Users Guide

Verifying Communication With Lifecycle Controller
Use the following steps to verify the credentials of the discovered systems with iDRAC:
1. In Configuration Manager 2012, or Configuration Manager 2012 SP1, or Configuration Manager 2012 R2, under Device
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 Session Credentials, Verify
Communication.
3. Click Run Check to verify communication with the iDRACs of the discovered systems.
A list of iDRACs discovered on the network appears along with their communication status.
4. Once the check 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 on Lifecycle Controllers
On systems with iDRAC, use the following steps to verify and/or modify the WS-MAN credentials configured with the DLCI for
Configuration Manager:
NOTE: It is recommended that you modify the credentials on the Lifecycle Controller as well as the Configuration Manager
database simultaneously.
To modify the credentials on Lifecycle Controllers:
1. In Configuration Manager 2012, or Configuration Manager 2012 SP1, or Configuration Manager 2012 R2, under Device
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/home.
● Skip CA check — This option is selected by default, clear this option to secure communication between the
Configuration Manager 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 iDRAC 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 Configuration
Manager database
To modify the credentials on the Configuration Manager database:
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Using the Configuration Utility