Dell OpenManage Offline Bundle and VIB for ESXi, v.6.3.0, A00
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Fixes & Enhancements
1. Support for new platform
a. M610x
b. M710HD
c. R715
2. Improved support for ESXi
a. OMSA support in lock down mode.
3. PERC 7.1
a. Slicing of Spanned VD: Partial VDs can be created for R10, R50 and R60
b. Dimmer Switch II: Support of Power save mode of controllers. If any drive which is not part of any VD or part of VD as Hotspare, will go in power save mode after the specified mode. OMSS supports enablement/disablement of this feature now.
c. Persistent Hotspare: If a drive is assigned as Hotspare so the slot in which the drive resides, starts working as persistent hot slot. Any drive inserted in this slot will also work as hotspare.
d. Escrow option for Security key.
e. VD Resize: Now partial VD for basic raid levels (r0,r1,r5) can be resized to the higher value withour including new disks.
4. OMSS
a. Enhanced Spanning: Single spanned R10 VD is possible using 22 or 26 drives.
b. Patrol Read and Consistence check report: A report on this can be shown to the user.
c. Slot Occupancy Report: Providing Empty and Occupied slot Report for enclosures to know which all slots are occupied with the physical disks.
5. Managed Node RAC components
a. Support for configuring and managing dynamic partitions on iDRAC vFlash card
b. Enhanced server power monitoring parameters
c. Added support to close iDRAC sessions
d. Added support to upload ssh public keys in text mode
e. Fixes for indexed group configuration
f. Firmware update from local client (fwupdate –pud) for iDRAC modular
g. Native binaries (32 and 64 bit) for local racadm on supported linux distributions
Read Morea. M610x
b. M710HD
c. R715
2. Improved support for ESXi
a. OMSA support in lock down mode.
3. PERC 7.1
a. Slicing of Spanned VD: Partial VDs can be created for R10, R50 and R60
b. Dimmer Switch II: Support of Power save mode of controllers. If any drive which is not part of any VD or part of VD as Hotspare, will go in power save mode after the specified mode. OMSS supports enablement/disablement of this feature now.
c. Persistent Hotspare: If a drive is assigned as Hotspare so the slot in which the drive resides, starts working as persistent hot slot. Any drive inserted in this slot will also work as hotspare.
d. Escrow option for Security key.
e. VD Resize: Now partial VD for basic raid levels (r0,r1,r5) can be resized to the higher value withour including new disks.
4. OMSS
a. Enhanced Spanning: Single spanned R10 VD is possible using 22 or 26 drives.
b. Patrol Read and Consistence check report: A report on this can be shown to the user.
c. Slot Occupancy Report: Providing Empty and Occupied slot Report for enclosures to know which all slots are occupied with the physical disks.
5. Managed Node RAC components
a. Support for configuring and managing dynamic partitions on iDRAC vFlash card
b. Enhanced server power monitoring parameters
c. Added support to close iDRAC sessions
d. Added support to upload ssh public keys in text mode
e. Fixes for indexed group configuration
f. Firmware update from local client (fwupdate –pud) for iDRAC modular
g. Native binaries (32 and 64 bit) for local racadm on supported linux distributions
Version
6.3.0, A00
Release date
14 Oct 2010
Download Type
Applications
Category
Systems Management
Importance
RecommendedDell Technologies recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains changes to maintain overall system health. It ensures that the system software remains current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers, and software) and may include other new features.
Available formats
File Format: ZipPack External
File Name: OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-6.3.0-2075.VIB-ESX41i_A00.8.zip
File Size: 4.27 MB
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Supported Operating Systems
VMware ESXi 4.1
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Installation instructions
Custom Instructions for OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-6.3.0-2075.VIB-ESX41i_A00.8.zip:
Download VMware vSphere Command Line Interface (vSphere CLI) from http://www.vmware.com and install on your Microsoft Windows or Linux system. Alternately, you can import VMware vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) into your ESXi 4 host.
Instructions when using vSphere CLI:
1. Copy the Dell OpenManage bundle to a directory on your system.
2. If you are using Microsoft Windows, navigate to the folder where you have installed the vSphere
CLI utilities to execute the command mentioned in step 4.
If you are using vSphere CLI on Linux, you can execute the command in step 4 from any directory.
3. Shut down all guest operating systems on the ESXi 4 host and put the ESXi 4 host in maintenance mode.
4. Execute the command
Vihostupdate.pl --server -i -b
NOTE: The .pl extension is not required if using vSphere CLI on Linux
5. Enter the root username and password of the ESXi 4 host when prompted.
The command output displays a successful or a failed update. In case of a failed update, see "Troubleshooting".
6. Restart the ESXi 4 host system.
Instructions when using the vMA:
1. Log on to the vMA as an administrator and provide the password when prompted.
2. Copy the OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-6.3.0-.VIB-ESX41i_.zip file to a directory on the vMA.
3. Shut down all guest operating systems on the ESXi 4 host and put the ESXi 4 host in maintenance mode.
4. In the vMA, execute the following command:
vihostupdate --server -i -b
5. Enter the root username and password of the ESXi 4 host when prompted. The command output displays a successful or a failed update. In case of a failed update, see “Troubleshooting".
