Creating A New Connection Profile using the Initial Configuration Wizard
A connection profile stores the iDRAC and host credentials that the virtual appliance uses to communicate with Dell servers. Each Dell server must be associated with a connection profile to be managed by the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter. You may assign multiple servers to a single connection profile. Creating the Connection Profile is similar between the Configuration Wizard and from the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter > Settings option.
You can log in to iDRAC and Host using Active directory Credential. Prior using the Active Directory credentials with a connection profile, the Active Directory user’s account must exist in Active Directory and the iDRAC and host must be configured for Active Directory based authentication.
To create a new connection profile using the wizard:
From the Connection Profile Description page, click Next to proceed.
In the Name and Credentials page, enter the Connection Profile Name and an optional Connection Profile Description.
In the Name and Credentials page, under iDRAC Credentials, do one of the following:
For iDRACs already configured and enabled for Active Directory on which you want to use Active Directory, select the Use Active Directory check box; otherwise skip down to configure the iDRAC credentials.
In the Active Directory User Name text box, type the user name. Type the username in one of these formats: domain/username or username@domain. The user name is limited to 256 characters. Refer to 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.
Perform one of the following actions:
- To download and store the iDRAC certificate and validate it during all future connections, select the Enable Certificate Check check box.
- To not store and perform the iDRAC certificate check during all future connections, clear the Enable Certificate Check .
To configure iDRAC credentials without Active Directory, do the following:
In the User Name text box, type the user name. The user name is limited to 16 characters. Refer to the iDRAC documentation for information about user name restrictions for your version of iDRAC.
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.
Perform one of the following actions:
To download and store the iDRAC certificate and validate it during all future connections, select Enable Certificate Check check box.
To not store and perform the iDRAC certificate check during all future connections, clear Enable Certificate Check check box.
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 down to configure your Host Credentials.
In the Active Directory User Name text box, type the user name. Type the username in one of these formats: domain/username or username@domain. The user name is limited to 256 characters. Refer to 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.
Perform one of the following actions:
To download and store the Host certificate and validate it during all future connections, select the Enable Certificate Check check box .
To not store and perform the Host certificate check during all future connections, clear the Enable Certificate Check check box.
To configure Host Credentials without Active Directory, do the following:
In the User Name text box, the user name is root. This is the default username and you cannot change the username. However, if the Activate directory is set, you can choose any Active directory user not just 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.
Perform one of the following actions:
- To download and store the Host certificate and validate it during all future connections, select the Enable Certificate Check check box.
- To not store and perform the Host certificate check during all future connections, clear the Enable Certificate Check check box
Click Next.
In the Associated Hosts page, select the hosts for the connection profile and click OK.
To test the connection profile, select one or more hosts and select the Test Connection button. This step is optional. This is used to check whether the Host and iDRAC credentials are correct or not.
To complete the profile, 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.