3.Modify the appropriate information, and click the Modify button.
a.If you cannot connect to the LDAP server, an error message appears. Click OK to close the dialog box.
b.If the information is correct, a success message appears, and all the users (except hprmsadmin) will be logged out. Click OK to close the dialog box.
Removing an LDAP server
To remove an LDAP server:
1.From the Navigation tree, select Administration.
2.On the Current Authentication Mechanism tab, select the LDAP server to remove, and click the Remove button.
Two confirmation messages appear.
3.Click Yes twice .to confirm removing the LDAP server. After removing the server, all users (except hprmsadmin) will be logged out.
Changing from LDAP to local authentication
The administrator can change the authentication mechanism used by the Replication Manager to local authentication, which allows users to log into the system using their local credentials.
NOTE: All users who are associated with this LDAP server will be deactivated.
To change the authentication mechanism to local authentication:
1.From the Navigation tree, select Administration.
2.On the Current Authentication Mechanism tab, click the Switch to Local Authentication button.
A warning dialog box appears, stating that this will remove all your LDAP server configurations, and that user passwords will be reset to their user ids.
3.Click Yes to continue.
Another warning dialog box appears, asking you to confirm that you want to switch the authentication mechanism.
4.Click Yes to change the authentication mechanism to local authentication. A success dialog box appears.
5.Click OK to close the dialog box.
NOTE: When the authentication mechanism is switched from LDAP to local authentication, the system logs out all the users who are currently logged into Replication Manager, except for the default hprmsadmin user.
NOTE: Except for the hprmsadmin user, the password for all users changes to password.
Performing Device Management tasks
Administrators can select Device Management under Administration in the Navigation tree to perform the following procedures:
•“Adding a device” (page 14), presented in “Configuring the Replication Manager” (page 14)
•“Modifying a device polling interval or IP address” (page 44)
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