Use the
PowerFlex Installer to switch LIA's authentication to LDAP on an existing
PowerFlex system. You can switch LIA's authentication method from native to LDAP, but after you perform this task you will not be able to switch back to native authentication.
Prerequisites
Ensure the following:
You know the LIA password.
If a Linux LDAP server is used, you have added the Linux server properties to the
gatewayUser.properties file, as described in the previous task.
Steps
From a web browser, enter the IP address of the
PowerFlex Gateway, and log in to the
PowerFlex Installer.
On the
Maintain tab, enter the following information:
Primary MDM IP address
MDM admin username and password.
LIA password
Click
Retrieve system topology.
The
PowerFlex Installer displays a list of MDMs and their LIA authentication method.
On the
Maintain tab, click
Security Settings > Add LDAP server to LIA authentication list.
In the
Add LDAP server to LIA authentication list window, enter the MDM admin password, and then fill in the LDAP server URI, group identifier, and BaseDN identifier.