Users Guide

3 Optionally, enable certicate validation and upload the digital certicate used during initiation of SSL connections when communicating
with a generic LDAP server.
NOTE: In this release, non-SSL port based LDAP bind is not supported. Only LDAP over SSL is supported.
4 Click Next.
The Generic LDAP Conguration and Management Step 2 of 3 page is displayed.
5 Enable generic LDAP authentication and specify the location information about generic LDAP servers and user accounts.
NOTE: If certicate validation is enabled, specify the LDAP Server’s FQDN and make sure that DNS is congured
correctly under Overview > iDRAC Settings > Network.
NOTE: In this release, nested group is not supported. The rmware searches for the direct member of the group to
match the user DN. Also, only single domain is supported. Cross domain is not supported.
6 Click Next.
The Generic LDAP Conguration and Management Step 3a of 3 page is displayed.
7 Click Role Group.
The Generic LDAP Conguration and Management Step 3b of 3 page is displayed.
8 Specify the group distinguished name, the privileges associated with the group, and click Apply.
NOTE: If you are using Novell eDirectory and if you have used these characters—#(hash), "(double quotes), ;(semi
colon), > (greater than), , (comma), or <(lesser than)—for the Group DN name, they must be escaped.
The role group settings are saved. The Generic LDAP Conguration and Management Step 3a of 3 page displays the role group
settings.
9 If you want to congure additional role groups, repeat steps 7 and 8.
10 Click Finish. The generic LDAP directory service is congured.
Conguring generic LDAP directory service using RACADM
To congure the LDAP directory service, use the objects in the iDRAC.LDAP and iDRAC.LDAPRole groups.
For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.
Testing LDAP directory service settings
You can test the LDAP directory service settings to verify whether your conguration is correct, or to diagnose the problem with a failed
LDAP log in.
Testing LDAP directory service settings using iDRAC web interface
To test the LDAP directory service settings:
1 In iDRAC Web Interface, go to Overview > iDRAC Settings > User Authentication > Directory Services > Generic LDAP Directory
Service.
The Generic LDAP Conguration and Management page displays the current generic LDAP settings.
2 Click Test Settings.
3 Enter the user name and password of a directory user that is chosen to test the LDAP settings. The format depends on the Attribute
of User Login is used and the user name entered must match the value of the chosen attribute.
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