Dell PowerEdge System Management Manual

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Systems Management Guide 5IntroductionVMware ESXi software is the next generation virtualization software thatcomes integrated with Dell PowerEdge™ servers. By integrating VMwarevirtualization, Dell has taken a major step toward simplifying deployment andmanagement of virtualized environments. Unlike traditional ESX Server,ESXi Server does not have a service console, helping reduce the installationfootprint of the software and allowing the hypervisor to be directly installedon the server’s internal flash storage. ESXi ships pre-installed on certain Dellservers. No additional software installation is needed on the server for systemsmanagement. With minimal configuration, users will be able to monitor andmanage their virtualization environment.This document provides an overview of the systems management architecturein VMware ESXi software on Dell PowerEdge systems. Detailed steps toinstall and configure the server and tools to manage the server are provided,including troubleshooting tips and known issues.For more information on setting up ESXi with your Dell PowerEdge server,refer to the VMware ESXi Dell Solutions Guide at support.dell.com. Forinformation on managing the virtualization environment, refer to theVMware documentation atwww.vmware.com/support/pubs/vi_pages/vi_pubs_35_3i_e.html.OverviewCommon Information ModelTo help reduce the system footprint and simplify deployment, ESXi does nothave a traditional service console management interface where DellOpenManage™ agents are installed. Instead, to provide the required hardwaremanageability, VMware has incorporated standard Common InformationModel (CIM) management profiles into the virtualization software. The CIMframework is an open standard that defines a framework on how managedhardware elements in a server are represented. The CIM framework consistsof CIM providers developed by hardware vendors to enable monitoring andmanaging of the hardware device. By representing the hardware elementsusing standard CIM, ESX provides any management tool implementing the