Using the Power
CLI
To install
the iDRAC Service Module using Power CLI:
- Install the supported PowerCLI of ESXi on
the supported Microsoft Windows operating system.
- Copy the ISM-Dell-Web-3.0.1-<bldno>.VIB-<version>i.zip file to the ESXi host.
- Navigate to the bin directory.
- Run Connect-VIServer and provide the server
and other credentials.
- Log on to the ESXi host using supported vSphere
CLI of ESXi 5.5, ESXi 6.0 U1, ESXi 6.0 U2 and create a datastore.
- Create a folder ISM-Dell-Web-3.0.1-<bldno>.VIB-<version>I on ESXi 5.5, ESXi 6.0 U1, ESXi 6.0 U2 host under /vmfs/volumes/<datastore_name> directory.
- Copy the ESXi zip file on ESXi 5.0 U1 host
to /vmfs/volumes/<datastore_name>ISM-Dell-Web-3.0.1-<bldno>.VIB-<version>I directory.
- Unzip the zip file in the above specified directory.
- Run the following command in Power CLI.
for ESXi 5.5 Install-VMHostPatch -VMHost
<VMHost I.P address> - HostPath /vmfs/volumes/<datastore_name>name>/ISM-Dell-Web-3.0.1-<bldno>.VIB-<version>i/
cross_oem-dell-iSM-esxi_3.0.1.ESXi550-0000-metadata.zip .
for ESXi 6.0 Install-VMHostPatch -VMHost
<VMHost I.P address> - HostPath /vmfs/volumes/<datastore_name>name>/ISM-Dell-Web-3.0.1-<bldno>.VIB-<version>i/
cross_oem-dell-iSM-esxi_3.0.1.ESXi600-0000-metadata.zip .
for ESXi 6.5 Install-VMHostPatch -VMHost
<VMHost I.P address> - HostPath /vmfs/volumes/<datastore_name>name>/ISM-Dell-Web-3.0.1-<bldno>.VIB-<version>i/
cross_oem-dell-iSM-esxi_3.0.1.ESXi650-0000-metadata.zip .
- Reboot the ESXi host.
- Run the following command to check if the
iDRAC Service Module is installed successfully on the host. esxcli
software vib list|grep -i open.
- iDRAC Service Module is displayed.
NOTE: For more information on Power CLI, see the VMWare official website.
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