Migrating OMIVV to OMEVV Made Simple
Tue, 01 Aug 2023 14:05:13 -0000
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Why did the virtual machine go on a diet? Because it had too many bytes and needed to lose some weight. Recently the Dell OpenManage portfolio also went on a slight diet, consolidating OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter (OMIVV) into a new plug-in for OpenManage Enterprise. The new solution, OpenManage Enterprise Integration for VMware vCenter (OMEVV), offers additional features such as support for 16G servers, compatibility with vCenter 8 and vSphere ESXi 8, and integration into the wider OpenManage Enterprise ecosystem.
To streamline customer migrations from OMIVV to OMEVV, the latest OMIVV release, version 5.4.1, includes a migration tool. Dell Technologies has published a white paper detailing the migration steps: Migrating from OMIVV to OMEVV. The white paper discusses both the migration tool and also relevant OMEVV REST APIs for future automation.
The OMIVV to OMEVV Migration Tool supports:
- VMware ESXi hosts that are inventoried and managed in OMIVV
- Updates to event and alarm settings
- Changes to severity of Dell health update notifications for VMware Proactive High Availability (PHA) event rules
Just ensure that the Dell servers to be migrated are compliant with the compatibility matrix. For example, only PowerEdge 13th Generation servers or higher are supported. Also, an OpenManage Enterprise Advanced+ license is required on each of the servers that will be migrated to OMEVV.
The migration tool is launched through https://<OMIVV-instance-IP>/MigrationTool/login. Once logged in, administrators are reminded of the migration prerequisites, such as OpenManage Enterprise must be deployed and the OMEVV plug-in must be accessible from OMIVV through the network. Once the connection from OMIVV is authenticated, single or multiple vCenter instances can be selected for migration.
Details of the migration status can be displayed as the task runs, and, once complete, a summary of the migration tasks is displayed. The selected vCenter instances are automatically unregistered from OMIVV and registered in OMEVV alongside all the hosts transferring to the OpenManage Enterprise plug-in. Details of the migration jobs are also recorded in the OpenManage Enterprise event log.
The transition from an OMIVV stand-alone appliance to the OMEVV plug-in enables customers to reduce the complexity of data center management by streamlining the tools associated with managing and monitoring Dell servers in the vSphere environment. At the same time, the OMEVV plug-in gives customers access to the wider OpenManage Enterprise ecosystem. This includes Power Manager, phone support through the Dell services plug-in, and integration with CloudIQ, Dell's cloud-based AIOps monitoring and management solution for Dell's data center infrastructure portfolio.
The inclusion of the migration tool in OMIVV 5.4.1 helps customers of all sizes migrate to the newer OMEVV server management architecture with the latest features and benefits of automation, security, and efficiency.
Resources
- Migrating from OMIVV to OMEVV white paper
- OpenManage Enterprise Integration for VMware Virtual Center Overview
- OpenManage Enterprise Integration for VMware vCenter 1.2 Support Matrix
- OpenManage Enterprise Advanced + 90 day trial license keys
- OpenManage quick insight OMEVV short overview video
Author:
Mark Maclean, PowerEdge Technical Marketing Engineering
Linkedin : uk.linkedin.com/in/markmacleandell