To provide VMware Cloud Provider Lifecycle Manager with shared access to users and groups from external sources, you can configure an LDAP and Active Directory as an external authentication sources at a system level.

Prerequisites

If you log in as an imported user, verify that you have the USERS_MANAGEMENT permission.

Procedure

  1. In the top navigation bar, click Administration.
  2. Click the User Management tab.
  3. Click Add New Instance.
  4. From the Type drop-down menu, select the type of external authentication source you want to configure.
  5. In the Instance Name text box, enter the name for the external authentication source.
  6. Provide the hostname and the port of the external authentication source.
  7. To establish a secure connection (ldaps), click the Secure Connection toggle button.
    A TRUST CERTIFICATES button appears next to CONFIGURE LDAP. You must first trust the certificates before you establish the secure connection.
  8. Enter the user name and password of an existing user who can send queries to the LDAP or Active Directory server.
    The user is used by VMware Cloud Provider Lifecycle Manager to browse the external authentication source and to validate other users from the this source.
  9. Enter the search base and search filters.
  10. If you expand the Test Connection field, you can test the connection to the external authentication resource with a different user by providing the account credentials and clicking Validate.
  11. To complete the configuration, click CONFIGURE LDAP.