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10.
Create groups for console switch administrators and users.
11. Add the users and servers (or console switches) to the appropriate groups.
12. From the HP IP Console Viewer application, log in to the console switch.
13. Test the LDAP communications from the HP IP Console Viewer application.
14. After the basic LDAP communication test succeeds, log in to the console switch from the HP IP
Console Viewer.
NOTE: The console switch names and server names used for group attribute queries are stored in the
console switches. The console switch name and server names specified in the SNMP and Servers categories
of the Manage Console Switch must identically match the object names in the Active Directory. Each console
switch name and server name might be composed of any combination of uppercase and lowercase letters (a
through z, A through Z), digits (0 to 9), and hyphens (-). Spaces and periods (.) are not allowed, and the
name may not consist entirely of digits. These are Active Directory constraints. The factory default console
switch name in earlier versions contains a space that must be removed by editing the system name in the
SNMP category of the Manage Console Switch window.
Use the information in "HP IP Console Switch directory services integration setup tutorial (on page 208)"
in a test environment before implementing LDAP Authentication in your production environment.