Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module 4.2.0.0 User’s Guide

Installing iDRAC Service Module using the vSphere CLI

To install the iSM software on VMware ESXi using the vSphere CLI, complete the following steps:

Copy the ISM-Dell-Web-4.2.0.0-<bldno>.VIB-<version>i-Live.zip file to a directory on the system.
Shut down all guest operating systems on the ESXi host and put the ESXi host in maintenance mode.
If you are using vSphere CLI on Windows, go to the directory where you have installed the vSphere CLI utilities. If you are using vSphere CLI on Linux, run the following command from any directory:
For VMware ESXi 7.x:
```
esxcli --server <IP Address of ESXi 7.x host> software component apply -d /var/log/vmware/<iDRAC Service Module file>
```
For VMware ESXi 6.x:
```
esxcli --server <IP Address of ESXi 6.x host> software vib install -d /var/log/vmware/<iDRAC Service Module file>
```
NOTE The PL extension is not required if you are using the vSphere CLI on Linux.
Type the root username and password of the ESXi host when prompted.
The command output displays a successful or a failed status.