HP Integrity iLO 2 Operations Guide

Directory users that are specified with the user name form can be located in one of three
searchable contexts that are configured within Directory Settings.
• Local users - Login ID
For the iLO 2 login, the maximum length of the Login Name is 25 characters for local users.
For directory services users, the maximum length of the Login Name is 256 characters.
Certificate Services
The following sections provide instructions for installing Certificate Services, verifying directory
services, and configuring automatic certificate requests.
Installing Certificate Services
To install Certificate Services:
1. Select Start>Settings>Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
3. Click Add/Remove Windows Components to start the Windows Components wizard.
4. Select Certificate Services and click Next.
5. At the warning that the server cannot be renamed, click OK. The Enterprise root CA option is
selected because there is no CA registered in the Active Directory.
6. Enter the information appropriate for your site and organization. Accept the default time
period of two years in the Valid for field and click Next.
7. Accept the default locations of the certificate database and the database log. Click Next.
8. Browse to the c: I386 folder when prompted for the Windows 2000 Advanced Server CD.
9. Click Finish to close the wizard.
Verifying Directory Services
Because iLO 2 communicates with Active Directory using SSL, you must create a certificate or install
Certificate Services. Install an enterprise CA because you are issuing certificates to objects within
your organizational domain.
To verify that certificate services is installed, select Start>Programs>Administrative Tools>Certification
Authority. If Certificate Services is not installed, an error message appears.
Configuring an Automatic Certificate Request
To request that a certificate be issued to the server:
1. Select Start>Run, and enter mmc.
2. Click Add.
3. Select Group Policy, and click Add to add the snap-in to the MMC.
4. Click Browse, and select the Default Domain Policy object. Click OK.
5. Select Finish>Close>OK.
6. Expand Computer Configuration>Windows Settings>Security Settings>Public Key Policies.
7. Right-click Automatic Certificate Requests Settings, and select New>Automatic Certificate
Request.
8. When the Automatic Certificate Request Setup wizard starts, click Next.
9. Select the Domain Controller template, and click Next.
10. Select the certificate authority listed. (the same CA defined during the Certificate Services
installation). Click Next.
11. Click Finish to close the wizard.
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