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Deployment Guide

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Contents 3
Contents
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
What’s New? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Supported New Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Supported New Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Processors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Licensing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Activation Code and License Key . . . . . . . . . . 8
Downloading the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Optional Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Dell-Supported Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Dell-Supported ESX Server Configurations . . . . . 8
Dell-Supported VirtualCenter Configurations . . . 12
VMware Infrastructure Architecture . . . . . . . . . . 13
Installing ESX Server and VirtualCenter . . . . . . . . 16
Installing VirtualCenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installing ESX Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Tips for Configuring VMotion . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Installing ESX Server on PowerEdge
Blade Servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Fibre Channel Environment Setup With the
ESX Server Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

4Contents
Installing and Using Dell OpenManage . . . . . . . . . 20
Additional Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Product Documentation Resources . . . . . . . . 21
Technical Support Resources . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Discussion Forums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Knowledge Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Deployment Guide 5
Overview
This document is a companion guide to the VMware®Infrastructure 3.0.2
guides and provides additional information for supporting the Dell™
PowerEdge™ systems. The document covers the following:
• Introduction — provides a brief overview of the VMware ESX Server and
VMware VirtualCenter products and technologies.
•
What’s New — provides information about additional supported hardware
and updated software in this release.
•
Licensing — provides a list of licensing options available to customers.
•
Dell-Supported Configurations — provides a list of qualified and
supported ESX Server and VirtualCenter configurations.
•
Installing ESX Server and VirtualCenter — provides guidelines for
installing the ESX Server software and VirtualCenter.
•
Installing Dell OpenManage™ — provides references to install and use
Dell OpenManage.
•
Additional Resources — provides references to additional documentation.
Introduction
This document helps you to deploy VMware Infrastructure 3.0.2on
PowerEdge systems and provides information specific to Dell servers and
storage systems, recommended configurations, best practices, and additional
resources. VMware Infrastructure consists of the ESX Server software
and VirtualCenter.
ESX Server allows multiple operating systems to run simultaneously on a
single physical server. These operating systems, referred to as virtual machines,
can be created and managed faster than possible with conventional systems,
since the virtual machines do not interact directly with the physical hardware.
Each of these virtual machines run in a resource-isolated, secure environment
and can include Microsoft® Windows®, Linux, Novell®NetWare®, and
Sun Solaris operating systems with their associated applications.

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Figure 1-1. VMware ESX Server Architecture
VirtualCenter is a management application that monitors and manages
virtual machines and ESX Server hosts. With VirtualCenter, users can create,
start, stop, and migrate virtual machines across the entire physical data
center. Advanced features such as VMware Distributed Resource Scheduling
(DRS) and VMware High Availability are available with VirtualCenter 2.0.x.
What’s New?
This release includes the new generation of VMware Infrastructure for the
new PowerEdge systems and storage systems.
Supported New Hardware
• Servers: PowerEdge 1950-III, PowerEdge 2950-III, PowerEdge 2900-III,
PowerEdge R900
•
Storage Systems: Dell PowerVault™ NX1950 for Internet SCSI (iSCSI)
storage only, and PowerVault MD1000
Supported New Software
• Dell OpenManage 5.3

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Processors
• AMD™ Opteron™ 2300 and 8300 processors
•Intel
®
Xeon
®
5400 and 7300 processors
Licensing
VMware Infrastructure 3.0.2is available in three editions: Starter Edition,
Standard Edition, and Enterprise Edition. Standard and Enterprise Editions
are available through the Dell Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)
channel and also through Dell Software and Peripherals (S&P). Starter
Edition is available only through S&P. Table 1-1 describes the features
available in these editions.
Table 1-1. Licensing Features
Features VMware
Infrastructure—
Starter
VMware
Infrastructure—
Standard
VMware
Infrastructure—
Enterprise
ESX Server X X X
VirtualCenter Agent X X X
SAN Connectivity X X
Virtual SMP™ (symmetric
multiprocessing)
XX
VMotion™ X
DRS X
High Availability X
Consolidated Backup X
Physical CPU Licensing Not Applicable 2 CPU or 4 CPU 2 CPU or 4 CPU
Dell Offering S&P OEM, S&P OEM, S&P
Software Subscription Not Applicable 1 to 3 years 1 to 3 years
NOTE: ESX Server can have a maximum of 8 GB RAM in the Starter Edition.

