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as possible with VCM for AD.
If you have machines that you plan to promote to Active Directory machines, but have not yet done
so, you must install VCM for Active Directory manually. Go to Program
Files\VMware\VCM\AgentFiles and run the ADProductInstall.exe installer.
4. Click Next.
5. Verify that Run Action now is selected, then click Finish.
IMPORTANT Click Administration | Job Manager | History | Other Jobs | Past 24 Hours to verify that
all jobs have completed before proceeding to the next step.
Running the Determine Forest Action
VCM for Active Directory requires a Forest determination for all Domain Controllers so that it can
proceed with schema and structure collection. Therefore, your next step is to perform a Forest
Determination for all of the licensed Domain Controllers in your list.
1. Click Administration | Machines Manager | Additional Components | VCM for Active Directory.
2. Click Determine Forest. The Domain Controllers page appears.
3. Move all Domain Controllers for which you want to determine the Forest to the lower pane. The
Forest determination job will run only on those DCs where VCM for Active Directory is installed. We
recommend determining the Forest for all Domain Controllers in the list.
4. Click Next. The Important page appears.
5. Click Finish.
6. Upon completing the Setup DCs action, a collection will be submitted to the selected DCs. Forest
information will be displayed in the Administration | Machines Manager | Additional Products |
VCM for Active Directory data grid. Each Setup DCs job initiates the following three jobs:
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AD Schema Collection
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AD Specifier Collection
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AD Structure Collection
IMPORTANT Click Administration | Job Manager | History | Instant Collections | Past 24 Hours to
verify that all jobs have completed before proceeding to the next step.
Running the Setup DCs Action
The final step that you must take prior to collecting AD objects from your Domain Controllers is to run
the Setup DCs action. VCM for Active Directory collects the AD schema and your AD structure during the
Setup DCs action. A Forest Data Source (FDS) and Replication Data Source (RDS) must be specified before
Active Directory data is collected from a Forest.
VCM for Active Directory uses the FDS as a resource for all required Forest-level information. One
Domain Controller for each Forest must be distinguished as the FDS in order for VCM for Active
Directory to perform collections. The RDS serves as the Domain Controller from which all replicated data
will be collected. VCM for Active Directory requires one RDS per Domain so that collections on replicated
attributes are only performed on a single DC. All other Domain Controllers which have VCMfor Active
Directory installed will only be accessed during collections for non-replicated attributes.
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