Users Guide

○ In the Active Directory User Name text box, type the user name. Type the user name in either of the formats,
such as domain\username or username@domain. The user name is limited to 256 characters. See the
Microsoft Active Directory Documentation for user name restrictions.
○ 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.
○ For certificate check, select one of the following:
￭ To download and store the host certificate and validate it during all future connections, select Enable
Certificate Check.
￭ To not perform any check and not store the host certificate, do not select Enable Certificate Check.
● To configure host credentials without Active Directory, perform the following actions:
○ In the User Name text box, the user name is root.
The root user name is the default user name, and you cannot change it.
NOTE: If Active Directory is set, you can choose any Active Directory user name and not root.
○ In the Password text box, type the password. The password is limited to 127 characters.
○ In the Verify Password text box, type the password again.
○ For certificate check, select one of the following:
￭ To download and store the host certificate and validate it during all future connections, select Enable
Certificate Check.
￭ To not perform any check and not store the host certificate, do not select Enable Certificate Check.
NOTE: The OMSA credentials are the same credentials used for the ESXi hosts.
4. Click Next.
5. In the Select Hosts window, select hosts for this connection profile and click OK.
6. In the Associated Hosts page, add one or more hosts for the connection profile, if required.
To add hosts, click
, select hosts, and then click OK.
NOTE:
If the OEM hosts are not displayed on the Select Hosts window, add the OEM hosts using the Add OEM
Hosts wizard. For more information about adding OEM hosts, see Adding OEM Hosts.
7. To test the connection profile, select one or more hosts and click .
NOTE:
This step is optional and verifies whether the host and iDRAC credentials are correct. Although this step is
optional, it is recommended that you to test the connection profile.
NOTE: If the WBEM service is disabled for all hosts running ESXi 6.5 or later, WBEM is automatically enabled when you
perform the test connection and inventory on those hosts.
NOTE: If you select All Registered vCenter while creating the connection profile, test connection fails for all hosts
running ESXi 6.5 or later that has the WBEM service disabled. In such case, it is recommended to complete the
connection profile wizard actions, run the inventory on hosts, and then test the connection profile again.
NOTE: : Do not add an MX server having iDRAC IPv4 disabled to a connection profile. These servers can be managed
using a chassis profile.
NOTE: You may see test connection is failing for the host and indicating that invalid credentials are entered, even after
entering valid credentials. It may happen because the ESXi is blocking the access. At this point, wait for 15 minutes and
retry the test connection.
8. To complete the profile creation, click Next.
For servers that do not have either an iDRAC Express or Enterprise card, the iDRAC test connection result states Not
Applicable for this system.
After hosts are added to connection profile, the IP address of OMIVV is automatically set to SNMP trap destination of host's
iDRAC, and OMIVV automatically enables the Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) service for hosts running ESXi and
later. OMIVV uses the WBEM service to properly synchronize the ESXi host and the iDRAC relationships. If configuring the
SNMP trap destination fails for particular hosts, and/or enabling the WBEM service fails for particular hosts, those hosts are
listed as noncomplaint. To view the noncomplaint hosts that require SNMP trap destination to be reconfigured and/or WBEM
services to be enabled, see Running the fix noncompliant vSphere hosts wizard.
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