Ldap Server Linkage - Hitachi Compute Blade 2000 User Manual

LDAP server linkage

Overview of the LDAP server linkage
Compute Blade 2000 management modules and server blades search the LDAP
directory on the LDAP server by using the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
(LDAP) to authenticate users. With this function, you can perform the following:
(1) Login to management modules and the server blades as a user registered with
the LDAP directory
(2) Group authentication that allows only the account belonging to a specific group in
the LDAP directory to log in
 Logging in as a user registered with the LDAP directory
Management modules and server blades judge whether to allow a user to log in
based on the user account information registered with each module and the user
account information in the LDAP directory at user authentication.
Adding user account information to the LDAP directory on the LDAP server allows all
management modules and server blades using the LDAP server to use the added
user account information. Besides, it is not necessary to register user account
information with each module.
 Group authentication
During user authentication, the group information in the LDAP directory is viewed
and only the user accounts belonging to the group are allowed to log in. By using the
group authentication function, you can construct an LDAP server linkage
environment between management modules and server blades without drastically
changing the already constructed LDAP directory.
To use this function in a management module, the
firmware must be version A0151 or later.
To use this function in a server blade (model E55A1), the
BMC firmware must be version 03-60 or later.
To use this function for logging in to a remote console
application, the remote console application must be
version 04-02 or later.
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