Deploying and Configuring Hardware Support Managers

Regardless of the hardware vendor, you must deploy the hardware support manager appliance on a host with sufficient memory, storage, and processing resources.

Typically, hardware support manager appliances are distributed as OVF or OVA templates. You can deploy them on any host in any vCenter Server instance.

After you deploy the appliance, you must power on the appliance virtual machine and register the appliance as a vCenter Server extension. You might need to log in to the appliance as an administrator. Each hardware support manager might register with only one or multiple vCenter Server systems.

A vCenter Server plug-in user interface might become available in the vSphere Client after you deploy a hardware support manager appliance, but the hardware support manager might also have a separate user interface of its own. For example, OMIVV, iLO Amplifier, and Lenovo XClarity Integrator for VMware vCenter all have a vCenter Server plug-in user interface, which helps you configure and work with the respective hardware support manager.

For detailed information about deploying, configuring, and managing hardware support managers, refer to the respective OEM-provided documentation.