Overview
This article provides comprehensive guidelines on effectively managing the AD/LDAP Connectors, Accounts, and Mappings within the Druva Cloud Platform Console.
Manage AD/LDAP Connectors
Re-register AD/LDAP Connector
If you want to register the same AD/LDAP connector installed on your system into another system or virtual machine, you need to re-register the connector using the original registration key.
To re-register AD/LDAP Connector
From the Druva Cloud Platform Console, navigate to Druva Cloud Settings > AD/LDAP Connectors page.
In the Connectors tab, click Re-register. The “Re-register Connector” window appears.
Copy the Registration Key. You will require the registration key to activate the connector after re-installation. Click Done.
Double-click the installer. The installation wizard appears. To install the AD/LDAP Connector, see Install AD/LDAP Connector.
After installation, Configure AD/LDAP Connector and use the AD Connector Registration Key that you had copied from the “Re-register Connector” window.
Delete AD/LDAP Connector
❗ Important
Ensure that there are no active accounts linked and mappings associated with that connector.
Deleting an AD/LDAP Connector with active accounts and mappings, administrator synchronization will be stopped with your active AD/LDAP server.
To delete AD/LDAP Connector
From the Druva Cloud Platform Console, navigate to Druva Cloud Settings > AD/LDAP Connectors page.
In the Connectors tab, click Delete. The “Delete Connector” window appears.
Click Delete. The AD/LDAP Connector is now successfully removed.
Uninstall AD/LDAP Connector
On Windows
📝 Note
You must be a super user or an administrator to install the AD/LDAP Connector on your system.
❗ Important
Ensure that there are no active accounts linked and mappings associated with that connector.
If you uninstall the connector with active accounts and mappings, administrator synchronization will be stopped with your active AD/LDAP server.
To uninstall the AD/LDAP Connector on Windows
Double-click the installer. The Repair/Uninstall wizard appears.
Click Uninstall.
Wait until the Druva AD Connector gets uninstalled successfully, then click Finish.
On Linux (CentOS / RHEL / Ubuntu)
📝 Note
You must be a super user or an administrator to install the AD/LDAP Connector on your system.
❗ Important
Ensure that there are no active accounts linked and mappings associated with that connector.
If you uninstall the connector with active accounts and mappings, administrator synchronization will be stopped with your active AD/LDAP server.
To uninstall the AD/LDAP Connector on Linux
Go to the directory that contains the ADConnector agent installer.
Run the following command:
For CentOS / RHEL Linux
rpm -e <package_name>
Example:
rpm -e ADConnector-ADConnectorAgent-1.0.0-445290-x86_64.rpm
For Ubuntu
dpkg --remove <package_name>
Example:
dpkg --remove adconnector
where <package name> represents the file name (along with the extension) of the installer.If you want to cleanup all the config and metadata files of the AD Connector, enter your input in the option [yes/no].
📝 NoteBy default, the input option to clean up config and metadata files is [no].
Repair AD/LDAP Connector
To repair the AD/LDAP Connector
Double-click the installer. The Repair/Uninstall wizard appears.
Click Repair.
Wait until the Druva AD Connector gets repaired successfully, then click Finish.
Manage Web Proxy Settings
Edit Web Proxy Settings
To edit the web proxy settings
On the system where you have the AD/LDAP Connector installed, click Start > AD Connector. The AD Connector window appears.
In the Web Proxy Settings section, click Edit. The “Edit Web Proxy” window appears.
Edit the Web Proxy Settings and click Save.
Remove Web Proxy
On Windows
📝 Note
If you remove the proxy, ensure that your connector must be able to connect with Druva Cloud or show a Connected status on the AD/LDAP Connectors page.
To remove the web proxy
On the system where you have the AD/LDAP Connector installed, click Start > AD Connector. The AD Connector window appears.
On the Web Proxy Settings section, click Remove. The “Remove Web Proxy” window appears.
Click Remove. The web proxy is now successfully removed.
On Linux (CentOS, RHEL, and Ubuntu)
To remove the web proxy
Open the command line interface window.
(Optional) You can use the following command to fetch the current proxy configuration:
ADConnectorAgent web-proxy-config --get
You can use the following command to remove the Web proxy:
ADConnectorAgent web-proxy-config --remove
Manage AD/LDAP Accounts
Edit AD/LDAP Accounts
To edit AD/LDAP account details
From the Druva Cloud Platform Console, navigate to Druva Cloud Settings > AD/LDAP Connectors page.
In the Accounts tab, select the account you want to edit.
Click Edit. The “Edit/LDAP Account” window appears.
On the “Edit/LDAP Account” page, edit the necessary information and click Save.
Delete AD/LDAP Accounts
❗ Important
Ensure that there are no active mappings associated with that account.
If you delete the account with active mappings, administrator synchronization will be stopped with your active AD/LDAP server.
To delete AD/LDAP accounts
From the Druva Cloud Platform Console, navigate to Druva Cloud Settings > AD/LDAP Connectors page.
In the Accounts tab, select the account you want to delete.
Click Delete. The AD/LDAP Account is now successfully deleted.
Manage AD/LDAP Mappings
Delete Mappings
❗ Important
The administrators that are not part of any other AD/LDAP mapping are disabled and later deleted.
To delete AD/LDAP mappings
From the Druva Cloud Platform Console, navigate to Manage Administrators > Deployment page.
From the Mappings section, select the mappings that you want to delete and click on the Three vertical dots icon > Delete.
A “Confirm Deletion” window appears. Click Delete. The selected mappings are now successfully deleted.
