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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 these 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.
NOTE A single Domain Controller may be selected as both an FDS and RDS. We recommend selecting
DCs with reliable connections and availability to serve in the FDS and RDS capacities for VCM for Active
Directory collections.
If you change your RDS, any data previously collected from the RDS is not purged. The data is refreshed
when you run a new collection and gather data from the new RDS.
1. Click Administration > Machines Manager > Additional Components > VCM for Active Directory.
2. Click Setup DCs. The Set the Forest Data Source(s) (FDS) page appears.
Getting Started with VCM for Active Directory
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