Dell Management Plug-In for VMware vCenter User's Guide Version 1.
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Contents Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2 1 Overview.......................................................................................................................................9 Dell Management Plug-in For VMware vCenter.......................................................................................................9 Key Features...................................................................
Setting Up The Firmware Repository ...............................................................................................................29 Server Security Settings For Deployment........................................................................................................29 About Host, Bare Metal, and iDRAC Compliance Issues........................................................................................30 Running The Fix Non-Compliant vSphere Hosts Wizard.........................
Provisioning Overview............................................................................................................................................58 Understanding Deployment Job Times...................................................................................................................58 Server States Within The Deployment Sequence..................................................................................................58 Downloading Custom Dell ISO Images.................
Updating A Repository Location And Virtual Appliance..................................................................................77 Updating The Virtual Appliance Software Version..........................................................................................78 Downloading Troubleshooting Bundle.............................................................................................................78 Setting Up The HTTP Proxy................................................................
Why Do I See Auto-discovered Systems Without Model Information In The Deployment Wizard.................90 The NFS Share Is Set Up With The ESX/ESXI ISO, But Deployment Fails With Errors Mounting The Share Location.................................................................................................................................................91 How Do I Force Removal Of The Virtual Appliance?........................................................................................
1 Overview Dell Management Plug-in For VMware vCenter VMware vCenter is the primary console used by IT administrators to manage and monitor VMware vSphere ESX/ESXi hosts. In a standard virtualized environment, VMware alerts and monitoring are used to prompt an administrator to launch a separate console to resolve hardware issues.
Dell Management Plug-in Features The following are high-level features of the Dell Management Plug-in: • Monitor Dell platforms using the standard vCenter event and alarm subsystem • Perform advanced hardware management and configuration • Perform zero touch deployment of VMware ESX hypervisors on bare-metal systems without using PXE • Build hardware and VMware ESX hypervisor profiles • Perform firmware updates • Troubleshoot infrastructure issues • Report at the Datacenter and Cluster view—exp
Dell Management Plug-in Configuration 2 The following sections provide step-by-step instructions for the Dell Management Plug-in initial configuration. Upgrade, uninstallation, and security role information are also covered in the following sections. Security Roles And Permissions The Dell Management Plug-in stores user credentials in an encrypted format. It does not provide any passwords to client applications to avoid any improper requests that could lead to issues.
Access Control Authentication, Authorization, And Roles The Dell Management Plug-in uses the vSphere Client's current user session and the stored administration credentials for the virtual appliance to perform vCenter operations. The Dell Management Plug-in uses the vCenter server's built-in roles and privileges model to authorize user actions with the virtual appliance and the vCenter managed objects (hosts and clusters). Figure 3.
Figure 4. Dell Infrastructure Deployment Role The privileges this role provides are Create Template, Configure HW Configuration Profile, Configure Hypervisor Deployment Profile, Configure Connection Profile, Assign Identity, and Deploy. Privilege Group — Dell.
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– • Blink LED, Clear LED, Configure OMSA URL from the Dell Server Management tab – Launch OMSA Console – Launch iDRAC Console – Display and clear SEL log Dell.Inventory.
3 Understanding How To Configure or Edit the Dell Management Plug-in After you complete the basic installation of the Dell Management Plug-in, you can proceed to configure the appliance using one of two methods. Although using the Configuration Wizard is the most common method used, you can also accomplish this through the appliance's Settings page in the Dell Management Center.
• vSphere Host and Bare Metal Server Compliance This section provides more information and lets you view details about non-compliant hosts or bare metal servers or run the wizards to fix them. • Inventory Schedule In this section, you can learn more about inventory scheduling. • Warranty Data Retrieval Schedule This section lets you learn more or view/change warranty schedules. • Licensing This section lets you learn more about licensing. Use the links to go to the licensing tasks.
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. 6. Click Next. 7.
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. In the Configure HTTP Proxy window, do one of the following: – To not use a proxy server, click Save and Continue. – To use a proxy server, under Settings enter a Proxy Server Address. 2. Enter the Proxy Port number. 3. Select the Credentials Required check box, if needed. 4.