6. Restart the ESXi 4 host system.
Troubleshooting:
• When attempting to use the vihostupdate command, the following error may be displayed:
“unpacking c:\ OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-6.3.0-xxxx.VIB-ESX41i.zip
metadata.zip.sig does not exist
signature mismatch : metadata.zip
Unable to unpack update package. “
This error is displayed if you are using an older version of the Remote CLI. Download and install the vSphere version of the CLI.
• When attempting to use the vihostupdate command, the following error may be displayed:
"Unable to create, write or read a file as expected.I/O Error (28) on file : [Errno 28] No space left on device"
See the VMware KB article 1012640 at http://kb.vmware.com to fix this error.
• When attempting to use the vihostupdate command, the following error may be displayed:
“This operation is NOT supported on 4.1.0 platform.”
This error is displayed if you are using vSphere CLI for 4.0 platforms. Download and install the vSphere CLI for 4.1 platform.
You must enable CIM OEM providers on the VMware ESXi 4 system after installing the Dell OpenManage bundle to manage a system with Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Web Server version 6.3
NOTE: The below mentioned section can be ignored if the CIMoemProviderEnabled field is by default set to 1 after installation of Dell OpenManage bundle.
To enable CIM OEM providers on the VMware ESXi 4 system using vSphere Client:
Note: To enable CIM OEM providers using VMware vSphere Client, you need to have the vSphere Client tool installed. You can download and install the tool from https:// where is the IP address of the VMware ESXi 4 system.
Log on to the VMware ESXi 4 host system using vSphere Client.
1. Click the Configuration tab.
2. Under the Software section on the left side, click Advanced Settings.
3. In the Advanced Settings dialog box, click UserVars on the left pane.
4. Change the value of the CIMoemProviderEnabled field to 1.
5. Click OK.
6. For the changes to take effect without restarting the system, use the Restart Management Agents option in the Direct Console User Interface (DCUI) on the local console of the VMware ESXi system.
If the changes are
Download VMware vSphere Command Line Interface (vSphere CLI) from http://www.vmware.com and install on your Microsoft Windows or Linux system. Alternately, you can import VMware vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) into your ESXi 4 host.
Instructions when using vSphere CLI:
1. Copy the Dell OpenManage bundle to a directory on your system.
2. If you are using Microsoft Windows, navigate to the folder where you have installed the vSphere
CLI utilities to execute the command mentioned in step 4.
If you are using vSphere CLI on Linux, you can execute the command in step 4 from any directory.
3. Shut down all guest operating systems on the ESXi 4 host and put the ESXi 4 host in maintenance mode.
4. Execute the command
Vihostupdate.pl --server -i -b
NOTE: The .pl extension is not required if using vSphere CLI on Linux
5. Enter the root username and password of the ESXi 4 host when prompted.
The command output displays a successful or a failed update. In case of a failed update, see "Troubleshooting".
6. Restart the ESXi 4 host system.
Instructions when using the vMA:
1. Log on to the vMA as an administrator and provide the password when prompted.
2. Copy the OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-6.3.0-.VIB-ESX41i_.zip file to a directory on the vMA.
3. Shut down all guest operating systems on the ESXi 4 host and put the ESXi 4 host in maintenance mode.
4. In the vMA, execute the following command:
vihostupdate --server -i -b
5. Enter the root username and password of the ESXi 4 host when prompted. The command output displays a successful or a failed update. In case of a failed update, see “Troubleshooting".
6. Restart the ESXi 4 host system.
Troubleshooting:
• When attempting to use the vihostupdate command, the following error may be displayed:
“unpacking c:\ OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-6.3.0-xxxx.VIB-ESX41i.zip
metadata.zip.sig does not exist
signature mismatch : metadata.zip
Unable to unpack update package. “
This error is displayed if you are using an older version of the Remote CLI. Download and install the vSphere version of the CLI.
• When attempting to use the vihostupdate command, the following error may be displayed:
"Unable to create, write or read a file as expected.I/O Error (28) on file : [Errno 28] No space left on device"
See the VMware KB article 1012640 at http://kb.vmware.com to fix this error.
• When attempting to use the vihostupdate command, the following error may be displayed:
“This operation is NOT supported on 4.1.0 platform.”
This error is displayed if you are using vSphere CLI for 4.0 platforms. Download and install the vSphere CLI for 4.1 platform.
You must enable CIM OEM providers on the VMware ESXi 4 system after installing the Dell OpenManage bundle to manage a system with Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Web Server version 6.3
NOTE: The below mentioned section can be ignored if the CIMoemProviderEnabled field is by default set to 1 after installation of Dell OpenManage bundle.
To enable CIM OEM providers on the VMware ESXi 4 system using vSphere Client:
Note: To enable CIM OEM providers using VMware vSphere Client, you need to have the vSphere Client tool installed. You can download and install the tool from https:// where is the IP address of the VMware ESXi 4 system.
Log on to the VMware ESXi 4 host system using vSphere Client.
1. Click the Configuration tab.
2. Under the Software section on the left side, click Advanced Settings.
3. In the Advanced Settings dialog box, click UserVars on the left pane.
4. Change the value of the CIMoemProviderEnabled field to 1.
5. Click OK.
6. For the changes to take effect without restarting the system, use the Restart Management Agents option in the Direct Console User Interface (DCUI) on the local console of the VMware ESXi system.
If the changes are
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