Installation manual
116 Using Microsoft Active Directory
Installing the Dell Extension to the Active Directory Users and Computers Snap-In
When you are installing your systems management software using the Dell
Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD, you can install the
Snap-in by selecting the Active Directory Snap-in option.
For 64-bit Windows operating systems, the Snap-in installer is located under
<DVD drive>:\SYSMGMT\ManagementStation\support\
OMActiveDirectory_SnapIn64.
NOTE: You must install the Administrator Pack on each management station that is
managing the new Active Directory objects. For more information on installing the
Administrator Pack, see "Opening the Active Directory Users and Computers Snap-
In." If you do not install the Administrator Pack, you cannot view the new object in
the container.
NOTE: For more information about the Active Directory Users and Computers
snap-in, see your Microsoft documentation.
Opening the Active Directory Users and Computers Snap-In
To open the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in, perform the
following steps:
1
If you are on the domain controller, click
Start
Admin Tools
Active
Directory Users and Computers
. If you are not on the domain controller,
you must have the appropriate Microsoft administrator pack installed on
your local system. To install this administrator pack, click
Start
Run
,
type
MMC,
and press <
Enter>
.
The Microsoft Management Console (MMC) window appears.
2
Click
File
in the
Console 1
window.
3
Click
Add/Remove Snap-in
.
4
Click
Add
.
5
Select the
Active Directory Users and Computers
snap-in and click
Add
.
6
Click
Close
and click
OK
.