Importing Provider Administrator Users from LDAP

You can import users from a previously-configured LDAP identity provider and assign them the Provider Administrator role in your VMware Data Services Manager installation. You do this by designating LDAP groups to the role in the Provider organization.

Note: You cannot directly create a Provider Administrator Local user in VMware Data Services Manager.

Prerequisites

Before you import an LDAP user, ensure that you have configured an LDAP server for your VMware Data Services Manager installation.

Procedure

Perform the following procedure to import a Provider Administrator user from LDAP:

1. Select Organizations from the left navigation pane.

   This action displays the Organizations view, a table that lists the configured organizations.

2. Navigate to the table row for the Provider Organization Name, and click anywhere in that row.

   The Organizations > provider pane, Databases tab displays.

3. Click the Settings tab.

   The LDAP Integration pane displays.

4. Click EDIT in the upper right corner of the pane.

   The LDAP Integration dialog displays.

5. Use the Provider Groups field to specify the LDAP groups whose users you want VMware Data Services Manager to assign the Provider Administrator role.

6. Click UPDATE.

   VMware Data Services Manager associates the LDAP users in the specified groups to the Provider Administrator role. These users can now log in to the VMware Data Services Manager console using their LDAP credentials.

   Note: An LDAP user is added to VMware Data Services Manager and displays in the Users view after they log in for the first time.