To run a warranty retrieval job: 1. In the Configuration Wizard, on the Warranty Schedule window, do one of the following: – 2. To run warranty schedules, click On Selected Days. – To not run warranty schedules, select Do not retrieve Warranty Data. If you selected On Selected Days, then do the following: a) Select the text box next to each day of the week that you want to run the warranty jobs. b) In the text box, enter the time in HH:MM format. The time you enter is your local time.
* 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 share. NOTE: The @ character is not supported for use in shared network folder user names/passwords. c) To validate your entries click Begin Test. 3.
10. In the Provisioning server field, enter the virtual appliance IP address, and then press Enter. 11. To initiate discovery and initial start up, click Save. 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.
The OMSA software can be used to: NOTE: OMSA software is only required on Dell servers prior to version 12G. • Manage vCenter elements (detailed sensor, component-level health information). • Clear command logs and system event logs (SELs). • Obtain NIC statistics. • Make sure that the Dell Management Plug-in captures events from a selected host. Warranty Expiration Notification can be used to: • Monitor the warranty expiration date.
Creating A New Connection Profile A connection profile stores the credentials that the virtual appliance uses to communicate with Dell servers. Each Dell server must be associated with only one 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.
Configuring Events And Alarms The Dell Management Center Events and Alarms page enables or disables all hardware alarms. The current alert status is displayed on the vCenter Alarms tab. A critical event indicates actual or imminent data loss or system malfunction. A warning event is not necessarily significant, but may indicate a possible future problem. Events and alarms can also be enabled using the VMware Alarm Manager.
Setting Up A Proxy Server Set up the proxy server in the Configuration Wizard or later using the Settings option, Proxy. NOTE: Proxy passwords cannot exceed 31 characters. To set up a proxy server: 1. In the Dell Management Center, select Settings → HTTP Proxy , and then click Edit. 2. In the Configure HTTP Proxy window, do one of the following: – To not use a proxy server, click Save and Continue. 3. – To use a proxy server, under Settings enter a Proxy Server Address. Enter the Proxy Port number.
– Run Firmware Update Wizard – Launch Remote Access – Launch OMSA Plug-In Configuration – Launch CMC – Renew Warranty Running A Warranty Retrieval Job 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. After running the wizard you can edit at anytime from the Dell Management Center → Settings → Warranty Schedule page.
Setting Up The Firmware Repository To set up the firmware repository and credentials: 1. In the Dell Management Center, select Settings → Firmware Repository and then click Edit. 2. On the Firmware Repository page, to choose the default repository for firmware updates, select one of the following: – Dell Online This uses the default firmware update repository of Dell online (ftp.dell.com) with a required staging folder.
1. In the Dell Management Center, in the left pane, select Settings. 2. In the right-pane, select Security. 3. In the Security window, click Edit. 4. To use the white list to restrict server deployment, select the Enforce Server White List check box. 5. Click Apply, and the server white setting changes to ENABLED. Adding Deployable Servers To A White List For information about security settings for deployable servers, see Server Security Settings For Deployment.
• Collect System Inventory on Reboot (CSIOR) is disabled or has not been run, which requires a manual reboot. • The OMSA agent (Host Root credentials ) is not installed, is out of date, or not configured properly. • Bare metal servers have outdated Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) firmware, Lifecycle Controller (LC) firmware, or BIOS versions. CAUTION: Hosts in Lockdown Mode will not appear in compliance checks even if they are non-compliant.
9. Click Next. 10. In the Reboot Hosts window, view the ESXi hosts that must be rebooted. An ESXi host reboot is required if OMSA must be installed or updated. In addition, a reboot is required on any host that has never run CSIOR. Do one of the following: – If you want to automatically put hosts in maintenance mode and reboot when required, select the Automatically put hots in maintenance mode and reboot whenever required check box. – If you want to reboot manually, you must do the following: 1.
1. In the Dell Management Center → Compliance → Bare Metal Servers page, to download an ISO, click Download ISO. 2. In the Download ISO dialog box, to find the location of the ISO, click Download. NOTE: The external browser may open behind this application window. 3. Navigate to the ISO file you need to make your bare metal server compliant. iDRAC License Compliance When you select the iDRAC License Compliance page, it runs a compliance test. This test lasts for a few minutes.
