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Enter or modify the settings for the Active Directory source.
a
Type a name to identify the Active Directory source.
b
Select a status for the source.
Select Active to use the source throughout Request Manager. Select Inactive to disable the source
throughout Request Manager.
c
Type the full LDAP server path of the Active Directory server.
This must include the protocol, server, and root naming context and can optionally include a port
number or a group of users. For example,
LDAP://myldapserver.mydomain.com:
LDAP://dc=mydomain,dc=com
You must use capital letters for the
For LDAP over SSL, type
d
Type the user DN/ID.
This is the Windows account used to connect to the Active Directory server. You can type the user
principal name, for example
If you do not provide a User DN/ID, the connector uses the credentials of the executing accounts, in
this case the Web server and Integration service. Ensure that both these accounts have appropriate
rights.
e
Type the password used to authenticate the user.
f
If the connection string provides a specific server, select Server Bind for optimal performance.
Do not select this option for serverless connection strings.
g
If the connection to Active Directory uses SSL, select SSL.
To use SSL, the Active Directory security certificate must be installed in the Trusted Root Certification
Authorities > Local Computer folder.
h
Select Kerberos/NTLM to use Kerberos/NTLM to authenticate the connection.
i
Type the NT Domain Name of the Active Directory Server.
j
Select Authenticate Imported People against Source to authenticate users logging into the Request
Manager User Portal with their Active Directory credentials.
This options uses AD credentials and not the credential defined within Request Manager.
6
Click the Test button.
7
Click the Save button.
What to do next
Configure the Active Directory synchronization schedule.
Create or Modify an Active Directory Synchronization Schedule
vCloud Request Manager scans it associated Active Directory source daily. You can create a new schedule or
modify and existing one to specify how often Request Manager scans the source.
Prerequisites
You have vCloud Administrator privileges.
n
Request Manager has access to the Active Directory source.
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port /OU= mygroup /dc=mydomain,dc=com
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prefix.
LDAP
for the server path and choose SSL.
LDAP://
, or the flat domain name, for example,
login@domain
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domain\user
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