Hello. In this video we'll talk about OpenManage Integration for VMware and help to create
a connection profile. There are a couple of different ways to create a connection profile,
in this example we'll be using the Initial Configuration Wizard. We are first prompted
to select the vCenter to connect to. Since we only had one this was automatically selected.
Then we will have the option to create a connection profile.
This will open a Connection Wizard where we need to place the iDRAC and ESXi credentials.
On this screen we will need to assign a name to the connection profile,
this is just a name for management purposes only.
In this example we'll type 'Systems Management Lab', we will then be prompted to enter the
address credentials. We'll need to type a username, and we'll be prompted to enter
the password twice. Then we'll be prompted for the ESXi hosts information. By default OMIVV
uses the root account. However, if configured, we can also place active directory credentials.
Once we have those we will be able to select the hosts that we would like to add into this
connection profile. We can add all of them, or select just a few. The number of hosts
that can be added will depend on the number of licenses that the customer has available.
Then we can test this host to verify that OMIVV is able to connect to them.
In this example the iDRAC and host connectivity test passed. We will then be able to configure
a Host Inventory Schedule, a Warranty Inventory Schedule and whether we want
to post alarms to vCenter. The frequency on the inventory is a matter of personal preference.
Since Sunday is a slow day for most customers that can be the option provided.
As far as alarms are concerned OMIVV has the ability to work with cluster configurations
and proactive HA, which is the warning that we just observed. In this example. I will
be selecting critical and warning events only, however this also depends on personal preference.
once we complete the wizard we can click on the host and chassis view to confirm that
our hosts were added into the OMIVV plugin. We can then click on 'Compliance & Deployment',
check our connection profile and create a second one if we need to.
We can then view the compliance management section and confirm that our hosts are compliant.
In our example one of our hosts will have errors. Please see the
video titled 'Troubleshooting Host Management Compliance Issues' for additional information.
For now we will click on 'Jobs Inventory' and trigger a host inventory.
You can then see additional details for this inventory
under recent tasks for the VMware environment and under the 'Logs' section.