Hello. In this video we will talk about OpenManage integration for VMware and how
to update from one version to the next. There are three different ways to update OMIVV.
One is using the backup and restore method,
second way is to do an online upgrade, and the third option is to do an offline upgrade.
We will go over each process specifically and then at the end provide an example of one.
Backup and Restore method. During this process we will be backing up the OMIVV
database to a CIFS or NFS location. The OMIVV database will contain information
about the vCenter registration in OMIVV, as well as the host connection profiles, alerts
customizing VMware and inventory information collected during previous inventory jobs.
In order to back up your database you will need to log into the OMIVV administration console,
click on the backup and restore button, and then click on backup. Now for this example I
have previously configured a CIFS share location that I will provide to OMIVV. I will need to
put in the IP address or FQDN along with the network path and the credentials to log in.
For security you will be asked to provide an encryption password for the database.
Once you have provided a password you will need to click on the backup button.
You will receive a success or failure message, in this case the database was
backed up successfully to the location that I provided. you can confirm by going into that
path and making sure that there is a target.gc file which contains the database information.
There will also be a target.gz.sum file, which is essentially a signature check for the database.
Once the database has been backed up you will need to deploy a new instance of
OpenManage Integration for VMware. You can do so by going back to your vCenter,
clicking on the menu option and selecting 'VMs and Templates'.
Once you're there you will need to right click on your data center and deploy a new OVF.
You will need to specify the location where you downloaded the OVF file from
our drivers and downloads website for the OpenManage integration appliance.
For this example we will now go over the process of deployment.
Once your new instance of OpenManage integration for VMware has been deployed
you will need to obtain the IP address information for the old appliance.
You can do so by going to the OMIVV Administration Console and clicking on 'Appliance Management'.
Once that information loads, under 'General Settings' you will see the appliance host name,
the primary DNS IP address assign, the IP address and the subnet mask.
You will need to copy over these details, as they will need to be assigned to the new appliance.
Once you have collected that data go back to your vCenter and turn off that appliance.
Once the appliance has been turned off you will need to go into your new appliance
click on it and launch the web console.
At the prompt go ahead and log in with the admin user.
In the main menu options click on 'Network Configuration'.
Click on the 'Ethernet' adapter 'Wired Connection 1' and select the settings icon.
Once you're there click on 'IPv4 Settings', select the method from 'Automatic' to 'Manual'
and then provide the IP address that was assigned to the previous appliance.
Ensure that the net mask and the gateway remain the same as well as the DNS servers.
For the 'Search Domain' type in the domain information for the local environment.
Once you're there click on the save icon, and then close up the dialog box.
Lastly you will need to change the hostname for
the appliance to match the previous appliance's name.
Once this step has been completed you will need to restart this appliance.
The process will take about two minutes to complete. Once the appliance has finished
rebooting you will need to log in with the administrator credentials again.
Once the menu page loads up confirm that th e previously assigned settings remain throughout the
restart, then simply navigate to the IP address or FQDN information that you will see on that menu.
In this example I will be going to 'omiv.sysman.local'.
After you verify the certificate warning you will need to log in with your credentials.
Next, once the vCenter registration information loads up you will simply need to go to 'Backup and
Restore', 'Restore Now' and then provide the share information where you backed up the database to.
Once the OMIVV database has been successfully restored and the appliance has been restarted,
you will need to log back in into your vCenter and confirm that you can see the OpenManage
Integration plugin. If you do not see this plugin in most instances you will need to log out of
vCenter and log back in. In other scenarios you will need to restart the actual vSphere UI client,
either by restarting just the client part or restarting the complete vCenter.
Another way to verify that you can see the OMIVV plugin
is to go into the 'Menu' option, selecting 'Administration' and then select 'Client Plugins'.
Sometimes it may take a minute or two for this information to update.
This concludes the backup and restoring scenario when deploying a new OVF template
for OMIVV. As mentioned before this process is strictly used in cases where we need to
upgrade from a major release to a new major release such as OMIVV 3.x to 4.x.
Next we will talk about the online upgrade process.
This process is by far the simplest. You will need to log into your OMIVV appliance,
click on 'Appliance Management' and select 'Update Virtual Appliance'.
You will be shown which version you currently have installed and the next available version.
In order to complete this process you will simply need to click on the 'Update' link
which will start the download from the online update repository, and subsequently restart OMIVV.
Once OMIVV has finished restarting if the update was successful you can do a quick
verification by going into your vCenter, clicking on 'Menu', selecting the 'Administration' link,
selecting 'Client Plugins' and ensure that the new version of the plugin is listed.
On some instances it is necessary to update OpenManage integration for VMware using the
offline method. In order to use this method you will need to log into the OpenManage integration
for VMware appliance, click on 'Appliance Management' and copy the link under 'Default
Update Repository'. On a system that does have access to the internet you will need to go to
that link path and download all the files that are provided for the OpenManage Integration Appliance.
You can use a process such as wget in order to download all those files.
There's no single download available.
Once the files have been downloaded you will need to create a https share,
either on a Linux server on a Windows IIS server.
In this case i have created an https share that mirrors the linux.dell.com website.
It is important to note that the repository that you create needs to mirror exactly what
the linux.com repository looks like otherwise the files will not be downloaded correctly into OMIVV.
You can then copy the link for your local repository to your administration page
and the appliance management and then click 'Apply'.
Once the repository has been successfully saved you can then click on 'Update Virtual Appliance'.
You'll be able to see the current version, which is 5.0, and the available version which is 5.1 on
our offline repository, and then click on 'Update Now'. Once the update process starts successfully
the appliance will restart, complete the upgrade process
and then you'll be able to see the latest version in vCenter.