OpenManage Enterprise 4.0.x User's Guide

Initial onboarding

If you are logging into the OpenManage Enterprise version 4.0 or later for the first time, the Initial onboarding dialog box is displayed.

1. Log in to the appliance using the login credentials.
   The Initial onboarding dialog box opens.
2. By default, the internal iDRAC credential management feature is installed (enabled). This feature allows the appliance to create a local service account on supported iDRACs after the initial discovery. Further configuration can allow periodic password changes to the service account. For more information regarding this feature, see Configure iDRAC Password Management .
   To disable this feature, clear the Enable Internal iDRAC credential management checkbox.

   CAUTION:If the Password Strength Policy is configured on target iDRACs, do not enable the internal iDRAC credential management feature. The password policy sets certain complexity requirements for passwords. If the password generated by the OpenManage Enterprise service account does not to meet these requirements, iDRAC will disable the service account. Therefore, you cannot manage the corresponding iDRACs from OpenManage Enterprise. For more information about Password Strength Policy, see the iDRAC user's guide.

   NOTE: Once the internal iDRAC credential management feature is installed, it cannot be uninstalled during the lifetime of the OpenManage Enterprise instance without redeploying the appliance. Similarly, if the feature is not enabled at onboarding, it cannot be enabled later.
3. Click Next.
4. Choose whether you are migrating from a 3.10.x appliance or setting up a new appliance.
   The default TLS protocol for a migration destination is TLS 1.2 only. For new appliances, the default TLS protocol is TLS 1.2 and higher.

   • To proceed with default plug-in (CloudIQ and Service plug-ins) installation, select the End User License Agreement and the Infrastructure Telemetry Notice individually and click Accept. If you choose to Decline either or both of these agreements, the default plug-ins are not installed. You can install these plug-ins later after the onboarding is complete. See Install plugins.
5. Click Finish.
   • If this appliance is a migration destination, the Migrate In screen appears. To complete the migration process on the 4.0 or later target appliance, see Migrate in an appliance.
   • For a fresh installation with all required agreements, the appliance proceeds with the default plug-in installation.
   • The Login screen opens. See Log into an appliance running OpenManage Enterprise for first-time login.