Users Guide

118 Using the DRAC 5 With Microsoft Active Directory
6 In the Common Settings section:
a Select the Enable Active Directory check box.
b Ty p e t h e Root Domain Name . The Root Domain Name is the fully qualified root domain name
for the forest.
c Ty p e t h e Timeout time in seconds.
7 Click Use Extended Schema in the Active Directory Schema Selection section.
8 In the Extended Schema Settings section:
a Ty p e t h e DRAC Name . This name must be the same as the common name of the new RAC object
you created in your Domain Controller (see step 3 of "Creating a RAC Device Object").
b Ty p e t h e DRAC Domain Name (for example, drac5.com ). Do not use the NetBIOS name. The
DRAC Domain Name is the fully qualified domain name of the sub-domain where the RAC
Device Object is located.
9 Click Apply to save the Active Directory settings.
10 Click Go Back To Active Directory Main Menu .
11 Upload your domain forest Root CA certificate into the DRAC 5.
a Select the Upload Active Directory CA Certificat e checkbox and then click Next .
b In the Certificate Upload page, type the file path of the certificate or browse to the certificate file.
NOTE: The File Path value displays the relative file path of the certificate you are uploading. You must type
the absolute file path, which includes the full path and the complete file name and file extension.
The domain controllers' SSL certificates should have been signed by the root CA. Have the root
CA certificate available on your management station accessing the DRAC 5 (see "Exporting the
Domain Controller Root CA Certificate").
c Click Apply .
The DRAC 5 Web server automatically restarts after you click
Apply .
12 Log out and then log in to the DRAC 5 to complete the DRAC 5 Active Directory feature
configuration.
13 In the System tree, click Remote Access .
14 Click the Configuration tab and then click Network .
The
Network Configuration page appears.
15 If Use DHCP (for NIC IP Address) is selected under Network Settings , then select Use DHCP to
obtain DNS server address
.
To manually input a DNS server IP address, deselect
Use DHCP to obtain DNS server addresses and
type your primary and alternate DNS server IP addresses.
16 Click Apply Changes .
The DRAC 5 Extended Schema Active Directory feature configuration is complete.