HP D2D HP StorageWorks D2D Replication Manager User Guide (TA805-96005, Decemb - Page 42

Configuring LDAP authentication, Adding a new LDAP server, Modifying an LDAP server, Finish - encryption

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8. Click Finish to switch the authentication mechanism from local authentication to LDAP authentication. A success dialog box appears. 9. Click OK to close the dialog box. NOTE: When the authentication mechanism is switched from local authentication to LDAP, the system logs out all the users who are currently logged into Replication Manager, except for the default hprmsadmin user. Configuring LDAP authentication To configure the LDAP authentication, use the following procedures: • "Adding a new LDAP server" (page 42) • "Modifying an LDAP server" (page 42) • "Removing an LDAP server" (page 43) Adding a new LDAP server IMPORTANT: If you want to configure an LDAP server with the DIGEST-MD5 encryption mechanism, you must enter a fully-qualified name in the Server field. DIGEST-MD5 does not work with the Server IP. To add a new LDAP server: 1. From the Navigation tree, select Administration. 2. On the Current Authentication Mechanism tab, click the Add button. The Add a new LDAP server dialog box appears. 3. Type the appropriate information into each field. When all the information is complete, click the Add button. a. If you cannot connect to the LDAP server, an error message appears. Click OK to close the dialog box. b. If the information is correct, a success message appears. Click OK to close the dialog box. Modifying an LDAP server The modify option does not allow you to change an existing server to a new server. You can use either an IP address or a fully-qualified server name, depending on the encryption mechanism. IMPORTANT: If you want to modify an LDAP server with the DIGEST-MD5 encryption mechanism, you must enter a fully-qualified name in the Server field. DIGEST-MD5 does not work with the Server IP. To modify an existing LDAP server: 1. From the Navigation tree, select Administration. 2. On the Current Authentication Mechanism tab, select the LDAP server to modify, and click the Modify button. The Modify LDAP server dialog box appears. 42 Performing Administration procedures

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8.
Click
Finish
to switch the authentication mechanism from local authentication to LDAP
authentication.
A success dialog box appears.
9.
Click
OK
to close the dialog box.
NOTE:
When the authentication mechanism is switched from local authentication to LDAP,
the system logs out all the users who are currently logged into Replication Manager, except
for the default
hprmsadmin
user.
Configuring LDAP authentication
To configure the LDAP authentication, use the following procedures:
“Adding a new LDAP server” (page 42)
“Modifying an LDAP server” (page 42)
“Removing an LDAP server” (page 43)
Adding a new LDAP server
IMPORTANT:
If you want to configure an LDAP server with the
DIGEST-MD5
encryption
mechanism, you must enter a fully-qualified name in the Server field.
DIGEST-MD5
does not work
with the Server IP.
To add a new LDAP server:
1.
From the Navigation tree, select
Administration
.
2.
On the
Current Authentication Mechanism
tab, click the
Add
button.
The
Add a new LDAP server
dialog box appears.
3.
Type the appropriate information into each field. When all the information is complete, click
the
Add
button.
a.
If you cannot connect to the LDAP server, an error message appears. Click
OK
to close
the dialog box.
b.
If the information is correct, a success message appears. Click
OK
to close the dialog
box.
Modifying an LDAP server
The modify option does not allow you to change an existing server to a new server. You can use
either an IP address or a fully-qualified server name, depending on the encryption mechanism.
IMPORTANT:
If you want to modify an LDAP server with the
DIGEST-MD5
encryption mechanism,
you must enter a fully-qualified name in the Server field.
DIGEST-MD5
does not work with the
Server IP.
To modify an existing LDAP server:
1.
From the Navigation tree, select
Administration
.
2.
On the
Current Authentication Mechanism
tab, select the LDAP server to modify, and click the
Modify
button.
The
Modify LDAP server
dialog box appears.
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Performing Administration procedures