Users Guide

Appendix B
Creating A Simple Authentication Run As Account
1. Log on to OpsMgr 2012 as an administrator for the OpsMgr Management Group.
2. On the OpsMgr console, click Administration.
3. Right-click Accounts, and then click Create Run As Account.
The Create Run As Account Wizard screen is displayed.
4. Click Next.
5. From the Run As Account type drop-down menu, select Simple Authentication.
6. Provide a display name in the Display Name text box.
7. Provide a brief description in the Description text box and click Next.
8. On the Credentials screen provide the iDRAC login credentials for the systems you want to discover using the Server (Out-Of-Band)
monitoring feature.
9. Click Next.
10. Select the Less secure or More secure option as appropriate.
For more information, see the OpsMgr documentation at technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh321655.aspx.
NOTE:
If the iDRAC login credentials are different for each of the systems, create a separate Run As Account for
each of them.
11. Click Create.
12. After the Run As Account has been created, click Close.
Associating Run As Account For Monitoring A Dell
Server Using The Server (Out-Of-Band)
Monitoring Feature
For monitoring the Dell server, the Run As account used to discover it must be associated with the Dell server in the SMASH Device
Monitoring Profile. The management pack performs the association automatically. But in some cases, you have to manually associate
the Run As account.
To manually associate the Run As account in the SMASH Device Monitoring Profile:
1. Launch OpsMgr 2012, and click Administration.
2. In the Administration pane, browse to Run As Configuration > Profiles.
3. From the list of available profiles, right-click SMASH Device Monitoring Profile and click Properties.
The Introduction screen is displayed.
4. Click Next.
The Specify the Run As profile's general properties screen is displayed.
5. Click Next.
The Run As accounts screen is displayed.
6. Click Add.
The Add a Run As account screen is displayed.
7. Select the run as account used to discover the Dell server from the Run As account drop-down list.
NOTE:
If you are using multiple Run As accounts to discover devices, associate each device with its associated Run
As account.
8. Click A selected class, group, or object and add the association for the server in the SMASH Monitoring Profile.
• Click Select > Class option, use Dell server as the selection.
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