You are able to configure SNMP using the command line tool, so you have the proper command line utility installed and the connection to the ESXi server is good.
From reading test post, it sounds like you wants to know how to access the datastore of the ESXi server so that you can upload files, to a specific location on the datastore, to install OMSA on ESXi 5.0.
First, you will need to enable root access to the ESXi 5.0 server then log into the ESXi server using WinSCP and navigate to the specific folder to upload the files.
I already had SNMP configured, my question at the end, was which do I use SNMP or WS-MAN? I have read somewhere that you don't want to use both together. It read something to the fact that if you use one protocol you can view info for the physical server, and the other protocol is used to view info about the VMs, and when using both, you still only see the info about the VMs. But it seems everywhere I look (Dell, Vmware, other tech sites) the info is conflicting with others.
So, do I need to use both protocols?
What are the command line commands to use in the ESXCLI to configure WS-MAN (CIM)?
I eventually figured out how to copy the OMSA zip to the /var/log/vmware folder on ESXi 5.0 - not the datastore. Many of the manuals provided by Dell and VMWare mention copying files to specific folders, but they never mention what needs to be turned on. I ended up find a post on another site that gave all the info on how to enable the SSH and the ESXi Shell. Their is conflicting info on FTP to an ESXi 5.0 server, which is what I initially was trying to do without enabling ssh and the shell, hence me not being able to do it.
BUT thank you for providing the info for others :emotion-1:
I really thought I had posted this the morning after your post - sorry for the delay.
**Ok so the very beginning of that page/tutorial says:
You will need to complete the following steps for all ESXi hosts:
1. Download and install the latest Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) VIB.
2. Ensure the CIM OEM Provider is enabled.
3. Configure SNMP traps.
But just above this post you say not to use SNMP (confusing)
**In ESXi 5.0 there are no ‘CIMOEMProvidersEnabled’ or ‘CIMoemProviderEnabled’ fields
** then you go on to add Configuring SNMP Traps for ESX/ESXi 4.x and 5.0
But I thought we aren't doing SNMP....?
I went back through all the steps I have taken to get to where I am and I see in the Dell OpenManage with VMware ESXi 5.0 / Systems Management Guide these steps:
"esxcli software vib list" and you should see the following - "Server Admin Instumentation service / Remote Enablement / Server Admin Storage Mgmt / Remote Access Controller"\
But I do NOT see them, all I see is OpenManage_6.5-0000
So I guess my question might be, is how do i get the whole package to install (custom vs express)?
While my system is only showing the 1 result, I did another inventory/discovery and it now shows up only in the VMware ESX Servers list, and not unclassified and the VMware list.
I have also ran the discovery and inventory with WS-MAN only enabled, vs WS-MAN and SNMP, and the results are the same. Since you suggest using only WS-MAN, does SNMP do nothing for ESXi servers?
I notice that under OS info, the OS Total Physical Memory is N/A, but under Device Info - it shows all the RAM with the correct info - strange to say the least.
Also, I am unable to launch OMSA from OME and logging into another server that has OMSA and using the "Manage Remote Node" option upon entering my credentials, Nothing happens.
Anyhow, I was able to update my ESXi to the latest release, which took quite a bit of wrangling as it appears there is a bug in ESXi 5.0 that was present in 4.0 but resolved in 4.1.....
OME already has all the mibs pre-compiled into our console. No additional MIBS should be needed for your PowerEdge servers.
By the way, we will publish a tool that will allow you to import 3rd party MIBS so you can get hardware alerts from other devices in your OME console. Soon...
I am will be away for a week for work, but hopefully when I get back I will see a few posts on here that might assist, or I will just call Dell Support and open a case.
Yeah, like Victor says. You'll need to log onto OMSA then to get more detail on the warning condition. Also, you probably don't have to have SNMP enabled on your discover wizard. Just ws-man.
As for the SNMP, I was just stating that I did not have to change the default settings (SNMP on).
I'm not sure what you mean as far as log into the OMSA. As I understood it, the ESXi server doesn't have the ability to run OMSA natively. Do I need to install a remote OMSA server (in a VM) for the ESXi server ?
