[TUTORIAL] Dell Openmanage on Proxmox 6.x

Lokytech · Sep 12, 2019

I've finally succeed in installing OMSA on proxmox 6.x and in return for all the information i've found thanks to the community, i wanted to share my findings.

Here we go.

Be sure to be logged as root at all time : sudo su

First, be sure to remove omsa from Proxmox 5.4 before upgrading.

Bash:

apt purge srvadmin-*
mkdir /opt/dell/srvadmin/sbin
apt purge srvadmin-*

Be sure to do the purge 2 times, the 1st time it fails because of missing folder.

Then onto the install. I used OMSA 9.30 from Ubuntu bionic :

Bash:

echo "deb http://linux.dell.com/repo/community/openmanage/930/bionic bionic main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/linux.dell.com.sources.list
apt update

For OMSA 10.1.0.0 :

Bash:

echo "deb http://linux.dell.com/repo/community/openmanage/10100/focal/ focal main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/linux.dell.com.sources.list
wget -qO - https://linux.dell.com/repo/pgp_pubkeys/0x1285491434D8786F.asc | apt-key add -
apt update

If you try to installed it you will have missing dependancy. To resolve that :

Bash:

wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/o/openwsman/libwsman-curl-client-transport1_2.6.5-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/o/openwsman/libwsman-client4_2.6.5-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/o/openwsman/libwsman1_2.6.5-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/o/openwsman/libwsman-server1_2.6.5-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/s/sblim-sfcc/libcimcclient0_2.2.8-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/o/openwsman/openwsman_2.6.5-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/multiverse/c/cim-schema/cim-schema_2.48.0-0ubuntu1_all.deb
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/s/sblim-sfc-common/libsfcutil0_1.0.1-0ubuntu4_amd64.deb
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/multiverse/s/sblim-sfcb/sfcb_1.4.9-0ubuntu5_amd64.deb
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/s/sblim-cmpi-devel/libcmpicppimpl0_2.0.3-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb

dpkg -i libwsman-curl-client-transport1_2.6.5-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
dpkg -i libwsman-client4_2.6.5-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
dpkg -i libwsman1_2.6.5-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
dpkg -i libwsman-server1_2.6.5-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
dpkg -i libcimcclient0_2.2.8-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
dpkg -i openwsman_2.6.5-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
dpkg -i cim-schema_2.48.0-0ubuntu1_all.deb
dpkg -i libsfcutil0_1.0.1-0ubuntu4_amd64.deb
dpkg -i sfcb_1.4.9-0ubuntu5_amd64.deb
dpkg -i libcmpicppimpl0_2.0.3-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb

apt update
apt install srvadmin-all libncurses5 libxslt-dev

ncurses is Mandatory in order to make omreport work on cli

If you have NVME disk, dataeng will segfault. To correct that problem :

Bash:

nano /opt/dell/srvadmin/etc/srvadmin-storage/stsvc.ini

And comment the line

Code:

vil7=dsm_sm_psrvil

like that :

Code:

; vil7=dsm_sm_psrvil

Finally :

Code:

srvadmin-services.sh restart

and Voila !!

If you don't have srvadmin-services.sh in the path, just relog your session to refresh the path.

I hope that it helps you.

Another interresting point is that in the stsvc.ini you have a Debug=Off. You can set it to "On" and increase the log level to 3 to have information on what is happening in the file : /opt/dell/srvadmin/var/log/openmanage/dcomsm.log

Binary Bandit said:
Bonus ... if you have non-dell hardware (hard drives) and don't want to see an alert because of this:
pico /opt/dell/srvadmin/etc/srvadmin-storage/stsvc.ini

change
NonDellCertifiedFlag=yes
to
NonDellCertifiedFlag=no

Regards,
Lokytech.

Jesster · Oct 8, 2019

Thanks, @Lokytech - I followed your steps on my Dell R630 and OMSA is working with PVE 6.

Lokytech · Oct 9, 2019

You're welcome. I received so much from the community. It was my time to share

sconners · Nov 8, 2019

Thanks Lokytech for the great tutorial.

I used these instructions on a Dell R720. The web interface worked but I couldn't use omreport on command line.

omreport chassis
Error! Hardware or Feature Not Present.

omreport -?
Error! User has insufficient privileges to run command.

I found the below post from michaonline:
https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxadmin/comments/caq99w/debian_10buster_omreport_error_user_has/
And installed the below:
apt install libncurses5

After that omreport works.

Lokytech · Nov 18, 2019

Thanks a lot for you feedback. I'll update the tutorial to add ncurses

GeekyOnion · Apr 17, 2020

For other people using this tutorial, or starting from a different place, I had to also use the code in this forum post to install the GPG key to get everything working. Once I did that, and used the startup script, everything was golden.

Other Forum Post with GPG key ingestion steps

fireon · Apr 18, 2020

Really Nice!!!!

ozgurerdogan · May 2, 2020

Thank you maannnn...

huky · May 22, 2020

thanks
IT work for me!

PowerEdge R730
proxmox-ve: 6.1-2 (running kernel: 5.3.10-1-pve)

Code:

gpg --keyserver pool.sks-keyservers.net --recv-key 1285491434D8786F && gpg -a --export 1285491434D8786F | sudo apt-key add -

apt update

apt install libcurl4 libgpm2 libtinfo5
apt install libncurses5

mikecentola · Jul 23, 2020

Using deb http://linux.dell.com/repo/community/openmanage/940/bionic bionic main works as well to get the newer version.

