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LDAP Feature for the Remote Console Switch

Configuring the LDAP Authentication Parameters

The Authentication panel allow you to configure your authentication and

authorization configuration parameters. You can send the username,

password, and other information to the Remote Console Switch, which then

uses LDAP to retrieve data from the Directory Service in order to determine

what permissions the user has.

Enabling LDAP Authentication

The Authentication Settings field allows you to choose Local or LDAP

Authentication. Click the Use LDAP Authentication checkbox to

authenticate against the LDAP-enabled directory service.
Once LDAP is enabled, the RCS and Root Domains should be designated in

the provided fields.

Entering Authentication Parameters

If you plan to install the Dell Extended Schema, enter only the RCS and Root

Domains that will be used.
If you elect not to use the Dell Extended Schema, the RCS Switches and

access controlled SIPs in your installation will be configured as Computer

Objects within Active Directory. To do this, you will first need to configure an

Organizational Unit to hold group objects that relate users to access

controlled Remote Console Switches and their attached SIPs. This can be a

previously created OU, or one created specifically for this purpose but it must

be unique among all OU objects in the Group Container domain.
Next, choose an attribute within the LDAP directory to be used to contain

discretionary access control information. This should be a previously unused

attribute that is capable of storing a string value. (The default is the “info”

attribute of the Group Object.)
Finally, you will need to enter the location for the Group Container, the

Group Container Domain and the Access Control Attribute in the blanks

provided in the Global - Authentication window.
For more detailed descriptions of the Authentication panel fields, see Table

8-1.
To access the Authentication panel in the on-board web interface:
Click the Configure tab, then click Remote Console Switch - Authentication.