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[轉貼]Dell OpenManage on VMWare ESXi 4.1

[轉貼]Dell OpenManage on VMWare ESXi 4.1

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OpenManage install for VMware ESXi 4.1 on Dell Servers

We’re starting to swing-migrate most of our servers off of the VMware Server 1.0.9 (or other version flavors) to ESX 4.1.  A couple of challenges were in our way.  One of them, the abilty to remotely view hardware, such as our RAID 5 health, or power supply health was a hot topic for us.  We loved the abiltiy to use the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator to view the status of our RAID 5 Array, which could be in the process of rebuilding after a SAS drive failure and replacment.  So how do you do this with your Linux-based version of ESXi 4.1?  Well, you still can by using the Dell Server OM to do this!

After looking into various downloading options in the Dell Support page for downloads, of our PowerEdge 2950, we were really stumped on what was actually going to work.  At first, we tried to download the OpenManage for ESX 4.1, copy it to our ESXi 4.1 box, and install it.

But we shortly figured out, with various errors, that the OpenManage download was for the ESX 4.1 servers, and not ESXi.  So, we did some more research.

Turns out, you have to download, and install the VIB’s for ESXi (Downloadable from Dell), then install OpenManage on your Windows Workstation / Server, to remotely view your ESXi 4.1 box.   I’m going to try and walk you through the steps, as best as I can.

NOTE:  This procedure was ran sucessfully on a Dell Power Edge 2950, and also a Dell PowerEdge 710 and R510.  If you have ran this on any other PowerEdge Server running ESXi 4.1, please comment below!

Items you will need.

  • VMware ESXi 4.1 installed and configured
  • vSphere CLI installed on your workstation
  • Downloaded tools from Dell for your server (demo here, is with the PE 2950, but should work for most of the R series Dell servers.  Check the readme’s to be sure)

Download the following from the Dell Website:

  1. VIB components to install on your ESXi Server:
    http://ftp.dell.com/sysman/OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-6.3.0-2075.VIB-ESX41i_A00.8.zip
  2. Dell OpenManage Node client to install on local workstation:
    http://ftp.dell.com/sysman/OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-WIN-6.3.0-2075_A00.20.exe

Download the VMware CLI from the VMware website, and install on your Windows Workstation.

(You may have to use your VMware login for this page)

  1. http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/vsphere/automationtools/vsphere_cli

Install Procedure

Now, we’ll walk through the actuall install.

  1. Shutdown all vm servers on VMware ESXi 4.1 box.
  2. Place the VMware server in Maintenance mode (Right-click on your server name, and Enter Maintenance Mode).
  3. Place the downloaded VIB on the root of your C:\ drive, or anyplace else easy to get to from a command line.
  4. On your local workstation, open a command line, and browse to C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI\bin.
  5. Run the following command:
    vihostupdate.pl –server %SERVERNAME% -i -b C:\OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-6.3.0-2075.VIB-ESX41i_A00.8.zip 
    …where %SERVERNAME% is the name of the server you will be install to (DNS NAME)
  6. You will be prompted to enter your login and password.  User the root login account to install the package update.
  7. When completed, you will get a completed message.
  8. Go back to your vSphere Client, and restart the VMware server.
  9. After reboot, you may have to place your server out of maintenance mode, to start your VM’s.
  10. Now, install the OpenManage Node client on your windows workstation, downloaded from the above link.

 

Final Configuration

After installing the OpenManage Node client on your Windows workstation or server, you need to make a small configuration change on your VMware server before you can sucessfully login.

  1. Open the vSphere Client on your workstation.
  2. Select your server, from the list on the left.
  3. Select the Configuration tab.
  4. Select Advanced Setting from the choices on the left.
  5. In the popup screen for Advanced Settings, click on the UserVars on the left pane.
  6. Look for the CIMoemProviderEnabled selection, and change the value to a 1.
  7. Click Ok, and either restart the Management Agents on the console of the server, or restart the entire vSphere server.

Now, you should be able to click on the Server Administrator link on your workstation, and enter in the IP Address or server name, username and password for access to the Dell Server Administrator.

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