NOTE: If the current version appliance is using the same IP address as the 1.0 version, clear the Internet Explorer cache. 6. To upgrade to the full product version, repeat Step 1. 7. In the Administration Console Login dialog box, in the Enter Password below text box, enter the password, and then click Login. 8. There is a Dell_Management_Center_license.bin file included in the product download package. This file contains your product license, and must be uploaded to your appliance.
Upgrade from Upgrade folder Latest 1.0.1 x 1.5.0 x 1.5.1 Latest — greatest Latest-greatest-greatest x 1.6.0 x 5. To save this change, click Apply. 6. To apply the update to the virtual appliance, under Appliance Settings, click Update Virtual Appliance. 7. In the Update Appliance dialog box, click Upgrade. Once you click Upgrade, you are logged off the Administration Console.
End-To-End Hardware Management 4 The goal of end-to-end hardware management is to provide the system health status and up-to-date infrastructure information that an administrator needs to respond to critical hardware events without leaving the Dell Management Center or vCenter.
Post only Critical and Warning Events Posts only events with either Critical or Warning criticality into related vCenters. Post only Virtualization-Related Critical and Warning Events Post Virtualization related events received from hosts into related vCenters. Virtualization related events are those that Dell has selected to be most critical to hosts running virtual machines. When you configure your Events and Alarms, you can enable them.
1. In the Dell Management Center, under Settings → Events and Alarms , click Edit. 2. Under Event Posting Levels, select one of the following: 3. – 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.
3. If the OMSA agent is already installed, make sure that it has remote enablement configuration (-c) or the Dell Management Plug-in installation will not complete successfully. Reinstall it with the -c option and restart the service: srvadmin-install.sh -c srvadmin-services.sh restart Deploying The OMSA Agent Onto An ESXi System Install the OMSA VIB on an ESXi system to gather inventory and alert information from the systems.
• Click on the parent node (cluster or datacenter) of the host or the root folder of the vCenter. Events appear only on those nodes in the vSphere tree. vSphere Client Host Overview The Overview provides information on key host server attributes, including individual component health, identification, hypervisor, and firmware information.
The host system storage provides a graphical and detailed view of the capacity and type of physical and logical storage for storage connected to a host-based storage controller, including: • – Host system total storage, unconfigured, configured, and both global and dedicated hot spare disks capacity – List of how many of each storage component is present in the system component data table that contains detailed information on that component Firmware Run the Firmware Update Wizard or view your firmware
About Inventory Schedule The inventory schedule sets the time/day for running inventory jobs, such as: • Weekly at a specific time and on selected days • At a set time interval A completed inventory is required to gather the data needed by the majority of the Dell Management Plug-In features. An inventory of all host systems must be collected to display this information.
The overview provides information on key host server attributes, including individual component health, identification, hypervisor, and firmware information. – Hardware Component Health is a graphical representation of the status of all major host server components: system chassis, power supply, temperature, fans, voltage, processors, batteries, intrusion, hardware log, power management, and memory.
8. Under Host Information, click Warranty to display system warranty information including: – Warranty provider name and description of the warranty. – Start and end dates and how many days are left on the warranty. – Status of the warranty (active, inactive) and when the warranty information was last updated.
Viewing Host Power Monitoring The host system power monitoring provides general power information, energy statistics, and reserve power information, including: • Current power budget, profile, warning and failure thresholds • Energy consumption, system peak power, and amperage statistics • Reserve power and peak reserve capacity To view host power monitoring: 1. In vSphere Client, select your host, then select the Dell Server Management tab. 2.
• A list of hosts associated with the connection profile • iDRAC credentials • Host root credentials After you have run the Configuration Wizard, you can manage connection profiles from the Dell Management Center, which include: • Creating A New Connection Profile • Viewing And Editing An Existing Connection Profile • Deleting A Connection Profile • Testing A Connection Profile • Refreshing A Connection Profile Creating A New Connection Profile A connection profile stores the credentials tha
b) For Certificate Check, to download and store the OMSA certificate and validate it during all future connections, select Enable , or select Disable to perform no check and not store the certificate. Select Enable if you use Active Directory. 9. Click Next. 10. 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 Tests. 11.
