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skudos

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October 18th, 2023 18:19

OMSA on R710 with DellEMC Customized Image ESXi 6.7 A01

I want to install OMSA on my Poweredge R710 in order to monitor disk status on my Perc H700 controller.  I am running ESXI 6.7 (DellEMC Customized Image ESXi 6.7 A01)

The latest supported ESXI version on the Dell support page appears to be 6.0.  However, there are downloads available for v6.7 on the support pages for other Poweredge servers.

Can anyone tell me if there's a version that will work?

DELL-Erman O

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March 28th, 2024 11:44

Remember to back up your VMs and ESXi configuration before proceeding with the upgrade as a precaution. It’s always a good idea to have a backup in case something unexpected happens. 

As for upgrading without losing your VMs, yes, it is possible. When you run the installer from the bootable USB drive, it should give you an option to upgrade the existing ESXi installation while preserving the existing VMFS datastore, which is where your VMs are stored.

Upgrading ESXi with Dell Customized Image via Command Line (CLI) | Dell US

Prerequisites

  • Access to VMware Customer Connect to download the Dell-customized ESXi image.
  • Access to a compatible datastore that the ESXi server can access.
  • SSH access to the ESXi server with root credentials

Solution

Follow these steps to upgrade your ESXi server using the Dell Customized Image and CLI:

Step 1: Download the Dell Customized Image

Step 2: Copy the Image to Datastore

  • Use a tool like WinSCP to copy the downloaded .zip file to a datastore accessible by your ESXi server.

Step 3: Open SSH Session

  • Open an SSH session to your ESXi server.

Step 4: List Available Image Profiles

  • Run the following command to list the available image profiles on the datastore with the uploaded ESXi image: 
    esxcli software sources profile list -d [datastore_name]
    Replace [datastore_name] with the name of the datastore.

Step 5: Identify the Dell OEM Image Profile

  • Identify the Dell OEM-specific image profile that matches your hardware configuration and make note of its name.

Step 6: Install the Dell OEM Image Profile

  • Run the following command to install the Dell OEM-specific image profile: 
    esxcli software profile install -p [OEM_image_profile_name] -d [datastore_name]/[ESXi_image_name].zip --ok-to-remove
    Replace [OEM_image_profile_name], [datastore_name], and [ESXi_image_name] with the names from Step 5.

Step 7: Reboot the ESXi Server

  • After the installation is complete, reboot the ESXi server to start using the new Dell-customized ESXi image profile: 
    reboot

DELL-Young E

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October 19th, 2023 02:01

Hello thanks for choosing Dell.

https://dell.to/3QkWnoQ

OMSA does support Esxi 6.7U3.

Respectfully,

skudos

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March 27th, 2024 14:09

Thank you.  So does that mean I will need to upgrade my ESXi version before I am able to install OMSA?

It looks like the latest version is here:

https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/vmware-esxi-6.7.x/vmware_6.7_icg_pub/dell-emc-customized-vmware-esxi-6.7-u3-a19-image?guid=guid-38062349-73e8-448d-b1b8-c2f0fa88473e&lang=en-us

Is this compatible with the R710?  What are the steps for performing the upgrade?

DELL-Erman O

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March 27th, 2024 14:45

Hi, I'm not sure ESXi 6.7U3 is compatible with R710. Because here Dell R710 is not officially supported for ESXi 6.7  https://dell.to/3x9sUqJ This means that while you may find resources online about people successfully installing it, but I have to say Dell doesn't guarantee its functionality.

skudos

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March 28th, 2024 10:24

Thank you for you answer.

Given that the version I am already successfully running is DellEMC Customized Image ESXi 6.7 A01 - isn't it likely that the machine will also work with one of the updated DellEMC Customized Image ESXi 6.7 U3 versions?

And if I were to attempt that by making a bootable USB drive from the ISO image - will that installer give me the option to upgrade the current installation?  (As I want to retain the VMs that are already configured).

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