Appendix C: IPMI
Using Active Directory with IPMI GUI
DSM Installation and Configuration Guide
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3. Enter your AD server settings:
o
Port
o
User Domain Name
o
Time Out
o
Domain Controller Server Address1
4. Click
Save
to save the settings.
You are redirected back to the main AD settings page.
5. In the table, select row 1 and click
Add Role Group
.
6. In the Role Group Name field, enter the name of the AD group that was configured on the AD server for
Administrator level privilege.
7. For the Role Group Domain field, enter the domain defined on the AD server.
8. Set the privilege level for users in this AD group from the pull-down menu.
9. Click
Add
to save the changes and you will be re-directed to the main AD Settings page.
10. Repeat steps 5-9 for all other roles/groups needed.
Configuring LDAP Server
1. On the LDAP server, create an OU (organizational unit) that you will use for LDAP.
2. Create users in that OU that have a permission attribute "H=<number>" where the number can be from 1-4 and
the permission levels are as follows:
o
4 = Administrator
o
3 = Operator
o
2 = User
o
1= Callback
Configuring LDAP Settings on IPMI
1. Click
Configuration > LDAP
.
2. Select
Enable LDAP Authentication
.
3. Select
LDAP Authentication over SSL
for a more secure connection.
4. Enter your LDAP server settings:
o
Port number
o
IP Address
o
Bind Password
o
Bind DN value. The bind DN is the user or the LDAP server that is permitted to search in the LDAP directory
within a defined search base.
o
Search base value. The Search base is the directory that allows the external user to search data.
5. Click
Save
.
Now, users can log in as any of the IPMI users defined in the LDAP server and they will have the privilege level
as defined in the permission attribute.
