Dell iDRAC Universal Orchestrator Extension

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Overview

The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) Orchestrator Extension supports the following use cases:

• Inventorying the iDRAC instance's server certificate and importing it into Keyfactor Command for management
• Adding or Replacing an existing or newly enrolled certificate and private key to an existing iDRAC instance. To replace an existing server certificate, the Ovewrite flag in Keyfactor Command must be selected.

Use cases NOT supported by the iDRAC Orchestrator Extension:

• Removing a server certificate from an iDRAC instance.
• Inventorying or Managing any other certificate type on an iDRAC intance.

Special Notes:

• When adding or replacing the server certificate, there will be a few minute delay as the iDRAC instance will restart. As a result, it may take a few minutes before the new certificate is reflected in subsequent Inventory jobs.
• When replacing an existing server certificate, the Overwrite checkbox must be selected/checked. When this checkbox is selected, Keyfactor Command may require you to enter an alias. This alias is not used by the orchestrator extension, so just enter any value.

Compatibility

This integration is compatible with Keyfactor Universal Orchestrator version 10.4 and later.

Support

The Dell iDRAC Universal Orchestrator extension If you have a support issue, please open a support ticket by either contacting your Keyfactor representative or via the Keyfactor Support Portal at https://support.keyfactor.com.

To report a problem or suggest a new feature, use the Issues tab. If you want to contribute actual bug fixes or proposed enhancements, use the Pull requests tab.

Requirements & Prerequisites

Before installing the Dell iDRAC Universal Orchestrator extension, we recommend that you install kfutil. Kfutil is a command-line tool that simplifies the process of creating store types, installing extensions, and instantiating certificate stores in Keyfactor Command.

1. The Orchestrator must run on a Windows Server machine with the Racadm CLI utility installed, configured to reach the target iDRAC instance. The Orchestrator must have read and write access to the folder where racadm.exe is installed.
2. A user id must be set up in iDRAC with minimum privileges of "Configure". This will be used by the Racadm utility to manage the store.

Create the iDRAC Certificate Store Type

To use the Dell iDRAC Universal Orchestrator extension, you must create the iDRAC Certificate Store Type. This only needs to happen once per Keyfactor Command instance.

• Create iDRAC using kfutil:

  # iDRAC
  kfutil store-types create iDRAC

• Create iDRAC manually in the Command UI:

  Create iDRAC manually in the Command UI

  Create a store type called iDRAC with the attributes in the tables below:

  Basic Tab

  Attribute	Value	Description
  Name	iDRAC	Display name for the store type (may be customized)
  Short Name	iDRAC	Short display name for the store type
  Capability	iDRAC	Store type name orchestrator will register with. Check the box to allow entry of value
  Supports Add	✅ Checked	Check the box. Indicates that the Store Type supports Management Add
  Supports Remove	🔲 Unchecked	Indicates that the Store Type supports Management Remove
  Supports Discovery	🔲 Unchecked	Indicates that the Store Type supports Discovery
  Supports Reenrollment	🔲 Unchecked	Indicates that the Store Type supports Reenrollment
  Supports Create	🔲 Unchecked	Indicates that the Store Type supports store creation
  Needs Server	✅ Checked	Determines if a target server name is required when creating store
  Blueprint Allowed	✅ Checked	Determines if store type may be included in an Orchestrator blueprint
  Uses PowerShell	🔲 Unchecked	Determines if underlying implementation is PowerShell
  Requires Store Password	🔲 Unchecked	Enables users to optionally specify a store password when defining a Certificate Store.
  Supports Entry Password	🔲 Unchecked	Determines if an individual entry within a store can have a password.

  The Basic tab should look like this:

  

  Advanced Tab

  Attribute	Value	Description
  Supports Custom Alias	Forbidden	Determines if an individual entry within a store can have a custom Alias.
  Private Key Handling	Required	This determines if Keyfactor can send the private key associated with a certificate to the store. Required because IIS certificates without private keys would be invalid.
  PFX Password Style	Default	'Default' - PFX password is randomly generated, 'Custom' - PFX password may be specified when the enrollment job is created (Requires the Allow Custom Password application setting to be enabled.)

  The Advanced tab should look like this:

  

  Custom Fields Tab

  Custom fields operate at the certificate store level and are used to control how the orchestrator connects to the remote target server containing the certificate store to be managed. The following custom fields should be added to the store type:

  Name	Display Name	Description	Type	Default Value/Options	Required
  ServerUsername	Server Username	The user ID (or, if using a PAM provider, the key pointing to the user ID) to log into the iDRAC instance being managed.	Secret		✅ Checked
  ServerPassword	Server Password	The password (or, if using a PAM provider, the key pointing to the password) for the user ID above.	Secret		✅ Checked

  The Custom Fields tab should look like this:

  

Installation

1. Download the latest Dell iDRAC Universal Orchestrator extension from GitHub.

   Navigate to the Dell iDRAC Universal Orchestrator extension GitHub version page. Refer to the compatibility matrix below to determine whether the net6.0 or net8.0 asset should be downloaded. Then, click the corresponding asset to download the zip archive.

   Universal Orchestrator Version	Latest .NET version installed on the Universal Orchestrator server	rollForward condition in Orchestrator.runtimeconfig.json	dell-idrac-orchestrator .NET version to download
   Older than 11.0.0			net6.0
   Between 11.0.0 and 11.5.1 (inclusive)	net6.0		net6.0
   Between 11.0.0 and 11.5.1 (inclusive)	net8.0	Disable	net6.0
   Between 11.0.0 and 11.5.1 (inclusive)	net8.0	LatestMajor	net8.0
   11.6 and newer	net8.0		net8.0

   Unzip the archive containing extension assemblies to a known location.

