Installing OMSA on ESXi 5

[jsimotas]

Anyone have any luck installing Dell OMSA on 5?

When I do vihostupdate.pl it responds "This operation is NOT supported on 5.0.0 platform."

[Dave_Mishchenko]

You can use esxcli (at the console  or using the vCLI).

~ # esxcli software
Usage: esxcli software {cmd} [cmd options]

Available Namespaces:
sources               Query depot contents for VIBs and image profiles
acceptance            Retrieve and set the host acceptance level setting
profile               Display, install, update or validates image profiles
vib                   Install, update, remove, or display individual VIB packages

[AndreTheGiant]

If you want use VUM instead, see: http://vinfrastructure.it/2011/09/installing-dell-omsa-on-esxi-5/

Andre

[jsimotas]

Thanks. Here's what worked for me:

1. Install VMware vSphere CLI (Command Line)

2. Download latest VIB : Dell_OpenManage_ESXi_OM650-offline_bundle-467660.zip

3. Shut down VMs and put the host in Maintenance Mode

4. Use the Datastore browser to copy the zip into the Datastore somwhere (I put in datastore1/ISO)

5. Here are the commands to run in CLI
======================== informational
esxcli --version
esxcli --server= <servername> --username=root --password=<pass> software vib list
esxcli --server= <servername> --username=root --password=<pass> software sources
vib list --depot="/vmfs/volumes/datastore1/ISO/Dell_OpenManage_ESXi_OM650-offline_bundle-467660.zip"

======================== install
esxcli --server= <servername> --username=root --password=<pass> software vib install -d "/vmfs/volumes/datastore1/ISO/Dell_OpenManage_ESXi_OM650-offline_bundle-467660.zip"

6. Restart the ESX server

7. Install latest OMSA on a Windows host and browse to OMSA host to manage,  https://<omsahost>:1311
fill in ip of esx, user=root, pw=?, activdir=no, ignore cert=yes
(I got login failed interal error until I uninstalled OMSA and re-installed OMSA on my local Windows)

Best references from dell are here

http://www.delltechcenter.com/page/OpenManage+Support+for+VMware+ESX+5.0#fbid=gU2pZlKsFfk

and  here

http://www.delltechcenter.com/page/Dell+OpenManage+Downloads+Explained

[mephistopoa]

It did not work for me, CLI is not working to connect to ESXi 5 server at least the build I'm using that is ESXi5 469512

Any luck making this work?

[AndreTheGiant]

I've used only the VUM way.

But maybe you can try also the esxupdate from SSH or the console.

[jsimotas]

It's slightly different for the new versions, basically SSH has to be on.

ESXi 5.1.0, 799733

Dell VIB 7.2.0 for VMWare

OpenManage 7.2.0-6945.exe for Windows

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1. Install VMware vSphere CLI (Command Line)

2. Download latest VIB (as a zip file): e.g. OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-7.2.0-6945.VIB-ESX51i.zip

3. Shut down VMs and put the host in Maintenance Mode

4. Enable SSH on the host

Open the ESXi Host, "Configuration Tab... Software... Security Profile... Services... Properties

SSH... Options... Start and Stop with host... Start... OK

5. Use the Datastore browser to copy the zip into the Datastore somwhere (I put in ds1/ISO)

IMPORTANT: Path and file names are case sensitive.

6. Here are the commands to run in CLI command prompt

======================== set some vars

set vmserv=192.168.1.223

set vmuser=root

set vmpass=mypassword

set vmpath="/vmfs/volumes/ds1/iso/OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-7.2.0-6945.VIB-ESX51i.zip"

======================== informational

>esxcli --version

>esxcli --server=%vmserv% --username=%vmuser% --password=%vmpass% software vib list

Name                           Version                               Vendor    Acceptance Level  Install Date

-----------------------------  ------------------------------------  --------  ----------------  ------------

misc-cnic-register             1.72.1.v50.1-1OEM.500.0.0.472560      Broadcom  VMwareCertified   2012-12-04

>esxcli --server=%vmserv% --username=%vmuser% --password=%vmpass% software sources vib list --depot="%vmpath%"

Name        Version   Vendor  Creation Date  Acceptance Level  Status

----------  --------  ------  -------------  ----------------  ------

OpenManage  7.2-0000  Dell    2013-01-09     PartnerSupported  New

======================== install

>esxcli --server=%vmserv% --username=%vmuser% --password=%vmpass% software vib install -d "%vmpath%"

Installation Result

   Message: The update completed successfully, but the system needs to be rebooted for the changes to be effective.

   Reboot Required: true

   VIBs Installed: Dell_bootbank_OpenManage_7.2-0000

   VIBs Removed:

   VIBs Skipped:

7. Restart the ESX server

8. Install latest Open Manage Server Administrator (OMSA) on a Windows host (Can be a Win 7 machine)

OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-WIN-7.2.0-6945.exe

9. Browse to OMSA host to manage,  https://<omsahost>:1311

fill in ip of esx, user=root, pw=?, activdir=no, ignore cert=yes

(I got login failed interal error until I uninstalled OMSA and re-installed OMSA on my local Windows)