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Managing the PowerVault NX3500 131
Enabling User Authentication Through an NIS Database
To enable user authentication:
1
Click
System Management
Authentication
Identity Management
Database
.
2
Click
Users and groups are defined in a NIS database and
set the NIS
database properties.
3
Type the domain name of the NIS database in the
Domain name
field.
4
Type the name or IP address of the NIS server in the
NIS server
field.
5
To add an NIS server for redundancy purposes, click
Add NIS server
and type
the name of the new NIS server or its IP address in the
NIS Server
field.
6
To remove an NIS server from the list, select the NIS server that you want
to delete and click
Delete NIS server(s)
.
7
Click
OK
when prompted to accept the changes.
8
Click
Save Changes
to save the configuration.
NOTE: Click Revert to restore the previous configuration settings.
Enabling User Authentication Through an LDAP Database
To enable user authentication:
1
Click
System Management
Authentication
Identity
Management Database
.
2
Click
Users and groups are defined in an LDAP database
. Set the LDAP
server properties as follows:
a
Type the name or IP address of the LDAP server in the
LDAP server
field.
b
Type the base DN (distinguishable name) that you want to use for
authentication purposes in the
Base DN
field.
The Base DN (Distinguishable Name) is a unique LDAP string
representing the domain to use for authentication. It is usually in the
format: dc=domain,dc=com.
3
Click
Save Changes
to save the configuration.
NOTE: Click Revert to restore the previous configuration settings.