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Installing Dell OMSA on VMware ESXi 4.x

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The Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) installation package for Linux can also be installed on VMware ESXi 4.x.

You will of course need admin/maintenance access to the ESXi host. I also assume that this configuration is not officially supported by VMware and is therefore only of limited suitability for production environments.

Download the installation package (.tar.gz) and extract it to a temporary directory with the following command:

tar -zxvf OM_x.y_ManNode_LIN_A00.tar.gz

Run the bundled installation script (in most versions located in ./linux/supportscripts) with the following parameters:

./srvadmin-install.sh -b -w -r -s

The parameters have the following meaning:

  • -b: Base installation
  • -w: Web interface for OMSA
  • -r: Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC)
  • -s: OpenManage Storage Manager

After the installation, start the services…

./srvadmin-services.sh start

… and open firewall port 1311 for OMSA:

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