Users Guide

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

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.

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 drop-down list, select one of the following:

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

select Enable .

• To perform no check and not store the Host certificate, select Disabled.

8. Click Next.

9. The Test Connection window tests the entered iDRAC and Host Root Credentials on the selected servers. Do one of

the following:

– To begin the test, click Test Selected. The other options are inactive.

– To stop the tests click Abort Tests.

10. To complete the profile, click Save.

To manage connection profiles, see Managing Connection Profiles.

Configuring Events And Alarms

The Dell Management Center Events and Alarms page enables or disables all hardware alarms. The current alert status

is displayed on the vCenter Alarms tab. A critical event indicates actual or imminent data loss or system malfunction. A

warning event is not necessarily significant, but may indicate a possible future problem. Events and alarms can also be

enabled using the VMware Alarm Manager. Events are displayed on the vCenter Tasks & Events tab in the Hosts and

Clusters view.

NOTE: On hosts prior to Dell PowerEdge 12th generation servers, this feature requires that the virtual appliance is

configured as a trap destination in OMSA to display host events in vCenter. For more information on OMSA, see

Setting Up An OMSA Trap Destination.

You can configure events and alarms using in the Dell Management Center under the Settings option for Events and

Alarms.

To configure events and alarms:

1. In the Dell Management Center, under Settings → Events and Alarms , click Edit.

2. Under Event Posting Levels, select one of the following:

– Do not post any events - Block hardware events.

– Post All Events - Post all hardware events.

– Post only Critical and Warning Events - Post only critical or warning level hardware events.

– Post only Virtualization-Related Critical and Warning Events - Post only virtualization-related critical and

warning events; this is the default event posting level.

3. To enable all hardware alarms and events, select the Enable Alarms for Dell Hosts check box.

NOTE: Dell hosts that have alarms enabled respond to critical events by entering maintenance mode.

4. In the dialog box that displays, click Continue to accept this change, or click Cancel.

5. To restore the default vCenter alarm settings for all managed Dell servers, click Restore Default Alarms.

It may take up to a minute before the change takes effect.