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CaseyZahorik
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Remote RAID Control ESXi Dell PowerEdge 2950 Using OpenManage

I was wondering how one can add a drive into an existing RAID array   while ESXi is still running. I have read that you are able to use Dell   OpenManage to do this. I have installed OMSA 7.0 on the VMWare ESXi  host  (5.0 and fully updated) and I've installed OpenManage Essentials  on a  Windows Server 2008 R2 guest. The issue that I'm having is that   OpenManage is unable to see my RAID controller. I have seen videos and   photos as parts of guides on how to do this online, so I would assume   that the functionality exists and I just have it set up wrong.

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csledd
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You have to install the VIB to the host for Open Manage to be able to connect to it.  This article listed below is pretty helpful.  It will require a reboot of the host.

http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20071085.aspx

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