MythosGR · Aug 19, 2020

Doesn't work for me:

pve-manager/6.2-10/a20769ed (running kernel: 5.4.44-2-pve)

journalctl -xe:

-- The unit dsm_sa_datamgrd.service has entered the 'failed' state with result 'timeout'.
Aug 19 13:38:06 pve systemd[1]: Failed to start Systems Management Data Engine.
-- Subject: A start job for unit dsm_sa_datamgrd.service has failed
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: https://www.debian.org/support

/opt/dell/srvadmin/var/log/openmanage/dcomsm.log reports:

(T:E0F44700)[08-19 13:37:59:000] SASVIL:IsRNARunning(): dlopen error: libdsm_sm_rnavil.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Any help will be much appreciated...

spirit · Aug 19, 2020

do you have tried ubuntu focal (20.04) version ?
https://linux.dell.com/repo/community/openmanage/

MythosGR · Aug 19, 2020

No, I haven't

I added the repo mentioned on the top of this post:

echo "deb http://linux.dell.com/repo/community/openmanage/930/bionic bionic main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/linux.dell.com.sources.list

I am trying to install on an R710

MythosGR · Aug 20, 2020

spirit said:
do you have tried ubuntu focal (20.04) version ?
https://linux.dell.com/repo/community/openmanage/

Thanks for your suggestion, but Is this the correct focal repo? Doesn't work for me...

deb http://linux.dell.com/repo/community/openmanage/950/focal focal main

Ign:5 http://linux.dell.com/repo/community/openmanage/950/focal focal InRelease
Err:6 http://linux.dell.com/repo/community/openmanage/950/focal focal Release
404 Not Found [IP: 143.166.156.113 80]
Reading package lists... Done
E: The repository 'http://linux.dell.com/repo/community/openmanage/950/focal focal Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

MythosGR · Aug 21, 2020

It seems that 8.4 is as far as OM can be installed on an R710 running PVE 6.2-10

Also beware of accessing OM over VPN connection (OpenVPN) which may be causing OM web app login loop.

The steps below worked for me. Thanks

Code:

echo "deb http://linux.dell.com/repo/community/ubuntu xenial openmanage/840" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/linux.dell.com.sources.list

gpg --keyserver pool.sks-keyservers.net --recv-key 1285491434D8786F && gpg -a --export 1285491434D8786F | apt-key add -

apt update

wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/o/openwsman/libwsman-curl-client-transport1_2.6.5-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/o/openwsman/libwsman-client4_2.6.5-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/o/openwsman/libwsman1_2.6.5-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/o/openwsman/libwsman-server1_2.6.5-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/s/sblim-sfcc/libcimcclient0_2.2.8-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/o/openwsman/openwsman_2.6.5-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/multiverse/c/cim-schema/cim-schema_2.48.0-0ubuntu1_all.deb
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/s/sblim-sfc-common/libsfcutil0_1.0.1-0ubuntu4_amd64.deb
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/multiverse/s/sblim-sfcb/sfcb_1.4.9-0ubuntu5_amd64.deb
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/s/sblim-cmpi-devel/libcmpicppimpl0_2.0.3-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb

dpkg -i libwsman-curl-client-transport1_2.6.5-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
dpkg -i libwsman-client4_2.6.5-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
dpkg -i libwsman1_2.6.5-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
dpkg -i libwsman-server1_2.6.5-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
dpkg -i libcimcclient0_2.2.8-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
dpkg -i openwsman_2.6.5-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
dpkg -i cim-schema_2.48.0-0ubuntu1_all.deb
dpkg -i libsfcutil0_1.0.1-0ubuntu4_amd64.deb
dpkg -i sfcb_1.4.9-0ubuntu5_amd64.deb
dpkg -i libcmpicppimpl0_2.0.3-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb

apt update && apt install srvadmin-all libncurses5 && srvadmin-services.sh start

Lokytech · Oct 1, 2020

MythosGR said:
It seems that 8.4 is as far as OM can be installed on an R710 running PVE 6.2-10

Also beware of accessing OM over VPN connection (OpenVPN) which may be causing OM web app login loop.

The steps below worked for me. Thanks

I just did a new install on a R740 and a R430 with proxmox 6.2-1 iso and OMSA 930. Works perfectly.

I also have 930 on R730, NF500 and PE2950 following this tutorial.
For the PE2950 i have the problem that the CMOS battery is not found ... who cares ?

Sorry i don't have R710 to test.

Kordian · Oct 4, 2020

Hi,
When I call the
gpg --keyserver pool.sks-keyservers.net --recv-key 1285491434D8786F
I get error:
gpg: Keyserver receive failed: Server indicated a failure
changingto hkp:// and port :80 also does not help.
Any help?

Kordian · Oct 4, 2020

OK, done.
Works on Dell R620 as well. Thank you.

Lokytech · Oct 6, 2020

Kordian said:
Hi,
When I call the
gpg --keyserver pool.sks-keyservers.net --recv-key 1285491434D8786F
I get error:
gpg: Keyserver receive failed: Server indicated a failure
changingto hkp:// and port :80 also does not help.
Any help?

The gpg error is usually an ipv6 problem.

julcha · Nov 30, 2020

Hi everybody,

I try to install OMSA 9.3 on a Deel PowerEdge R630 (IDrac 8) with PRoxmox 6.3 installed following the first post but il still failed.
I got the error on storage modules :

Depends: srvadmin-storageservices (>= 9.3.0) but it is not going to be installed

Other modules are Ok, I can access the Web GUI of OMSA but i haven't access to the storage controller.
Any help will be much appreciated

[Update 2020-12-02] Solved for me too by installing libcurl4 libgpm2 libtinfo5 from the Debian repo before.

Code:

apt install libcurl4 libgpm2 libtinfo5

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