Provider Groups
Aprovider group is a set of providers that will be used by Cisco UCS during the authentication process. Cisco
UCSManager allowsyou to create a maximum of 16 provider groups, with a maximum of eight providers
allowedper group.
Duringauthentication, all the providers within a provider group are tried in order.If all of the configured
serversare unavailable or unreachable, Cisco UCS Manager automatically falls back to thelocal authentication
methodusing thelocal username and password.
Creating an LDAP Provider Group
Creatingan LDAP provider group allows you to authenticate using multiple LDAP databases.
Authenticatingwith a single LDAP database does not require you to set up an LDAP provider group.Note
Before You Begin
Createone or more LDAP providers.
Procedure
Step 1 Inthe Navigation pane, clickthe Admintab.
Step 2 Onthe Admin tab, expand All >User Management>LDAP.
Step 3 Right-clickLDAP Provider Groups and choose Create LDAP Provider Group.
Step 4 Inthe Create LDAP Provider Group dialog box, do the following:
a) In the Name field, enter a unique name for the group.
Thisname can be between 1 and 127 characters.
b) In the LDAP Providers table, choose one or more providers to include in the group.
c) Click the >> button to add the providers to the Included Providers table.
Youcan use the << button to remove providers from the group.
d) After you have added all desired providers to the provider group, click OK.
What to Do Next
Configurean authenticationdomain or selecta defaultauthentication service.
Deleting an LDAP Provider Group
Before You Begin
Removethe providergroup from an authentication configuration.
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