You should be able to run the open manage server administrator installer and do a custom install to install the web server on the Essentials server. Once you launch the server administrator, you can can connect to the esxi server.
DELL-Rob C
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February 14th, 2012 11:00
You are able to configure SNMP using the command line tool, so you have the proper command line utility installed and the connection to the ESXi server is good.
From reading test post, it sounds like you wants to know how to access the datastore of the ESXi server so that you can upload files, to a specific location on the datastore, to install OMSA on ESXi 5.0.
First, you will need to enable root access to the ESXi 5.0 server then log into the ESXi server using WinSCP and navigate to the specific folder to upload the files.
To enable SSH on ESXi 5.0
www.virtual-blog.com/.../howto-enable-ssh-on-vsphere-esxi-5-0
Download WinSCP
winscp.net/.../download.php
From here, you should be able to follow the instructions you already have.
Let me know if this helps at all and we can go from there.
Rob
MikeyB13
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February 14th, 2012 17:00
I already had SNMP configured, my question at the end, was which do I use SNMP or WS-MAN? I have read somewhere that you don't want to use both together. It read something to the fact that if you use one protocol you can view info for the physical server, and the other protocol is used to view info about the VMs, and when using both, you still only see the info about the VMs. But it seems everywhere I look (Dell, Vmware, other tech sites) the info is conflicting with others.
So, do I need to use both protocols?
What are the command line commands to use in the ESXCLI to configure WS-MAN (CIM)?
I eventually figured out how to copy the OMSA zip to the /var/log/vmware folder on ESXi 5.0 - not the datastore. Many of the manuals provided by Dell and VMWare mention copying files to specific folders, but they never mention what needs to be turned on. I ended up find a post on another site that gave all the info on how to enable the SSH and the ESXi Shell. Their is conflicting info on FTP to an ESXi 5.0 server, which is what I initially was trying to do without enabling ssh and the shell, hence me not being able to do it.
BUT thank you for providing the info for others :emotion-1:
DELL-Rob C
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February 15th, 2012 11:00
Hi Mikey,
So for ESXi you just have to use WSMan, not SNMP.
Only info I have on esxi confi is in this link. Let me know if that needs to be updated with more info and I can do that oo.
en.community.dell.com/.../19424735.aspx
thx!
Rob
MikeyB13
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February 17th, 2012 21:00
I really thought I had posted this the morning after your post - sorry for the delay.
**Ok so the very beginning of that page/tutorial says:
You will need to complete the following steps for all ESXi hosts:
1. Download and install the latest Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) VIB.
2. Ensure the CIM OEM Provider is enabled.
3. Configure SNMP traps.
But just above this post you say not to use SNMP (confusing)
**In ESXi 5.0 there are no ‘CIMOEMProvidersEnabled’ or ‘CIMoemProviderEnabled’ fields
** then you go on to add Configuring SNMP Traps for ESX/ESXi 4.x and 5.0
But I thought we aren't doing SNMP....?
I went back through all the steps I have taken to get to where I am and I see in the Dell OpenManage with VMware ESXi 5.0 / Systems Management Guide these steps:
"esxcli software vib list" and you should see the following - "Server Admin Instumentation service / Remote Enablement / Server Admin Storage Mgmt / Remote Access Controller"\
But I do NOT see them, all I see is OpenManage_6.5-0000
So I guess my question might be, is how do i get the whole package to install (custom vs express)?
I am using this cmd to do the install:
esxcli --server 10.10.10.97 software vib install -d /vmfs/volumes/datasto
re1/OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-6.5.0-542907.VIB-ESX50i_A02.zip
While my system is only showing the 1 result, I did another inventory/discovery and it now shows up only in the VMware ESX Servers list, and not unclassified and the VMware list.
I have also ran the discovery and inventory with WS-MAN only enabled, vs WS-MAN and SNMP, and the results are the same. Since you suggest using only WS-MAN, does SNMP do nothing for ESXi servers?
