesssessesacseseseceeseesssesaesessusesesaeseeesaesasaesesaesesaeaees Configuring Dell iDRAC Auto Discovery And Initial Start up 15 Configuring OMSA Agents To Send Trape 16 Configuring ln 16 For More Configuration Information 16 Quick Start Installation Installation Introduction This guide provides step by step instructions for the installation and configuration of the Dell Management Plug in installation on Dell servers Once the installation is complete refer to the Dell Management Plug in User s Guide for information about all aspects of administration including inventory management monitoring and alerting firmware updates deployments and provisioning and warranty management E NOTE With this release and with installations on hosts that are on PowerEdge 12th generation servers OMSA agent installation is not required For installations on PowerEdge 11th generation servers OMSA agent is now automatically installed during the deployment process For more information about OMSA please see the section Understanding OMSA For 11G Hosts in the De Management Plug in User s Guide To more clearly understand PowerEdge 12th generation servers and hosts prior to the 12th generation see the Release Notes for this release Prerequisites The following information is needed prior to the start of Dell Management Plug in installation
21. t any characters The passwords must match and use ASCIl 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 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 E 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 during all future connections 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 All
22. xample https 10 210 126 120 or https myesxihost The URL is not case sensitive ADMINISTRATION CONSOLE Login Enter Pa Login Figure 3 Administration Console 6 Inthe Administration Console login window enter the password and then click Login vCenter Registration MANAGE VCENTER SERVER CONNECTIONS Rewstered enters Tasks 7 RegimerNewvCemterServer Upload License Center Server or Homare 10 255 5 150 LICENSING Host Connection Licenses Maximum Det Connection Licences in Use Avaliabie Kenter Connection Licenses Maximum vente Connection Licenses Figure 4 vCenter Registration Window from within the Administration Console 7 Inthe vCenter Registration window click Register a new vCenter Server 8 On the Register a New vCenter window do the following a Under vCenter Name in the vCenter Server IP or Hostname text box enter the server IP or hostname and then in the Description text box enter the optional description b Under Admin User Account in the Admin User Name text box enter the Admin user name The Admin user account is used by the Dell Management Plug in for vCenter administration c Inthe Password text box enter the password d Inthe Verify Password text box enter the password again Click Register If you are using the Dell Management Plug in trial version skip to step 12 If you are using the full product version there is a license xml file included in the
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