HP Integrated Lights-Out Directory Services, Benefits of Directory Integration

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Directory Services
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Benefits of Directory Integration................................................................................................	143
Features Supported by Directory Integration .............................................................................	144
Installing Directory Services ......................................................................................................	145
Schema Documentation..............................................................................................................	146
Directory Services Support.........................................................................................................	147
eDirectory Installation Prerequisites...........................................................................................	148
Schema Required Software ........................................................................................................	148
Schema Installer .........................................................................................................................	148
Management Snap-In Installer....................................................................................................	152
Directory Services for Active Directory.....................................................................................	153
Active Directory Lights-Out Management.................................................................................	170
Directory Services for eDirectory...............................................................................................	171
Configuring Directory Settings ..................................................................................................	184
Directory Tests ...........................................................................................................................	186
User Login Using Directory Services.........................................................................................	187

Benefits of Directory Integration

•Scalability—The directory can be leveraged to support thousands of users on thousands of iLOs.

•Security—Robust user password policies are inherited from the directory. User password complexity, rotation frequency, and expiration are policy examples.

•Anonymity (lack thereof)—In some environments, users share Lights-Out accounts, which results in the lack of knowing who performed an operation, instead of knowing what account (or role) was used.

•Role-based administration—You can create roles (for instance, clerical, remote control of the host, complete control) and associate users or user groups with those roles. A change at a single role applies to all users and Lights-Out devices associated with that role.