1. From the Dell Management Center, click Connection Profiles. 2. Under Available Profiles, select the profile to delete and then click Delete. 3. On the message that displays, to remove the profile, click Delete, or click Cancel to cancel the delete action. Testing A Connection Profile To test a connection profile: 1. In the Dell Management Center, select Connection Profiles. 2.
To display logs in Dell Management Center: 1. From the Dell Management Center, in the left pane, select Log. 2. To update the log with the most recent data, click Refresh. 3. To select a severity category to filter the log data, in the All Categories drop-down list select one of the following: All Categories, Info, Warning, Error, or Security. 4.
About Firmware Updates The location where servers receive firmware updates is a global setting that is available in the Dell Management Center. The firmware repository is set up in the Dell Management Center, but updates are run on the specific Dell Host tab in vSphere Client. Firmware repository settings contain the firmware catalog location used to update deployed servers. There are two location types: Dell (ftp.dell.com) Uses the firmware update repository of Dell (ftp.dell.com).
1. In vSphere Client → Dell Server Management tab → Host Information, click Firmware → Run Firmware Update Wizard. 2. To use the Load a single firmware update from a file option: a) Enter the file path in the following format: CIFS: \\\.exe or NFS: host:/share/filename.exe b) If you have NFS, skip to step 7. Otherwise enter the User Name and Password in a domain format that has access to the share drive. c) Continue to step 7.
– To automatically exit maintenance mode after the firmware update, select the Exit maintenance mode after firmware update completes check box. – To enter maintenance mode to examine and/or test the machine before adding it back to the cluster, do not check the check box. 3. Click Update. 4. The Success dialog box tells you that an update is now in progress.
Warranty Retrieval Warranty retrieval provides the following information for Dell servers: • Updated service warranty information, while only transmitting the host service tag • Warranty information updated at scheduled intervals • Secure transmission using a proxy server and credentials NOTE: Dell does not store transmitted service tag information.
– The warranty status (active or inactive) and when warranty information was last updated 55
Zero-Touch Hardware Provisioning And Deployment 5 Hardware Prerequisites To successfully perform hardware provisioning and deployment, the physical servers must appear in the Deployment Wizard. All physical servers must meet the following prerequisites: • See the Dell Management Plug-In for VMWare vCenter Release Notes for specific hardware support information. • The server must have the minimum supported versions of iDRAC firmware, Lifecycle controller and BIOS.
Provisioning Overview Once a physical inventory of the datacenter is complete, all auto-discovered bare-metal systems are available to the Dell Management Plug-in for zero touch hardware provisioning and hypervisor deployment. To prepare for provisioning and deployment, you must: Create a Hardware Profile Contains the hardware settings gathered from a reference server that is used to deploy new servers. See Creating A New Hardware Profile.
Downloading Custom Dell ISO Images Custom ESXi images that contain all Dell drivers are required for deployment. Dell cannot produce custom ESX 4.1 images. For deployments to work all drivers must be present natively in the ISO VMware produces. For the most up-to date list of supported ESXi versions for this release, see the Release Notes. NOTE: The Dell Management Plug-in ISO does not contain the required ESXi ISO images for deployment.
NOTE: There are two RAID configuration options configured in the Hardware Profile: 1. Apply RAID1 + create a dedicated hot spare, applicable. Use this option if you want to apply default RAID configuration settings to the target server. The RAID configuration task defaults to RAID1 on the first two drives of the integrated controller that are RAID1 capable. Additionally, a dedicated hot-spare for the RAID1 array is created if a candidate drive meeting the criteria exists. 2.
6. In the Reference Server window, click Edit. 7. To find a reference server that is compliant, managed by vCenter, and successfully inventoried by the Dell Management Plug-in, click Browse. 8. In the Servers dialog box, scroll down the list to find the right reference server, and click Select. 9. To customize the reference server settings as defaults, click Customize Settings from Reference Server , and then click Save. 10.
