Administrator Guide

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 rst server, Storage Center attempts to connect to the
remaining servers in the order listed.
• In the Base DN eld, type the base distinguished name for the LDAP server. The Base DN is the starting point when
searching for users.
• In the Relative Base eld, 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
(Commas and plus sign are escaped except for the comma
separating the RDNs.)
• In the Storage Center Hostname eld, type the fully qualied domain name (FQDN) of the Storage Center.
– For a single-controller Storage Center system, this is the fully qualied host name for the controller IP address.
– For a dual-controller Storage Center system, this is the fully qualied host name for the management IP address.
• In the LDAP Domain eld, type the LDAP domain to search.
• In the Authentication Bind DN eld, 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 eld, type the password for the authentication bind Distinguished Name.
7. (Optional) Click Test Server to verify that the Storage Center can communicate with the specied directory server(s) using the
selected protocol.
8. (Optional) If Transport Layer Security (TLS) is enabled, upload a Certicate Authority PEM le.
a. Click Upload Certicate.
b. Browse to the location of the PEM le, select the le, and click Open. The Upload TLS Certicate dialog box opens.
c. Click OK to upload the certicate.
9. Click Next. The Join Domain page opens.
10. Enter the user name and password of a domain administrator.
11. Click Next. The Summary page opens.
12. If you want to change any setting, click Back to return to the previous page. When all settings are correct, click Finish.
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