vmware - deselect second VD during deployment?

Question

Hello,

we use at the moment Dell OpenManage Enterprise 3.10.2 and we want to migrate to 4.1.

We use OpenManage to update Drivers and firmware for our 8 DELL Servers. It was easy to that with OpenManage 3.10 and the vm was not using very much resources.

But not verson 4.1 needs around 830 GB for two HDDs - thats too much for us. We only need OpenManage to update drivers and fimware.

Can we reduce this amount of HDD Space in any way?

In the docu is this information:

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OpenManage Enterprise appliance is configured with two VDs, each with an initial storage space of 415 GB. The
primary VD is leveraged for the core application and database while the secondary VD is required for additional features
and supporting plugins. However, even without the secondary VDs selected during deployment, the appliance can still
boot up for TUI configuration using only the primary VHDX.
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but how can i deselect the second VD during the deployment?

And the same is with the RAM - we dont need 64GB RAM for our small deplyoment.

Do we need to adjust the ovf file to reduce both values or is there any other way to get this done?

Thanks and best regards,

DELL-Charles R · Answer

Hello,

You can make adjustments of the size of memory and disk space after deployment.

NOTE: If you want to migrate from an OpenManage Enterprise 3.10.x appliance to 4.1, ensure that you allocate the minimum required memory even if you plan to decline the installation of default plug-ins during the migration process. Else, migration will not be allowed.

skttec · Answer

Hi Charles,

thanks but do i understand it correctly that i dont need the second VD if i dont use any plugins.

So if i dont do a migration i can delete the second VD after deployment or remove the VD from the OVF File.

Its really heavy to have 800GB for a "management appliance" if we only use OpenManage for Firmware Updates for our 8 Servers.

i know i could update the firmware with the iso but its much easier with the OpenManage and until version 3.x it was "only" 400GB for the appliance which is ok.

Best regards,

DELL-Marco B · Answer

Hello, I suggest to not deploy without the virtual disks, you can change the size after the deployement to make it smaller. Thanks

skttec · Answer

Hi Marco, thanks a lot. Just one last question. How can i change / decrease the size after the deployment? Is there any GUI Option ?

DELL-Joey C · Answer

Hi,   The storage space size shrinking is configured on the VM appliance setting, not on OME settings. To elaborate, it is to adjust the storage setting on the VM resources.

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