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Installing Systems Management Software
On VMware ESXi
VMware ESXi is factory-installed on some systems. For a list of these systems, see the latest Systems
Software Support Matrix. Use Server Administrator Web Server version 7.0 to access VMware ESXi 4.0 U3,
VMware ESXi 4.1 U2, VMware ESXi 5.0 U1 systems.
Server Administrator is available as a .zip file for installing on systems running VMware ESXi. The zip file,
OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-<version>-<bldno>.VIB-ESX<version>i_<bld-revno>.zip, where <version> is the
supported ESXi version.
Download VMware vSphere Command Line Interface (vSphere CLI) from vmware.com and install on the
Microsoft Windows or Linux system. Alternately, you can import VMware vSphere Management Assistant
(vMA) to the ESXi host.
Using The vSphere CLI
To install systems management software on VMware ESXi using the vSphere CLI:
1. Copy and unzip the OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-<version>-<bldno>.VIB-ESX<version>i_<bld-
revno>.zip file to a directory on the system. For ESXi 5.0 and ESXi 5.0 P1, copy the unzipped file to
the /var/log/vmware folder on the ESXi 5.0 U1 server.
NOTE: For ESX 4.x, you do not have to unzip the file.
2. Shut down all guest operating systems on the ESXi host and put the ESXi host in maintenance mode.
3. If you are using vSphere CLI on Windows, navigate to the directory where you have installed the
vSphere CLI utilities.
If you are using vSphere CLI on Linux, execute the command from any directory.
4. Execute the following command:
For VMware ESXi4.0/ESXi 4.1: vihostupdate.pl --server<IP address of ESXi host>-i -b
<path to Dell OpenManage file>
For VMware ESXi 5.0 U1: esxcli --server <IP Address of ESXi 5.0 host> software
vib install -d /var/log/vmware/<Dell OpenManage file>
NOTE: The .pl extension is not required if you are using vSphere CLI on Linux.
5. Enter the root username and password of the ESXi host when prompted.
The command output displays a successful or a failed update.
6. Restart the ESXi host system.
To get or list the information about the installed VIBs:
• For ESXi 4.x, use vihostupdate.pl --server <IP> --query or -q
• For ESXi 5.x, use esxcli --server <IP>software vib get or software vib list
The VIB contains the following items:
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