Administrator Guide

(Commas and plus sign are escaped except for the comma
separating the RDNs.)
• In the Storage Center Hostname field, type the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the Storage Center.
– For a single-controller Storage Center system, this is the fully qualified host name for the controller IP address.
– For a dual-controller Storage Center system, this is the fully qualified host name for the management IP address.
• In the LDAP Domain field, type the LDAP domain to search.
• In the Authentication Bind DN field, type the Distinguished Name or User Principal Name of the user that the Storage
Center uses to connect to and search the LDAP server.
• In the Authentication Bind Password field, type the password for the authentication bind Distinguished Name.
8. (Optional) Click Test Server to verify that the Storage Center can communicate with the specified directory server(s) using
the selected protocol.
9. (Optional) If Transport Layer Security (TLS) is enabled, upload a Certificate Authority PEM file.
a. Click Upload Certificate.
b. Click Choose File.
c. Browse to the location of the PEM file, select the file, and click Open. The Upload TLS Certificate dialog box opens.
d. Click OK to upload the certificate.
10. Click Next. The Join Domain page opens.
11. Enter the user name and password of a domain administrator.
12. If you want to change any setting, click Back to return to the previous page. When all settings are correct, click Finish.
Managing Directory Service Users
Directory service users can be individually granted access to a Storage Center.
NOTE: For user interface reference information, click Help.
Grant Access to a Directory User
Grant access to a directory user to allow the user to log in to the Storage Center using his or her directory credentials.
Prerequisites
• The Storage Center must be configured to authenticate users with an external directory service.
Steps
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 Users and User Groups tab.
5. On the Directory Users subtab, click More Actions → Grant Access to Directory User. The Grant Access to Directory User
dialog box opens.
6. In the Name field, type the directory user name assigned to the user. The following formats are supported:
• username@domain
• domain\username
7. In the Distinguished Name field, type the distinguished name for the user.
Example: CN=Firstname Lastname,CN=Users,DC=example,DC=com
8. From the Privilege drop-down menu, select the privilege level to assign to the user.
• Administrator: When selected, the local user has full access to the Storage Center.
• Volume Manager: When selected, the local user has read and write access to the folders associated with the assigned user
groups.
• Reporter: When selected, the local user has read-only access to the folders associated with the assigned user groups.
9. (Storage Center version 6.7 and below) From the Session Timeout drop-down menu, select the maximum length of time that
the local user can be idle while logged in to the Storage Center System Manager before the connection is terminated.
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