Perform the following procedure to add a directory service to
PowerFlex:
Steps
On the menu bar, click
Settings.
In the left pane, click
User Management, then in the right pane, click
Directory services.
Click
Add.
For
LDAP Configuration, configure the following:
In the
Address box, enter the address of the authentication server.
The address must be specified in URL-like format:
Enter
ldap://HOSTNAME or IP ADDRESS for a plaintext LDAP connection.
Enter
ldaps://HOSTNAME or IP ADDRESS for a secure LDAP connection.
For example:
ldap://100.68.68.1
In the
Bind DN box, enter the bind distinguished name attributes.
The Bind Distinguished Name (DN) uniquely identifies an entry and its position in the hierarchy of entries contained in a directory server.
For example:
CN= <your AD user account>,CN=Users,DC=asm,DC=delllabs,DC=net.
In the
Bind DN Password box, enter the Bind DN password.
This is the password used to access the LDAP server.
In the
Timeout box, enter a value in milliseconds.
For example:
1000
For
User Search Settings, configure the following:
In the
Username LDAP Attribute box, enter the name of an LDAP attribute that is mapped as the username. For many LDAP servers, it can be
uid. For Active Directory, it can be
sAMAccountName or
cn. The attribute should be filled in for all LDAP users you want to import from LDAP to
PowerFlex.
For example:
sAMAccountName
In the
ID Attribute box, enter the ID attribute for users.
For example:
sAMAccountName
In the
Object Class box, enter an object class.
For example:
top,person,organizationalPerson,user
In the
Search Path box, enter the search path.
The search path is used to identify and retrieve entries in the directory information tree that match a set of criteria.
For example:
CN=Users,DC=asm,DC=delllabs,DC=net
For
Group Search Settings, configure the following:
In the
Group Member Attribute box, enter a group member name.
For example:
member
In the
Group ID Attribute box, enter the group ID.
For example:
cn
In the
Group Object Class box, enter the group object class.
For example:
group
In the
Group Search Path box, enter the group search path.
The search path is used to identify and retrieve entries in the directory information tree that match a set of criteria for groups.
For example:
CN=Users,DC=asm,DC=delllabs,DC=net
Click
Test Connection.
If the test is successful, the
Submit button will become active. If the test fails, you will not be able to proceed until you fix the connectivity issue.
When you have finished making your changes, click
Submit.
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