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OpenManage Enterprise 4.0.x User's Guide

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Internal iDRAC credential management

Enabling the internal iDRAC credential management feature during the initial onboarding process allows OpenManage Enterprise to create a local service account on supported iDRACs after the first successful discovery of the target devices. The local account username is of the following format: OME_[application-GUID]. You can retrieve the application GUID for the appliance by using a GET request to the /api/ApplicationService/Info REST API.

Prerequisites

  • OpenManage Enterprise Advanced or Advanced+ license is required to use the internal iDRAC credential management feature.
  • The internal iDRAC credential management feature requires creating a service account on each eligible iDRAC device. iDRAC supports up to 16 local user accounts, and when exceeded, the service account cannot be created. In such cases, communication between the appliance and iDRAC will rely on discovery credentials.
  • Ensure Password Strength Policy is not configured on supported iDRACs. If the Password Strength Policy is configured on iDRACs, it sets certain complexity requirements for passwords. If the password generated by the OpenManage Enterprise service account fails to meet these requirements, iDRAC will disable the service account. For more information about Password Strength Policy, see the iDRAC user's guide.

Steps

To enable the internal iDRAC credential management, select Enable Internal iDRAC credential management during the initial onboarding screen.
OpenManage Enterprise creates a local service account on supported iDRACs after the first successful discovery of the target devices.

Results

Currently, OpenManage Enterprise does not provide an option to opt out of the iDRAC credential management feature. Consequently, if a service account is disabled because of the password strength policy, customers will be unable to manage the corresponding iDRACs from OME. Furthermore, no user roles are assigned to this service account.

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