Administrator Guide

• KDC Hostname or IP Address: Fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or IP address of the Key Distribution Center (KDC) to

which Storage Center will connect.

• Password Renew Rate (Days): Number of days before the keytab is regenerated. The default value is 0, which equates to

a password renew rate of 14 days.

12. Click Next. The Join Domain page opens.

13. Enter the user name and password of a domain administrator.

14. If you want to change any setting, click Back to return to the previous page. When all settings are correct, click Finish.

Configure Directory Services Manually (Storage Center 6.6 or Later Only)

Use the Directory Service Manual Configuration wizard to enter directory service settings manually. Use manual configuration for

OpenLDAP or special Active Directory sites.

1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Storage.

2. In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center to open the Storage Center view.

3. In the Summary tab, click Settings. The Edit Storage Center Settings dialog box opens.

4. Click the Directory Services tab.

5. Click Configure Directory Services Manually.

The Directory Service Manual Configuration wizard opens.

6. From the Directory Type drop-down menu, select Active Directory or OpenLDAP.

7. Enter the settings for the directory server.

• In the URI field, type the uniform resource identifier (URI) for one or more servers to which Storage Center connects.

NOTE: Use the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the servers.

Example URIs for two servers:

ldap://server1.example.com ldap://server2.example.com:1234

NOTE: Adding multiple servers ensures continued authorization of users in the event of a resource outage. If

Storage Center cannot establish contact with the first server, Storage Center attempts to connect to the

remaining servers in the order listed.

• In the Base DN field, type the base distinguished name for the LDAP server. The Base DN is the starting point when

searching for users.

• In the Relative Base field, type the Relative Base information. A Relative Base is a list of Relative Distinguished Names

(RDN) prepended to the Base DN, indicating where the controller should be joined to the domain. An RDN contains an

attribute and a value, such as:

OU=SAN Controllers

OU is the attribute, and SAN Controllers is the value.

The following special characters used within an RDN value must be escaped using a backslash:

, + " \ < > ; = / CR and LF

For example:

Relative Base

: OU=SAN Controllers

(No escapes necessary)

Relative Base: OU=SAN\+Controllers

(The plus character is escaped)

Relative Base: OU=Buildings A\,B\,C,OU=SAN \+Controllers

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