Configure OMIVV appliance with two Network Interface Controllers (NICs)
To manage the Dell EMC servers in your vSphere environment, OMIVV requires access to both the vSphere network (vCenter and ESXi management network) and out-of-band network (iDRAC, CMC, and OME-Modular). If vSphere network and out-of-band network are maintained as separate isolated network in your environment, OMIVV requires access for both the networks. In this case, OMIVV appliance must be configured with two NICs. If the out-of-band network can be accessed using the vSphere network, do not configure two NIC for the OMIVV appliance.
Prerequisites
Ensure that you have the following information ready for both the out-of-band network and vSphere network:
IP address, netmask (in the CIDR format), and gateway of the appliance (if static)
Default gateway—It is mandatory to configure the default gateway to only one network that has an Internet connection. It is recommenced to use vSphere network as the default gateway.
Routing requirements (Network IP, Netmask, and gateway)—For other external networks that cannot be reached to either through directly or using default gateway, configure the static routes.
DNS requirements—The OMIVV supports DNS configuration for only one network. For more information about DNS configuration, go to step 9 (b) in this topic.
Steps
Turn off the OMIVV appliance.
Edit the VM settings using the vSphere Client (HTML-5) and add the additional Network adapter. To edit the VM settings, right-click VM, and then click
Edit Settings.
Click
ADD NEW DEVICE, select
Network Adapter.
Select the appropriate network for the NIC, and then select the
Connect At Power On check box.
Select the
VMXNET3 adapter type from the drop-down menu.
NOTE OMIVV supports VMXNET3 type of NIC.
Turn on the OMIVV appliance. Log in as an administrator (the default username is Admin), and then press
Enter.
On the
OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Virtual Appliance Setup utility, select
Network Configuration.
The Network Connections page displays two NICs.
WARNING Do not use "+" to add any new network interface. It is mandatory to use the vSphere Edit Settings to add a NIC.
Select the NIC that you want to configure and click
.
To identify the correct NIC, use the MAC ID displayed on the
Ethernet tab, and then compare it against the MAC ID displayed in the vSphere Client (HTML-5).
Ensure that you do not change the default MAC address that is listed in the
Ethernet tab.
Click the
General
tab and select the
Automatically connect to this network when it is available check box.
Click the
IPv4 Settings tab and do the following:
Select
Manual or
Automatic (DHCP) from the
Method drop-down list.
If you select the Manual
method, click
Add, and then enter the valid IP address, Netmask (in the CIDR format), and gateway details. It is recommended that you use the static IP in case if you want to control over the priority of the DNS servers (primary and secondary DNS entries).
Typically, vSphere elements of data center such as vCenter and ESXi hosts are managed using hostname or FQDN. iDRAC, CMC, and OME-Modular are managed using IP addresses. In this case, It is recommended that you configure the DNS settings only for the vSphere network.
If both vSphere network and iDRAC management network are managed by using hostname or FQDN, DNS server must be configured in such a manner that it resolves the hostname or FQDN for both the networks. For more information, see the CentOS documentation.
NOTE The last configured DNS server becomes the primary DNS irrespective of which network the DNS is configured for.
Enter the DNS server IP and domains to be searched for in the
DNS Servers and
Search Domains boxes respectively.
Select the
Require IPV4 addressing for this connection to complete check box and click
SAVE.
If you do not want to use this network as the default network (gateway), click
Routes, and then select the
Use this connection only for resources on its network check box.
NOTE Adding multiple networks as default gateways may result in network issues, and OMIVV functions may get affected.
If you want to reach to any external network using the known gateways, click
Add on the same page, and then add the network IP address, netmask (in the CIDR format), and gateway details.
Typically, the network that you have configured as the default gateway does not require any manual route configuration because the gateway is capable of providing the reachability. However, for networks where default gateway is not configured (the
Use this connection only for resources on its network check box is selected), a manual route configuration may be required. Because the default gateway is not configured for this network to reach external networks, manual routing configurations are required.
NOTE Incorrect routing configuration may abruptly stop the network interface from responding. Ensure to configure the routing entries appropriately.
Click OK.
Click
Save . To configure another NIC, repeat the tasks 6–10.
Go to the
OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Virtual Appliance Setup utility, click
Reboot Appliance. The network configuration is complete only after restarting the OMIVV appliance.
After the appliance is successfully restarted, the NICs start working as configured. The status of NICs can be viewed by logging in as
readonly user and running the following commands:
ifconfig,
ping, and
route -n.
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