4: BladeManager Web Administration
4-8 AlterPath BladeManager Manual
Setting the Authentication Method
The sample First Time Configuration shows local as the Authentication
Method to use to authenticate a user.
Depending on the type of authentication service that you select, the wizard
will prompt for questions relating to the authentication service of your choice.
For example, if you select RADIUS, the system will prompt you for the
RADIUS server name and the secret. Selecting TACACS+ will prompt you
for the TACACS+ server IP address, the shared secret, and the available
service (system).
If you select NIS, the system will prompt you for the NIS Domain Name and
the NIS Server. For the NIS Domain Name, the system will accept
localdomain or you may leave the field blank.
Note: If you use NIS Authentication and the NIS server fails, APBM will not
allow you to add the user in the local database since it already exists in
the NIS server. This is due to the way NIS centralizes and distributes
user account information into common local files. For more detailed
information, see “NIS Configuration” on page 5-8 of Chapter 5:
Advanced Configuration.
Configuring Active Directory
To use Active Directory as your authentication method, select ldap and then
proceed to the “Active Directory Configuration” on page 5-10 of Chapter 5:
Advanced Configuration.
Hostname Configuration Must Follow RFC Standard
When configuring the hostname, the name must comply with RFC 608 which
states that the hostname is a string composed of:
• Up to 48 characters drawn from the alphabet (A-Z)
• Digits (0-9), and the minus sign (-)
• No blank or space characters allowed
• No distinction between upper and lower case letters
• First character is a letter
• Last character is NOT a minus sign