NOTE: For detailed iDRAC information, including setting options and explanations, refer to the iDRAC User’s Guide for the selected server. 17. In the left pane, select iDRAC Settings → User List. To include user list information in the profile, select the Include User List in this Hardware Profile check box. Under iDRAC Local User List, do one of the following: a) Add User: Manually enter an iDRAC user and the required information. When finished, click Save to save your changes or Cancel to cancel.
• Viewing or Editing A Hardware Profile • Duplicating Hardware Profiles • Renaming A Hardware Profile • Deleting A Hardware Profile • Refreshing Hardware Profiles Viewing Or Editing A Hardware Profile To view or edit a hardware profile: 1. In the Dell Management Center, select Deployment → Deployment Templates → Hardware Profile. 2. Select a profile and click View/Edit. 3. In the Hardware Profile window, to make any changes, click Edit. 4.
1. In the Dell Management Center, select Deployment → Deployment Templates → Hardware Profile. 2. Click Refresh. The updated hardware profile information displays. Creating A New Hypervisor Profile To deploy and configure ESX/ESXi to a server, a hypervisor profile must be created.
For information on Managing Hypervisor Profiles, see Managing Hypervisor Profiles.
Figure 6. Example VLAN network. In this example network, the Dell Management Plug-in is on VLAN 5, while the vCenter and the VMkernal of the ESXi hosts being deployed are on VLAN 10. Because the Dell Management Plug-in does not support multi-VLAN homing, VLAN 5 must route to VLAN 10 for all systems to communicate to each other correctly. If routing is not enabled between these VLANs, then the deployment fails. Viewing Or Editing Hypervisor Profiles To view or edit hypervisor profiles: 1.
Renaming Hypervisor Profile To rename a hypervisor profile: 1. In the Dell Management Center, select Deployment → Deployment Templates → Hypervisor Profile. 2. On the Hypervisor Profile page, select a profile and click Rename. 3. In the Rename dialog box, enter a unique hypervisor profile name. 4. Click Apply to use the new name, or click Cancel to cancel.
Managing Deployment Templates From the Dell Management Center, there are several management actions you can perform on existing deployment templates, including: • • • • Building Deployment Templates Duplicating Deployment Templates Renaming Deployment Templates Deleting A Deployment Template Duplicating Deployment Templates To duplicate a deployment template: 1. In the Dell Management Center, select Deployment → Deployment Templates . 2.
NOTE: If you’re deploying a hardware profile only, then the new Global Settings, Server Identification, and Connection Profile pages are skipped and you go directly to the Schedule Job page.
Deployment Wizard Step 3: Global Settings You can deploy hypervisor to either a hard drive or an Internal Dual SD Module. If an Internal Dual SD Module is available on at least one of the servers selected, the Internal Dual SD Module option button is enabled. The drop-down list is disabled until the Internal Dual SD Module option button is selected. Toggling the option buttons should enable/ disable the drop-down list. 1.
4. Click ^ to expand and view individual server information. 5. Under Host Name and NIC, enter a Fully Qualified Host Name for the server. 6. In the NIC Management Tasks drop-down list, select the NIC that will be used for managing the server. 7. Enter IP addresses, subnet mask, and other network information, or select the Obtain using DHCP check box. 8. If deploying to a network that requires a VLAN ID, select the VLAN check box and then enter the VLAN ID.
3. Click Finish. 4. Now that the deployment wizard is complete, you can manage deployment jobs using the Job Queue. 5. To display a list of non-compliant servers that must have a firmware update before the wizard can be completed, click Non-Compliant Servers. Related Tasks: • Managing Deployment Jobs Using Deployment JobQueue Understanding Job Queue The Job Queue manages server deployment and inventory retrieval jobs, such as: • Displaying the submitted server deployment jobs.
Adding A Server Manually You can manually add a server that has not been added by the discovery process. Once it is added, the server shows up in the list of servers in the Deployment Wizard. 1. In the Dell Management Center → Deployment, and then click Deployment Wizard. 2. On the Select Server tab, click Add Server. 3. In the Add Server dialog box, do the following: a) In the iDRAC IP Address text box, enter the iDRAC IP Address. b) In the User Name text box, enter the user name.
