Dell iDRAC Service Module 5.0.1.0 User’s Guide

Install iDRAC Service Module using Power CLI

1. Install the supported Power CLI of ESXi on the supported Microsoft Windows operating system.
2. Copy ISM-Dell-Web-<iSM version>-<bldno>.VIB-<ESXi version>i-Live.zip file to the ESXi host.
3. Open the bin directory.
4. Run Connect-VIServer and provide the server and other credentials.
5. Log in to the ESXi host using supported vSphere CLI of ESXi and create a datastore.
6. Create a folder ISM-Dell-Web-<iSM version>-<bldno>.VIB-<ESXi version>I on ESXi host under /vmfs/volumes/<datastore_name> directory.
7. Copy the ESXi ZIP file on ESXi host to /vmfs/volumes/<datastore_name>ISM-Dell-Web-<iSM version>-<bldno>.VIB-<ESXi version>I directory.
8. Extract the ZIP file in the above specified directory.
9. Run the following command in Power CLI:

   esxcli -s <VMHost IP address> -u <username> -p <password>  --thumbprint <thumbprint>software vib install -d  /vmfs/volumes/<datastore_name>name>/ISM-Dell-Web-<iSM version>-<bldno>.VIB-<ESXi version>i-Live.zip

10. Run the following command to verify if the iSM is successfully installed on the host:

    For ESXi: esxcli software component get -n DEL-dcism.

    iSM is displayed.