Dell vmware 6.0 update#
Dell vmware 6.0 how to#
In this blog post I explain how to add the HP VIB depot to VMware Update Manager (VUM) by using the following steps: Add the VIB Depot to VUM
Dell vmware 6.0 install#
With the HP VIB depot integration for example in VUM there is no need to download and install the bundles manually. The VIB depot can be used by the following tools: Latest ProLiant Server and option firmware and driver version recipe.
Dell vmware 6.0 drivers#
Agentless Management Service provides a wider range of server information (e.g. HP Agentless Management Service Offline Bundle – a service that provides support for Agentless Management and Active Health.HP ESXi 5.0 NMI bundle – Non Maskable Interrupt (NMI) driver used to write VMware® errors to the Insight Management Log (IML).HP ESXi 5.0 Utilities bundle – ESXCLI utilities such as HPBOOTCFG (boot order configuration),HPONCFG (remote iLO configuration) and HPACUCLI (Smart Array reporting and configuration).HP ESXi 5.0 Management Providers bundle – includes the latest HP Common Information Model (CIM) Providers, HP Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) driver, HP Compaq ROM Utility (CRU) driver, and the new HP Agentless Management Service (AMS).Your hosts should now all show Non-Compliant in the Extensions field – this is fine, click Remediate choose the Extension Baselines option and check the Dell OpenManage option from before.HP has created a vSphere Installation Bundle (VIB) depot for all sort of important HP driver bundles for VMware vSphere 5 and higher. Updated drivers could be created as an update baseline, but new drivers or new software components usually must be created as an host extention baseline.įor example, to create a baseline for the OpenManage package, name it Dell OpenManage, choose Baseline Type as Host Extension, then on the next screen you want to choose the Dell VIBs that apply to you.Ĭomplete the the creation of the Baseline then move back to Compliance View.Ĭlick Attach and tick the Dell OpenManage Extension Baseline we just created and click Scan, check Patches and Extensions then click Scan. Now you can simply create a Dell Baseline, navigate to Baselines and Groups and click Create on Baseline. If you go to the Patch Repository tab in VUM and add your vSphere version to the filter box you should now see a few packages loaded from the Dell VIB Depot. Now you should see the default VMware repositories, but you can add a new one by click on Add Download Source.Īdd the following URL: https : ///index.xmlĬlick Ok, then Apply and finally Download Now to get the VIB catalogue and store locally. To add a custom repository using VMware vSphere Web Client: navigate on the Update Manager tab -> Admin View -> Configuration tab -> Download Settings menu item.
Usually it takes the updated files from the VMware repository, but you can also add custom repositories (or depots).Įach hardware vendor may have it’s own repository.įor Dell(EMC) you can use a custom repository to add packages like Dell iSM or new drivers. VMware vSphere Update Manager (VUM) enables centralized, automated patch and version management for VMware vSphere and offers support for VMware ESXi hosts, virtual machines, and virtual appliances.įor ESXi hosts it can manage both the update and the upgrade workflows, but can also be powerful for adding custom VIB package, like for example new drivers. Note: there is a new version of this article at Adding DellEMC repository to VMware Update Manager.