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How to Setup and Configure ESXi 5.0 and ESXi 5.1 for OpenManage Essentials

This Dell technical white paper provides step-by-step instructions to set up and configure ESXi for OpenManage Essentials.

BBenjamin Villanueva Dell Enterprise Product Group

How to Setup and Configure ESXi 5 for OpenManage Essentials

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How to Setup and Configure ESXi 5 for OpenManage Essentials

Contents

Executive summary ................................................................................................... 4 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 4 Prerequisites .......................................................................................................... 4 Installing OpenManage Essentials ................................................................................. 4 VMware ESXi 5.0 and 5.1 required version ...................................................................... 5 Environment discovery and inventory ............................................................................ 5...