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Activation Code and License Key
To access your VMware software and the Software Subscription Services, you
must register your software within 30 days of purchase at
www.vmware.com/code/dell with the activation code of the license certificate.
You must exchange each activation code for a license key to install the
software and receive proper subscription services. If you have multiple
activation codes, you can either register all the codes with one license
administrator or multiple activation codes with different license
administrators.
NOTE: If you purchased a 4-CPU license, you will get two 2-CPU software license
activation codes. You will need both the activation codes for product registration
and activation.
Downloading the Software
You can download the VMware Infrastructure 3.0.2software at
www.vmware.com/download/vi. If you want to download and run
VirtualCenter, you must first purchase a VirtualCenter license.
Optional Media
You may order the media for your VMware Infrastructure or VirtualCenter
software on PowerEdge systems.
Dell-Supported Configurations
Dell-Supported ESX Server Configurations
Table 1-2 lists the current Dell-supported ESX Server configurations. For
more information on legacy server support, see the ESX Server 3.x Systems
Compatibility Guide. For more information on supported network and Fibre
Channel adapters, see the ESX Server 3.x I/O Compatibility Guide for ESX
Server at www.vmware.com/support/pubs.

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Table 1-2. Dell-Supported ESX Server Configurations
Server PowerEdge
1950-III
PowerEdge
1955
PowerEdge
2900-III
PowerEdge
2950-III
PowerEdge
2970
Processors Two
dual/quad-core
Intel Xeon
processors
Two
dual/quad-core
Intel Xeon
processors
Two
dual/quad-core
Intel Xeon
processors
Two
dual/quad-core
Intel Xeon
processors
Tw o A M D
Opteron
2200/2300
series
processors
Memory
(Min/Max)
1 GB/32 GB 1 GB/32 GB 1 GB/48 GB 1 GB/32 GB 2 GB/32 GB
Storage
Adapter for
Internal Disks
PERC 6/i
Integrated
Serial-attached
SCSI (SAS)
5/iR Integrated
PERC 6/i
Integrated
PERC 6/i
Integrated
PERC 5/i
Integrated
Storage
Adapter for
External Disks
PERC 5/E,
SAS RAID,
PERC6/E
PERC 5/E,
SAS RAID,
PERC6/E
PERC 5/E,
SAS RAID,
PERC6/E
PERC 5/E, 6/E
and SAS RAID
Networking Two integrated
network ports,
All supported
peripheral
NICs
Two integrated
network ports
All supported
NIC daughter
cards
Two integrated
network ports
All supported
peripheral
NICs
Two integrated
network ports
All supported
peripheral
NICs
Two integrated
network ports
All supported
peripheral
NICs
Fibre Channel
HBA (required
for SAN
Connectivity
only)
All supported
Fibre Channel
HBAs
All supported
Fibre Channel
daughter cards
All supported
Fibre Channel
HBAs
All supported
Fibre Channel
HBAs
All supported
Fibre Channel
HBAs
Dell Remote
Access
Controller
(DRAC)
(highly
recommended)
DRAC 5 DRAC/MC DRAC 5 DRAC 5 DRAC 5
Internal
Storage
Up to two 3.5”
or four 2.5”
SAS disks
Up to two 2.5”
SAS disks
Up to eight
3.5” SAS disks
(up to 10 disks
with Flexbay
option)
Up to six 3.5”
or eight 2.5”
SAS disks
Up to six 3.5”
or eight 2.5”
SAS disks

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Table 1-3. Dell-Supported ESX Server Configurations
Server R900 PowerEdge 6850 PowerEdge 6950
Processors Two/four Quad-Core
Xeon® 7300 series
processors
Two/four single/dual-
core Intel Xeon
processors
Two/four AMD Opteron™
8200/8300 series
processors
Memory (Min/Max) 1 GB/64 GB 1 GB/64 GB 2 GB/64 GB
Storage Adapter for
Internal Disks
PERC 6/i Integrated PERC 4e/Di (for
small computer
system interface
[SCSI] disks) and
PERC 5/i Adapter
(for SAS disks)
PERC 5/i Integrated
Storage Adapter for
External Disks
PERC 5/E,
SAS RAID, PERC6E
PERC 5/E,
SAS RAID
PERC 5/E,
SAS RAID, PERC6E
Networking Four integrated
network ports
All supported
peripheral NICs
Two integrated
network ports
All supported
peripheral NICs
Two integrated network
ports
All supported peripheral
NICs
Fibre Channel HBA
(required for SAN
Connectivity only)
All supported Fibre
Channel HBAs
All supported Fibre
Channel HBAs
All supported Fibre
Channel HBAs
Dell Remote Access
Controller (DRAC)
(highly
recommended)
DRAC 5 DRAC 4 DRAC 5
Internal Storage Up to eight 2.5" or five
3.5" SAS disks
Up to five 3.5”
SAS/SCSI or eight
2.5” SAS disks
Up to five 3.5” SAS disks

