Users Guide

Using Microsoft
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Active Directory
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only need to extend the snap-in once, even if you have added more than one
schema extension. You must install the snap-in on each system that you
intend to use for managing these objects. The Dell Extension to the Active
Directory Users and Computers Snap-In is an option that can be installed
when you install your systems management software using the
Dell Systems
Console and Agent
CD or the Dell Systems Management Tools and
Documentation DVD.
NOTE: You must install the Administrator Pack on each management station that is
managing the new Active Directory objects. The installation is described in the
following section, "Opening the Active Directory Users and Computers Snap-In." If
you do not install the Administrator Pack, then 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 (or Console on systems running Windows 2000) in the Console
1
window.
3 Click Add/Remove Snap-in .
4 Select the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in and click Add .
5 Click Close and click OK .
Adding Users and Privileges to Active Directory
The Dell-extended Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in allows you
to add DRAC, Server Administrator, and IT Assistant users and privileges by
creating RAC, Association, and Privilege objects. To add an object, perform
the steps in the applicable subsection.