Configuring Ldap; Setting Up A Client To Use The Ldap Server - IBM BladeCenter Management Module User Manual

3. In the SMTP Server Host Name or IP Address field, type the host name of the
4. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save.

Configuring LDAP

Using a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server, a management
module can authenticate a user by querying or searching an LDAP directory on an
LDAP server, instead of going through its local user database. Then, all LDAP
clients (BladeCenter management modules or server remote supervisor adapters)
can remotely authenticate any user access through a central LDAP server. This
requires LDAP client support on the management module. You can also assign
authority levels based on information found on the LDAP server.
You can also use LDAP to assign users and management modules to groups, and
perform group authentication, in addition to the normal user (password check)
authentication. For example, a management module can be associated with one or
more groups, and a user would only pass group authentication if he belongs to at
least one group associated with the management module.

Setting up a client to use the LDAP server

Complete the following steps to set up a client to use the LDAP server:
1. Log in to the management module where you want to set up the client. For
2. In the navigation pane, click MM Control → Network Protocols. Scroll down to
3. Configure the LDAP client using the following information:
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SMTP server. Use this field to specify the IP address or, if DNS is enabled and
configured, the host name of the SMTP server.
more information, see "Starting the management-module Web interface" on
page 12.
the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Client section. A page
similar to the one in the following illustration is displayed.
LDAP Server
The management module contains a Version 2.0 LDAP client that you
can configure to provide authentication through a centrally located
LDAP server. You can configure up to three LDAP servers. The port
number for each server is optional. If left blank, the default value of 389
is used for non-secured LDAP connections. For secured connections,
the default is 636. You must configure at least one LDAP server.