Users Guide

● Enable Certificate Check: The default is a cleared check box. To download and store the iDRAC certificate and
validate it during all future connections, select Enable Certificate Check, or clear the Enable Certificate Check
check box to perform no certificate check and not store the certificate.
NOTE: You need to select Enable if you are using Active-Directory.
NOTE: The OMSA credentials are the same credentials as those used for ESXi hosts.
NOTE: For hosts that do not have either an iDRAC Express or Enterprise card, the iDRAC test connection result
states Not Applicable for this system.
5. Click Next.
6. In the Select Hosts dialog box, select the hosts for this connection profile.
7. Click OK.
8. The Associated Host tab lets you test the iDRAC and Host Credentials on the selected servers. Do one of the following:
● To begin the test, select the hosts to check and then click the Test Connection icon. The other options are inactive.
When the test is done click Finish.
● To stop the tests click Abort All Tests. In the Abort Tests dialog box, click OK, and then click Finish.
Refreshing A Connection Profile
In the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, on the Manage > Profiles > Credential Profiles > Connection Profiles
tab, up in the VMware vSphere Web Client title bar, click the Refresh icon.
NOTE:
After removing the host from vCenter, when you navigate to connection profile page, you will be prompted to
remove the host from connection profile. Upon confirmation, the host will be removed from Connection Profile.
Deleting A Connection Profile
1. In the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, on the Manage > Profiles > Credential Profiles > Connection
Profiles tab, select the profiles to delete.
2. Click the Delete icon.
3. On the Delete Confirmation message, to remove the profile, click Yes , or click No to cancel the delete action.
Testing a Connection Profile
1. In the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, on the Manage > Profiles > Credential Profiles > Connection
Profiles tab, select a connection profile to test. This action may take several minutes to complete.
2. In the Test Connection Profile dialog, select the hosts you want to test and then click the Test Connection icon.
3. To abort all selected tests and cancel the testing, click Abort All Tests. In the Abort Tests dialog box, click OK.
4. To exit, click Cancel.
Creating A Chassis Profile
OMIVV can monitor all Dell Chassis associated with the Dell servers that are managed by OMIVV. Chassis profile is required to
monitor the chassis. A chassis credential profile can be created to associate with a single or multiple chassis. The chassis profile
is created using the following steps:
1. In the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, select Manage > Profiles > Credential Profiles > Chassis
Profile.
2. In the Chassis Profiles page, click on the Plus (+) icon to create a New Chassis Profile.
3. In the Chassis Profile Wizard page, do the following:
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