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 by 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 http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/1760.openmanage-server-administrator-omsa.aspx
Steps
If OMSA is not installed, install the vSphere command line tool (vSphere CLI) from www.vmware.com.
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 . For more information about SNMP trap community string, see the Configuring SNMP trap community string.