Default Password for openmanage running on an esx server

It uses Windows / Domain credentials.

You must also not have a blank password.

Ack sorry, was thinking ESX was a virtual server host :)

how did you get it to run? i have installed Server Admin 4.5 on and ESX 2.5.2 server however i cant figure out how to manage it, also is there any way to get it to show up in IT Assistant 7.2?

Yes. If you follow these instructions everything should work, including communications with your IT Assistant server.

 

Use the following steps to install Dell OpenManage 4.5 on ESX Server 2.5.2.

NOTE: The VMware ESX Server CD and Dell PowerEdge Installation and
Server Management CD (which contains the Dell OpenManage Server
Administrator) are required for the installation.

1 Log on with administrator privileges (root) to the Service Console.
2 Prepare the Service Console for Dell OpenManage software installation
using the following command:
# omasetup.sh install
3 Insert the VMware ESX Server CD when prompted to do so.
4 After the script completes, insert the Dell PowerEdge Installation and
Server Management CD to install Dell OpenManage 4.5.
5 Mount the CD with the following command:
mount/dev/cdrom/mnt/cdrom
6 Install Dell OpenManage 4.5 by executing one of the
following commands:
a If you are installing Dell OpenManage 4.5 on a PowerEdge 1855
system, or on a system that does not have a RAC, use the
following command:
/mnt/cdrom/srvadmin/linux/supportscripts/
srvadmin-install.sh –b –w –s
b For all other configurations, use the following command:
/mnt/cdrom/srvadmin/linux/supportscripts/
srvadmin-install.sh –b –w –r –s
NOTICE: Failure to use the correct command options may result in errors
during the Dell OpenManage startup sequence.
NOTE: ESX Server 2.5.2 does not support Dell OpenManage diagnostics.
The above commands omit diagnostics installation.
7 If you have installed the IT Assistant management application on your
network, configure SNMPD to send trapsink messages to the
management console. Edit /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf and add the
following line to the end of the file:
trapsink name>
8 If you are installing Dell OpenManage 4.5 on a PowerEdge 1855
system, execute the following commands after completing
the installation:
chkconfig mptctlnode on
service mptctlnode start
9 Unmount and eject the CD with the following command:
eject
For more information on Dell OpenManage software installation and
usage, see the "Resource Center" at www.dell.com/vmware.