Users Guide
Read-only User Role.........................................................................................................................................44
Migration Path to migrate from 2.x to 3.0......................................................................................................... 45
7 Settings....................................................................................................................................... 46
Editing the OMSA Link............................................................................................................................................ 46
Understanding Using OMSA with 11th Generation Servers............................................................................ 46
Viewing Warranty Expiration Notification Settings................................................................................................47
Configuring Warranty Expiration Notification..................................................................................................48
Configuring Events And Alarms .......................................................................................................................48
About Firmware Updates........................................................................................................................................49
Setting Up the Firmware Update Repository....................................................................................................50
Running The Firmware Update Wizard for a Single Host.................................................................................50
Running the Update Firmware Wizard for a Cluster........................................................................................ 51
Viewing Firmware Update Status for Clusters and Datacenters..................................................................... 52
Viewing the Data Retrieval Schedules for Inventory and Warranty...................................................................... 53
Understanding Using OMSA with 11th Generation Servers...................................................................................53
Deploying The OMSA Agent Onto An ESXi System................................................................................................54
Setting Up An OMSA Trap Destination...................................................................................................................54
8 Viewing Warranty Expiration Notification Settings.............................................................55
Configuring Warranty Expiration Notification........................................................................................................ 55
9 About Firmware Updates......................................................................................................... 56
Setting Up the Firmware Update Repository.......................................................................................................... 57
Running The Firmware Update Wizard for a Single Host....................................................................................... 57
Running the Update Firmware Wizard for a Cluster...............................................................................................58
10 Understanding Events And Alarms for Hosts..................................................................... 60
Understanding Events And Alarms for Chassis......................................................................................................61
Configuring Events And Alarms ............................................................................................................................. 61
Viewing Events.................................................................................................................................................62
Viewing the Alarm and Event Settings.............................................................................................................62
Viewing the Data Retrieval Schedules for Inventory and Warranty...................................................................... 63
11 Viewing Associated Host for a Chassis...............................................................................64
12 Chassis Management.............................................................................................................65
Viewing Chassis Summary Details......................................................................................................................... 65
Viewing Hardware Inventory: Fans........................................................................................................................ 66
Viewing Hardware Inventory: I/O Modules............................................................................................................ 66
Viewing Hardware Inventory: iKVM....................................................................................................................... 67
Viewing Hardware Inventory: PCIe........................................................................................................................ 68
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