Contents
1 Quick Start Installation...............................................................................................................4
Installation Introduction............................................................................................................................................4
Prerequisites.............................................................................................................................................................4
Product Hardware Requirements......................................................................................................................4
Software Requirements.....................................................................................................................................5
Installation and Configuration Overview............................................................................................................5
Deploying the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter OVF Using the vSphere Web Client.................6
Registering OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter and Importing The License File...........................7
Installation Verification.............................................................................................................................................9
Upgrading OMI Plugin from 2.x to 2.3.1............................................................................................................10
Migration Path to migrate from 2.x to 2.3.1.............................................................................................................10
How to recover if I have unregistered the older plug-in after the backup......................................................11
How to recover if I have unregistered the older plug-in after the backup.............................................................11
2 Understanding How to Configure or Edit the OpenManage Integration for
VMware vCenter..........................................................................................................................12
Configuration Wizard Welcome Page....................................................................................................................12
vCenter Selection...................................................................................................................................................12
Creating A New Connection Profile using the Initial Configuration Wizard...........................................................13
Scheduling Inventory Jobs [Wizard]......................................................................................................................15
Running A Warranty Retrieval Job [Wizard]..........................................................................................................15
Configuring Events And Alarms [Wizard]...............................................................................................................16
3 Additional Configuration Settings...........................................................................................17
Warranty Expiration Notification............................................................................................................................17
Viewing Warranty Expiration Notification Settings.........................................................................................17
Configuring Warranty Expiration Notification..................................................................................................17
Firmware Update Repository..................................................................................................................................18
Setting Up the Firmware Update Repository....................................................................................................18
OMSA Web Server URL..........................................................................................................................................18
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