Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager System Operations Guide Directory Management Supported Configurations
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Directory Management Supported Configurations
There are many possible configurations available within Microsoft Active
Directory, some of which are not fully supported by the RealPresence
Resource Manager system. These topics describes the implications of different
Microsoft Active Directory configurations for integrating with the
RealPresence Resource Manager system.
Multiple Forests
Microsoft Active Directory may be set up in either a single-forest or
multi-forest configuration. However, the RealPresence Resource Manager
system requires that user accounts reside in a single forest.
Multiple Domains
Microsoft Active Directory forests may contain one or more domains. In either
configuration, the directory must have a Global Catalog service. The
RealPresence Resource Manager system can integrate to either single or
multiple domains, so long as they reside in the same forest structure.
Microsoft Active Directory domains are organized into trees, each tree being a
group of domains which share a consistent DNS namespace (ex: polycom.com
and na.polycom.com would be in the same tree, while polycom.com and
resouceManagerDevelopment.net would be separate trees, if they were in the
same forest). The RealPresence Resource Manager system will integrate to all
domains in a multi-tree forest.
Viable options:
1 Integrate to all domains of a multi-domain forest configuration.
2 Restrict to a single domain tree in a multi-domain forest through the use
of LDAP Search baseDN criteria.
Groups
Microsoft Active Directory provides three group scopes: Universal, Global,
and Domain Local. Both Global groups and Universal Groups are held on all
Global Catalog servers in the forest. The RealPresence Resource Manager
system supports only the Universal groups.
Microsoft Active Directory provides two group types: Security and
Distribution. The RealPresence Resource Manager system supports either of
these group types.
