Selgar,  Here is a walkthrough on using OMSA with ESXi. Let me know how it goes.  Instructions for installing OMSA 6.5 on ESXi 5. This is for the ESXi host.   Download the Dell OpenManage Offline Bundle and VIB for ESXi 5 en.community.dell.com/.../download.aspx  Log onto a Windows machine on the same network. Type in the IP of the ESXi server in a Internet Explorer window.  Download the VI Remote CLI tool, or Vsphere. Those tools can be downloaded right there from the webpage that comes up.  Installing the offline VIB bundle Copy the OMSA 6.5 VIB to the ESXi host (/var/log/vmware or /vmfs/volumes/ )  Run the following command from the vSphere CLI prompt: esxcli.exe --server software vib install –d  Example:   C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI\bin>esxcli.exe --server 10.180.57.109 software vib install -d /var/log/vmwar/Dell_OpenManage_ESXi_OM650-offline_bundle-467660.zip Enter username: root Enter password: Installation Result       Message: The update completed successfully, but the system needs to be rebooted for the   changes to be effective. Reboot Required: true VIBs Installed: Dell_bootbank_OpenManage_6.5-0000 VIBs Removed: VIBs Skipped: Reboot, Check Software > Advanced Settings for UserVars.CIMvmw_OpenManageProviderEnabled should already be set to 1  Verify OMSA VIB on ESXi 5 esxcli.exe --server software vib list  Example: C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI\bin>esxcli.exe --server 10.180.57.109 software vib list Enter username: root Enter password: Name                    Version                             Vendor  Acceptance Level  Install Date ----------------------  ----------------------------------  ------  ----------------  ------------ Dell-Configuration-VIB  5.0-0                               Dell    PartnerSupported  2011-10-05 Dell-License-VIB        5.0-0                               Dell    PartnerSupported  2011-10-05 OpenManage              6.5-0000                            Dell    VMwareAccepted    2011-10-05 That installs the server side of it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is for the workstation - Download OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node version 6.5 from Dell’s support site (not the OpenManage Server Administrator Web Services under the ESXi downloads) ftp.us.dell.com/.../OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-WIN-6.5.0-2247_A01.10.exe On a separate windows machine install OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node and choose ‘Custom’ install. When choosing features make sure Server Administrator Web Server is selected (If installing on a desktop it could be the only option). Once the install is complete, double-click on the server administrator icon. On the login page Enter the ESXi server ip address, use root for the user, and the  root password. Make sure to check the option to ignore certificate warnings. Done! You should be able to access the OpenManage Managed Node Web Interface.
First off hi and I'm a bit of a noob on servers and ESXi. We run a Poweredge T610 running ESXi 5.0 with 6 Windows 2008 servers. Currently we have 2 x 3TB disks, I'm not sure what RAID we are using. I have 2 x 2TB & 1 x 1TB disks I want to add to the server. I've put them into the machine and now I need to get ESXi to see them. I think I've worked out that this can be done with OSMA? I downloaded OSMA 7.3 ISO for ESXi and it tells me to burn to DVD and restart the server with the disk in and then it will walk me thru. Am I on the right track here or not? If so, would this install and add a VM to my ESXi or overwrite my whole server? :emotion-3: Help gratefully received.
PowerEdge T610 running ESXi 5.0 - want to install more disks. OSMA?