Users Guide

4. In the Host Root area, do one of the following:
● For hosts already configured and enabled for Active Directory on which you want to use Active Directory, select the Use
Active Directory ; otherwise configure your Host Credentials.
○ In Active Directory User Name, type the user name. Type the username in one of these formats: domain/
username or username@domain. The user name is limited to 256 characters.
For host user name and domain restrictions, refer to the following:
Host Username Requirements:
a. Between 1 and 64 characters long
b. No non-printable characters
c. Invalid characters: " / \ [ ] : ; | = , + * ? < > @
Host Domain Requirements:
a. Between 1 and 64 characters long
b. First character must be alphabetical
c. Cannot contain a space
d. Invalid characters: " / \ : | , * ? < > ~ ! @ # $ % ^ & ' ( ) { } _
○ In Active Directory Password, type the password. The password is limited to 127 characters.
○ In Verify Password, type the password again.
○ Perform one of the following actions:
￭ To download and store the Host certificate and validate it during all future connections, select Enable
Certificate Check.
￭ To not store and perform the Host certificate check during all future connections, clear Enable Certificate
Check.
● To configure Host Credentials without Active Directory, do the following:
○ In User Name, the user name is root. This is the default username and you cannot change the username. However,
if the Active directory is set, you can choose any Active directory user not just root.
○ In Password, type the password. The password is limited to 127 characters.
NOTE: The OMSA credentials are the same credentials used for ESXi hosts.
○ In Verify Password, type the password again.
○ Perform one of the following actions:
￭ To download and store the Host certificate and validate it during all future connections, select Enable
Certificate Check.
￭ To not store and perform the Host certificate check during all future connections, clear Enable Certificate
Check.
5. Click Next.
6. In the Associated Hosts page, select the hosts for the connection profile and click OK.
7. To test the connection profile, select one or more hosts and click Test Connection.
NOTE: This step is optional. This is used to check whether the Host and iDRAC credentials are correct or not.
8. To complete the profile, click Next.
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.
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