Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Enable LDAP Authentication

Configure the FluidFS cluster to communicate with the LDAP directory service. Adding multiple LDAP servers ensures continued authentication of users in the event of an LDAP server failure. If the FluidFS cluster cannot establish contact with the preferred server, it will attempt to connect to the remaining servers in order.

1. In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System view, select Client Accessibility.
4. Click the Directory Services tab.
5. Click Edit Settings in the NFS User Repository section. The Edit External User Database dialog box opens.
6. Select LDAP.
7. In the Base DN field, type an LDAP base distinguished name to represent where in the directory to begin searching for users. The name is usually in this format: dc=domain, dc=com.
8. In the LDAP Servers text field, type the host name or IP address of an LDAP server and click Add. Repeat this step for any additional LDAP servers.
9. (Optional) Configure the remaining LDAP attributes as needed. These options are described in the online help.
   • To indicate that Active Directory provides the LDAP database, select the Extended Schema checkbox.
   • To authenticate the connection from the FluidFS cluster to the LDAP server, select the Non-Anonymous LDAP bind checkbox. Then, type the LDAP bind distinguished name used to authenticate the connection in the Bind DN field and type the LDAP bind password in the Bind Password field.
   • To encrypt the connection from the FluidFS cluster to the LDAP server using TLS, select the LDAP over TLS checkbox.
   • To validate the certificate used by the LDAP server, select the Install LDAP Certificate checkbox. Then, click Upload Certificate and select the LDAP SSL certificate to upload to the FluidFS cluster.
10. Click OK.