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NOTE: Configure iDRAC6 to use a Domain Name Server, which resolves the LDAP server hostname that iDRAC6 is configured to use in the LDAP server address. The hostname must match the "CN" or "Subject" in the LDAP server's certificate.

Frequently Asked Questions about Active Directory

My Active Directory login failed. How can I troubleshoot the problem?

iDRAC6 provides a diagnostic tool from the Web-based interface. Log in as a local user with administrator privilege from the Web-based interface. Click Remote Access→ Network/Security tab→ Directory Service→ Microsoft Active Directory. Scroll to the bottom of the Active Directory Configuration and Management page and click Test Settings. Enter a test user name and password, and click Start Test. iDRAC6 runs the tests step-by-step and displays the result for each step. A detailed test result is also logged to help you resolve any problems. Return to the Active Directory Configuration and Management page. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Configure Active Directory to change your configuration and run the test again until the test user passes the authorization step.

I enabled certificate validation but my Active Directory login failed.

I ran the diagnostics from the GUI and the test results show the following error message:

ERROR: Can't contact LDAP server, error:14090086:SSL routines:SSL3_GET_SERVER_CERTIFICATE:certificate verify failed: Please check the correct Certificate Authority (CA) certificate has been uploaded to iDRAC. Please also check if the iDRAC date is within the valid period of the certificates and if the Domain Controller Address configured in iDRAC matches the subject of the Directory Server Certificate.

What could be the problem and how can I fix it?

If certificate validation is enabled, iDRAC6 uses the uploaded CA certificate to verify the directory server certificate when iDRAC6 establishes the SSL connection with the directory server. The most common reasons for failing certification validation are:

1The iDRAC6 date is not within the valid period of the server certificate or CA certificate. Please check your iDRAC6 time and the valid period of your certificate.

Using the iDRAC6 Directory Service

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