Subject says it all.
I just bought 3 new PE2970, and would love to have the Dell Management components available to me natively...
Thanks for listening...
Wow! What a welcome to the VM world! I was going to ask about upgrading from the standard ESXi install to the one with Dell Management Components, but I think I'll seek help elsewhere...
The "VMware ESXi 3.5 U4 Installable with Dell Management Components" is now available under the Optional Binaries section of the ESXi download page.
Um.. have you tried the Dell Server Open Manage / Install CD? That's what it's for . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ummm... this is my first foray into the VM world, so be gentle...
I was definitely planning on using the Dell OpenManage install CDs when I installed the windows Server VM - but I saw these special ESXi installers with HP and IBM Management components, so immediately felt like there should be one for Dell servers too...
For example... what if I didn't want to install an officially Dell supported OS? In fact, I'm planning on trying that (Gentoo Linux)... but what if I didn't want any officially supported OS's?
Wow! What a welcome to the VM world! I was going to ask about upgrading from the standard ESXi install to the one with Dell Management Components, but I think I'll seek help elsewhere...
The "VMware ESXi 3.5 U4 Installable with Dell Management Components" is now available under the Optional Binaries section of the ESXi download page.
BigDaveAZ is the man!
Many thanks! I am still in the playing stage, so this is very timely...
Does anybody know how the Dell Management Components can be added to an existing ESXi system?
The server, a PE2950, has already been patched to U4 B153875 but I didn't notice any Dell components.
Thanks.
Does anybody know how the Dell Management Components can be added to an existing ESXi system?
No they can not. They only work with a service console. This will need to be fixed soon I hope, because ESX 4.0 supposedly will have no SC, so how are we supposed to manage the systems, the DRAC?
For example... what if I didn't want to install an officially Dell supported OS? In fact, I'm planning on trying that (Gentoo Linux)... but what if I didn't want any officially supported OS's?
who says you have to? Dell supports whatever OS they know, so you can install whatever you want, it's your machine. You will find that Dell supports MANY 'undocumented' OS, and and they don't have to come with a Dell logo to install.
If it doesn't work, no harm done, call Dell support, if they can't help you just reinstall another OS. The NEW OS are a lot more versatile than you think.
Welcome to the new folks here...
Unfortunately, there is no easy way to add the management components after the fact. To have these available, you'll need to install the "branded" versions of ESXi.
Cheers,
Jase
Jase McCarty
Co-Author of VMware ESX Essentials in the Virtual Data Center
(ISBN:1420070274) from Auerbach
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Would a repair work or just reload from scratch and add to inventory all the guest systems in the datastore?
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Would a repair work or just reload from scratch and add to inventory all the guest systems in the datastore?
Hmm.. I don't think you can 'upgrade' ESXi, maybe you can, but installing the pre-components version might be a different version and it may not allow you to upgrade. Might be worth a try, it could work.
Following hints taken from here http://communities.vmware.com//thread/204204?tstart=90 I was able to add the Dell OpenManage components to an existing install of 3.5iU4.