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Using iDRAC6 With Microsoft Active Directory
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On 4a of 4 Active Directory page, enter the IP Address of the Global
Catalog Server . Add the Role Group information that your valid Active
Directory user is a member of by selecting one of the Role Groups (
Step 4B
of 4 ). Enter the Role Group name, the Group Domain, and the Role
Group Privileges level. Select OK and then Finish . After selecting Done ,
scroll back to the bottom of the Active Directory page and select Kerberos
Keytab Upload .
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Upload a valid Kerberos Keytab file. Ensure that the Active Directory
Server and iDRAC6 times are synchronized. Verify that both the time and
time zones are correct before uploading the keytab file. For more
information on creating a keytab file, see "Enabling Kerberos
Authentication".
Logging Into iDRAC6 Using Single Sign-On
1
Log into your management station using your valid Active Directory
network account.
2
Log into iDRAC6 Web page using iDRAC6 fully qualified domain name:
http://idracname.domain.com.
iDRAC6 logs you in, using your credentials that were cached in the operating
system when you logged in using your valid Active Directory network account
.
Frequently Asked Questions
Active Directory Log In Issues
It takes nearly 4 minutes to log into iDRAC6 using Active Directory Single Sign–On.
The normal Active Directory Single Sign–On login usually takes less than 10
seconds but it may take nearly 4 minutes to log into iDRAC6 using Active
Directory Single Sign–On if you have specified the
Preferred DNS Server and
the Alternate DNS Server in the iDRAC6 Network page, and the preferred
DNS server has failed. DNS timeouts are expected when a DNS server is
down. iDRAC6 logs you in using the alternate DNS server.
I have configured Active Directory for a domain present in Windows Server 2008
Active Directory and have made these configurations. A child or sub domain is
present for the domain, the User and Group is present in the same child domain, and