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Integrating iDRAC7 with Active Directory
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• Enter the DRAC name (idrac1) and click Check Names (it must display the object).
Click OK and again click OK.
Adding Users
You can add new users to the appropriate Active Directory group (iDRACAdministrators, and so on) with
no further configuration necessary.
Adding iDRACs
If you need to set up additional iDRACs, create a new iDRAC object with a unique name for each object
(such as idrac2, idrac3, and so on). Follow the steps above to add the additional iDRAC objects to the
Products tab in each of the three Association objects. You can add multiple iDRACs at the same time
by separating their names with semicolons in the Enter the object names to select field or by typing
the first few letters in their names (assuming they all start with the same few letters), clicking Check
Names, and selecting the iDRAC objects from the Multiple Names Found option.
Configuring iDRAC For Use With Active Directory Extended
Schema
On the management station, log into the iDRAC GUI of the managed system using a browser:
https://<idrac_ip_address>
The iDRAC Network Settings can remain as previously configured for Standard Schema authentication.
To review these settings, see Configuring the iDRAC7 Network Settings
in the Standard Schema
configuration section.
1. Go to iDRAC Settings > User Authentication > Directory Services:
a. Make sure Microsoft Active Directory is selected and click the link or Apply.
b. Scroll Down to bottom of page and click Configure Active Directory.
c. Make sure Enable Certificate Validation is selected and the certificate uploaded during
Standard Schema configuration is shown under Current Directory Service CA Certificate.
d. Click Next.
e. Make sure Enable Active Directory is selected.
f. Make sure Enable Single Sign-On is not selected.
g. For User Domain Name, make sure the FQDN of your domain name is specified (for
example, test.lab).
h. Make sure Specify Domain Controller Addresses is selected and the FQDN of your Domain
controller is present for Domain Controller Server Address 1. (For example,
ad2.test.lab).
i. Click Next.
j. Select Extended Schema, and then click Next.
k. For iDRAC Name, use the name of the iDRAC object you created in Active Directory (for
example, idrac1).