Configuring LDAP

You can configure Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) to authenticate management module users.

Using a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server, a management module can authenticate a user by querying or searching an LDAP directory on an LDAP server, instead of going through its local user database. Then, all LDAP clients (BladeCenter® management modules) can remotely authenticate any user access through a central LDAP server. This requires LDAP client support on the management module. You also can assign authority levels according to information that is found on the LDAP server.

You also can use LDAP to assign users and management modules to groups and perform group authentication, in addition to the normal user (password check) authentication. For example, a management module can be associated with one or more groups, and a user would pass only group authentication if the user belongs to at least one group that is associated with the management module.