Dell Management Plug-In Administration 6 Administration of the Dell Management Plug-in and its virtual environment is achieved by using two additional administration portals: • Web-based Administration Console • Console view for an individual server (the appliance virtual machine console). Through the use of these two portals, global settings for vCenter management, Dell Management Plug-in database backup and restore, and reset/restart actions can be entered and used across all vCenter instances.
4. Under Admin User Account, do the following: a) In the Admin User Name text box, enter the administrator's user name. b) In the Password text box, enter the password. c) In the Verify Password text box, enter the password again. 5. Click Register. Modifying The vCenter Administrator Login To modify the vCenter administrator login: 1.
1. Launch a browser window and enter the Administration Console URL displayed in the vSphere vCenter Console tab for the virtual machine you want to configure or use the link from the Dell Management Console → Settings page. The URL uses the following format and is case sensitive: https:// 2. In the left pane, click VCENTER REGISTRATION. The registered vCenters are displayed in a table. To display the upload license dialog box, click Upload License. 3.
1. Launch a browser window and enter the Administration Console URL displayed in the vSphere vCenter Console tab for the virtual machine you want to configure or use the link from the Dell Management Console → Settings page. The URL uses the following format and is case sensitive: https:// 2. In the left pane, click APPLIANCE MANAGEMENT. 3. Next to Appliance Update, click Edit. 4.
1. Launch a browser window, and enter the Administration Console URL displayed in the vSphere vCenter Console tab for the virtual machine you want to configure or use the link from Dell Management Console → Settings page. The URL uses the following format and is case sensitive: https:// 2. In the left pane, click Appliance Management. 3. In the Appliance Management page, scroll down to the HTTP Proxy Settings, and then click Edit. 4.
Uploading An HTTPS Certificate You can use HTTPS Certificates for secure communication between the virtual appliance and host systems. To set up this type of secure communication, a certificate signing request must be sent to a certificate authority and then the resulting certificate is uploaded using the Administration Console. There is also a default certificate that is self-signed and can be used for secure communication; this certificate is unique to every installation.
Managing Backup And Restore Managing backup and restore is accomplished from the Administrative Console. Tasks on this page include: • Configuring Backup And Restore • Scheduling Atomatic Backups • Performing An Immediate Backup • Restoring The Database From Backup Configuring Backup And Restore The backup and restore function backs up the Dell Management Plug-in database to a remote location from which it can be restored at a later date.
5. Select the check boxes for the days of the week for which you want to run the backup. 6. In the Time for Backup (24 Hour Time Format, HH:mm) text box, enter the time in HH:mm format. 7. Click Apply. The Next Backup populates with the date and time of the next scheduled backup. Performing An Immediate Backup To perform an immediate backup: 1.
Use the arrow keys to navigate up or down. Once you have selected the option you want, press . Configuring Network Settings Changes to the network settings are done in the vSphere Client on the Console tab. To configure network settings: 1. In the vSphere Client, select the Dell Management Plug-in, and then click the Console tab. 2. In the Console window, select Configure Network, then press . 3.
Resetting The Virtual Appliance To Factory Settings To reset the virtual appliance to factory settings: 1. In vSphere Client, select the Dell Management Plug-in virtual machine and click the Console tab. 2. Select Reset this Virtual Appliance to Factory Settings and press . 3. The following notice is displayed: This operation is completely Irreversible if you continue you will completely reset *this* appliance to its original settings. All changes you have made to this appliance will be Lost.
Troubleshooting 7 Use this section to find answers to troubleshooting questions. Upgrading Issues I backed up my 1.0 appliance, powered it off, deployed the most current version of the Dell Management Plug-in and tried to restore my database. The Dell Management Plug-in is disabled. What do I do? The 1.0 appliance must be unregistered before it is powered off. Follow the supported upgrade procedure in this book for more details. I backed up my 1.
What Are The Required Port Settings For The Dell Management Plug-in? NOTE: When deploying the OMSA agent using the Fix non-complient vSphere hosts link available from the Compliance window in the Dell Management Center, the Dell Management Plug-in starts the httpClient service and enables port 8080 on releases after ESXI 5.0 to download OMSA VIB and install it. Once the OMSA installation is completed the service automatically stops and the port is closed.
Port Number Protocols Port Type Max.
