OpenManage Server Administrator vSphere Installation Bundle (VIB) for ESXi 5.1
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Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) provides a comprehensive, one-to-one systems management solution in two ways: from an integrated, web browser-based graphical user interface (GUI) and from a command line interface (CLI) through the operating system. Server Administrator is designed for system administrators to manage systems locally and remotely on a network. It allows system administrators to focus on managing their entire network by providing comprehensive one-to-one systems management.
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Enhancements Partner Certified OpenManage release for ESXi 5.1 Added support for 12G servers
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To install Server Administrator on systems running VMware ESXi 5.1, download the OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-7.1.0-6339.VIB-ESX51i_A00.zip file. Download vSphere Command Line Interface (vSphere CLI) from vmware.com and install it on your Microsoft Windows or Linux system. Alternately, you can import VMware vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) into your ESXi 5.1 host. Install Server Administrator for ESXi 5.1 using any one of the following methods: - Using the vSphere CLI - Using the VMware vSphere Management Assistant - Using the VMWare Update Manager (VUM) - Using the Power CLI
Using the vSphere CLI 1 Copy the OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-7.1.0-6339.VIB-ESX51i_A00.zip file to the /var/log/vmware folder on the ESXi5.1 server. 2 Shut down all guest operating systems on the ESXi host and run the ESXi host in maintenance mode. 3 If you are using Windows, navigate to the directory where the vSphere CLI utilities is installed and run the command mentioned in step 4. If you are using vSphere CLI on Linux, run the command in step 4 from any directory. 4 Run the following command: esxcli --server software vib install -d /var/log/vmware/OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-7.1.0-6339.VIB-ESX51i_A00.zip 5 Type the root user name and password of the ESXi host when prompted. The command output displays a successful update. 6 Restart the ESXi host system.
Use esxcli software vib get or esxcli software vib list to get or list the information about the installed VIBs.
Using the VMware vSphere Management Assistant The vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) allows administrators and developers to run scripts and agents to manage ESXi systems. For more information on vMA, see vmware.com/support/developer/vima. 1 Log on to the vMA with administrator rights and privileges. 2 Copy the OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-7.1.0-6339.VIB-ESX51i_A00.zip file to the /var/log/vmware folder on the ESXi5.1 server. 3 Shut down all guest operating systems on the ESXi host and run the ESXi host in maintenance mode. 4 In vMA, run the following command: esxcli --server software vib install -d /var/log/vmware/OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-7.1.0-6339.VIB-ESX51i_A00.zip 5 Type the root user name and password of the ESXi host when prompted. The command output displays a successful update. 6 Restart the ESXi host system. The following components are installed on your system after the installation of Server Administrator: - Server Administrator Instrumentation Service - Remote Enablement - Server Administrator Storage Management - Remote Access Controller
Using the VMWare Update Manager (VUM)
For install instructions using VUM refer http://support.us.dell.com/support/edocs/software/smsom/7.1/en/omsa_ig/pdf/OMIUG.pdf
Using the Power CLI 1 Install the supported PowerCLI of ESXi5.0 on Windows System. 2 Copy the OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-7.1.0-6339.VIB-ESX51i_A00.zip file to the ESXi host. 3 Navigate to the bin directory. 4 Run Connect-VIServer and provide the server and other credentials. 5 Log on to the ESXi 5.0 host using supported vSphere CLI of ESXi 5.0 and create a datastore. 6 Create a folder OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-7.1.0-.VIB-ESX51i on ESXi 5.1 host under /vmfs/volumes/ directory. 7 Copy the ESXi 5.1 zip file on ESXi 5.1 host to /vmfs/volumes//OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-7.1.0-.VIB-ESX51i directory. 8 Unzip the zip file in the above specified directory. 9 Run the following command in Power CLI Install-VMHostPatch -VMHost 10.94.171.97 -HostPath /vmfs/volumes//OMSrvAdmin-Dell-Web-7.1.0-.VIBESX51i/cross_oem-dell-openmanage-esxi_7.1-0000-metadata.zip 10 Reboot the ESXi 5.1 host. 11 Run the following command to check if OpenManage is installed successfully on the host. esxcli software vib list|grep -i open OpenManage is displayed.