Users Guide

○ Port — A string of 40 hex digits.
○ Validate Certificate — (Optional) Enables certificate validation.
NOTE: By default, OpenManage Power Center uses port 8643 for power center application and port 8644 for redfish
HTTPS events. You also have the option to use a different port apart from the default port.
NOTE: In OMPC 4.0, there are restrictions in using Redfish protocol with the lockdown feature of iDRAC enabled. For
more information, see Troubleshooting chapter.
● WS-MAN: Select the WS-MAN protocol for the chassis.
○ WS-MAN User Name — HTTP basic user name; maximum length is 255 characters.
○ WS-MAN Password — HTTP basic password; maximum length is 255 characters.
○ WS-MAN Port — Default value is 443, or enter a port number from 1 to 65535.
○ WS-MAN Validate Certificate — (Optional) Enables device certificate validation.
NOTE: A trusted certificate must be imported into the system before the WS-MAN Validate Certificate option is
enabled, or communication may fail. For more information on how to install the certificate using the Chassis
Management Controller, see the white paper Using Windows Remote Management (WinRM) to Remotely Manage
PowerEdge M1000e Using the Chassis Management Controller (CMC) available at delltechcenter.com/page/
dcim.modular.cmc.winrm. For more information on how to import the certificate to Power Center, see Managing
Certificates.
● SNMP v1v2c (UPS/PDU): Select an SNMP protocol version from SMMPv1 or SNMP v2/v2c for the PDU or UPS.
○ SNMP Community string – (Required) Maximum length is 255 characters.
● SNMP v3 (UPS/PDU): Select SNMP v3 for the PDU or UPS.
○ SNMP User Name — (Required) Maximum length is 255 characters.
○ SNMP Authentication Password — (Required) Maximum length is 16 characters.
○ SNMP Encryption Password — Maximum length is 255 characters. When the SNMP Authentication Password is
empty, the SNMP Encryption Password is also empty.
● HTTPs — Select the HTTPs based device communication for managing MX7000, third-party enclosures, or hypervisors.
○ HTTPs User Name — The user name for HTTPs-based device communication. Maximum length is 255 characters.
○ HTTPs Password — The password for HTTPs-based device communication. Maximum length is 255 characters.
○ HTTPs Port — The port for HTTPs-based device communication. Enter a port number from 1 to 65535. The default
port 443.
○ Validate Certificate — (Optional) Enables device certificate validation.
● SSH — Select the SSH-based device communication for managing third-party enclosures.
○ SSH User Name — The user name for SSH-based device communication for managing third-party enclosures. Maximum
length is 255 characters.
○ SSH Password — The password for SSH-based device communication. Maximum length is 255 characters.
○ SSH Port — The port for SSH-based device communication. Enter a port number from 1 to 65535. The default port is
22.
○ Validate Host Key — Enables host key validation.
● WMI — Select the WMI-based device communication for managing hypervisors.
○ Domain — This field displays the domain for the hypervisor.
○ SSH User Name — The user name for WMI-based device communication for managing third-party enclosures.
Maximum length is 255 characters.
○ SSH Password — The password for SSH-based device communication. Maximum length is 255 characters.
○ WMI Port — The port for WMI-based device communication. The default port is 443.
○ Validate Certificate — (Optional) Enables device certificate validation.
NOTE: You can change the protocol timeout settings in the Settings > General tab.
Redfish protocol support
You can discover devices by using the Redfish protocol. The tasks that you can perform by using the Redfish protocol depends
on the roles defined by the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) standard, namely Administrator, Operator, and
ReadOnly. For example, with the administrator role, you have access to all the iDRAC privileges, with the ReadOnly role, you
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