Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module 4.2.0.0 User’s Guide

Installing iDRAC Service Module using VMware Update Manager

1. Install VMware vSphere 6.5 or later versions—vCenter Server, vSphere Client, and VMware vSphere Update Manager—on a supported Microsoft Windows operating system.
2. On the desktop, double-click VMware vSphere Client and log in to vCenter Server.
3. Right-click vSphere Client host and click New Datacenter.
4. Right-click New Datacenter and click Add Host. Provide information for the ESXi server as requested.
5. Right-click the ESXi host added in step 4 and click Maintenance Mode.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Click Baselines and Groups.
9. Click Create from Baselines tab, enter the baseline name, select Host Extension as baseline type, and provide the requested information.
10. Click Admin View.
11. Click Add to Baseline against the uploaded patch name and select the baseline name that you created in step 8.
12. Click Compliance view.
13. Select the Update Manager tab.
14. Click Attach and select the Extension Baseline created in step 8 and follow the instructions.
15. Click Scan, select Patches and Extensions if not selected by default, and click Scan.
16. Click Stage, select created Host Extension, and follow the instructions.
17. Click Remediate and follow the instructions after the staging is completed.
    iSM installation is complete.

    For more information about VMWare Update Manager, see the VMWare website.

    NOTE You can install iSM from the VUM repository, vmwaredepot.dell.com/.