To install
the iDRAC Service Module using VMware Update Manager (VUM):
Install VMware vSphere 5.x or later versions
(vCenter Server, vSphere Client, and VMware vSphere Update Manager)
on a supported Microsoft Windows operating system.
On the desktop, double-click VMware vSphere
Client and login to vCenter Server.
Right-click vSphere Client host and click New Datacenter.
Right-click New Datacenter and click Add Host. Provide information for
the ESXi server per online instructions.
Right-click the ESXi host added in the previous
step and click Maintenance Mode.
From Plug-ins, select Manage Plug-ins > download VMware
Update Manager. (The status is enabled if
the download is successful.) Follow the instructions to install the
VUM client.
Select the ESXi host. Click Update Manager > Admin view > Patch Repository > Import Patches and follow the online instructions to upload the patch
successfully.
The offline bundle is displayed.
Click Baselines and Groups.
Click create from Baselines tab, mention baseline name and select Host Extension as baseline type.
Complete the rest as per instructions.
Click Admin View.
Click Add to Baseline (against the uploaded patch name) and select the baseline name that
you have created in step 8.
Click Compliance view. Select the Update Manager tab. Click Attach
and select the Extension Baseline created in
step 8 and follow the instructions.
Click Scan and select Patches and Extensions (if not selected by default) and
click Scan.
Click Stage, select
created Host Extension and follow the instructions.
Click Remediate and
follow the instructions once the staging is completed.
iDRAC Service Module installation is complete.
Reboot the host.
NOTE: For more information on VMWare Update Manager, see the VMWare official
website.
NOTE: You can install iDRAC Service Module from the VUM repository https://vmwaredepot.dell.com/.
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