HP XP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software 7.6.1-00 Administrator Guide

Registering an external authentication server and an external authorization server
In the exauth.properties file, set the type of the external authentication server to be used, the
server identification name, and the machine information about the external authentication server and
external authorization server.
Operations to complete in advance
• Log in as a user with Administrator permissions (for Windows) or as a root user (for Linux).
• Copy the template of the exauth.properties file.
In Windows:
installation-folder-for-Common-Component\sample\conf\exauth.proper-
ties
In Linux:
installation-directory-for-Common-Component/sample/conf/exauth.prop-
erties
• Check the data structure of user entries (for LDAP authentication).
(see “About the data structures of user entries” on page 123)
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Set up the environment for the DNS server on the OS of the LDAP directory server.
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Register information about the LDAP directory server to the SRV record of the DNS server.
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#: This operation is required to look up the information about the LDAP directory server by using the
DNS server.
Information to collect in advance
• Common information:
• Type of the external authentication server
• For LDAP authentication:
• Machine information about the external authentication server and the external authorization
server
Host name or IP address
Port number
• BaseDN
• Domain name managed by the LDAP directory server (when linking to an external authorization
server)
• For RADIUS authentication:
• Machine information about the external authentication server and the external authorization
server
Host name or IP address
Port number
• Authentication protocol
• Host name or IP address of the management server
• Domain name managed by the LDAP directory server (when linking to an external authorization
server)
• BaseDN (when linking to an external authorization server)
User account management126