Configuring the credentials of a target system

You can configure the credentials of a target system in OnCommand Workflow Automation (WFA) and use the credentials to connect to that specific system and execute commands.

About this task

After initial data acquisition, you must configure the credentials for the arrays on which the commands are run. PowerShell WFA controller connection works in two modes:

With credentials
WFA tries to establish a connection using HTTPS first, and then tries using HTTP. You can also use Microsoft Active Directory LDAP authentication to connect to arrays without defining credentials in WFA. To use Active Directory LDAP, you must configure the array to perform authentication with the same Active Directory LDAP server.
Without credentials (for storage systems operating in 7-Mode)
WFA tries to establish a connection using domain authentication. This mode uses the remote procedure call protocol, which is secured using the NTLM protocol.

Steps

Log in to WFA through a web browser as an admin.
Click Settings, and under Setup click Credentials.
Click on the toolbar.
In the New Credentials dialog box, select one of the following options from the Match list:
- Exact
  Credentials for a specific IP address or host name
- Pattern
  Credentials for the entire subnet or IP range
  
  You can use regular expression syntax for this option.
Select the remote system type from the Type list.
Enter either the host name or the IPv4 or IPv6 address of the resource, the user name, and the password.

Test the connectivity by performing the following action:

If you selected the following match type...	Then...
Exact	Click Test.
Pattern	Save the credentials and choose one of the following: Select the credential and click on the toolbar. Right-click and select Test Connectivity.

Click Save.