Users Guide

c) In the Host Root area, enter the host local credentials and AD credentials.
• To change the local credentials of ESXi host, do either of the following:
• The default username is root. You cannot edit it.
• Enter a valid password. For ESXi 6.7 and later, entering valid password is not mandatory.
• To download and store the host certificate and validate it during all the future connections, select the Enable Certificate
Check check box.
• To change the credentials for hosts that are already configured and enabled for AD, select the Use Active Directory check
box.
• Change the username in the Active Directory User Name box. Enter the username in one of the formats, such as
domain\username or username@domain. The username is limited to 256 characters. See the Microsoft Active
Directory Documentation for username restrictions.
• Change password.
• To download and store the host certificate and validate it during all future connections, select the Enable Certificate
Check check box.
2. Click Next.
The Associated Hosts page is displayed.
3. To add or remove the hosts from the associated hosts list, on the Associated Hosts page, click ADD HOST.
NOTE: Do not add a PowerEdge MX server with a disabled iDRAC IPv4 to a host credential profile. These servers are
managed using a chassis credential profile.
The selected hosts are displayed on the Associated Hosts page.
4. To test the connection, select one or more hosts, and then click BEGIN TEST. It is recommended that you test the connection for all
configured hosts.
NOTE:
After you enter valid credentials, the test connection operation may fail for host, and a message is displayed
indicating that invalid credentials are entered. This issue is observed if ESXi is blocking the access. Multiple
attempts to connect the ESXi by using incorrect credentials blocks you from accessing ESXi for 15 minutes. Wait 15
minutes, and retry the operation.
• To stop the test connection, click ABORT TEST.
You can view the test connection results in the TEST RESULTS section.
During test connection, OMIVV enables the WBEM service and then disables after retrieving iDRAC IP for hosts running ESXi 6.5 and
later.
5. Click Finish.
NOTE:
The Date Modified and Last Modified By fields include changes that you perform through the vSphere Client
interface for a host credential profile. Any changes that the OMIVV appliance performs on the respective host
credential profiles do not affect these two fields.
View host credential profile
1. On the OMIVV home page, click Compliance & Deployment > Host Credential Profile.
A table displays all the host credential profiles along with the following information:
• Profile Name—Name of the host credential profile
• Description—Profile description, if provided
• vCenter—FQDN, or hostname, or IP address of the associated vCenter
• Associated Hosts—The hosts that are associated with the host credential profile. If more than one associated hosts are present,
use the expand icon to display all.
• iDRAC Certificate Check—Indicates if the iDRAC certificate is verified when creating a host credential profile.
• Host Root Certificate Check—Indicates if the host root certificate is verified when creating a host credential profile.
• Date Created—Date when the host credential profile is created.
• Date Modified—Date when the host credential profile is modified.
• Last Modified By—Details of the user who modified the host credential profile.
NOTE:
If the PowerEdge MX host is managed using the chassis credential profile, the OMIVV indicates it as
associated to a chassis credential profile. For more information, see View chassis credential profile.
2.
If you want to remove or add the column names from the wizard, click .
Manage hosts using host credential profile
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