Systems Management Guide

18 Installing Dell OpenManage Server Administrator
• Remote Enablement
• Server Administrator Storage Management
• Remote Access Controller
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-6.5.0-542907.VIB-ESX50i_A02.zip
file
to the /var/log/vmware folder on the ESXi5.0 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 <IP Address of ESXi 5.0 host>
software vib install -d /var/log/vmware/<Dell
OpenManage file>
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)
To install Server Administrator using VUM:
1
Install VMware vSphere 5.0 (vCenter Server, vSphere Client, and VMware
vSphere Update Manager) on a Windows 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit server.
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