HP XP7 PA Software Installation Guide

1. Enter the required Server and Connection values. “LDAP server connection settings” (page 52)
provides the description for each of the fields under the Server and Connection sections.
Table 8 LDAP server connection settings
DescriptionScreen elements
Network name (or IP address) and Port # of the LDAP
server to be used for authentication.
The default port # is 636 for LDAP when SSL is enabled.
The default port # is 389 for LDAP when SSL is not
enabled.
You can also specify a port # of your choice. In case,
there is already an LDAP server configured on another
port, HP XP7 Performance Advisor uses this LDAP server
for authentication and authorization purposes.
Server Address box and Port box
The type of the LDAP server implementation:Server Type list
• OpenLDAP
• Microsoft Active Directory
Select this check box to use SSL when communicating
with the LDAP server. The default port # used for the
communication will be 636. Ensure that SSL is also
enabled on the LDAP server before selecting this check
box. If not selected, it might result in authentication and
authorization failures for HP XP7 Performance Advisor
users.
By default, HP XP7 Performance Advisor supports the
simple (clear-text password) authentication mechanism
with the LDAP server, wherein SSL is not enabled for the
LDAP server. The default port # used for the
communication will be 389.
To secure communications between HP XP7 Performance
Advisor and the LDAP server, enable SSL on the LDAP
server.
Use SSL when communicating with the LDAP server
check box
Select this check-box if you want HP XP7 Performance
Advisor to connect to the LDAP server as anonymous for
the purpose of user authentication.
If this mode is chosen, the User's DN, Password, and
Confirm Password text boxes are disabled.
An anonymous connection is established when logging
into HP XP7 Performance Advisor. The LDAP directory
is searched (anonymously) to determine the user's DN,
and then authentication is attempted using the user's
DN and the supplied password.
Use anonymous login when connecting to the LDAP
server check box
Specify the details of a user account that has read and
search permissions on the LDAP directory. This account
will be used to search the LDAP directory for user entries
and lookup the user group membership information.
User DN, Password, and Confirm Password text boxes
IMPORTANT: Ensure that the DNs provided are correct and do not have any spelling errors
in their names. If the DNs provided are incorrect, the installation will still complete. However,
later you might not be able to connect to the LDAP server due to the wrong DN.
2. Click Next to proceed.
The Authentication Configuration window appears for LDAP, where you must provide the filter and
group settings. For more information on the next set of steps, see “Configuring the LDAP user search
and filter, and group settings” (page 53).
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