Users Guide

• Name — User-defined name that identifies the credentials.
• Type — Type of resource that uses the credential.
• Resources — Total number of resources to which the credential is assigned.
From the credential list, click a credential to view its details in the Summary tab:
• Name of the user who created and modified the credential.
• Date and time that the credential was created and last modified.
On the Credentials Management page, you can:
• Create New Credentials
• Edit Existing Credentials
• Delete Existing Credentials
Related Tasks
Creating credentials
Editing credentials
Deleting credentials
Creating credentials
To create new credentials:
1. In the left pane, click Settings, and then click Credentials Management.
2. On the Credentials Management page, click Create.
3. In the Create Credentials dialog box, from the Credential Type drop-down list, select one of the
following resource types for which you want to create the credentials:
• Chassis
• Server
• Switch
• vCenter
• SCVMM
• Storage
4. In the Credential Name field, type the name to identify the credential.
5. In the User Name field, type the user name for the credential.
NOTE: root is the only valid user name for root-level credentials on chassis (CMC), servers
(iDRAC), and I/O modules. You can add local CMC and iDRAC users with user names other than
root.
6. In the Password and the Confirm Password boxes, type the password for the credential.
NOTE: For valid user name and password formats, see the iDRAC, CMC, I/O module, or see the
storage third-party documentation.
7. Optionally, for VMware vCenter and SCVMM, in the Domain box, enter the domain ID.
8. Optionally, for switch credentials:
a. Under Protocol, click one of the following connection protocols used to access the resource
from remote.
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