Active Directory Domains are used to import Active Directory users and groups and perform tasks with Active Directory accounts. Active Directory Domains are available when Arellia Directory Services Solution is installed. For instructions on how to install Arellia Directory Services Solution, go to Installing Arellia Products to the Symantec Management Platform (Notification Server).
To access this section:
- Go to Arellia Security Manager and click on the Policies tab
- Select Policies > Arellia > Local Security > Resources > Active Directory Domains
Configuring an Active Directory credential
Before creating an Active Directory Domain, you will need to create an Active Directory credential that can import users and groups. Altiris Pluggable Protocol Architecture must be installed to access this feature.
To create an Active Directory credential, do the following steps:
- Go to Settings > Monitoring and Alerting > Credential Settings > Credential Management
- Click Add Credential
- Enter the details for a credential that can import users and groups
- Click OK
Configuring an Active Directory Domain
With an credential for Active Directory created, you can now define an Active Directory domain.
To create an Active Directory domain:
- Go to Local Security > Resources
- Click New
- Right click on the New Active Directory Domain and select Edit
- In the Name field, enter a fully qualified domain name for the Active Directory domain
- Select the credential defined in the Credentials drop down
- Click Save Changes
- Once the Saved Changes is displayed in the top of the window, you can close the window
With an Active Directory domain defined, you can now run tasks that involve domain resources.