OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter

Editing an Connection Profile

After you have configured a connection profile, you can edit the profile name, description, associated hosts, and credentials.

NOTE: The vCenters that display during this procedure have authenticated using the same Single Sign On (SSO). If you do not see a vCenter host, it may be on a different SSO or you may be using a VMware vCenter version less than version 5.1. To configure more than one vCenter host on a single connection profile requires VMware vCenter version 5.1 or later.
NOTE: You are not allowed to edit a connection profile if the number of hosts added exceeds the license limit.
  1. In the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, on the Manage > Connection Profiles tab, select a connection profile.

  2. Click the Edit icon.

  3. In the Connection Profile window, on the Welcome tab, read the information and click Next.

  4. In the Name and Credentials tab, do the following:

    1. Under Profile, type the Profile Name and optional Description.

    2. Under vCenter, view the associated hosts for this connection profile. See the note above about why you see the hosts displayed here.

    3. Under iDRAC Credentials, do the following:

      • Select the Use Active Directory check box to access all the consoles associated with the active directory.

      • Domain\Username: Type the username in one of these formats: domain\username, domain/username or domain@username.

        NOTE: The following characters are not allowed for the username:  / (forward slash), &,  \ (backslash), . (period), " (quotation mark), @, % (percent)  (127 character limit).

        The domain can contain alphanumeric characterers and  - (dash) and . (period) only (254 character limit). The first and last characters for domain must be alphanumeric.

      • Password: Type your password.

        The following characters are not allowed for the password:  / (forward slash), &,  \ (backslash), . (period), " (quotation mark).

      • Verified password: Type your password again.

      • Enable Certificate Check: The default is a cleared check box. To download and store the iDRAC certificate and validate it during all future connections, select Enable Certificate Check, or clear the Enable Certificate Check check box to perform no certificate check and not store the certificate.

        NOTE: You need to select Enable if you are using Active-Directory.
    4. Under Host Root, do the following:

      • Select the Use Active Directory check box to access all the consoles associated with the active directory.

        Username: The default usertname is root and cannot be modified.

      • Password: Type your password.

        The following characters are not allowed for the password:  / (forward slash), &,  \ (backslash), . (period), " (quotation mark).

      • Verified password: Type your password again.

      • Enable Certificate Check: The default is a cleared check box. To download and store the iDRAC certificate and validate it during all future connections, select Enable Certificate Check, or clear the Enable Certificate Check check box to perform no certificate check and not store the certificate.

        NOTE: You need to select Enable if you are using Active-Directory.
      NOTE: The OMSA credentials are the same credentials as those used for ESX and ESXi hosts.
      NOTE: For servers that do not have either an iDRAC Express or Enterprise card, the iDRAC test connection result states Not Applicable for this system.
  5. Click Next.

  6. In the Select Hosts dialog box, select the hosts for this connection profile.

  7. Click OK.

  8. The Associated Host tab lets you test the iDRAC and Host Credentials on the selected servers. Do one of the following:

    • To begin the test, select the hosts to check and then click the Test Connection icon. The other options are inactive.

      When the test is done click Finish.

    • To stop the tests click Abort All Tests. In the Abort Tests dialog box, click OK, and then click Finish.