I notice that under OS info, the OS Total Physical Memory is N/A, but under Device Info - it shows all the RAM with the correct info - strange to say the least.
Also, I am unable to launch OMSA from OME and logging into another server that has OMSA and using the "Manage Remote Node" option upon entering my credentials, Nothing happens.
Anyhow, I was able to update my ESXi to the latest release, which took quite a bit of wrangling as it appears there is a bug in ESXi 5.0 that was present in 4.0 but resolved in 4.1.....
I think that is all for now..... :emotion-4:
And how do you disable rich-text formatting???
MikeyB13
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February 21st, 2012 12:00
Has anyone been successful in inventorying their ESXi 5.0 server? What about using OMSA on another server to be able to access the ESXi server?
Does anyone know when the update will be available for OME?
MikeyB13
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February 21st, 2012 16:00
Doing a bit of poking around other sites, do I need to install the Dell MIBs?
www.dell.com/.../DriverFileFormats
If so, what is the command line ?
DELL-Rob C
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February 22nd, 2012 08:00
OME already has all the mibs pre-compiled into our console. No additional MIBS should be needed for your PowerEdge servers.
By the way, we will publish a tool that will allow you to import 3rd party MIBS so you can get hardware alerts from other devices in your OME console. Soon...
Rob
MikeyB13
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February 22nd, 2012 16:00
Ok.
I am will be away for a week for work, but hopefully when I get back I will see a few posts on here that might assist, or I will just call Dell Support and open a case.
Thanks!
rjoffe
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February 23rd, 2012 08:00
I will second the issues that MikeyB13 has posted exactly.
My steps have been:
Dell PowerEdge R510
1. Install ESXi VMvisor 5.0.0-504890 Dell Customized on R510
2. download the OpenManage 6.5 A02 OMSA vCenter Install Bundle (VIB). (6.5.0-542907)
3. Copy downloaded zip file /var/log/vmware
4. execute: esxcli software vib install -d (name of zip file)
5. reboot
6. Install a Win Server 2008 R2 64 Bit VM
7. Download openmanage essentials (a00_v1_0EVAL) and install
8. Resolve all dependencies (This required multiple windows updates as well)
As stated previously:
**In ESXi 5.0 there are no ‘CIMOEMProvidersEnabled’ or ‘CIMoemProviderEnabled’ fields
All that was discovered was a "unknown server at the ip of the ESXi Host.
Any further ideas ?
-- Update :
I missed -- Trusted site -- checked on the WS-MAN config. I know am able to see my ESXi host :)
DELL-Rob C
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February 23rd, 2012 10:00
Hi,
What protocols did you pick in your OME disc wizard?
thx
Rob
DELL-Rob C
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February 23rd, 2012 14:00
Yeah, like Victor says. You'll need to log onto OMSA then to get more detail on the warning condition. Also, you probably don't have to have SNMP enabled on your discover wizard. Just ws-man.
Thanks,
Rob
rjoffe
10 Posts
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February 23rd, 2012 14:00
In the OME Disc Wizard:
populated the single IP address of my ESXi Server's management network
checked enable WS-Man Discovery
populated User ID, and Password
Checked Secure Mode, and Trusted Site
Left all others default, including the SNMP Config (on)
I noticed only one issue so far, on my discovered ESXi server,
Under Devices, Details, Software Agent Information there is a warning on the Server Administrator Agent Name
Can you shed any light on that issue ?
victor_waelchli
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February 23rd, 2012 14:00
that is generally an alert on the server itself. what is the status within server administrator?
rjoffe
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February 23rd, 2012 16:00
As for the SNMP, I was just stating that I did not have to change the default settings (SNMP on).
I'm not sure what you mean as far as log into the OMSA. As I understood it, the ESXi server doesn't have the ability to run OMSA natively. Do I need to install a remote OMSA server (in a VM) for the ESXi server ?
victor_waelchli
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February 24th, 2012 06:00
You should be able to run the open manage server administrator installer and do a custom install to install the web server on the Essentials server. Once you launch the server administrator, you can can connect to the esxi server.