Sync Active Directory

The Active Directory Sync will pull computer names and users into Arellia Management Server (AMS). To sync the Active Directory, do the following steps:

1. Define Credentials
2. Select Active Directory Domains
3. Sync Active Directory

Define Credentials

Verify that the Default User Credential account has access to read from the domain. If it does not, then create a new user credential that has access by doing the following steps:

1. In the Arellia Security Manager, click the Configuration tab.
2. In the file library in the left pane, navigate to Settings > Foreign Software Systems > User Credentials.
   
3. In the right pane, click New > User Credential.
   
4. In the New User Credential dialog box, enter an Account name and domain Password.
5. Click Save.
   

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Select Active Directory Domains

To select Active Directory Domains, do the following steps:

1. In the Arellia Security Manager, click the Configuration tab.
2. In the file library in the left pane, navigate to Settings > Foreign Software Systems > Foreign Software System Types > Active Directory Domains.
   
3. In the right pane, click New > Active Directory Domain.
   
4. In the Create Item dialog box, enter a DNS name and domain Password.
5. Click Save.
   
   
   
   
6. Then specify the FQDN of the Domain and select the Default User Credential, or a custom credential to use to access the domain.
   
   

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Sync Active Directory

To sync with the active directory, do the following steps:

1. In the Arellia Security Manager, click the Tasks tab.
2. In the file library in the left pane, navigate to Jobs and Tasks > Server Tasks > Directory Services.
3. Right-click the Directory Services folder and click New > Tasks > LDAP Directory Synchronise Task.
   
4. In the Create Item dialog box, enter a Name and Description for the new task.
   
   
5. In the right-pane, click the Select... link next to Directory Id and select the active directory domain you created in the previous section.
6. Click the Select... link next to Directory Partner Id and select an appropriate Directory Partner for AMS to connect to.
   
7. Click Save. 
8. Run this task using one of the following methods:
   1. Under Schedules, click New Schedule and set a time for the task to execute
   2. In the file library in the left pane, right-click the new task and click Run...

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After the task has executed, users and computers will appear under the Resources tab.