Configuring LDAP by using the GUI wizard

You can use a GUI wizard to configure LDAP authentication in your Copy Services Manager environment.

About this task

Perform the following steps to configure LDAP authentication support by using the GUI wizard:

Procedure

  1. Log in to the Copy Services Manager GUI as a user with administrator privileges.
  2. Click Settings > Administration.
    Note: On the Administration page, you see a status indicator for the LDAP server. Before LDAP is configured the first time, the status is shown as Not configured with a link to Modify.
  3. Click Modify. The LDAP Configuration wizard is displayed.
    Note: After you configure LDAP for the first time, a link to Remove the LDAP configuration becomes available. For instructions on removing the LDAP server configuration, see Removing LDAP by using the GUI wizard. After the initial configuration, the LDAP server status indicator also changes from "Not configured" to the name of the LDAP server.

    If you already have a manually configured custom LDAP repository in your environment, the Modify link opens to the Advanced LDAP configuration tab where you can make direct edits. The Basic tab is disabled if you are modifying a custom configuration.

  4. Select either the Basic or Advanced tab. If you complete the information on the Basic tab, Copy Services Manager automatically configures your LDAP registry based on those inputs. However, if you want to edit the ldapRegistry.xml file directly, for a more custom configuration with the LDAP method, you can select the Advanced tab. The ldapRegistry.xml file contains information about how Copy Services Manager connects to an LDAP server.