Users Guide

○ In the Active Directory Password text box, type the password. The password is limited to 127 characters.
○ In the Verify Password text box, type the password again.
○ In the Certificate Check drop-down list, select one of the following:
￭ To download and store the Host certificate and validate it during all future connections, select Enable .
￭ To perform no check and not store the Host certificate, select Disabled.
● To configure Host Credentials without Active Directory, do the following:
○ In the User Name text box, type the user name. The user name must be root.
○ In the Password text box type the password. The password is limited to 127 characters.
NOTE: For servers that do not have either an iDRAC Express or Enterprise card, the iDRAC test connection
result states Not Applicable for this system.
NOTE: The OMSA credentials are the same credentials used for ESXi hosts.
○ In the Verify Password text box, type the password again.
○ In the Certificate Check drop-down list, select one of the following:
￭ To download and store the Host certificate and validate it during all future connections, select Enable .
￭ To perform no check and not store the Host certificate, select Disabled.
9. Click Save.
10. To close the window, click X (upper-right corner).
Deleting A Connection Profile
You can remove a connection profile from the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter.
To delete a connection profile:
1. From the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter , click Connection Profiles.
2. Under Available Profiles, select the profile to delete and then click Delete.
3. On the message that displays, to remove the profile, click Delete, or click Cancel to cancel the delete action.
Testing A Connection Profile
To test a connection profile:
1. In the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter , select Connection Profiles.
2. Under Available Profiles, to test the entered iDRAC and host root credentials on the selected servers, select the
connection profile and then click Test Connection.
3. Use the check boxes to select the hosts you want tested, and then click Test Selected.
4. To abort all selected tests and cancel the testing, click Abort All Tests.
5. To exit, click Done.
Refreshing A Connection Profile
In the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, on the Manage > Connection Profiles tab, up in the VMware vSphere
Web Client title bar, click the Refresh icon.
NOTE: If a host is removed from vCenter, then it is removed from the connection profile automatically.
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