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Notes about supported configurations:
• A fibre channel switch is required for storage area network (SAN)
connectivity. Direct-attached fibre channel is not supported in this release.
• iSCSI storage is supported with software iSCSI initiator provided with
VMware ESX Server or the iSCSI initiators in the guest operating systems.
• Dell PowerVault MD1000 is supported to provide external storage to a
single ESX host or to a maximum of two hosts in a split configuration.
Features that require shared storage among ESX hosts, such as VMotion,
HA, and DRS, are not supported with PowerVault MD1000. A maximum
of two PERC 5/E or PERC 6/E are supported in a single PowerEdge
system. Dell PowerVault 22XS storage enclosures are not supported.
• MD3000 and MD3000i is not supported with this release.
• TCP Offload Engine (TOE) is not supported in this release.
• PowerVault NX1950 is supported only as an iSCSI storage device. It is not
supported as a NAS storage device.
• Dell Network Attached Storage (NAS) using Windows Storage Server on
PowerEdge 2950 and PowerEdge 2900 are not supported.
• AMD Rapid Virtualization Indexing technology in quad core AMD
Opteron processors is not used by VMware ESX Server in this release.
• New instructions for virtualization technology enhancements on Intel
Xeon 54xx series are not used by VMware ESX Server in this release.
• SATA Optical Drive (CD/DVD) on Dell PowerEdge PE2900-III server is
not supported in this release.
• Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is not supported in this release.
• Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives are not supported.
NOTE: For more information on the NIC and Fibre Channel HBA supported with
ESX Server 3.0.x, see the I/O Compatibility Guide for ESX Server at
www.vmware.com/support/pubs.

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Dell-Supported VirtualCenter Configurations
VirtualCenter is an application that runs on Microsoft Windows Server®2003.
VirtualCenter is supported on all PowerEdge systems that support Windows
Server 2003. Table 1-4 lists the Dell-supported VirtualCenter configuration.
Additional hardware may have been released after the release of this
document. For the latest Dell-qualified configurations of the ESX Server
software and VirtualCenter, see the Support Documents under Resources at
www.dell.com/vmware.
For Dell|EMC-qualified storage configurations of the ESX Server software
and VirtualCenter, see the EMC®Support Matrix (ESM) at
www.emc.com/interoperability.
For additional, non-qualified Dell configurations, see the ESX Server 3.x I/O
Compatibility Guide and the ESX Server 3.x Storage/SAN Compatibility Guide
at www.vmware.com/support/pubs.
For more information on legacy server support, see the VMware support
documents at www.dell.com/vmware
For more information on different licensing configurations, see the
Installation and Upgrade Guide under VMware Infrastructure 3 at
www.vmware.com/support/pubs.
Table 1-4. Dell-Supported VirtualCenter Configuration
Resource Class Requirement
Server PowerEdge system
Memory 2 GB minimum
RAID controller Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller
Storage Internal or external physical disks
Network Two integrated network ports
Operating system Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later

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VMware Infrastructure Architecture
VMware Infrastructure consists of the following components as shown in
Figure 1-2:
• ESX Server — allows multiple operating systems to run simultaneously on
a single PowerEdge system.
•
VirtualCenter server — manages multiple ESX Servers and runs on
Windows Server 2003. VirtualCenter is optional and is required for
advanced management capabilities such as VMotion, DRS, and High
Availability.
•
VirtualCenter database — stores all the configuration data about a
VMware Infrastructure. It is recommended that you use a professional
database such as Microsoft SQL Server™ or Oracle™ for the VirtualCenter
database.
•
License server — authorizes ESX Server hosts and VirtualCenter server as
per the purchased license keys and licensing agreement. It is
recommended to install the license server on the VirtualCenter host. This
can also reside on a separate host. License server is required when using
Served Licensing Scheme but is not required for host-based licensing. For
more information on the different licensing configurations, see the
Installation and Upgrade Guide under VMware Infrastructure 3 at
www.vmware.com/support/pubs .
•
VMware Infrastructure client — installs on a system running a supported
Windows operating system and is the primary tool to manage an ESX
Server host by directly connecting to it or through the VirtualCenter
server.
•
Virtual machine storage — stores virtual machine configuration and
virtual disk files. This can either be an internal storage local to the ESX
Server or an external storage that can be shared by multiple ESX Servers.
Advanced features such as VMotion, High Availability, and DRS require
that the virtual machines disk and configuration files are stored on
external shared storage.
•
VMware Infrastructure Web Access — a Web interface for managing
virtual machines and accessing remote consoles.

