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148 User Guide Integrated Lights-Out
eDirectory Installation Prerequisites
Directory Services for iLO uses LDAP over SSL to communicate with the
directory servers. iLO software is designed to install in an eDirectory version
8.6.1 (and above) tree. HP does not recommend installing this product if you
have eDirectory servers with a version less than eDirectory 8.6.1. Before
installing snap-ins and schema extensions for eDirectory, you should read and
have available the following technical information documents, available at
Novell Support (http://support.novell.com).
Installing Directory Services for iLO requires extending the eDirectory schema.
Extending the schema must be completed by an Administrator.
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TID10066591 Novell eDirectory 8.6 NDS compatibility
TID10057565 Unknown objects in a mixed environment
TID10059954 How to test whether LDAP is working correctly
TID10023209 How to configure LDAP for SSL (secure) connections
TID10075010 How to test LDAP authentication
Schema Required Software
iLO requires specific software, which will extend the schema and provide snap-
ins to manage the iLO network. An HP Smart Component is available for
download that contains the schema installer and the management snap-in
installer. The HP Smart Component can be downloaded from the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/servers/lights-out
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Schema Installer
Bundled with the schema installer are one or more .xml files. These files contain
the schema that will be added to the directory. Typically, one of these files will
contain core schema that is common to all the supported directory services.
Additional files contain only product-specific schemas. The schema installer
requires the use of the .NET framework.
The installer includes three important screens: