Dell Chassis Management Controller Version 3.0 for Dell EMC PowerEdge VRTX User's Guide

Configuring Active Directory With Standard Schema Using CMC Web Interface

1. In the left pane, go to Chassis Overview, and then click User Authentication > Directory Services. The Directory Services page is displayed.
2. Select Microsoft Active Directory (Standard Schema). The settings to be configured for standard schema is displayed on the same page.
3. In the Common Settings section, specify the following:
   • Select Enable Active Directory and enter the timeout value for Active Directory in the AD Timeout field.
   • To obtain the Active Directory Domain Controllers from a DNS lookup select Look Up Domain Controllers with DNS, and then select one of the following:

     • User Domain from Login — to perform the DNS lookup with the domain name of the login user.

     • Specify a Domain — enter the domain name to use for the DNS lookup

   • To enable CMC to use the specified Active Directory Domain Controller server addresses, select Specify Domain Controller Addresses . These server addresses are the addresses of the domain controllers where the user accounts and the role groups are located.

4. Click Apply to save the settings.
   NOTE You must apply the settings before continuing. If you do not apply the settings, the settings are lost when you navigate to the next page.
5. In the Standard Schema Role Groups section, click a Role Group. The Configure Role Group page is displayed.
6. Specify the group name, domain, and privileges for a role group.
7. Click Apply to save the role group settings and then click Go Back To Configuration page.
8. If you have enabled certificate validation, you must upload the domain forest root certificate authority-signed certificate to CMC. In the Manage Certificates section, type the file path of the certificate or browse to the certificate file. Click Upload to upload the file to CMC.
   NOTE The File Path value displays the relative file path of the certificate you are uploading. You must type the absolute file path, which includes the full path and the complete file name and file extension.

   The SSL certificates for the domain controllers must be signed by the root certificate authority-signed certificate. The root certificate authority-signed certificate must be available on the management station accessing CMC.

9. If you have enabled Single Sign-On (SSO), in the Kerberos Keytab section, click Browse, specify the keytab file and click Upload. When the upload is complete, a message is displayed indicating a successful or failed upload.
10. Click Apply. The CMC Web server automatically restarts after you click Apply.
11. Log out and then log in to CMC to complete the CMC Active Directory configuration.
12. Select Chassis in the system tree, and navigate to the Network tab. The Network Configuration page is displayed.
13. Under Network Settings, if Use DHCP (for CMC Network Interface IP Address) is selected, select Use DHCP to obtain DNS server address.
    To manually enter a DNS server IP address, clear Use DHCP to obtain DNS server addresses and type the primary and alternate DNS server IP addresses.
14. Click Apply Changes.
    The CMC Standard Schema Active Directory feature configuration is complete.