Thursday, December 29, 2011

How to install OMSA on Dell R710 with ESX 4.0

Donwload file
http://ftp.us.dell.com/sysman/OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-6.4.0-1266.ESX40.i386_A00.5.tar.gz
Extract Files [NOTE: This assume you have placed the .tar.gz file on the ESX host somewhere]

1.Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and unzip the package using the following command:
gunzip OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-6.4.0-1266.ESX40.i386_A00.5.tar.gz
2.Untar the package using the following command: tar -xvf OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-6.4.0-1266.ESX40.i386_A00.5.tar

Installation
1.Change current directory to the location where the files were extracted.
2.Run the following command to perform an express install:
sh linux/supportscripts/srvadmin-install.sh --express
3.Start the applicable services by running the following command:
sh linux/supportscripts/srvadmin-services.sh start

esxcfg-firewall -o 1311,tcp,in,OpenManageRequest

to access :
https://Server Name or IP:1311/

reference:
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1007617