Using JXplorer to connect to the vSphere Single Sign-on
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Using JXplorer to connect to the vSphere Single Sign-on

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Article ID: 301632

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Products

VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

This article provides steps for using the third-party utility JXplorer to connect to VMDir.

Resolution

To connect to the vSphere Single-Sign on vmdird with the third-party JXplorer utility:

  1. Download and install JXplorer from http://jxplorer.org/downloads/.

    Note: Java must be installed for JXplorer to function properly.
     
  2. Open the JXplorer utility.
  3. Click File > Connect and enter the following information:

    Host: vcenter.example.com
    Protocol: LDAPv3
    Port: 389
    Base DN: dc=vsphere,dc=local
    Level: User + Password
    User DN: cn=Administrator,cn=Users,dc=vsphere,dc=local

    Note: vsphere.local is the default naming convention for SSO. If the environment has an SSO different than vsphere.local, replace as appropriate.
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