Installing and using Dell OpenManage For an ESXi 4.0 Server

I think only the Dell Open Manage management agents are installed.

OpenManage 5.5:
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/format.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&deviceid=2331&libid=36&releaseid=R198963&vercnt=4&formatcnt=0&SystemID=PWE_1950&servicetag=J36X4H1&os=RHEL5&osl=en&catid=-1&impid=-1

Address for using wget command: (Linux Systems Only)
http://ftp.us.dell.com/sysman/OM_5.5.0_ManNode_A00.tar.gz

OpenManage on ESX

I have included a link to a PDF that gives all types of information about OpenManage on ESX.

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/eslvmwre/Systems_Mngmnt/ESX_OM/PDF/OM.pdf.pdf

The quick directions are:

Custom Instructions for OM_5.5.0_ManNode_A00.tar.gz:

Download
1.Click the Download Now link to download the file.
2.If the Export Compliance Disclaimer window appears, click the I
Agree link to accept the agreement.
3.Download the file to a directory on your hard drive.

Extract Files
1.Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and unzip the
Package using the following command: gunzip xxxx.tar.gz
2.Untar the package using the following command: tar xvf xxxx.tar

Installation
1.Change current directory to the location where the files were
Extracted.
2.Run the following command to perform an express install:
# sh linux/supportscripts/srvadmin-install.sh
3. Select option 6 and install
4. Then select yes to start the services


After installing OpenManage, you need to run the following commands:

esxcfg-firewall o 1311,tcp,in,OpenManageRequest
esxcfg-firewall o 162,udp,out,snmptrap
esxcfg-firewall o 162,udp,in,snmptrap
esxcfg-firewall o 161,tcp,in,snmp
esxcfg-firewall o 161,tcp,out,snmp
esxcfg-firewall o 161,udp,in,snmp
esxcfg-firewall o 161,udp,out,snmp

After opening the ports we need to modify /etc/snmpd.conf here is a sample: (replace items with ** around them)

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###  snmpd.conf configuration file

#            sec.name           source        community
com2sec      ita            default     **community name**

#            group.name     sec.model     sec.name
group        itagroup       v1            ita
group        itagroup       v2c           ita

#            name           incl/excl     subtree     mask(optional)
view         all            included      .1

#            group.name   context  sec.model   sec.level   prefix   read   write   notif
access       itagroup     ""       any         noauth      exact    all    all     none

# Added for support of bcm5820 cards.
pass     .1.3.6.1.4.1.4413.4.1     /usr/bin/ucd5820stat

# Send traps to the ita box.
trapsink     **ITA IP or host name**     **community name**

# Allow Systems Management Data Engine SNMP to connect to using SMUX
smuxpeer     .1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.1

# VMware MIB modules.
dlmod     SNMPESX     /usr/lib/vmware/snmp/libSNMPESX.so

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Thanks!

Thanks for the replies,

@bleeuwen : I'm not sure what you mean by this. I have installed the Dell customised version of ESXi 4.0, I have patched it as required, I have installed the OpenManage Bundle, and I have also installed OpenManage 6.1 managed node on a client machine. From reading all the walkthoughs, I shoudl be able to log in to the host, but I'm getting 'Login Failed....Internal Error'

@charlestasse - these instructions seem to be for ESX, not ESXi, and the version of OpenManage I need to work with is 6.1

This is the basic walkthrough that I am following: http://www.excaliburtech.net/archives/92

If anyone can point out what I'm doing wrong it would be appreciated....

I have actually! Thanks. I set a password at the console and tried again and it went straight in!

Thank you....

I had same issue, but found out from different sources that you cannot run Dell Openmanage software on ESXi free.  Is this true?