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Table Of Contents
- vCenter Chargeback Manager User’s Guide
- Contents
- About the User's Guide
- Introduction to vCenter Chargeback Manager
- Configuring Administration Settings
- Authenticating and Managing Users, Roles, and Permissions
- Resource Based Authorization in vCenter Chargeback Manager
- Permissions Defined in vCenter Chargeback Manager
- Managing Roles
- Managing Users
- vCenter Chargeback Manager User Authentication
- Managing Chargeback Hierarchies
- Creating a Chargeback Hierarchy
- Managing a Chargeback Hierarchy
- View a Chargeback Hierarchy
- Add a vCenter Chargeback Manager Entity
- Add a vCenter Server Entity
- Rename a Chargeback Hierarchy or a Chargeback Entity
- Delete an Entity from the Hierarchy
- Delete a Chargeback Hierarchy
- Assign Attributes
- Move Entities Within a Hierarchy
- Allocate Computing Resource Units for a Chargeback Entity
- Share Virtual Machine Cost
- Backdate a Chargeback Hierarchy
- View Properties of a vCenter Server Entity
- Managing and Configuring vCenter Chargeback Manager Cost Elements
- Generating Reports
- Monitoring System Health
- Administration Utilities
- Index
Managing LDAP Servers
You can configure one or more LDAP servers in vCenter Chargeback Manager. vCenter Chargeback Manager
supports only Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Active
Directory.
You can view and manage the LDAP servers from the LDAP Servers page of the Settings tab. You can also
configure the LDAP server for secure communication using SSL certificates.
In the case of a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, you can also configure a read-only domain
controller in vCenter Chargeback Manager.
Configure the LDAP Server Setting
Configuring the LDAP server setting in the application enables Windows Active Directory users to access the
application using their Windows Active Directory login credentials.
You must have the Super User role or the Administrator role to perform this task.
Procedure
1 In the Settings tab, click LDAP Servers.
2 Click Add.
The Manage LDAP Server screen is displayed.
3 Enter the information related to the LDAP server that you want to configure in the application.
Option Description
Server Name
A user-defined name to uniquely identify the LDAP server. You can provide
a full name or a short code to identify the LDAP server.
Server Address
Static IP address of the LDAP server. If the sever does not have a static IP
address, ensure that you provide the fully-qualified domain name (FQDN).
User Name
The LDAP account to authenticate in to the LDAP server. The user name can
be of the formats user_name@domain_name or domain_name\user_name.
Preferably, use the User Principal Name (UPN).
Password
Password for the user name provided.
BaseDN
The distinguished name (DN) of the entity in the LDAP hierarchy from which
groups and users can be added to the application. If not specified, vCenter
Chargeback Manager automatically fetches the root base dn and uses this
value.
Port
Port on which the LDAP service is listening. The default port is 389. If you
select the Enable LDAPS option, ensure that you change this to a secure port,
say 636.
LDAP Limit
The maximum number of Windows Active Directory users or groups to be
fetched and displayed in the Add User Account screen of the application.
Enable LDAPS
Select this option to enable LDAP over SSL.
4 Click Add.
If you have selected Enable LDAPS, then a dialog requesting you to accept the SSL certificate is displayed.
5 Accept the SSL certificate.
If you click Cancel, the LDAP Server setting configuration fails.
On successfully configuring the LDAP server setting, the details of the LDAP server, except the authentication
information, are displayed in the table on the LDAP Servers page.
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