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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

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, Active Administrator Security, and Web Services.

Topics:

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Starting the Active Administrator Server Manager

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Managing the Active Administrator Foundation and Data Services

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Managing Security

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Managing Notification Services

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Web Server Configuration

Starting the Active Administrator Server Manager

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

1

Click Windows Start | Quest | AA Server Manager.

Managing the Active Administrator Foundation and Data Services

This section of the Server Manager contains tools to manage Active Administrator Foundation and Data Services.

Stopping and starting AFS and ADS services

You can stop and start the Active Administrator Foundation Service (AFS) and the Active Administrator Data Services (ADS).

To stop and start services

1

Select the AFS & ADS Services tab.

Table 1. Stop and start services
To:	Click:
Stop the AFS service	Stop AFS Service
Start the AFS service	Start AFS Service
Stop the ADS service	Stop ADS Service
Start the ADS service	Start ADS Service

Setting the services startup accounts

You can change the password for the Active Administrator Foundation Service (AFS) and the Active Administrator Data Services (ADS) startup account.

To change the password for the startup account

1

Select the AFS & ADS Services tab.

2

Click Set Account.

3

Type a new password for the account.

4

Managing logging for services

You can enable or disable logging of the Active Administrator Foundation Service (AFS) and the Active Administrator Data Services (ADS). You also can view the contents of the log files.

1

Select the AFS & ADS Services tab.

2

Choose an option:

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Enable AFS Logging

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Disable AFS logging

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Enable ADS logging

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Disable ADS logging

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Clearing the AFS cache

There may be a need to clear the Active Administrator Foundation Service (AFS) cache.

To clear the AFS cache

1

Select the AFS & ADS Services tab.

2

Click Clear AFS Cache.

3

Setting port numbers for services

The default value for the Active Administrator Foundation Service (AFS) port is 15601. The default value for the Active Administrator Data Services (ADS) port is 15602.

To set the port for AFS

1

From the Start menu, open AA Server Manager, and select the AFS & ADS Services tab.

2

Type a value in the Foundation Service Port Number box.

3

Click Set AFS Port.

To set the port for ADS

1

From the Start menu, open AA Server Manager, and select the AFS & ADS Services tab.

2

Type a value in the Data Service Port Number box.

3

Click Set ADS Port.

Enabling SQL Full-Text Search

Active Administrator audit reports use SQL Full-Text Search to filter event descriptions to help reports run faster. When the SQL Full-Text Search is enabled, the current index status is displayed and clicking on the status will update it.

To enable SQL Full-Text Search

1

Start the Active Administrator Server Manager. For more information, see Starting the Active Administrator Server Manager .

2

Select the AFS & ADS Services tab, under SQL Full-Text Search, click Enable.

The current index status is displayed and clicking on the status will update it.

To disable SQL Full-Text Search

1

Start the Active Administrator Server Manager. For more information, see Starting the Active Administrator Server Manager .

2

Select the AFS & ADS Services tab, under SQL Full-Text Search, click Disable.

The current index status is displayed and clicking on the status will update it.

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