HP Client Virtualization with VMware View and VMware ThinApp manual Introduction, Prerequisites

1 Introduction

This section provides information about the utilities supported on VMware ESXi 5.0 and updates. The following utilities are supported on VMware ESXi 5.0 and updates host:

•HPONCFG — Command line utility used for obtaining and setting ProLiant iLO configurations.

•HPBOOTCFG — Command line utility used for configuring ProLiant server boot order.

•HPSSACLI – Command line utility used for configuration and diagnostics of ProLiant server SmartArrays.

•HPTESTEVENT – Command line utility used to request the HP Insight Management WBEM Providers generate the Informational Test Indication with ProviderName “HP Test” and EventID 1, and the CPQ SNMP test trap with OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.232.11.2.8.1.0.11003.

Installing offline bundles on an ESXi 5.0 and updates host using vSphere CLI 5.0 esxcli utility

This section provides information about installing the VMware ESXi 5.0 and updates offline bundles on the ESXi host. You can use the esxcli utility in conjunction with offline bundles or with a depot.

Prerequisites

Install VMware vSphere Command-Line Interface 5.0(vSphere CLI) on Microsoft Windows or Linux system. For information about importing or installing the vSphere CLI 5.0, see the VMware vSphere Command-Line Interface Installation and Reference Guide available at:

http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/topic/com.vmware.vcli.ref.doc_50/vcli-right.html. To install the offline bundle on an ESXi host, perform the following steps:

1.Power off any virtual machines that are running on the host, and set the host into maintenance mode.

2.Transfer the bundle onto the ESXi host local path, or extract it onto an online depot.

3.Install the bundle on the ESXi host using any of the following command line:

•Install remotely from client, with offline bundle available as online depot

~# esxcli -s <server> -u root -p mypassword software vib install -d <depotURL/bundle-index.xml>

•Install remotely from client, with offline bundle available on ESXi host

~# esxcli -s <server> -u root -p mypassword software vib install -d <ESXi local path><bundle.zip>

•Install from ESXi host, with offline bundle available on ESXi host

~# esxcli software vib install -d <ESXi local path><bundle.zip>

4.After the bundle is installed, reboot the ESXi host to initialize the utilities.

Installing offline bundles on an ESXi 5.0 and updates host using VMware vCenter Update Manager

The offline bundle can also be installed from VMware vCenter Update Manager as a patch. For more information and detailed instructions, see the VMware vCenter Update Manager Administration Guide available at:

http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/topic/com.vmware.vsphere.update_manager.doc_50/GUID-F7191592-048B-40C7-A610-CFEE6A790AB0.html.

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