Users Guide

Conguring generic LDAP users
iDRAC provides a generic solution to support Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)-based authentication. This feature does
not require any schema extension on your directory services.
To make iDRAC LDAP implementation generic, the commonality between dierent directory services is utilized to group users and
then map the user-group relationship. The directory service specic action is the schema. For example, they may have dierent
attribute names for the group, user, and the link between the user and the group. These actions can be congured in iDRAC.
NOTE: The Smart Card based Two Factor Authentication (TFA) and the Single Sign-On (SSO) logins are not supported
for generic LDAP Directory Service.
Related links
Conguring generic LDAP directory service using iDRAC web-based interface
Conguring generic LDAP directory service using RACADM
Conguring generic LDAP directory service using iDRAC web-based interface
To congure the generic LDAP directory service using Web interface:
NOTE: For information about the various elds, see the iDRAC Online Help .
1. In the 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 Congure Generic LDAP.
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.
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