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Set storage array directory server

The set storageArray directoryServer command updates the directory server configuration.

Supported Arrays​

This command applies to an individual DE2000H, DE4000H, DE4000F, DE6000H, or DE6000F storage array.

Roles​

To execute this command on an storage array, you must have the Security Admin role.

Syntax​


set storageArray directoryServer ["domainId"] 
    (domainNames=("domainName1"..."domainNameN") |
     addDomainNames=("domainName1"..."domainNameN") |
     serverUrl="serverUrl" |     
     bindAccount="username" bindPassword="password" |
     searchBaseDN="distinguishedName" |
     usernameAttribute="attributeName" |
     groupAttributes=("attrName1"..."attrNameN") |
     addGroupAttributes=("attrName1"..."attrNameN"))
    [skipConfigurationTest={true | false}]

Parameters​

ParameterDescription
directoryServer Allows you to specify the domain ID to update the settings.
domainNames Allows you to set one or more valid domain names for the directory server. If you enter more than one name, separate the values with a space. Using this set option will clear out existing domain names.
addDomainNames Allows you to add one or more valid domain names for the directory server. If you enter more than one name, separate the values with a space.
serverUrl Allows you to specify the server URL.
bindAccount Allows you to specify the username to be used as the binding account.
bindPassword Allows you to specify the password to be used as the binding password.
searchBaseDN Allows you to specify the search base distinguished name to search for LDAP user objects for determining group membership.
usernameAttribute Allows you to specify the attribute to be used to search for user objects for determining group membership. If specified, the string must contain the variable {uid} that will be replaced with the username used during login.

Example: sAMAccountName={uid}

groupAttributes Allows you to set one or more group attributes to be used to look for group Distinguished Names. Distinguished names are used to determine group membership for role mapping.
Note
If you enter more than one group, separate the values with a space.
Note
Using this parameter will clear out existing groups.
addGroupAttributes Allows you to add one or more group attributes to be used to look for group Distinguished Names. Distinguished names are used to determine group membership for the purposes of role mapping.
Note
If you enter more than one group, separate the values with a space.
skipConfigurationTest Allows you to skip the configuration test before the configuration is saved. The default is false .

Examples​

SMcli -n Array1 -c "set storageArray directoryServer ["domain1"] 
     serverUrl="ldaps://hqldap.eng.mycompany.com:636";"

SMcli -n Array1 -c "set storageArray directoryServer ["domain1"]
                    bindAccount="bindDN2" bindPassword="thePassword2"
                    searchBaseDN="OU=_Users,DC=hq,DC=mycompany,DC=com" 
                    usernameAttribute="sAMAccountName" groupAttributes=("memberOf");"

SMcli completed successfully.