Users Guide

NOTE: It is recommended that you modify the credentials on the Lifecycle Controller as well as the ConfigMgr
database simultaneously.
To modify the credentials on Lifecycle Controllers:
1. From the Configuration Manager console:
• In Configuration Manager 2012, under Device Collections.
• In Configuration Manager 2007, under Computer Management → Collections.
Right-click All Dell Lifecycle Controller Servers and select Dell Lifecycle Controller → Launch Config Utility.
2. From the left pane of the Dell Lifecycle Controller Configuration Utility, select Modify Credentials on Lifecycle
Controllers.
3. Type the current user name and password, and the new user name and password. You can provide user
credentials authenticated on active directory.
NOTE: You cannot enter specific special characters in the user name field. For more information on the
special characters that you can use in the user name field, see the iDRAC documentation available at
dell.com/support/manuals.
• Skip CA check — This option is selected by default, clear this option to secure communication between the
ConfigMgr and the target systems. Clearing this option will check that the certificate on the target system is
issued by a trusted certificate Authority (CA). Clear this option only if you trust the target systems.
• Skip CN check — Clear this option to enhance security; authenticate system names and prevent impersonation.
The common name (CN) need not match the host name of the target system. Clear this option only for trusted
target systems.
4. Click Update.
A list of iDRACs that are discovered on the network appears along with their communication status.
A series of WS-MAN commands are sent to all systems with Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller that are in
the collection, to change the user name and password credentials, and to indicate the change.
5. After the update is complete, click Export to CSV to export the results in CSV format. Provide the location on your
local drive.
or
Click Copy to Clipboard to copy the results to the clipboard and save it in plain text format.
Modifying Credentials of Lifecycle Controllers on the ConfigMgr Database
To modify the credentials on the ConfigMgr database:
1. From the Configuration Manager console:
• In the Configuration Manager 2012 console:
– Select Administration → Site Configuration → Sites → Right-click <site server name> → Configure Site
Components → Out of Band Management.
• In the Configuration Manager 2007 console:
1. Select System Center Configuration Manager → Site Database → Site Management → <site server
name> → Site Settings → Component Configuration.
2. In the Component Configuration window, right-click Out of Band Management and select Properties.
The Out of Band Management Component Properties window is displayed.
2. Click the Dell Lifecycle Controller tab.
3. Under Local User Account on Lifecycle Controllers, click Modify.
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