Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User's Guide - Dell Support
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User's Guide - Dell Support
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User's Guide - Dell Support
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VMware ESXi <strong>Server</strong> 5.X Authentication<br />
ESXi <strong>Server</strong> authenticates users accessing ESXi hosts using the vSphere/VI<br />
Client or Software Development Kit (SDK). The default installation of ESXi<br />
uses a local password database for authentication. ESXi authentication<br />
transactions with <strong>Server</strong> <strong>Administrator</strong> are also direct interactions with the<br />
vmware-hostd process. To make sure that authentication works efficiently for<br />
your site, perform basic tasks such as setting up users, groups, permissions,<br />
and roles, configuring user attributes, adding your own certificates, and<br />
determining whether you want to use SSL.<br />
NOTE: On systems running VMware ESXi <strong>Server</strong> 5.0 operating system, to login to<br />
<strong>Server</strong> <strong>Administrator</strong>, all users require <strong>Administrator</strong> privileges. For information on<br />
assigning roles, see the VMware documentation.<br />
Encryption<br />
<strong>Server</strong> <strong>Administrator</strong> is accessed over a secure HTTPS connection using<br />
secure socket layer (SSL) technology to ensure and protect the identity of the<br />
system being managed. Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) is used by<br />
supported Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and SUSE Linux<br />
Enterprise <strong>Server</strong> operating systems to protect the user credentials and other<br />
sensitive data that is transmitted over the socket connection when a user<br />
accesses the <strong>Server</strong> <strong>Administrator</strong> home page.<br />
Assigning User Privileges<br />
To ensure critical system component security, assign user privileges to all <strong>Dell</strong><br />
<strong>OpenManage</strong> software users before installing <strong>Dell</strong> <strong>OpenManage</strong> software.<br />
New users can log in to <strong>Dell</strong> <strong>OpenManage</strong> software using their operating<br />
system user privileges.<br />
CAUTION: To protect access to your critical system components,<br />
assign a password to every user account that can access <strong>Dell</strong> <strong>OpenManage</strong><br />
software. Users without an assigned password cannot log in to <strong>Dell</strong> <strong>OpenManage</strong><br />
software on a system running Windows <strong>Server</strong> 2003 due to the operating<br />
system design.<br />
CAUTION: Disable guest accounts for supported Windows operating systems to<br />
protect access to your critical system components. Consider renaming the guest<br />
accounts so that remote scripts cannot enable the accounts using the default<br />
guest account names.<br />
22 Setup and Administration