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Figure 4.8: Active Directory - Define Groups
Setting up Active Directory for performing queries
Before you can use any of the querying modes for units, you must first make changes to Active
Directory so that the selected querying mode can assign the applicable authorization level for
the
user.
To set up group queries:
1. Log into Windows with administrator privileges.
2. Open Active Directory software.
3. Create an organizational unit to be used as a group container.
4. Create a computer object in Active Directory with a name identical to the switching system
name for querying appliances (specified in the Appliance Overview screen of the OBWI), or
identical to the attached target devices for querying target devices. The name must match
exactly, including case.
5. The appliance names and target device names used for group queries are stored in the
appliance. The appliance name specified in the Appliance Overview screen of the OBWI and
target device names must identically match the object names in Active Directory. Each
appliance name and target device name may be comprised of any combination of upper-case
and lower-case letters (a-z, A-Z), digits (0-9) and hyphens (-). You cannot use spaces and
periods (.) or create a name that consists entirely of digits. These are Active
Directory
constraints.