Configuring Active Directory/LDAP settings on the Velocity on-premises management server
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For the Velocity on-premises management server, you must configure Active Directory/LDAP settings on the management server.
Before you configure Active Directory/LDAP settings on the management server, prepare to provide the following information:
Active Directory user name for the Velocity administrator account
The name of the domain that the Active Directory/LDAP runs on
The URL for the Active Directory/LDAP domain controller
Network port that the Active Directory search uses
Search base from which to search in the Active Directory structure for user account entries
Name of the email domain
The tenant short name
To configure Active Directory/LDAP settings on the Velocity on-premises management server
Log on to the Velocity shell menu.
Go to the Main_Menu > Manage > IdM > Active Directory/LDAP view.
Do either of the following:
To view the current Active Directory/LDAP configuration
Type the following command:
Show
To configure the current Active Directory/LDAP configuration
Type the following command:
Configure
Type the new values with which you want to configure the services:
Value
Example
Velocity administrator account
accountname
Domain
company
URL
hostname.company.com
Port
389
Search base
dc=company,dc=com
Email Domain
company.com
Tenant short name
company
When you are prompted to update the Active Directory/LDAP configuration with the new values, type yes.
The configuration is stored.
Go to Main_Menu > Support > Maintenance view, and then enter the maintenance password.
After you have accessed the Maintenance user shell, type the following command to log into the root shell:
elevate
Type the following command:
service private-cloud restart
When the restart is complete, type Exit.
Ensure that the following Active Directory properties are set for any user account that needs access to the Velocity Console through the management server:
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