Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Discover Directory Service Settings Automatically

Use the Configure Directory Service Automatic Discovery wizard to allow the Storage Center to discover available directory services automatically.

1. If the Dell Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2. In the Summary tab, click Edit Settings.
   The Edit Storage Center Settings dialog box opens.
3. Click the Directory Services tab.
4. Click Configure Directory Services Automatic Discovery.
   The Storage Center automatically discovers directory server settings and displays the settings in the Configure Directory Service Automatic Discovery wizard.
5. (Optional) Clear the checkbox next to any setting you want to change, and then type a new value into that field.

   • In the URI field, type the uniform resource identifier (URI) for one or more servers to which Storage Center connects.

     NOTE:Use the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the servers.

     Example URIs for two servers:

     ldap://server1.example.com ldap://server2.example.com:1234

     NOTE:Adding multiple servers ensures continued authorization of users in the event of a resource outage. If Storage Center cannot establish contact with the first server, Storage Center attempts to connect to the remaining servers in the order listed.

   • In the Directory Server Connection Timeout field, type the maximum time (in minutes) that Storage Center waits while attempting to connect to an Active Directory server. This value must be greater than zero.

   • In the Base DN field, type the base distinguished name for the LDAP server. The Base DN is the starting point when searching for users.

   • In the Storage Center Hostname field, type the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the Storage Center.

     • For a single-controller Storage Center system, this is the fully qualified host name for the controller IP address.
     • For a dual-controller Storage Center system, this is the fully qualified host name for the management IP address.

   • In the LDAP Domain field, type the LDAP domain to search.

6. (Optional) Click Test Server to verify that the Storage Center can communicate with the specified directory servers using the selected protocol.
7. (Optional) If Transport Layer Security (TLS) is enabled, upload a Certificate Authority PEM file.
   1. Click Upload Certificate Authority PEM.
   2. Browse to the location of the PEM file, select the file, and click Select. The Upload TLS Certificate dialog box opens.
      NOTE:If you select the wrong PEM file, click Upload Certificate in the Upload TLS Certificate dialog box to select a new file.
   3. Click OK to upload the certificate.
8. Click Next.
   The Kerberos Settings page opens.
9. (Optional) Select the Enabled checkbox to enable Kerberos authentication.
10. To change any of the Kerberos settings, clear the Auto-Discover checkbox, and then type a new value into that field.
    • Kerberos Domain Realm: Kerberos domain realm to authenticate against. In Windows networks, this is the domain name in uppercase characters.
    • KDC Hostname or IP Address: Fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or IP address of the Key Distribution Center (KDC) to which Storage Center will connect.
    • Password Renew Rate (Days): Number of days before the keytab is regenerated. The default value is 0, which equates to a password renew rate of 14 days.
11. Click Next.
    The Join Domain page opens.
12. Type the user name and password of a domain administrator.
13. Click Next.
    The Summary page opens.
14. If you want to change any setting, click Back to return to the previous page.
15. Click Finish.
16. Click OK.