   Note If you don't see an asset with a corresponding .NET version, you should always assume that it was compiled for net6.0.

2. Locate the Universal Orchestrator extensions directory.

   • Default on Windows - C:\Program Files\Keyfactor\Keyfactor Orchestrator\extensions
   • Default on Linux - /opt/keyfactor/orchestrator/extensions

3. Create a new directory for the Dell iDRAC Universal Orchestrator extension inside the extensions directory.

   Create a new directory called dell-idrac-orchestrator.

   The directory name does not need to match any names used elsewhere; it just has to be unique within the extensions directory.

4. Copy the contents of the downloaded and unzipped assemblies from step 2 to the dell-idrac-orchestrator directory.

5. Restart the Universal Orchestrator service.

   Refer to Starting/Restarting the Universal Orchestrator service.

6. (optional) PAM Integration

   The Dell iDRAC Universal Orchestrator extension is compatible with all supported Keyfactor PAM extensions to resolve PAM-eligible secrets. PAM extensions running on Universal Orchestrators enable secure retrieval of secrets from a connected PAM provider.

   To configure a PAM provider, reference the Keyfactor Integration Catalog to select an extension, and follow the associated instructions to install it on the Universal Orchestrator (remote).

The above installation steps can be supplimented by the official Command documentation.

Defining Certificate Stores

• Manually with the Command UI

  Create Certificate Stores manually in the UI

  1. Navigate to the Certificate Stores page in Keyfactor Command.

     Log into Keyfactor Command, toggle the Locations dropdown, and click Certificate Stores.

  2. Add a Certificate Store.

     Click the Add button to add a new Certificate Store. Use the table below to populate the Attributes in the Add form.

     Attribute	Description
     Category	Select "iDRAC" or the customized certificate store name from the previous step.
     Container	Optional container to associate certificate store with.
     Client Machine	The IP address of the iDRAC instance being managed.
     Store Path	Enter the full path where the Racadm executable is installed on the orchestrator server. See Requirements & Prerequisites above for more details.
     Orchestrator	Select an approved orchestrator capable of managing iDRAC certificates. Specifically, one with the iDRAC capability.
     ServerUsername	The user ID (or, if using a PAM provider, the key pointing to the user ID) to log into the iDRAC instance being managed.
     ServerPassword	The password (or, if using a PAM provider, the key pointing to the password) for the user ID above.

     Attributes eligible for retrieval by a PAM Provider on the Universal Orchestrator

     If a PAM provider was installed on the Universal Orchestrator in the Installation section, the following parameters can be configured for retrieval on the Universal Orchestrator.

     Attribute	Description
     ServerUsername	The user ID (or, if using a PAM provider, the key pointing to the user ID) to log into the iDRAC instance being managed.
     ServerPassword	The password (or, if using a PAM provider, the key pointing to the password) for the user ID above.

     Please refer to the Universal Orchestrator (remote) usage section (PAM providers on the Keyfactor Integration Catalog) for your selected PAM provider for instructions on how to load attributes orchestrator-side.

     Any secret can be rendered by a PAM provider installed on the Keyfactor Command server. The above parameters are specific to attributes that can be fetched by an installed PAM provider running on the Universal Orchestrator server itself.

• Using kfutil

  Create Certificate Stores with kfutil

  1. Generate a CSV template for the iDRAC certificate store

     kfutil stores import generate-template --store-type-name iDRAC --outpath iDRAC.csv

  2. Populate the generated CSV file

     Open the CSV file, and reference the table below to populate parameters for each Attribute.

     Attribute	Description
     Category	Select "iDRAC" or the customized certificate store name from the previous step.
     Container	Optional container to associate certificate store with.
     Client Machine	The IP address of the iDRAC instance being managed.
     Store Path	Enter the full path where the Racadm executable is installed on the orchestrator server. See Requirements & Prerequisites above for more details.
     Orchestrator	Select an approved orchestrator capable of managing iDRAC certificates. Specifically, one with the iDRAC capability.
     ServerUsername	The user ID (or, if using a PAM provider, the key pointing to the user ID) to log into the iDRAC instance being managed.
     ServerPassword	The password (or, if using a PAM provider, the key pointing to the password) for the user ID above.

     Attributes eligible for retrieval by a PAM Provider on the Universal Orchestrator

     If a PAM provider was installed on the Universal Orchestrator in the Installation section, the following parameters can be configured for retrieval on the Universal Orchestrator.

     Attribute	Description
     ServerUsername	The user ID (or, if using a PAM provider, the key pointing to the user ID) to log into the iDRAC instance being managed.
     ServerPassword	The password (or, if using a PAM provider, the key pointing to the password) for the user ID above.

     Any secret can be rendered by a PAM provider installed on the Keyfactor Command server. The above parameters are specific to attributes that can be fetched by an installed PAM provider running on the Universal Orchestrator server itself.

  3. Import the CSV file to create the certificate stores

     kfutil stores import csv --store-type-name iDRAC --file iDRAC.csv

The content in this section can be supplimented by the official Command documentation.

License

Apache License 2.0, see LICENSE.

Related Integrations

See all Keyfactor Universal Orchestrator extensions.