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Figure 1-2. VMware Infrastructure Components Using Dell PowerEdge Systems and
Storage Systems
Before deploying VMware Infrastructure, follow the guidelines given below:
• For upgrade instructions, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide under
VMware Infrastructure 3 at www.vmware.com/support/pubs . This guide
provides details on different upgrade options and specific steps that need
to be followed for a successful upgrade.
• Determine the kind of licensing mode that will best suit the deployment
environment and design the licensing infrastructure accordingly.
• Determine the kind of storage (local SCSI/SAS, iSCSI, or Fibre Channel
SAN) for hosting virtual machines that will best suit the deployment
environment and design your storage infrastructure accordingly.
• For Fibre Channel storage, determine the number of logical unit numbers
(LUNs), size of LUNs, RAID level of the LUNs, and the number of storage
groups.
• Determine the number of virtual machines that will run on the ESX
Servers and their corresponding workloads.
VMware Infrastructure client
PowerEdge system as
ESX Server hosts
external storage for
virtual machines
Ethernet
fabric
VirtualCenter
server
VirtualCenter
database
license server
storage
interconnect
fabric

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• Size the resource requirements for the virtual machines, such as the
microprocessor requirements, memory size, and networking. For more
information on general sizing and scaling studies, see
White Papers under
Resources at www.dell.com/vmware. For articles on performance and
sizing, see
www.vmware.com/support/pubs .
• Gather the required network information, such as IP addresses, network
masks, and gateway addresses. In ESX Server 3.0.
x , Service Console and
VMkernel network interfaces require unique and valid IP addresses,
network masks, and gateway addresses.
• Determine the most appropriate local disk partitioning scheme for ESX
Server (see "Recommended Disk Partitioning for the ESX Server Software"
on page 18).
• If you are using DRS or High Availability feature, determine the hosts that
will be a part of such a cluster and allocate shared storage accordingly.
• Determine appropriate networking configuration for Service Console,
virtual machines, and VMkernel. Virtual local area networks (VLANs) can
be used to efficiently isolate traffic.
The following section describes Dell recommended configurations for
VMware Infrastructure 3.0.2deployment.
Figure 1-3 illustrates typical VMware Infrastructure configurations using
Fibre Channel SAN. If you use Fibre Channel storage, you can have a single
Fibre Channel HBA connected to a Fibre Channel switch that in turn provides
paths to both storage processors (SPs) on the
Fibre Channel storage unit. It is
recommended that you use two
Fibre Channel HBAs on the ESX Server host
connected to separate
Fibre Channel switches that provide redundant paths
to SPs on the storage unit. This provides maximum protection against a
single failure at the HBA,
Fibre Channel switch, or SP level.

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Figure 1-3. VMware Infrastructure Configurations With Dell PowerEdge Systems and
Dell|EMC Fibre Channel SAN
For information on typical configurations using PowerEdge 1955 blade
servers, see Deployment of VMware Infrastructure 3.x on Dell PowerEdge Blade
Servers available in Support Documents under Resources at
www.dell.com/vmware.
Installing ESX Server and VirtualCenter
This section describes the important guidelines for installing VirtualCenter
2.0.xand ESX Server 3.0.xsoftware on PowerEdge systems. For step-by-step
installation instructions and requirements, see the Installation and Upgrade
Guide for ESX Server 3.0.2 and VirtualCenter 2.0.2 under
VMWare Infrastructure 3 at www.vmware.com/support/pubs.
VMware Infrastructure client
VirtualCenter server
Ethernet fabric
ESX Server host ESX Server host
Fibre Channel
switch redundant Fibre
Channel switch
Dell|EMC SAN
CX3-20/CX3-40/CX3-80
Dell|EMC SAN
CX3-20/CX3-40/CX3-80

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Installing VirtualCenter
Follow the guidelines given below for installing VirtualCenter:
• Install license server if required.
• Create a new database to store VirtualCenter data.
• Install VirtualCenter server.
• Install VMware Infrastructure client.
For more information about installing or upgrading VirtualCenter, see the
Installation and Upgrade Guide under VMware Infrastructure 3 at
www.vmware.com/support/pubs.
Installing ESX Server
Before Installation
BIOS Setup
Ensure that the BIOS of the PowerEdge system is configured with the
following settings:
• Enable the Virtualization Technology (VT) feature, if available in the
PowerEdge system. VT feature is required to run 64-bit virtual machines
on Intel platforms.
• Disable Demand Based Power Management feature, if available in the
PowerEdge system. This feature is not supported with the ESX Server
software.
• Set the universal serial bus (USB) controller to
USB on with BIOS
support
. This enables support for USB devices both during and after the
ESX Server boot process.
Configuring Boot From SAN
ESX Server 3.0.2 Update 1 supports Boot from SAN with both QLogic and
Emulex Fibre Channel adapters. For more information about configuring
ESX Server to boot from SAN, see the SAN Configuration Guide under
VMware Infrastructure 3 at www.vmware.com/support/pubs.

