Users Guide

Using the DRAC 5 With Microsoft Active Directory 121
• With the RACADM CLI tool. See "Configuring the DRAC 5 With Standard Schema Active Directory
and RACADM."
Configuring Standard Schema Active Directory to Access Your DRAC 5
You need to perform the following steps to configure the Active Directory before an Active Directory user
can access the DRAC 5:
1
On an Active Directory server (domain controller), open the Active Directory Users and Computers
Snap-in.
2 Create a group or select an existing group. The name of the group and the name of this domain will
need to be configured on the DRAC 5 either with the web-based interface or RACADM (see
"Configuring the DRAC 5 With Standard Schema Active Directory and Web-Based Interface" or
"Configuring the DRAC 5 With Standard Schema Active Directory and RACADM").
3 Add the Active Directory user as a member of the Active Directory group to access the DRAC 5.
Configuring the DRAC 5 With Standard Schema Active Directory and
Web-Based Interface
1 Open a supported Web browser window.
2 Log in to the DRAC 5 Web-based interface.
3 Expand the System tree and click Remote Access .
4 Click the Configuration tab and select Active Directory .
5 On the Active Directory Main Menu page, select Configure Active Directory and click Next .
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 Standard Schema in the Active Directory Schema Selection section.
8 Click Apply to save the Active Directory settings.
9 In the Role Groups column of the Standard Schema settings section, click a Role Group .
The
Configure Role Group page appears, which includes a role group’s Group Name , Group Domain ,
and
Role Group Privileges .
10 Ty p e t h e Group Name . The group name identifies the role group in the Active Directory associated
with the DRAC 5 card.
11 Ty p e t h e Group Domain . The Group Domain is the fully qualified root domain name for the forest.