
4. Enable firmware updates.
a. Download firmware updates, and make them available to applicable systems.
5. Configure the Dell iDRAC user name and password.
Deploying the Dell Management Plug-in OVF Using the vSphere Client
This procedure assumes that you have downloaded and extracted the product zip file (Dell_Management_Plug-
in_<version>.<buildnumber>.ZIP) from the Dell website.
NOTE: Thick Provision Eager Zeroed is the disk format recommended during this installation.
To deploy the Dell Management Plug-in OVF using the vSphere Client:
1. Locate the Dell Management Plug-in virtual disk that you downloaded and extracted and run
Dell_Management_Plug-in_<version number>.<build number>.exe.
2. Agree to the EULA, extract the user guides and obtain the OVF file.
3. Copy/move the OVF file to a location accessible to the VMware vSphere host to which you will upload the
appliance.
4. Start the VMware vSphere client.
5. From the VMware vSphere client, select File → Deploy OVF Template.
Figure 1. Deploying the OVF Template from vSphere
6. In the Source window, use the Browse button to locate the OVF package. The location can be a local drive,
network drive, CD/DVD, or from the internet. The Dell Management Plug-in file size is approximately 1.8GB.
NOTE: The install can take between 10 to 30 minutes if the OVF package resides on a network share. For the
quickest installation, it is recommended that you host the OVF on a local drive.
7. Click Next.
8. In the OVF Template Details window, review the information presented.
9. Click Next.
10. In the Name and Location window, do the following:
a. In the Name text box, enter the name of the template. This name can contain up to 80 characters.
b. In the Inventory Location list, select a location to store the template.
11. Click Next.
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