OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 4.3

Creating connection profile

About this task

You can associate multiple hosts to a single connection profile. To create a connection profile, perform the following steps:
NOTE: The vCenter hosts that are listed during this procedure are authenticated using the same Single Sign On (SSO). If you do not see a vCenter host, it might be on a different SSO or you might be using a VMware vCenter version that is less than version 5.5.
NOTE: An MX chassis hosts can be managed using a single unified chassis management IP. To manage an MX chassis using a chassis profile, see Creating chassis profile. It is recommended to manage MX chassis hosts with iDRAC IP to get complete OMIVV functions.

Steps

  1. In OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, from the ManageProfilesCredential ProfilesConnection Profiles tab, click Create
a Connection Profile.

  2. On the Welcome page, read the instructions, and click Next.

  3. In the Connection Profile page, enter the following details:

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

    2. Under vCenter, select vCenter servers from the drop-down list on which to create the profile.

      This option enables you to create one connection profile for each vCenter.
    3. In the iDRAC Credentials area, perform one of the following tasks:

      NOTE: The iDRAC account requires administrative privileges for updating firmware, applying hardware profiles, and deploying hypervisor.
      • For iDRAC that is already configured and enabled for Active Directory on which you want to use Active Directory, select Use Active Directory; otherwise skip to the next option.
        • In the Active Directory User Name text box, type the user name. Type the user name in one of the formats, such as domain\username or username@domain. The user name is limited to 256 characters. See the Microsoft Active Directory Documentation for user name restrictions.
        • In the Active Directory Password text box, type the password. The password is limited to 127 characters.
        • In the Verify Password text box, type the password again.
        • For verifying the iDRAC certificate, select one of the following:
          • To download and store the iDRAC certificate and validate it during all future connections, select Enable Certificate Check.
          • To not perform any verification and not store the certificate, clear Enable Certificate Check.
      • To configure the iDRAC credentials without Active Directory, perform the following actions:
        • In the User Name text box, type the user name. The user name is limited to 16 characters. See the iDRAC Documentation for information about user name restrictions for your version of iDRAC.
          NOTE: The local iDRAC account requires administrative privileges for updating firmware, applying hardware profiles, and deploying hypervisor.
        • In the Password text box, type the password. The password is limited to 20 characters.
        • In the Verify Password text box, type the password again.
        • For verifying the iDRAC certificate, select one of the following:
          • To download and store the iDRAC certificate and validate it during all future connections, select Enable Certificate Check.
          • To not perform any verification and not store the certificate, do not select Enable Certificate Check.

    4. In the Host Root area, do one of the following:

      • For hosts already configured and enabled for Active Directory on which you want to use Active Directory, select the Use Active Directory check box; otherwise skip to configure your host credentials.

        • In the Active Directory User Name text box, type the user name. Type the user name in either of the formats, such as domain\username or username@domain. The user name is limited to 256 characters. See the Microsoft Active Directory Documentation for user name restrictions.
        • In the Active Directory Password text box, type the password. The password is limited to 127 characters.
        • In the Verify Password text box, type the password again.
        • For certificate check, select one of the following:
          • To download and store the host certificate and validate it during all future connections, select Enable Certificate Check.
          • To not perform any check and not store the host certificate, do not select Enable Certificate Check.

      • To configure host credentials without Active Directory, perform the following actions:
        • In the User Name text box, the user name is root.

          The root user name is the default user name, and you cannot change it.

          NOTE: If Active Directory is set, you can choose any Active Directory user name and not root.
        • In the Password text box, type the password. The password is limited to 127 characters.
        • In the Verify Password text box, type the password again.
        • For certificate check, select one of the following:
          • To download and store the host certificate and validate it during all future connections, select Enable Certificate Check.
          • To not perform any check and not store the host certificate, do not select Enable Certificate Check.
      NOTE: The OMSA credentials are the same credentials used for the ESXi hosts.

  4. Click Next.

  5. In the Select Hosts window, select hosts for this connection profile and click OK.

  6. In the Associated Hosts page, add one or more hosts for the connection profile, if required.

    To add hosts, click Browse
datacenter to add or remove associated host, select hosts, and then click OK.

    NOTE: If the OEM hosts are not displayed on the Select Hosts window, add the OEM hosts using the Add OEM Hosts wizard. For more information about adding OEM hosts, see Adding OEM Hosts.

  7. To test the connection profile, select one or more hosts and click Test
connection profile icon..

    NOTE: This step is optional and verifies whether the host and iDRAC credentials are correct. Although this step is optional, it is recommended that you to test the connection profile.
    NOTE: If the WBEM service is disabled for all hosts running ESXi 6.5 or later, WBEM is automatically enabled when you perform the test connection and inventory on those hosts.
    NOTE: If you select All Registered vCenter while creating the connection profile, test connection fails for all hosts running ESXi 6.5 or later that has the WBEM service disabled. In such case, it is recommended to complete the connection profile wizard actions, run the inventory on hosts, and then test the connection profile again.
    NOTE: : Do not add an MX server having iDRAC IPv4 disabled to a connection profile. These servers can be managed using a chassis profile.
    NOTE: You may see test connection is failing for the host and indicating that invalid credentials are entered, even after entering valid credentials. It may happen because the ESXi is blocking the access. At this point, wait for 15 minutes and retry the test connection.

  8. To complete the profile creation, click Next.

    For servers that do not have either an iDRAC Express or Enterprise card, the iDRAC test connection result states Not Applicable for this system.
After hosts are added to connection profile, the IP address of OMIVV is automatically set to SNMP trap destination of host's iDRAC, and OMIVV automatically enables the Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) service for hosts running ESXi and later. OMIVV uses the WBEM service to properly synchronize the ESXi host and the iDRAC relationships. If configuring the SNMP trap destination fails for particular hosts, and/or enabling the WBEM service fails for particular hosts, those hosts are listed as noncomplaint. To view the noncomplaint hosts that require SNMP trap destination to be reconfigured and/or WBEM services to be enabled, see Running the fix noncompliant vSphere hosts wizard.