
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 11.0.1.x Release Notes
Known issues in Server Administrator on VMware ESXi operating systems
| Issue ID | Functional area | Description | Workaround or Resolution |
|---|---|---|---|
| DF354388 | Remote OMSA Web Server connection | Remote Server Administrator Web Server connection to a managed node stops responding when a redundant virtual disk containing syslog dumps fails. When you configure the syslog to store logs in to a remote virtual disk, and remove the remote virtual disk without reconfiguring the syslog to a valid location, the Server Administrator web server screen stops responding. | To continue using the Server Administrator web server, restart the management services on the managed node. |
| 194043 | OMSA Web Server | The following error message is displayed in
vmkernel log on servers running VMware ESXi while connecting to the Server Administrator from Server Administrator web server (DWS):
LinuxThread: 381: sfcb-dcim: Error cloning thread: -1 (bad0117) |
The error message can be ignored because there is no functionality loss. |
| 205713 | Installing OpenManage Server Administrator using vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM) Image-based method in vSphere Client (VC) | On servers running VMware ESXi 7.0 U2 and later, when you install Server Administrator using vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM) image-based method in vSphere Client (VC), during the remediation process, the following noncomplaint error message is displayed in the VC:
A failure occurred when starting a host compliance check operation on host: Error: com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.internal_server_error Messages: com.vmware.esx.task.exec.error<Failed to start the task. Please ensure the system has enough resources and retry.>However, OMSA is successfully installed on a VMware ESXi host. |
Reboot the ESXi host and rerun the Check Compliance option in vSphere Client (VC) to resolve the noncomplaint error message. |
| Not available | Installation and Management | After uninstalling the VIB on VMware ESXi, some INI files may be present in the /etc/cim/dell folder. However, these INI files do not cause any impact to functionality. | Not available |
| 272534 | Uninstall Server Administrator | When you try to uninstall Server Administrator on VMware ESXi 8.0 U1 for the first time, the following message is displayed:
[root@localhost:~] esxcli software component remove -n DEL-openmanage [Exception] Busy Please refer to the log file for more details.During the second attempt to uninstall Server Administrator, the following message is displayed: [root@localhost:~] esxcli software component remove -n DEL-openmanage [LiveInstallationError] DEL_bootbank_openmanage_11.0.1.0.5424-DEL.700.0.0.15843807: Error in running [/ etc/init.d/ompci-watchdog stop remove]: Return code: 1 Output: 8.0 ompcid is not running |
To uninstall Server Administrator, restart the ompci-watchdog services by running the command: /etc/init.d/ompci-watchdog start. |
| 274840 | Installation of Server Administrator | On VMware ESXi 8.0 U2, when you uninstall Server Administrator and then immediately try the installation of Server Administrator, the following error message is displayed in the ESXi Shell:
Failed to create RP 'host/vim/vmvisor/init/ompci-watchdog': host/vim/vmvisor/init/ompci-watchdog: Already exists. |
To successfully install the Server Administrator, do either of the following:
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