Preparing VMware ESXi hosts
Safeguard for Privileged Passwords supports VMware ESXi hosts.
Important:Safeguard for Privileged Passwords can only manage local users on a VMware host.
To prepare a VMware ESXi host for Safeguard for Privileged Passwords
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Use an existing account or create a new account as the service account on the asset and assign it a password.
The default administrator account is suitable.
- Grant the service account the privileges required to set user passwords using the web management API.
- When adding a VMware ESXi host to Safeguard for Privileged Passwords:
- Specify the network address.
- Specify port 443 as the HTTPS port.
Preparing Fortinet FortiOS devices
Safeguard for Privileged Passwords supports Fortinet Internet appliances. Safeguard for Privileged Passwords uses the SSH protocol to connect to Fortinet devices.
To prepare a Fortinet FortiOS device for Safeguard for Privileged Passwords
- Create the service account as a local user on the managed system and assign it a password.
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Add the service account to the Fortinet Administrators group. This allows the service account to access the device with SSH to manage users.
Important:Safeguard for Privileged Passwords can only manage passwords for users that are members of the Fortinet Administrators group.
- Enable and configure the SSH server to allow the service account to log in remotely.
- Add the Fortinet device to Safeguard for Privileged Passwords using password authentication.
Preparing F5 Big-IP devices
Safeguard for Privileged Passwords supports F5 Big-IP devices. Safeguard for Privileged Passwords uses the SSH protocol to connect to F5 Big-IP devices.
To prepare an F5 Big-IP device for Safeguard for Privileged Passwords
- Create the service account as a local user on the F5 Big-IP managed system and assign it a password. Assign that service account the Administrator Role on all partitions. This allows the service account to manage users.
- Enable console access by setting Terminal Access to either Advanced or tmsh, which will allow the service account to log in remotely via SSH.
- Add the F5 Big-IP device to Safeguard for Privileged Passwords using password or SSH key authentication.
Preparing HP iLO servers
In Safeguard for Privileged Passwords, the HP iLO operating system is an HP Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) HP Proliant server. Safeguard for Privileged Passwords connects to HP iLO systems using SSH. Password check and change is supported. Account discovery is not supported.
To prepare an HP iLO server for Safeguard for Privileged Passwords
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Create a service account with the Administrate User Accounts privilege and assign it a password.
The service account must have login privileges and must be able to configure users.
- Verify that SSH is enabled.
- In Safeguard for Privileged Passwords, create the asset and accounts for the HP iLO server using password authentication.