OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 4.3

Configuring Proactive HA for Rack and Tower servers

To configure for the Rack and Tower servers, perform the following steps:

Prerequisites

Ensure that all hosts are properly configured for redundancy of all the three supported redundant components (power supply, fans, and IDSDM).

Steps

  1. Create a connection profile and associate hosts with connection profile. See Creating a connection profile.

  2. Verify that hosts inventory is completed successfully. See Viewing hosts inventory.

  3. Verify that the SNMP Trap destination in iDRAC is set as the OMIVV appliance IP address.

    NOTE: Ensure that from the OpenManage Integration > Monitor > Log tab, the user action log confirms the availability of a host for a Proactive HA cluster.
  4. Enable Proactive HA on a cluster. See Enabling Proactive HA on a cluster.

Configuring Proactive HA for Modular servers

To configure for the Modular servers, perform the following steps:

Prerequisites

Before configuring Proactive HA for the Modular servers, ensure that the following conditions are met:
  • All hosts are properly configured for redundancy of all the three supported redundant components (power supply, fans, and IDSDM).
  • Hosts and chassis inventory is completed successfully.

About this task

NOTE: It is recommended that all the modular hosts in a Proactive HA cluster should not be in the same chassis, as chassis failure affects all its blades.

Steps

  1. Create a connection profile and associate hosts with connection profile. See Creating a connection profile.

  2. Verify that hosts inventory is completed successfully. See Viewing hosts inventory.

    NOTE: Ensure that from the OpenManage Integration > Monitor > Log tab, the user action log confirms the availability of a host for a Proactive HA cluster.
  3. Create a chassis profile for associated chassis. See Creating a chassis profile.

  4. Verify that chassis inventory is completed successfully. See Viewing chassis inventory.

  5. Launch CMC or Management Module and verify that the Trap destination for chassis is set as the OMIVV appliance IP address.

  6. In Chassis Management Controller, go to Setup > General.

  7. In the General Chassis Settings page, select Enable Enhanced Chassis Logging and Events.

  8. Enable Proactive HA on a cluster. See Enabling Proactive HA on a cluster.