Hello. In this tutorial we will learn how to integrate Dell Repository Manager with OpenManage
Integration for VMware. For simplicity's sake we'll refer to dell repository manager as DRM.
To get started we will click on the 'Add Repository' menu option on the top left.
This will bring up a wizard that will help us create a repository in DRM. We will be asked to
provide a name for the repository, this is for management purposes only, as is the description
right below. Then we will need to switch the repository type to 'Integration'
and select 'OpenManage Integration for VMware' on the drop down menu.
On the next screen will be prompted for the IP address for both vCenter and OpenManage
Integration for VMware. The virtual appliance IP refers to the IP address
for OMIVV. On the field below we will provide the IP address and credentials for vCenter.
In this example I will use the administrator@vsphere.local credentials.
Once the credentials are provided we will click on that 'Connect' button.
It will take a few minutes for the DRM application to connect to vCenter and OMIVV.
Once it has completed it will provide a list of servers that were detected.
These servers are coming from the OpenManage Integration for VMware inventory process.
Once we click on 'Finish' the repository is then added into our list of repositories. In
order to continue this process we'll need to click on the 'Export' option on the top right.
In this example my plugins were out of date. I will go ahead and update the plugins. For the
purposes of this tutorial I will skip over that process. The next step is to choose a location.
If you want to specify a different location you can click on the 'Browse' button,
otherwise you can click on 'Export'. Export process will take several minutes to complete.
The reason for this is that the updates need to be downloaded from our website
and then saved into the location that we specified.
I will do a quick spot check. The location that I specified for my export is a CIFS share. If
you're not familiar with creating a Windows CIFS share you can create one by right clicking on the
folder that you want to share, select 'Properties' click on the 'Sharing' tab and then on 'Advanced
Sharing'. You will then need to provide a share name and the permissions for the share.
For now we will go back to the jobs queue in Dell Repository Manager
and check on the status of our job.
Once the job completes in Dell Repository Manager we can check on the folder that we save
the downloads to, and then copy the name for the xml catalog file. In most cases the catalog file
will be the same name as the repository name, with version number and then the extension '.xml'. This
is the file that we will need to provide to OpenManage Integration for VMware
so that you can see the updates that are available for those systems.
Inside vCenter we'll need to click on 'Menu' and select the 'Dell OpenManage Integration'
menu option. This will take us into the OMIVV interface inside vCenter.
Once it finishes loading we'll need to click on 'Compliance and Deployment',
'Profiles' and 'Repository Profile'. The option given there will be to create a new repository.
In the repository profile wizard we will be asked to provide a profile name and a profile
description for the repository profile. This is independent of the RM and is only
visible inside the OMIVV plugin. The name and description is a matter of preference.
The last step in this process is to specify the CIFS share location that we save the updates to.
If you remember correctly in Dell Repository Manager we exported that job into one of our
CIFS shares. We'll need to provide the name of the share along with the catalog.xml file name.
In order for OMIVV to connect to the CIFS share we will need to provide the username
and the password for that location. In my example that CIFS share is sitting inside a Windows VM,
hence I provided the credentials for Windows. Before you proceed you'll
have to click on 'Begin Test' to verify connectivity, and we're provided a summary.
This concludes the integration from DRM into OMIVV.
Thank you for watching.