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Active Administrator 8.7 - 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 Using a passphrase Setting the Active Administrator database Setting the Active Administrator archive database Configuring purge and archive settings Storing Active Administrator data 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 Managing the Active Administrator Foundation and Data Services

Updating Active Administrator licenses

Managing Security

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

Managing Notification Services Web Server Configuration

Audit agents requirements

The following table outlines the audit agents hardware requirements.

Table 6. Audit agents hardware requirements

1 GHz or higher

Operating systems

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Windows Server 2016

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Windows Server 2019

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Windows Server 2022

Workstation logon audit agents requirements

The following table outlines the workstation logon audit agents requirements.

Table 7. Workstation logon audit agent hardware requirements

1 GHz or higher

Operating systems

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Windows Server 2016

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Windows Server 2019

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Windows Server 2022

Web Console requirements

You can open Active Administrator Web Console on a variety of devices in the following browsers:

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Microsoft Edge™ 98

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Google Chrome™ 98

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Mozilla® Firefox® 97

System Center requirements

The following versions of Microsoft® System Center Operations Manager are supported.

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System Center 2016 Operations Manager

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