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RAID Configuration
Before installing the ESX Server software, ensure that the physical disks have
the required RAID configurations. Use the appropriate RAID level depending
on the number of local physical disks. RAID 0 is not recommended since it
does not provide data redundancy.
Recommended Disk Partitioning for the ESX Server Software
The following table lists the recommended disk partitioning for the ESX
Server software. When installing the ESX Server software, choose the Manual
Partitioning option and use Table 1-5 to create the disk partitions.
After Installation
After installing the ESX Server software, connect to the ESX Server host
using VMware Infrastructure client and perform the following steps:
• Name the local virtual machine file system (VMFS) partition. This will
improve usability and also enable easy identification.
• Create one or more virtual switches for virtual machines and VMkernel,
and bind the physical adapters accordingly. Virtual switches for Service
Console and virtual machines are created by default during ESX Server
installation.
Table 1-5. Suggested Disk Partitioning Within ESX Server
Mount
Point
Type Recommended
Size
Notes
swap swap 544 MB This is for the Service Console only and not for
the ESX Server software
/boot ext3 100 MB Holds the boot kernel image
/ ext3 10 GB Holds the Service Console and ESX Server
kernel
/var ext3 4 GB Holds the log files
(none) vmkcore 102 MB Holds the core dump file for the VMkernel
(none) vmfs3 Remaining Holds the configuration and disk files for the
virtual machines
NOTE: It is recommended that you set the root (/) partition size to a minimum of 10-GB.

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Post Installation Procedure for PowerEdge 6850
ESX Server running on PowerEdge 6850 using PERC 5/i Integrated controller
may have shared interrupt lines between the USB controller and PERC. To
avoid any performance impact due to the shared interrupts, configure the
ESX Server software to avoid loading the USB drivers.
To achieve this, perform the following steps:
1
Configure the USB controller setting in the PowerEdge 6850 BIOS to
USB on with BIOS support .
This enables support for USB devices both during and after ESX Server
boot process even if USB drivers are not loaded by the ESX Server
software.
2 Remove the following USB module aliases from /etc/modules.conf :
alias usb-controller usb-uhci
alias usb-controller1 ehci-hcd
3
Save /etc/modules.conf and reboot the system.
For more information on shared interrupts in ESX Server, see the knowledge
base article 1290 at www.vmware.com/support/kb.
Tips for Configuring VMotion
To use the VMotion feature, follow the important guidelines given below:
• VMotion requires the setup of a Gigabit Ethernet migration network and a
VMkernel port group between all ESX Servers configured for VMotion.
• Create consistent network labels for each of the network port groups VMs
are attached to.
More details on VMotion configuration setup can be found at
www.vmware.com/support/pubs.
For VMotion compatibility across PowerEdge systems, see the VMotion and
64-bit VM Compatibility with Dell PowerEdge Servers available in Support
Documents under Resources at www.dell.com/vmware.
Installing ESX Server on PowerEdge Blade Servers
For installing ESX Server on PowerEdge Blade servers, see Deployment of
VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3.x on Dell PowerEdge Blade Servers available in
Support Documents under Resources at www.dell.com/vmware.

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Fibre Channel Environment Setup With the ESX Server Software
The typical steps involved in setting up a Dell|EMC SAN are:
1
Install and setup the Dell|EMC Fibre Channel storage system.
2 Configure zoning at the Fibre Channel switch level.
3 Create RAID groups.
4 Create and bind LUNs to RAID groups.
NOTE: When creating the LUNs, select Auto Assign to assign the LUN to
the SP. This is highly recommended for better load balancing.
5 Use Naviagent to register the servers (hosts) connected to the SAN.
6 Create storage groups and assign ESX Servers and LUNs to each of them.
For more information about SAN environment configuration, see the SAN
Configuration Guide for ESX Server 3.0.2 and VirtualCenter 2.0.2 under
VMware Infrastructure 3 at www.vmware.com/support/pubs.
For more information about setting up the storage device, and creating LUNs,
RAID groups, and storage groups, and installing Naviagent, see the EMC
Navisphere Manager: Administrator's Guide. This document comes on a CD
with the CX-series storage system.
Installing and Using Dell OpenManage
For information on installing and using the Dell OpenManage management
suite, including Dell IT Assistant and DRAC, the known issues and the
uninstallation steps, see the Support Documents under Resources at
www.dell.com/vmware.