OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 4.3

Deploying OMSA agent on the ESXi system

About this task

Install the OMSA VIB on an ESXi system to gather inventory and alert information from the systems.

NOTE: OpenManage agents are required on Dell hosts that are earlier than Dell PowerEdge 12th generation servers. Install OMSA using OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter or install OMSA manually to hosts before installing OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter. The details of manually installing the OMSA agents are available at Install and configure OMSA on ESX.

Steps

  1. If OMSA is not installed, install the vSphere command line tool (vSphere CLI) from www.vmware.com.

  2. Enter the following command:

    Vihostupdate.pl -server <IP Address of ESXi host> -i -b <OMSA version X.X>
    NOTE: It might take a few minutes for OMSA to install. This command requires you to reboot the host after it completes.
    NOTE: SNMP community string can be configured from Manage > Settings > Appliance Settings > OMSA SNMP Trap Community String. For more information about SNMP trap community string, see the Configuring SNMP trap community string.