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How To
Summary
Step by step to setup Active Directory as external LDAP for DSX Local
Objective
Setup Active Directory as external LDAP for DSX Local.
Environment
- Windows 2012 Active Directory Server
- DSX Local
Steps
1. Setup Active Directory
2. On DSX User Management, click Set Up LDAP?
3. Setup LDAP with following value
- Select "With Search"
- LDAP Host: ldap://<Active Directory IP Address>
- LDAP Port: 389
- Domain Search User: CN=Administrator,CN=Users,DC=<domain>,DC=<suffix>
- Domain Search Password: <Administrator Password>
- Domain Base: DC=<domain>,DC=<suffix>
- User Search Field: CN
- Username for testing: <Domain User>
- Password for testing: <User Password>

4. Click Add users

5. Add Users

6. Login with new added user

7. Confirm Active Directory users can login to DSX successfully

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Document Information
More support for:
IBM Worldwide Support
Software version:
All Versions
Document number:
745311
Modified date:
02 November 2020
UID
ibm10745311