Users Guide

* In the Verify Password text box, type the password again.

* In the Certificate Check box, select one of the following:

• To download and store the iDRAC certificate and validate it during all future connections,

select Enabled.

• To perform no check and not store the iDRAC certificate, do not select the Enable

Certificate Check check box.

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 check box; otherwise skip down to configure your Host Credentials.

* In the Active Directory User Name text box, 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.

Refer to 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.

* In the Certificate Check box, select one of the following:

• To download and store the Host certificate and validate it during all future connections,

select Enabled.

• 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, the user name is root. This is the default username and you cannot

change the username. but, if the Activate directory is set, you can choose any Active directory user

not just root.

* In the Password text box type the password. The password is limited to 127 characters.

NOTE: The OMSA credentials are the same credentials used for ESX and ESXi hosts.

* In the Verify Password text box, type the password again.

* In the Certificate Check check box, select one of the following:

• To download and store the Host certificate and validate it during all future connections,

select Enabled .

• To perform no check and not store the Host certificate, do not select the Enable Certificate

Check check box.

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 select the Test Connection button. 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. For servers that do not have either an iDRAC Express or Enterprise card, the

iDRAC test connection result states Not Applicable for this system.

Scheduling Inventory Jobs [Wizard]

The inventory schedule configuration is similar between the Configuration Wizard and from the OpenManage Integration

under Manage section, Settings option.