Demo Lab Guide – OpenManage
Integration Quick Start
OpenManage Integration with VMware vCenter
Product Domain: Server
Author: Ian O’Gorman
Version: 1.01
Date: 21/01/2016
Table of Contents
1 Product Overview ............................................................................................................................................ 3
1.1
Lab Preparation Considerations and Caveats ................................................................................. 4
2 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.1
Lab Topology and Essential Information .......................................................................................... 5
3 Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter Demo Quick Start Guide .......................................... 6
3.1.1
Demo Welcome page ......................................................................................................................... 6
3.1.2
Deploy ESXi 5.5 to bare metal server ............................................................................................... 6
3.1.3
OpenManage Integration tab in vCenter Desktop Client ............................................................ 13
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Product Overview
Monitor, manage, configure and deploy Dell PowerEdge servers — all within your vCenter console.
Experience the unified and comprehensive management of physical and virtual infrastructure with Dell
OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter and the advanced management features of Dell
PowerEdge servers. By providing unique cluster-level hardware views directly within vCenter, the
OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter plug-in enables easy scaling and a streamlined process for applying updates to multiple Dell hosts in a single workflow. Use our six-step wizard tool to automatically update all servers in a cluster without losing any workload productivity .
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1.1
Lab Preparation Considerations and Caveats
It is in your best interests to ensure the demo environment you will be demonstrating is clean & tidy before you begin. For this reason we would recommend, where possible, you log in to your demo at least 15 minutes prior to delivery and check the following;
1. Familiarize yourself with the environment during this time and check any specific features you are expecting to demo.
2. Most importantly, be crystal clear with yourself on what it is you plan to show. A full demo of every feature described below (with questions) can take several hours. If you only have a short time slot be sure to focus on the key points that address the customer’s pain points and will drive value home to them.
3. Ensure that you have scheduled the demo for sufficient time so as not to have the demo end before you are finished with the customer.
Any other guidance on how the user should prepare for the lab can be added here. If there are limitation or something the user should be aware of call out also.
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Introduction
The OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter demonstration provides:
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Integration to both vCenter desktop and web clients
Information that is retrieved by the appliance including H/W details, firmware status, power consumption and warranty status, and access to the iDRAC
Configuration of the Dell Plug-In can also be shown, including the H/W and hypervisor profiles for
OS deployment
Deploy ESXi 5.5 to a bare metal server
Step through the firmware update wizard and deploy updates if available
2.1
Lab Topology and Essential Information
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Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter
Demo Quick Start Guide
3.1.1
Demo Welcome page
The key information you need to run the demo is on the Welcome page and the desktop contains shortcuts to all the consoles.
3.1.2
Deploy ESXi 5.5 to bare metal server
Note: Deployment from start to finish takes approximately 45 minutes so it is recommended that you do this first, quickly moving through the steps. Once the deployment has started you can return to show the deployment configuration.
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Note: There is a Poweredge M610 server available in the demo to use as a target for deployment.
1. Launch the VMware vSphere Desktop Client from the desktop and go to vSphere Home.
2. From there launch the Dell Management Center
3. Click Deployment and then Deployment Wizard.
Note: The M610 has already been added for you using iDRAC IP and credentials.
4. Select this server and click Next
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5. Click Next to choose the pre-created template (ESXi5.5-M610). You can return to the Deployment
Templates page to view how this is configured at a later stage.
6. Click Next on the Global Settinga page to install ESXi to the Hard Disk.
7. And complete the Server Identification Information screen using the exact settings below.
Note: You must choose the second NIC in the drop down list as the Management NIC. Installation will fail if you do not
Note: the MAC address of the NIC may not be the same as the Screenshot depending on which demo instance you are on. But you will always choose the second NIC.
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8. Click Next to use the pre-created Connection Profile.
9. Schedule the job to Deploy server(s) now by entering a Job Name and click Finish.
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10. Click Close to go to the Deployment Job Queue.
11. From here you can monitor the progress of the job. Click Refresh to update.
12. Launch the M610 iDRAC from the desktop and Launch the Virtual Console.
13. Monitor the Deployment as it performs the tasks to configure and install.
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Note: The server will already have ESXi installed from a previous demo but this will be overwritten by the new deployment.
Note: It will take 45 minutes to install and reboot a number of times.
14. When completed the new host will have been added to vCenter.
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3.1.3
OpenManage Integration tab in vCenter Desktop Client
1. Browse to hosts and Clusters, select the host machine
2. Select Run Firmware Update Wizard, select Update from repository and click Next. Click next to select the latest System bundle from ftp.dell.com. View the server Firmware status. Note - If all components are up to date you will not be able to do a full Firmware update demo.
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3. Launch the Web Client from the desktop and login using User Name: root and Password: vmware
4. From vSphere home, Launch Dell OpenManage Integration.
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5. Select Dell Hosts and click the hostname to view details for that the host.
Note: The Chassis details are not available in this demo environment.
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6. Server Details can be viewed on the Summary and Monitoring tabs.
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7. The Firmware Update Wizard is also available from here.
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Further Info:
More information is available here – http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/1961.openmanageintegration-for-vmware-vcenter.aspx
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