Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module 3.5.1 User’s Guide

Using the Power CLI

1. Install the supported PowerCLI of ESXi on the supported Microsoft Windows operating system.
2. Copy the ISM-Dell-Web-3.5.1-<bldno>.VIB-<version>i-Live.zip file to the ESXi host.
3. Navigate to the bin directory.
4. Run Connect-VIServer and provide the server and other credentials.
5. Log on to the ESXi host using supported vSphere CLI of ESXi 6.5 U3, ESXi 6.7 U3, ESXi 7.0, or ESXi 7.0 U1 and create a datastore.
6. Create a folder ISM-Dell-Web-3.5.1-<bldno>.VIB-<version>I on ESXi 6.5 U3, ESXi 6.7 U3, ESXi 7.0, or ESXi 7.0 U1 host under /vmfs/volumes/<datastore_name> directory.
7. Copy the ESXi zip file on ESXi 6.5 U3, ESXi 6.7 U3, ESXi 7.0, or ESXi 7.0 U1 host to /vmfs/volumes/<datastore_name>ISM-Dell-Web-3.5.1-<bldno>.VIB-<version>I directory.
8. Unzip the zip file in the above specified directory.
9. Run the following command in Power CLI:
   For ESXi 7.x: Install-VMHostPatch -VMHost <VMHost I.P address> - HostPath /vmfs/volumes/<datastore_name>name>/ISM-Dell-Web-3.5.1-<bldno>.VIB-<version>i/metadata.zip.
   For ESXi 6.7: Install-VMHostPatch -VMHost <VMHost I.P address> - HostPath /vmfs/volumes/<datastore_name>name>/ISM-Dell-Web-3.5.1-<bldno>.VIB-<version>i/metadata.zip.
   For ESXi 6.5: Install-VMHostPatch -VMHost <VMHost I.P address> - HostPath /vmfs/volumes/<datastore_name>name>/ISM-Dell-Web-3.5.1-<bldno>.VIB-<version>i/metadata.zip.
10. Run the following command to check if the iDRAC Service Module is installed successfully on the host:

    For ESXi 7.x: esxcli software component list|grep dcism.

    For ESXi 6.5 and 6.7: esxcli software vib list|grep -i dcism.

11. iDRAC Service Module is displayed.
    NOTE Reboot the host operating system once iSM is installed using the above Power CLI command.

    NOTE For more information on Power CLI, see the VMware official website.