Installation guide

Procedure
1. Click Administration.
2. Select Settings > Network Authority > Available Accounts.
3. To add a new domain account, click Add.
4. Type the domain name, user name, and password, and click Next.
5. Click Finish to add the account.
What to do next
Assign the network authority account to the domain so that VCM can access the domain controllers in the
domain. See "Assign Network Authority Accounts" on page 235.
Assign Network Authority Accounts
Select and assign the network authority account that you identified for VCM access to the domain
controllers.
Assign an account with administrator privileges on the domain.
Prerequisites
Verify or add the necessary network authority account. See "Check the Network Authority Account" on
page 234.
Procedure
You must perform the following steps twice, once for NetBios and once for Active Directory.
1. Click Administration.
2. Select Settings > Network Authority > Assigned Accounts > By Domain > NetBios.
3. Select an assigned account.
4. Click Edit Assigned Accounts.
5. Select the account to receive authority to the domain and click Next.
6. Confirm the accounts to include in the authority list for the domain and click Finish.
What to do next
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Repeat the preceding assignment steps, and select Active Directory in step 2.
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Discover the domain controllers in your environment. See "Discover Domain Controllers" on page 235.
Discover Domain Controllers
In your network, identify the domain controllers that you are managing with VCM.
To discover the available domain controllers, VCM uses general discovery rules to identify many
Windows machines or uses specific discovery rules to identify particular Windows machines.
The time required to perform an initial discovery depends on the size and composition of your network. If
all domain controllers are not available during initial discovery, such as systems that are disconnected
from the network, the first discovery will not find all domain controllers. If the discovery does not identify
all domain controllers, you might need to run additional discoveries after the other domain controllers
become available.
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