Active Administrator 8.7 - User Guide

Using the Active Directory Infrastructure landing page

Using the Active Directory Infrastructure landing page

The landing page displays the active tiles for each feature in the section. The active tiles automatically update every 30 minutes, but you can use the icons to refresh the tiles at any time. You also can pause and resume the refresh of data. To customize the active tile refresh, see Setting general user options.

To use the Active Directory Infrastructure landing page

1	Click Active Directory Infrastructure.

2	To access the features in this section, click an active tile or choose from the tree.

▪	Active Directory Sites (see Managing Active Directory sites)

▪	Trusted Domains (see Managing Active Directory trusts)

▪	Replication Monitoring (see Monitoring replication)

Managing Active Directory sites

Managing Active Directory sites

Topics 

•	Browsing Active Directory

•	Building Active Directory structure

•	Reporting on Active Directory

To manage Active Directory® sites

1	Select Active Directory Infrastructure | Active Directory Sites.

2	Select a domain controller.

NOTE: Use the icons to manage the selected managed domain controller. See Managing domain controllers.

3	Use the tool bar to manage Active Directory objects.

The options on the tool bar vary depending on the selected Active Directory object.

 

Table 96. Active Directory sites tool bar

Option	Description
Refresh All	Refresh all objects and connections.
Refresh Selected	Refresh selected objects and connections.
New	Create new Active Directory objects: sites, connections, site links, and site link bridges. See Building Active Directory structure.
Edit	Open the editor for the selected Active Directory object. Modify the replication schedule for connections and site links.
Move	Move the selected server to a different site.
Replicate Connections	Replicate the connections for the selected server.
Reports	Run a report on a selected Active Directory object. See Reporting on Active Directory.
Transports	Select the type of transports for the forest. You can bridge all IP and/or SMTP site links and ignore schedules for IP and/or SMTP.
Replication Analyzer	Open the Replication Analyzer. See Using the replication analyzer.

Browsing Active Directory

Browsing Active Directory

When you first open Active Directory Sites, the Forest Details page displays for the selected domain controller. You can change the view to subnets or site links by clicking the links in the upper-right corner of the window.

To browse Active Directory

1	Select Active Directory Infrastructure | Active Directory Sites.

2	Select a domain controller.

NOTE: Use the icons to manage the selected managed domain controller. See Managing domain controllers.

3	Select a forest or site.

4	Select the information to display:

▪	To view details about the selected forest, click Forest Details.

▪	To view servers for the selected site, click Servers.

▪	To view subnets for the selected forest or site, click Subnets.

▪	To view site links for the selected forest or site, click Site Links.

Building Active Directory structure

Building Active Directory structure

You can use Active Administrator® to add new Active Directory® objects, such as sites, connections, subnets, site links, and site link bridges.

Topics 

•	Adding a new site

•	Adding a new connection

•	Adding a new subnet

•	Adding a new site link

•	Adding a new site link bridge