Supported Active Directory use cases

Unified Compute Platform (UCP) Advisor Administration Guide

Version
4.6.x
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-92UCP119-15
ft:lastEdition
2024-09-24

You can use any one of the following use cases for adding Active Directory.

Add Active Directory with default container
Searches the Active Directory with a user from the Users container, and imports all the users and groups from the entire Active Directory. For example:
BindDN: “CN=username,CN=Users,DC=domain,DC=com” 
UserDN: “DC=domain,DC=com” 
Add Active Directory with default container and organizational unit
Searches the Active Directory with a user from the Users container, and imports all the users and groups from the default organizational unit container. For example:
BindDN: “CN=username,CN=Users,DC=domain,DC=com” 
UserDN: “CN=Users,DC=domain,DC=com” 
Add Active Directory with default container and specific organizational unit
Searches the Active Directory with a user from the Users container, and imports all the users and groups from the specified organizational unit container. For example:
BindDN: “CN=username,CN=Users,DC=domain,DC=com” 
UserDN: “OU=SpecificOU,DC=domain,DC=com” 
Add Active Directory with a specific container and organizational unit
Searches the Active Directory with a user from the specified container, and imports all the users and groups from the specified organizational unit container. For example:
BindDN: “CN=username,OU=SpecificOU,DC=domain,DC=com” 
UserDN: “OU=SpecificOU,DC=domain,DC=com” 
Add a top child domain Active Directory with default container
Searches the child domain Active Directory with a user from the Users container, and imports all the users and groups from the child domain. For example:
BindDN: “CN=username,CN=Users,DC=childdomain,DC=domain,DC=com” 
UserDN: “DC=childdomain,DC=domain,DC=com” 
Add a top child domain Active Directory with default container and organizational unit
Searches the child domain Active Directory with a user from the Users container, and imports all the users and groups from the default organizational unit container. For example:
BindDN: “CN=username,CN=Users,DC=childdomain,DC=domain,DC=com” 
UserDN: “CN=Users,DC=childdomain,DC=domain,DC=com”