Installation process
Before you install the latest version of OMIMSWAC, ensure that you have installed the supported version of the Windows Admin Center.
OMIMSWAC can be installed in one of the following ways:
- By using the Microsoft's public Windows Admin Center Azure DevOps feed..
- By using local path or network file share with the downloaded Dell_EMC_OpenManage_Integration_MS_WAC_<Version><Build_Number>zip file from the Dell EMC Support Site. For more information about downloading the .zip file, see the Download Dell EMC OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center section.
- By using the workflow of Microsoft Windows Admin Center during Azure Stack HCI cluster deployment or updates.
NOTE If you are installing Dell EMC OpenManage Integration with Windows Admin Center extension by using the Custom Feed option, see the
Microsoft documentation to set up a custom feed or share.
After installing OMIMSWAC, ensure the following are enabled or available on the target node:
To ensure proper functioning of OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center, ensure that:
- Firewall in your enterprise environment enables communication through SMB port 445.
- Redfish service is enabled on the target node.
- An iDRAC user slot is available on the target node.
- Ensure that the target node is not booted to Lifecycle Controller.
- Target node is not in the reboot state, or is powered off.
- The USB NIC adapter is not disabled on the target node OS.
- The lockdown mode is disabled on target node.
- The PowerShell execution policy is set to RemoteSigned on the system with Windows Admin Center installed and on the target node OS. For more information, see https://www.dell.com/support/article/sln318718/dell-emc-openmanage-integration-with-microsoft-windows-admin-center-omimswac-fails-to-query-host-information.
NOTE For management of PowerEdge servers, OMIMSWAC uses an internal OS to iDRAC Pass-through interface. By default, iDRAC can be accessed by using the IP address 169.254.0.1/<Subnet> or 169.254.1.1/<Subnet>. However, if the host has another network interface in the same subnet (for example, when tool such as VMFleet is installed), OMIMSWAC might not be able to communicate to the iDRAC from the host OS. To resolve the conflict, log in to iDRAC and change the USB NIC IP address under the OS to iDRAC passthrough section. For more information about assigning this IP address, see the iDRAC documentation on the Dell EMC support site.