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b. Schedule warranty retrieval job. For more information about scheduling the warranty retrieval job, see Schedule warranty
retrieval jobs on page 44.
If you want to modify the inventory job schedule, go to Settings > vCenter Settings > Data Retrieval Schedule >
Inventory Retrieval or Jobs > Inventory > Hosts Inventory.
If you want to modify the warranty retrieval job schedule, go to Settings > vCenter Settings > Data Retrieval
Schedule > Warranty Retrieval or Jobs > Warranty.
c. Configure events and alarms. For information about configuring events and alarms, see Configure events and alarms on
page 44.
d. To apply individual settings, click the Apply button separately, and then click NEXT.
It is highly recommended to enable all the additional settings. If any of the additional settings are not applied, a message
is displayed indicating that the all the additional settings are mandatory.
5. On the Next Steps page, read the instructions, and then click FINISH.
It is recommended that you associate your OMIVV hosts with a configuration baseline because it enables you to closely
monitor the configuration changes happening in hosts and associated clusters. Configuration baseline can be created for any
cluster once the hosts are successfully managed by OMIVV. To create a configuration baseline, do the following:
● Create Repository Profile for Firmware and Driver—This helps you to define baselined firmware and driver versions.
● Create System Profile—This helps you to define baselined hardware configurations for hosts.
● Create Cluster Profile—To create successful baseline, select clusters and associate firmware, drivers, and hardware
configurations.
● The hosts present in a PowerEdge MX chassis with an iDRAC IPv4 disabled has to be managed using a chassis credential
profile.
Create host credential profile
If the number of added hosts exceeds the license limit, you cannot create a host credential profile.
Before using the Active Directory (AD) credentials with a host credential profile, ensure that:
● The user account exists in AD.
● The iDRAC or host is configured for an AD–based authentication.
1. On the OMIVV home page, click Compliance & Deployment > Host Credential Profile.
2. On the Host Credential Profile page, click CREATE NEW PROFILE.
3. On the Host Credential Profile page of the wizard, read the instructions, and then click GET STARTED.
4. On the Name and Credentials page, do the following:
a. Enter the profile name and description. The description field is optional.
b. From the vCenter Name list, select an instance of vCenter on which you want to create the host credential profile.
c. In the iDRAC Credentials area, enter the iDRAC local credentials or AD credentials.
● To enter the local credentials of iDRAC, perform the following tasks:
○ Enter the username in the User Name box. The username is limited to 16 characters.
For information about defining username, see the iDRAC User's Guide available at https://www.dell.com/
support.
○ Enter password.
For more information about the recommended characters in username and passwords, see the iDRAC User's
Guide available at https://www.dell.com/support.
● To download and store the iDRAC certificate and validate it during all the future connections, select the Enable
Certificate Check check box.
● To enter the credentials for an iDRAC that is already configured and enabled for AD, select the Use Active Directory
check box.
NOTE:
The iDRAC account requires administrative privileges for updating firmware and deploying an Operating
System (OS).
○ Enter 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.
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