Install the supported PowerCLI of ESXi on a supported Windows
system.
Copy the OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-<version>-<bldno>.VIB-ESX<version>i_<bld-revno>.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 6.x and create a datastore.
Create a folder OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-<version>-<bldno>.VIB-ESX<version>i on ESXi host under /vmfs/volumes/<datastore_name> directory.
Copy the ESXi .zip file on ESXi 6.x host to /vmfs/volumes/<datastore_name>OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-<version>-<bldno>.VIB-ESX<version>I directory.
Unzip the .zip file in the above specified directory.
Run the following command in Power CLI: Install-VMHostPatch
-VMHost <ESXi host IP> - HostPath /vmfs/volumes/<datastore_name>name>/OMSrvAdmin- Dell-Web-<version>-<-metadata.zip>.VIBESX<version>i/cross_dell-openmanage-esxi_<version>-metadata.zip
NOTE: After you install the VIB, a host reboot is not required.
NOTE: After an ESXi VIB installation, the CIM services are restarted automatically to load the Server Administrator providers (DCIM service). You are required to wait for two to three minutes before logging in from any Server Administrator web server. Else, the Server Administrator web server login to the ESXi host may fail.
Run the following command to check if OpenManage is installed
successfully on the host: esxcli software vib list|grep -i
open
OpenManage is displayed.
NOTE: For more information
about Power CLI, see the VMware official website.