Installation guide

Procedure
1. Click Administration.
2. Select Machines Manager > Additional Components > VCM for Active Directory.
3. Click Determine Forest.
4. Move the domain controllers on which to determine the forest to the lower pane.
Determine the forest for all available domain controllers.
5. Click Next.
6. Click Finish.
What to do next
Run the domain controller setup action and identify your FDS and RDS. See "Run the Domain Controller
Setup Action" on page 241.
Run the Domain Controller Setup Action
VCM for Active Directory collects your Active Directory schema and structure as part of the domain
controller setup action.
During setup, you select a Forest Data Source (FDS) and Replication Data Source (RDS). Select machines
that have reliable connections and availability. The same domain controller is allowed to serve as both FDS
and RDS.
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FDS: VCM for Active Directory uses the FDS as a resource for all Forest-level information. You identify
one FDS for each Forest.
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RDS: The RDS supplies all replicated data to VCM for Active Directory. You identify only one RDS for
each domain so that collections on replicated attributes are performed only on a single domain
controller. Other domain controllers that have VCM for Active Directory installed are accessed only
during collection of nonreplicated attributes.
If you change your RDS, VCM for Active Directory does not purge data collected from the old RDS.
The data is refreshed when you run a new collection using the new RDS.
Prerequisites
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Use VCM for Active Directory to determine the Forest. See "Run the Determine Forest Action" on page
240.
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Verify that the jobs finished running. Click Administration and select Job Manager > History > Other
Jobs > Past 24 Hours.
Procedure
1. Click Administration.
2. Select Machines Manager > Additional Components > VCM for Active Directory.
3. Click Setup DCs.
4. Select an FDS for each forest and click Next.
5. Select an RDS for each domain and click Next.
6. Click Finish.
When the Setup DCs action finishes, VCM for Active Directory initiates the following jobs.
Configuring Active Directory Environments
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