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Active Administrator 8.6.2 - Installation Guide

Table of Contents

Installation Considerations for Active Administrator

System requirements Server hardware requirements Server software requirements SQL Server requirements Console requirements

Console hardware requirements Console software requirements

Audit agents requirements Workstation logon audit agents requirements Web Console requirements System Center requirements Port requirements

Additional requirements

User privilege requirements Active Administrator module requirements

Home Search Certificates Security and Delegation Active Directory Health

Required permissions for Active Directory Health Active Administrator Data Services (ADS) requirements Data collectors requirements

Auditing & Alerts Group Policy Active Directory Recovery DC Management DNS Management Active Administrator Module Configuration

Active Directory Health minimum permissions

Active Directory Health module Active Directory Health Module Configuration Agents Notifications Troubleshooter

AFS service account minimum permissions Diagnostic Console minimum permissions

Installing and configuring Active Administrator

Backing up your data Installing Active Administrator server Configuring the server

Applying a license file Creating a passphrase Setting the Active Administrator database Setting the Active Administrator archive database Configuring purge and archive settings Storing Active Administrator data Setting up the email server Setting up features and the owner Configuring active template delegation enforcement Configuring group policy history Configuring Active Directory backups Configuring Active Administrator users Configuring service accounts Connecting to System Center Operations Manager and Enabling SNMP Notifications Reviewing selections

Installing Active Administrator console Setting up the console

Setting up auditing on domain controllers Installing audit agents Creating alerts

Setting up workstation logon auditing

Deploying the workstation logon audit agent Enabling the default port

Using Active Administrator

Appendix: Active Administrator Server Manager

Starting the Active Administrator Server Manager Active Administrator Foundation and Data Services

SQL Full-Text Search

Web Server Configuration Managing Security

Managing the passphrase Managing file security Managing database security Recovering from a lost passphrase

Enabling the default port

If Windows® Firewall is enabled on the workstation where the workstation logon auditing agent is installed, you need to create an exception to allow communication with Active Administrator® Foundation Service (AFS) through port 15601.

To enable the default port

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On the workstation where the workstation logon auditing agent is installed, start the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security snap-in, right-click on Outbound Rules, and choose New Rule.

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Select Specific local ports, and type 15601.

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Select Allow the connection.

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Type a name for the rule, and (optionally) a description.

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Click Finish.

Using Active Administrator

For more information on using Active Administrator® Console, see the Quest® Active Administrator® User Guide or access the help contents within the Active Administrator Console application.

Appendix: Active Administrator Server Manager

The Active Administrator Server manager is a tool included with Quest Active Administrator for managing Active Administrator Foundation and Data Services, Active Administrator Notification Services, Active Administrator Licenses, and Active Administrator Security.

Topics:

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Starting the Active Administrator Server Manager

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Active Administrator Foundation and Data Services

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Web Server Configuration

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Managing Security

Starting the Active Administrator Server Manager

To start the Active Administrator Server Manager from the Windows Start Menu

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Click Windows Start | Quest | AA Server Manager.

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