Users Guide

Using the iDRAC6 With Microsoft Active Directory 131
Extended Schema Active Directory Overview
Using the extended schema solution requires the Active Directory schema
extension, as described in the following section.
Extending the Active Directory Schema
Important: The schema extension for this product is different from the previous
generations of Dell Remote Management products. You must extend the new
schema and install the new Active Directory Users and Computers
Microsoft
Management Console (MMC)
Snap-in on your directory. The old schema does
not work with this product.
NOTE: Extending the new schema or installing the new extension to Active
Directory User and Computer Snap-in has no impact on previous products.
The schema extender and Active Directory Users and Computers
MMC Snap-in extension are on the Dell Systems Management Tools and
Documentation DVD. For more information, see "Extending the Active
Directory Schema" and "Installing the Dell Extension to the Active Directory
Users and Computers Snap-In." For further details on extending the schema
for iDRAC6 and installing the Active Directory Users and Computers
MMC Snap-in, see the Dell OpenManage Installation and Security User’s
Guide available on support.dell.com\manuals.
NOTE: When you create iDRAC Association Objects or iDRAC Device Objects,
make sure you select Dell Remote Management Object Advanced.
Active Directory Schema Extensions
The Active Directory data is a distributed database of Attributes and Classes.
The Active Directory schema includes the rules that determine the type of
data that can be added or included in the database. The user class is one
example of a Class that is stored in the database. Some example user class
attributes can include the user’s first name, last name, phone number, and so
on. Companies can extend the Active Directory database by adding their own
unique Attributes and Classes to solve environment-specific needs. Dell has
extended the schema to include the necessary changes to support remote
management Authentication and Authorization.
Each Attribute or Class that is added to an existing Active Directory Schema
must be defined with a unique ID. To maintain unique IDs across the
industry, Microsoft maintains a database of Active Directory Object