In this video, we will see, how to add Active directory or AD services in Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Console
To begin, log in to OpenManage Enterprise
Click Application Settings and then Users
Click the Directory Service tab
Then click Add
In the dialog box, by default, AD is selected to indicate that directory type is Active Directory
Enter the AD Directory Name to be connected to
Note: AD Directory name can be chosen by the user for current configuration
Now, select the Domain Controller lookup method
For DNS, enter the Domain name to query DNS in the Method Box.
Otherwise for the manual option enter the FQDN or the IP address of the domain controllers
Note: With the Manual option, you can add up to three IP addresses, separated by commas.
In the Advanced Options section, by default, a Global Catalog Address port number of 3269 is populated.
For the Domain Controller Access, enter 636 as the port number
You can change the default values for network timeout and search timeout as per your search criteria
To upload an SSL certificate, check Certificate Validation and click Select a file.
When using a certificate it should be a Root CA Certificate in Base64 format
Click Test Connection
Enter the Test User Credentials
In the Directory Service Information dialog box, a message is displayed to indicate successful connection.
click Ok and then click Finish
Now that we have added AD services, we need to import groups.
Importing groups lets the user to assign privileges to the members of the group which is required to authorize them to log into OpenManage Enterprise.
To import groups, navigate to the Users tab.
Click on Import Directory Group
In the new window, set the Directory Source as AD.
Enter the User credentials and click finish
Search the group name to be imported and add the group to Groups to be imported section.
Then, click on the group name and Assign Group Role.
The user can be assigned privileges like Administrator, Viewer, Device Manager.
At this point click Assign and then Click Import
When the process is finished you will see a Message displayed on successful completion and the Admin Group will be added
This completes the process
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