Administrator Guide

● In the Directory Server Connection Timeout field, type the maximum time (in minutes) that Storage Center waits
while attempting to connect to an Active Directory server. This value must be greater than zero.
● 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
(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 servers using
the selected protocol.
9. (Optional) If Transport Layer Security (TLS) is enabled, upload a Certificate Authority PEM file.
a. Click Upload Certificate.
b. Browse to the location of the PEM file, select the file, and click Open. The Upload TLS Certificate dialog box opens.
NOTE:
If you select the wrong PEM file, click Upload Certificate in the Upload TLS Certificate dialog box to
select a new file.
c. Click OK to upload the certificate.
10. Click Next. The Kerberos Settings page opens.
11. (Optional) Select the Enabled checkbox to enable Kerberos authentication.
12. To change any of the Kerberos settings, clear the Auto-Discover checkbox, and then type a new value into that field.
● Kerberos Domain Realm: Kerberos domain realm to authenticate against. In Windows networks, this is the domain name
in uppercase characters.
● 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.
13. Click Next.
The Join Domain page opens.
14. Type the user name and password of a domain administrator.
15. Click Next.
The Summary page opens.
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