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Figure 8. iDRAC Network Settings.
Configure the iDRAC Directory Services Settings
1. Go to iDRAC Settings > User Authentication > Directory Services (Reminder that an Enterprise
License is required to get the Directory Services option).
• Select Microsoft Active Directory, and then click Apply.
• On the Active Directory Configuration and Management page, scroll through to the bottom of
page and click Configure Active Directory.
• Select Enable Certificate Validation.
• Upload the Directory Service CA Certificate - Upload the certificate file generated earlier
(named root.cer in this example) to iDRAC. Copy this file from the Active Directory Server to your
Client. In the iDRAC Web GUI, next to Upload Directory Service CA Certificate, click Browse,
point to the file, and then click Upload.
A message is displayed as shown in the sample screen shot here.