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Introduction
OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter features
About Administration Console
Using Administration Portal
Registering vCenter server by nonadministrator user
Required privileges for nonadministrator users
Registering vCenter server by nonadministrator user with required privileges
Assigning Dell privileges to existing role
Registering vCenter server
Modifying vCenter login credentials
Updating SSL certificates for registered vCenter servers
Uninstalling OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter
Uploading license to Administration Portal
Managing the virtual appliance
Restarting virtual appliance
Changing host name of virtual appliance
Updating virtual appliance repository location and virtual appliance
Upgrading OMIVV from existing version to current version
Updating appliance through backup and restore
Downloading the troubleshooting bundle
Setting up HTTP proxy
Setting up Network Time Protocol servers
Configuring deployment mode
Generating Certificate Signing Request
Uploading HTTPS certificate
Restoring default HTTPS certificate
Setting up global alerts
Managing backup and restore
Configuring backup and restore
Scheduling automatic backups
Performing immediate backup
Restoring OMIVV database from backup
About vSphere client console
Opening OMIVV virtual machine console
Configuring network settings
Changing virtual appliance password
Configuring NTP and setting local time zone
Rebooting virtual appliance
Resetting virtual appliance to factory settings
Logging out from vSphere console
Read-only user role
Managing multiple appliances
Accessing OpenManage Integration from web client
Navigating in VMware vCenter web client
Icons in web client
Locating software version
Refreshing screen content
Viewing Dell EMC hosts
Viewing OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter licensing tab
OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter licensing
Buying and uploading software license
Accessing help and support
Downloading troubleshooting bundle
Resetting iDRAC
Opening online help
Launching Administration Console
Launching management consoles
Launching Remote Access console
Launching OMSA console
Launching the Chassis Management Controller console
Appliance configuration for VMware vCenter
Configuration tasks through configuration wizard
Viewing configuration wizard welcome dialog box
Selecting vCenters
Creating connection profile
Scheduling inventory jobs
Running warranty retrieval jobs
Configuring events and alarms
Configuration tasks through settings tab
Appliance settings
Configuring warranty expiration notification settings
Setting up firmware update repository
Configuring latest appliance version notification
Configuring deployment credentials
vCenter settings
Enabling OMSA link
Configuring events and alarms
Viewing data retrieval schedules for inventory and warranty
Configuring SNMP trap community string
Using Baseline tab
Repository profile
Creating repository profile
Editing repository profile
Deleting repository profile
Cluster profile
Creating cluster profile
Editing cluster profile
Deleting cluster profile
Profiles
About connection profile
Viewing connection profiles
Creating connection profile
Modifying connection profile
Deleting connection profile
Testing connection profile
About chassis profile
Viewing chassis profiles
Creating chassis profile
Editing chassis profile
Deleting chassis profiles
Testing chassis profile
Using monitor tab
Viewing log history
Viewing logs
Exporting log files
Job Queue
Deployment jobs
System Lockdown Mode jobs
Drift Detection Jobs
Firmware update jobs
Inventory jobs
Viewing host inventory
Viewing chassis inventory
Modifying inventory job schedules
Running inventory jobs
Running chassis inventory job now
Warranty jobs
Viewing warranty history
Viewing chassis warranty
Modifying warranty job schedules
Running host warranty job now
Running chassis warranty job now
Host management
Monitoring single host
Viewing host summary details
Viewing hardware details for a single host
Viewing storage details for a single host
Viewing additional hardware details for a single host
Displaying event logs for a single host
About system event logs in web client
Monitoring hosts on clusters and data centers
Viewing overview of data centers and clusters
Viewing hardware details for data centers and clusters
Viewing storage details for data center and clusters
Viewing additional hardware details for data center and clusters
Setting up physical server blink indicator light
Configuring System Lockdown Mode
About firmware updates
Running firmware update for non-vSAN host
Running firmware update wizard for vSAN host
Running firmware update wizard for non-vSAN clusters
Running firmware update wizard for vSAN clusters
Events, alarms, and health monitoring
About events and alarms for hosts
About events and alarms for chassis
Virtualization-related events
Proactive HA events
Viewing alarms and events setting
Viewing events
Hardware component redundancy health—Proactive HA
Configuring Proactive HA for Rack and Tower servers
Enabling Proactive HA on clusters
Overriding severity of health update notification
Chassis management
Viewing chassis summary details
Viewing hardware inventory information for chassis
Viewing additional hardware configuration for chassis
Viewing associated host for chassis
Deploying hypervisor
Device discovery
Manual discovery
Auto discovery in OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter
Auto discovery prerequisites
Provisioning service location
Enabling or disabling administrative accounts on iDRAC
Manually configuring PowerEdge 11th generation servers for auto discovery
Manually configuring PowerEdge 12th and later generation servers for auto discovery
Removing bare-metal server
Provisioning
System profiles
Creating system profile
Managing system profiles
Viewing system profile
Deleting system profile
Configuring hardware profile
Enabling CSIOR on reference server
Creating or customizing hardware profile
Creating or cloning hardware profile
Managing hardware profiles
Viewing or editing hardware profile
Deleting hardware profile
Creating hypervisor profile
Managing hypervisor profiles
Viewing or editing hypervisor profiles
Deleting hypervisor profile
Creating deployment templates
Managing deployment templates
Viewing or editing deployment templates
Deleting deployment templates
About deployment wizard
VLAN support
Running Deployment Wizard
Deployment job timing
Downloading custom Dell EMC ISO images
About host, bare-metal, and iDRAC compliance
Reporting and fixing compliance for vSphere hosts
Viewing baseline compliance
Using OMSA with 11th generation servers
Deploying OMSA agent on the ESXi system
Setting up OMSA trap destination
Reporting and fixing compliance for bare-metal servers
Refreshing bare-metal servers
System specific attributes
Customization attributes
Additional information
Component vs. baseline version comparison matrix