CHAPTER16 Services
Mediant 1000 Gateway & E-SBC | User's Manual
2. In the table, select the row of the LDAP server for which you want to configure management
groups with a corresponding access level, and then click the Management LDAP Groups link
located below the table; the Management LDAP Groups table opens.
3. Click New; the following dialog box appears:
4. Configure a group name(s) with a corresponding access level according to the parameters
described in the table below.
5. Click Apply, and then save your settings to flash memory.
Table 16-10:Management LDAP Groups Table Parameter Descriptions
Parameter Description
'Index'
[MgmntLDAPGroups_
GroupIndex]
Defines an index number for the new table row.
Note: Each row must be configured with a unique index.
'Level'
level
[MgmntLDAPGroups_
Level]
Defines the access level of the group(s).
â– [0] Monitor (Default)
â– [1] Admin
â– [2] Security Admin
'Groups'
groups
[MgmntLDAPGroups_
Group]
Defines the attribute names of the groups in the LDAP server.
The valid value is a string of up to 256 characters. To define multiple
groups, separate each group name with a semicolon (;).
Configuring the Device's LDAP Cache
The device can optionally store LDAP queries of LDAP Attributes for a searched key with an LDAP
server and the responses (results) in its local cache. The cache is used for subsequent queries
and/or in case of LDAP server failure. The benefits of this feature include the following:
â– Improves routing decision performance by using local cache for subsequent LDAP queries
â– Reduces number of queries performed on an LDAP server and corresponding bandwidth
consumption
â– Provides partial survivability in case of intermittent LDAP server failure (or network isolation)
The handling of LDAP queries using the device's LDAP cache is shown in the flowchart below:
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