Users Guide

Directory
NOTE: The Directory settings screen is available only in the Linux environment.
On the Directory settings screen, you can configure LDAP settings to manage user authentication and certificate validation on
systems running Linux, where OpenManage Power Center is installed. The following table lists the options available on this
screen.
Table 14. Directory settings options
Option Description
Enable LDAP User Authentication Select the check box to enable the LDAP user authentication. The following
fields are enabled only when you select this check box.
● LDAP Server Address
● Bind Distinguished Name
● Bind Password
● Base Distinguished Name to Search
● Attribute of User Login
LDAP Server Address (Enter single DNS
names or IP addresses, or multiple ones
separated by a comma)
Enter the IP address or the DNS name of the LDAP server. You can enter
multiple IP addresses or names, separating them using a comma. For example:
192.125.46.89, 192.25.47.68
Bind Distinguished Name Enter a user name for the Bind search. If a name is not entered, OpenManage
Power Center uses an anonymous Bind to search for the user’s login
Distinguished name. For example: uid=mark, ou=manager, dc=dell,
dc=com
Bind Password Enter a password for the Bind Distinguished name you provided.
Base Distinguished Name to Search The Distinguished name of the directory branch from where search begins.
For example: ou=ccr, dc=dell, dc=com
Attribute of User Login Specify a user login attribute for the search. If an attribute is not provided, the
default search string, ‘uid’, is used. The attribute must be unique.
Advanced Settings Select this check box to enable advanced LDAP settings. The following fields
are enabled only when you select this check box.
● LDAP Server Port
● Search Filter
● Network Timeout
● Search Timeout
● Enable Certificate Validation
LDAP Server Port Enter a port number for the LDAP server over SSL. The default port number is
636.
Search Filter Specify a valid LDAP search filter if you cannot uniquely identify the login user
with the specified Base Distinguished Name. If a search filter is not provided,
the default filter (objectClass=*) is used and all objects in the tree are
searched. The maximum length of this filter is 1024 characters.
Network Timeout Specify the time, in seconds, for which OpenManage Power Center LDAP
must wait for connecting to the LDAP server. The default timeout is 30
seconds.
Search Timeout Specify the time, in seconds, after which the OpenManage Power Center
LDAP stops waiting for a response to the search request. The default timeout
is 120 seconds.
Enable Certificate Validation Select this check box to enable the LDAP certificate validation. The following
fields are enabled only if this check box is selected.
● Upload Directory Service CA Certificate
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