HP Neoview Release 2.5 Software - Manual (Page 134)

Description Range Field
Parameters that apply to all servers. To add a row in the
Parameters
grid, right-click and select Add Row. To delete a row,
select the row. Then right-click and select Delete Row.
For considerations, see “Understand Configuration Parameters”
(page 134) and “Considerations for Adding Directory Servers”
(page 135) . For examples, see the Neoview User Management and
Security Administration Guide.
N/A Common
Parameters
Parameters that are server specific. To add a row in the Parameters
grid, right-click and select Add Row. To delete a row, select the
row. Then right-click and select Delete Row.
For considerations, see “Understand Configuration Parameters”
(page 134) and “Considerations for Adding Directory Servers”
(page 135) . For examples, see the Neoview User Management and
Security Administration Guide.
N/A Parameters
Indicates whether a Transport Layer Security (TLS) or Secure
Sockets Layer (SSL) interface is used for access to this LDAP server.
No Encryption
means to use neither TLS nor SSL. In this case,
communication between the Neoview platform and the LDAP
server is not encrypted.The value you supply must be consistent
with the configuration of the port on the remote LDAP server. If
you use TLS or SSL, you must provide the CA certificate.
No Encryption
Use SSL
Use TLS Encryption
Option
The contents of a certificate obtained from a directory Certification
Authority (CA). This certificate is used as the digital signature for
the connection between the LDAP daemon and the LDAP server.
A certificate is required if the Encryption attribute has a value
prescribing the use of SSL or TLS. The certificate file can contain a
maximum of 4096 characters.To import a certificate from a file,
click this button: A maximum of 4096
characters Certificate
In the Add Directory Server dialog box, the buttons function as follows:
Function Button
Allows you to specify the location of the certificate file so that it can be imported. Import certificate from
a file
Clears all fields in the dialog box. [ Reload ]
Adds the directory server configuration. [ OK ]
Closes the dialog box. [ Cancel ]
Related Topics
“Add a Directory Server” (page 131)
“Understand Configuration Parameters” (page 134)
“Considerations for Adding Directory Servers” (page 135)
Understand Configuration Parameters
When you add an LDAP server, HPDM allows you to specify certain parameters that govern
LDAP search behavior. HPDM divides these into Common Parameters and Parameters.
Common parameters are parameters that must be common across servers or that should be used
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