<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> </head> <body> <h2>Installing iDRAC Service Module on VMware ESXi using CLI</h2> <div> <p>iSM is available in a ZIP file for installing on systems running VMware ESXi. The ZIP file follows the naming convention <span class="codeph">ISM-Dell-Web-4.2.0.0-<bldno>.VIB-<version>i-Live.zip</span>, where <version> is the supported ESXi version.</p> <p>The ZIP files for the supported ESXi versions are:</p> <ul> <li>For VMware ESXi 7.x: <span class="codeph">ISM-Dell-Web-4.2.0.0-<cite><bldno></cite>.VIB-ESX7i-Live.zip</span></li> <li>For VMware ESXi 6.x: <span class="codeph">ISM-Dell-Web-4.2.0.0-<cite><bldno></cite>.VIB-ESX6i-Live.zip</span></li> </ul> <p>If VMware ESXi is not installed on your system, follow these steps to install iSM on VMware ESXi:</p> <ol> <li>Copy iSM offline bundle ZIP file to the <span class="codeph">/var/log/vmware</span> location on the host operating system.</li> <li>Run the following command: <ul> <li>For VMware ESXi 7.x: <span class="codeph">esxcli software component apply -d /var/log/vmware/<iDRAC Service Module file></span></li> <li>For VMware ESXi 6.x: <span class="codeph">esxcli software vib install -d /var/log/vmware/<iDRAC Service Module file></span></li> </ul> </li> </ol> <p>To upgrade the iSM on VMware ESXi, do the following:</p> <ol> <li>Copy the iSM offline bundle ZIP file to the <span class="codeph">/var/log/vmware</span> location on the host operating system.</li> <li>Run the following command: <ul> <li>For VMware ESXi 7.x: <span class="codeph">esxcli software component apply -d /var/log/vmware/<iDRAC Service Module file></span></li> <li>For VMware ESXi 6.x: <span class="codeph">esxcli software vib update -d /var/log/vmware/<iDRAC Service Module file></span></li> </ul> </li> </ol> <p>The feature configuration of iDRAC Service Module is not retained as is after a forced or ungraceful reboot. A backup of the configuration files is created by the ESXi hypervisor through the <span class="codeph">script /sbin/auto-backup.sh</span> that runs periodically every 60 minutes. If you want to retain the configuration, manually run the backup.sh script before you reboot the system.</p> <div class="note_note alert alert-primary mt-2"><span class="note__title">NOTE</span> Reboot of the host operating system is not required after installing or uninstalling the iDRAC Service Module Live VIB package.</div> <div class="note_note alert alert-primary mt-2"><span class="note__title">NOTE</span> On repository-based installs such as VMware Update Manager (VUM) and apt-repository, not all features are enabled by default.</div> </div> </body> </html>
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