Table 5. Expected translations. Client location Service Tag location Does Dell Management Plug-in support client locale? Can Dell Dell Management Management Plug-in Plug-in shows pages show pages in client in default English locale language? 1 Location A Location A Yes Yes No 2 Location A Location B No No Yes 3 Location A Location B Yes No Yes 4 Location A Location B Yes No Yes 5 Location A Location A No No Yes Use this following example. Table 6.
8. To cause the temperature warning event, select Main System Chassis from the tree view on the left. 9. Select Temperatures under Main System Chassis. 10. Select the System Board Ambient Temp link, and select the Set to Values option button. 11. Set the Maximum Warning Threshold to below the current listed reading; for example if the current reading is 27, set the threshold to 25. 12. Select Apply Changes, and the temperature warning event is generated.
When I tried to use lockdown mode, it failed. When I added a host to the connection profile in lockdown mode, inventory kicked off but failed stating that “No Remote Access Controller was found or Inventory is not supported on this host.” Inventory is supposed to work for a host in lockdown mode, right? If you puts the host in lockdown mode or removes a host from lockdown mode, a 30 minute wait is necessary before performing the next operation on the Dell Management Plug-in.
The NFS Share Is Set Up With The ESX/ESXI ISO, But Deployment Fails With Errors Mounting The Share Location. To find the solution: 1. Make sure the iDRAC is able to ping the appliance. 2. Make sure your network is not running too slow. How Do I Force Removal Of The Virtual Appliance? 1. Go to https:///mob 2. Click Content. 3. Click ExtensionManager. 4. Click UnregisterExtension. 5. Enter the extension key to unregister com.dell.plugin.
Performance during Connection Profile Test Credentials is extremely slow or unresponsive The iDRAC on a server has only one user (for example, only root) and the user is in a disabled state, or all users are in a disabled state. Communicating to a server in a disabled state causes delays. To fix this issue, you can either fix the disable state of the server, or reset iDRAC on the server to re-enable the root user to default setting. To fix a server in a disabled state: 1.
admin accounts are disabled. It is not necessary to configure a static IP address for the iDRAC. It gets one from a DHCP server on the network. To make use of the auto-discovery feature, a DHCP server or a DNS server (or both) must be configured to support the discovery process. CSIOR has already been run by factory process. For more information on how to set up a network to support auto-discovery, see the Dell Auto-Discovery Network Setup Specification at http:// attachments.wetpaintserv.
• Dell Lifecycle Controller documentation http://support.dell.
8 Virtualization—Related Events The following table contains the virtualization-related critical and warning events, including event name, description and severity level. Event Name Description Severity Recommended Action Dell-Current sensor detected a warning value A current sensor in the specified system exceeded its warning threshold. Warning No action Dell-Current sensor detected a failure value A current sensor in the specified system exceeded its failure threshold.
Dell - Power supply sensor A power supply sensor in detected a non-recoverable the specified system value detected an error from which it cannot recover. Error No action Dell - Memory Device Status warning A memory device correction Warning rate exceeded an acceptable value. No action Dell - Memory Device error A memory device correction Error rate exceeded an acceptable value, a memory spare bank was activated, or a multibit ECC error occurred.
configuration error, or experienced a thermal trip. Dell - Processor sensor A processor sensor in the Error detected a non-recoverable specified system has failed. value No action Dell - Device configuration error A configuration error was detected for a pluggable device in the specified system.
Dell - Temperature sensor detected a failure value Error Put the system into maintenance mode Dell - Temperature sensor A temperature sensor on detected a non-recoverable the backplane board, value system board, or drive carrier in the specified system detected an error from which it cannot recover. Error No action Dell - Fan sensor returned to a normal value Info No action Dell - Fan sensor detected a Fan Sensor reading in the warning value host exceeded a warning threshold value.
Dell - Storage: Controller warning A portion of the physical disk is damaged. Warning No action Dell - Storage: Controller failure A portion of the physical disk is damaged Error Put the system into maintenance mode Dell - Storage: Channel Failure Channel failure. Error Put the system into maintenance mode Dell - Storage: Enclosure hardware information Enclosure hardware information. Info No action Dell - Storage: Enclosure hardware warning Enclosure hardware warning.
