Enabling User Authentication Through An Ldap Database; Disabling The Use Of An External Unix Identity Management Database; Active Directory; Synchronizing The Nas Cluster Solution With The Active Directory Server - Dell PowerVault NX3600 Administrator's Manual

4. In any blank NIS server, enter the name or IP address of the NIS server.
5. To add an NIS server for redundancy purposes, click Add NIS server .
An additional NIS server is displayed in the list of NIS servers.
6. To remove an NIS server from the list, select the NIS server that you want to delete and click Delete NIS server(s).
7. Click OK when prompted to accept the changes.
8. Click Save Changes.

Enabling User Authentication Through An LDAP Database

1. Select Cluster Management → Authentication → Identity Management Database .
The Identity Management Database page is displayed.
2. Select Users and groups are defined in an LDAP database.
3. In LDAP server, enter the name or IP address of the LDAP server.
4. In Base DN, enter the base DN (distinguishable name) that you want to use for authentication purposes.
The Base DN (Distinguishable Name) is a unique LDAP string representing the domain to use for authentication. It
is usually in the format:
dc=domain
dc=com
5. Click Save Changes.

Disabling The Use Of An External UNIX Identity Management Database

1. Select Cluster Management → Authentication → Identity Management Database.
The Identity Management Database page is displayed.
2. Select Users are not defined in an external user database.
3. Click Save Changes.

Active Directory

The Active Directory service stores information about all objects on the computer network and makes this information
available for administrators and users to find and apply. Using the Active Directory, users can access resources
anywhere on the network with a single logon.
Similarly, administrators have a single point of administration for all objects on the network, which can be viewed in a
hierarchical structure. The Active Directory entry allows you to configure the Active Directory settings and set user
authentication options. In addition, you can join the Active Directory domain.
Synchronizing The NAS Cluster Solution With The Active Directory
Server
If your site uses Active Directory and the NAS cluster solution is part of the Windows network, synchronize the time
clock to the Active Directory server. To synchronize the time clock to the Active Directory server, select Cluster
Management → General → Time Configuration.

Configuring The Active Directory Service

1. Select Cluster Management → Authentication → System Identity.
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