Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration for SCVMM Help

Credential profile creation

Create different types of credential profiles that you can use for discovery, operating system deployment, and firmware update. Select the credential profile type and then provide details.

Credential Profile TypeThe appliance supports creation of four types of credential profiles, and the appliance contains one predefined credential profile.

The four types of credential profiles that you can create are as follows:

  • Device Credential Profile — use this profile to log in to iDRAC or Chassis Management Controller (CMC).
    • When a device type credential profile is created, an associated RunAsAccount is created in SCVMM to manage the server, and the name of the account is Dell_CredentialProfileName.
    • When a device type credential profile is deleted, the associated RunAsAccount from SCVMM is also deleted.
    • When the RunAsAccount in SCVMM is deleted, the corresponding credential profile is not visible in the appliance.
  • Windows Credential Profile — use this profile for accessing shared folders in Windows.
  • FTP Credential Profile — use this profile for accessing FTP site.
    • The default FTP credential profile that is available in the appliance is System Default FTP.
  • Proxy Server Credentials — use this profile for providing proxy credentials for accessing FTP sites for updates.

SYSTEM DEFAULT FTP is a predefined credential profile of type FTP credentials, and the password field for this type of credential profile is not mandatory.

Credential Profile NameType the name you want to assign to the credential profile.
Credential Profile DescriptionProvide a description for the credential profile.
Credentials
UsernameType the profile user name.
PasswordType the profile password.
DomainProvide the domain details for Windows credentials.
Proxy Server URLProvide the proxy server URL in the following format, http://hostname:port or http://IPaddress:port.
Default Profile for

This option is applicable only for Device type credential profile.

Select to make this profile as the default profile to log in to iDRAC or CMC. Select None, if you chose to not set it as a default profile.
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