Install Dell OpenManage 8.5 VIB on ESXi 6.0/6.5

I recently wrote an article on installing OMSA 8.4 VIB on ESXi 6.5 and also installing OMSA 8.4 VIB on ESXi 5.5 — Sometime between then and now, Dell released OpenManage Server Administrator version 8.5 and a VIB for ESXi 6.0 and 6.5.

Here is how to download/install OMSA 8.5 VIB on ESXi 6.5 or ESXi 6.0. This is not available for earlier versions.

1. Download VIB

Upload to Datastore

2. SSH to host

• You need SSH enabled on the host

3. Execute command

esxcli software vib install -d /vmfs/volumes/<your_datastore_here>/OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-8.5.0-2372.VIB-ESX65i_A00.zip

• Replace <your_datastore_here> in the command with the name of the datastore where the VIB was uploaded.

Wait for  a minute…

Here for your reference is the output.

[root@r220:~] esxcli software vib install -d /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-8.5.0-2372.VIB-ESX65i_A00.zip
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_8.5.0.ESXi650-2372
VIBs Removed: Dell_bootbank_OpenManage_8.4.0.ESXi600-0000
VIBs Skipped:
[root@r220:~]

As you can see, this installation has removed the OpenManage 8.4 VIB I installed for ESXi 6.0 and installed the OpenManage 8.5 VIB for ESXi 6.5

Finally, you will need to reboot your host.

Thank you for reading.