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GVUSA

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October 2nd, 2020 12:00

Where is OpenManage Server Administrator 9.5 for ESXi 7.0?

We are moving to ESXi 7.0 but it turns out OMSA 9.4 and earlier is incompatible:

https://www.dell.com/support/article/en-uk/sln320810/omsa-9-4-0-and-earlier-versions-are-unsupported-and-will-not-allow-install-or-upgrade-to-vmware-esxi-7-0?lang=en 

So considering that ESXi 7.0 was released back in April, where is OMSA 9.5? I searched but other than the above Dell page I couldn't find any trace of it. 

DELL-Shine K

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October 8th, 2020 19:00

You can download Open Manage Server Administrator 9.5 for ESXi 7.0 from below link. Please review Compatible Systems section to ensure your server is supported

You can also find installation instruction in below link

https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/tw/en/twdhs1/openmanage-server-administrator-v9.5/om_linux_9.5_install_guide/using-the-vsphere-cli?guid=guid-1ebc839e-a4eb-4b70-9f5a-5ea7c29fa899&lang=en-us 

DellEMCSupport

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October 4th, 2020 22:00

Hi, could you please refer to this?

https://dell.to/33sITPp

 

 

-Supported new operating systems :

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.8

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2

VMware ESXi 7.0

 

Hope this helps!

DELL-Charles R

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October 8th, 2020 13:00

Hello GVUSA,

 

Did you extract the vib?

 

3. Unzip the offline bundle to extract the vib andmetadata.zip.  Use the vib to install Server Administrator software on the desired ESXi host

# esxcli software vib install --viburl=

OR

# esxcli software vib install -v

 

GVUSA

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October 8th, 2020 13:00

Update: The file doesn't work:

[root@vmhost0:/var/log/vmware] esxcli software component apply -d /var/log/vmwar
e/OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-9.5.0-4097.VIB-ESX67i_A00.zip
Installation Result
   Components Installed: 
   Components Removed: 
   Components Skipped: 
   Message: Host is not changed.
   Reboot Required: false
[root@vmhost0:/var/log/vmware]

 

Looks like the file is for ESXI 6.7, not 7.0. The file name also suggests that this is the case.

Any ideas?

GVUSA

5 Posts

October 8th, 2020 13:00

Thanks for the link, that seems to be it. 

Seems to have bee out for a few days only. Let's see how it goes. 

GVUSA

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October 9th, 2020 08:00

Hi Shine,

Thanks for the links! 

I gave it a try and it works!

[root@vmhost0:/var/log/vmware] esxcli software component apply -d OM-SrvAdmin-De
ll-Web-9.5.0-4097.VIB-ESX70i_A00.zip
Installation Result
   Components Installed: DEL-openmanage_9.5.0.4097-DEL.700.0.0.15843807
   Components Removed: 
   Components Skipped: 
   Message: Operation finished successfully.
   Reboot Required: false
[root@vmhost0:/var/log/vmware]

 

Thanks again!

GVUSA

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October 9th, 2020 08:00

I tried to extract the VIB, still doesn't work:

[root@vmhost0:/var/log/vmware/vib20/OpenManage] esxcli software vib install -v /
var/log/vmware/vib20/OpenManage/Dell_bootbank_OpenManage_9.5.0.ESXi670-4097.vib
 [DependencyError]
 VIB Dell_bootbank_OpenManage_9.5.0.ESXi670-4097 requires esx-version << 7.0.0, but the requirement cannot be satisfied within the ImageProfile.
 Please refer to the log file for more details.
[root@vmhost0:/var/log/vmware/vib20/OpenManage]

 

It appears that this file is not for ESXi 7.0

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