Dell 2.3 manual Creating a New Connection Profile

NOTE: OMSA software is only required on Dell servers prior to 12th generation of Dell PowerEdge servers.

Warranty Expiration Notification can be used to:

•Monitor the warranty expiration date.

•Set a minimum number of warranty days left threshold beyond which either a warning or critical alert is generated. The alert appears as an icon on the host's OpenManage Integration tab.

Related Tasks:

•Enabling The OMSA Link

•Enable or Disable Warranty Expiration Notification

Enabling The OMSA Link Outside the Configuration Wizard

To launch OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) within the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter virtual appliance, the OMSA Web Server must be installed and configured. See the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Installation Guide for the version of OMSA in use for instructions on how to install and configure the Web Server.

NOTE: OMSA is only required on Dell servers prior to 12th generation of Dell PowerEdge servers.

To enable the OMSA link:

1.In the Dell Management Center, Settings → General under OMSA Launcher, click Edit.

2.Use the OMSA Web Server URL text box to enter the URL for OMSA. You must include the full URL including the HTTPS and the port number 1311.

3.To save this URL, click Apply.

For information about setting up an OMSA trap destination, see Setting Up An OMSA Trap Destination.

Enable or Disable Server Warranty Expiration Notification

Warranty settings control when server warranty information is retrieved from Dell online by enabling or disabling the warranty schedule and then setting the Minimum Days Threshold alert. Use this page to enable or disable server warranty expiration notifications for hosts and clusters. Set or edit this feature in the Dell Management Center on the Settings, General Page.

To enable or disable server warranty expiration notification:

1.In the Dell Management Center, click Settings → General.

2.In the General page, to enable notifications, select the Enable Warranty Status Notifications check box.

3.To set the Minimum Days Threshold Alert do the following:

a.To set warnings, in the Warnings drop-down list select the number of days for warnings about server warranty status.

b.To set critical license status, in the Critical drop-down list set the number of days for warning of critical server warranty status.

4.To apply the changes, click Apply.

Creating A New Connection Profile

A connection profile stores the credentials that the virtual appliance uses to communicate with Dell servers. Each Dell server must be associated with only one connection profile to be managed by the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter. You may assign multiple servers to a single connection profile. Creating the Connection Profile is similar between the Configuration Wizard and from the Dell Management Center → Settings. You can run the Configuration Wizard when you first access the Dell Management Console, or run it later on the Settings window.

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