Users Guide

Edit host credential profile
About this task
You can edit the credentials of multiple host credential profiles at a time.
Steps
1. On the Name and Credentials page, do the following:
a. Edit the profile name and description.
b. In the iDRAC Credentials area, edit the iDRAC local credentials or AD credentials.
● To change the local credentials of iDRAC, perform the following tasks:
○ Change 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.
○ Change password.
○ To download and store the iDRAC certificate and validate it during all future connections, select the Enable
Certificate Check check box.
● To change 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).
○ 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. For more information about defining username, see the iDRAC User's Guide.
○ Enter password.
○ To download and store the iDRAC certificate and validate it during all the future connections, select the Enable
Certificate Check check box.
c. In the Host Root area, edit the local host credentials or AD credentials.
● To enter the local host credentials, perform the following:
The default username is root.
○ Enter password.
Host password is required only for hosts running ESXi 6.5 U3 and earlier versions.
To skip this step for ESXi 6.7 and later versions, ensure that the Use Host Credentials check box is cleared. If
password is entered for host running ESXi 6.7 and later, the password is ignored.
For hosts running ESXi 6.7 and later versions, it is not required enter the ESXi credentials. OMIVV can pair the
iDRAC with its ESXi host even if incorrect host credentials are entered.
● 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 iDRAC User's Guide 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. On the Associated Hosts page, to add or remove hosts, click ADD/REMOVE HOST.
The Add or Remove Hosts page is displayed.
a. On the Add or Remove Hosts page, expand the tree view, select or remove the host, and then click OK.
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.
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