Owner's Manual

314 Using the CMC Directory Service
Selecting Your LDAP Servers
You can configure the server to use with Generic LDAP in two ways. Static
Servers allows the administrator to place a FQDN or IP address within the
field. Alternatively, a list of LDAP servers can be retrieved by looking up their
SRV record within the DNS.
The following are the properties in the LDAP Servers section:
• Use Static LDAP Servers — Selecting this option causes the LDAP service
to use the specified servers with the port number provided (see details
below).
NOTE: You must select Static or DNS.
• LDAP Server Address — Specify the FQDN or IP of the LDAP server. To
specify multiple, redundant LDAP servers that serve the same domain,
provide the list of all servers separated by comma. CMC tries to connect to
each server in turn, until it makes a successful connection.
Search Filter Specifies a valid LDAP search filter. This is used if the user
attribute cannot uniquely identify the login user within
the chosen base DN. If not provided, defaults to
(objectClass=*), which searches for all objects in the tree.
The maximum length of this property is 1024 characters.
Network Timeout
(seconds)
Sets the time in seconds after which an idle LDAP session
is automatically closed.
Search Timeout
(seconds)
Sets the time in seconds after which a search is
automatically closed.
Table 8-10. Common Settings
(continued)
Setting Description