Lab A:CreatingandConfiguringan
Active DirectoryManagementAgent
Objectives
After completing this lab, you will be able to:
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Create and configure the ActiveDirectorymanagement agent.
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Integrate data from ActiveDirectory into the metadirectory.
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Perform attribute flow on ActiveDirectory data.
Prerequisites
Before working on this lab, you must have:
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Knowledge about attribute flow rules.
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Experience joining connector namespace entries with metaverse namespace
entries.
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Experience operating management agents.
Lab Setup
To complete this lab, you need the following:
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MMS Server and MMS Compass installed.
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Human Resources and Microsoft Exchange 5.5 data integrated into the
metaverse namespace.
Estimated time to complete this lab: 30 minutes
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Exercise 1
Creating anActiveDirectoryManagementAgent
In this exercise, you will create anActiveDirectorymanagementagent to integrate the information
from the Claims and Investigations departments into the metadirectory.
Scenario
The Claims and Investigations departments of Northwind Traders have started to deploy Active
Directory. You need to integrate the department’s ActiveDirectory information into the
metadirectory. This will lay the groundwork for deploying ActiveDirectory throughout the
organization.
Tasks Detailed steps
1.
Log on to Windows 2000,
start MMS Compass, and
then log on to your MMS
server.
a.
Log on to Windows 2000 as Administrator with a password of
password.
b.
Start MMS Compass, and then log on to your MMS server as
mmsadmin@nwtraders.msft with a password of password.
2.
Create an instance of the
Active Directory
management agent called
domain MA (where domain
is your domain name).
a.
In the control pane of MMS Compass, click Bookmarks, and then
click Management Agents.
b.
In the directory pane, click server (where server is your computer
name), and then in the control pane, click Create New Management
Agent.
c.
In the Create ManagementAgent dialog box, in the Name of the
Management Agent box, type domain MA (where domain is your
domain name).
d.
In the Type of the ManagementAgent box, click Microsoft Active
Directory Management Agent, and then click Create.
3.
Configure the management
agent with the following
parameters:
• ManagementAgent
Mode: Association
• Forest to discover:
domain.nwtraders.msft
• Username:
domain\Administrator
• Password: password
a.
In the Configure the ManagementAgent dialog box, on the
Connected Directory Specifics tab, on the Mode and Namespace
Management tab, under ManagementAgent Mode, click
Association.
b.
On the ActiveDirectory Discovery Settings tab, under Discovery
Settings, in the Forest to discover box, type domain.nwtraders.msft
c.
Under ActiveDirectory Login Information, in the Username box,
type domain\Administrator and in the Password box, type password
and then click OK.
d.
In the Change Password dialog box, in the Confirm New Password
for UserPassword box, type password and then click OK.
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Exercise 2
Joining ActiveDirectory Entries into the Metaverse Namespace
In this exercise, you will integrate the Claims and Investigations information into the metadirectory
by joining the ActiveDirectory data with the existing metaverse namespace data.
Scenario
The Claims and Investigations departments of Northwind Traders have started to deploy Active
Directory. You need to integrate their ActiveDirectory information into the metadirectory. This
will lay the groundwork for deploying ActiveDirectory throughout the organization.
Tasks Detailed steps
1.
Configure the join to specify
displayname and sn for the
join criteria attributes.
a.
In the directory pane of MMS Compass, click domain MA, and then in
the control pane, click Join.
b.
In the Server-Based Join dialog box, on the Configure the Join tab,
in the Search using these attributes box, add the following attributes:
$cd.displayname
$cd.sn
Important: Do not perform the join at this time.
1. (continued)
c.
Click OK to close the Server-Based Join dialog box.
2.
Run the ActiveDirectory
management agent.
a.
In the directory pane, verify that domain MA is selected, and then in
the control pane, click Operate MA.
b.
On the ManagementAgent Logs tab, display the Operator’s Log tab.
c.
Click Run the Management Agent.
The Operator's Log displays the management agent's progress. This
process may take some time to complete.
Was the managementagent configured for delta mode? What mode did the management run in and why?
Yes, from the Operational Settings tab, the mode is set to delta. From the Operator's Log, the
management agent ran in full mode because it automatically switches to this mode the first time the
management agent runs, thereby initially populating the metadirectory.
2. (continued)
d.
Click OK to close the Operate the ManagementAgent dialog box.
3.
Verify the organizational
structure has been imported
into the connector
namespace and user entries
have been created.
a.
In the directory pane, expand domain MA, expand
domain.nwtraders.msft, and then verify that the nwtraders users
organizational unit exists.
b.
Expand nwtraders users, and then verify that user accounts exist.
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Tasks Detailed Steps
What do the two entries directly beneath domain MA represent?
The configuration.domain.nwtraders.msft entry represents Active Directory's configuration partition.
The domain.nwtraders.msft entry represents Active Directory's domain partition.
4.
Start Account Joiner and
configure a new query to
facilitate joins by using the
surname attribute.
a.
Start MMS Account Joiner from the Microsoft Metadirectory
Services menu, and then log on to your MMS server as
mmsadmin@nwtraders.msft with a password of password.
b.
In the Microsoft Account Joiner window, display the domain MA tab.
c.
On the Configure menu, point to domain MA, and then click Queries.
d.
In the Configure Queries dialog box, click New.
e.
In the Query Properties dialog box, in the Query Name box, type
Last Name
f.
In the Query Command box, type (sn=$sn) and in the Help Text box,
type Match by last name and then click OK.
g.
Click OK to close the Configure Queries dialog box.
A Last Name button is added to Predefined Queries.
5.
Use Account Joiner to
manually join any remaining
disconnectors that have a
matching entry in the
metaverse namespace.
a.
Select the entry for Cordelie Gunnells, which has a user principal
name defined.
b.
To the right of Predefined , click Last Name.
c.
In the Metadirectory Results box, select Cordelia Gunnells, click
Join, and then click Yes to close the Join confirmation dialog box.
Note: There are a number of default ActiveDirectory accounts that are still disconnectors. This is acceptable
because there are no corresponding entries in the metaverse namespace that match these ActiveDirectory
accounts.
5. (continued)
d.
Close the Microsoft Account Joiner window.
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Exercise 3
Establishing Attribute Flow
In this exercise, you will establish attribute flow rules to update the metaverse namespace with the
Active Directory user principal name.
Scenario
Northwind Traders recently integrated their ActiveDirectory user accounts from their Claims and
Investigations departments. The Microsoft Exchange Server e-mail address must match the Active
Directory user principal names for these users.
Tasks Detailed steps
1.
Establish attribute flow rules
to flow the mail attribute
from ActiveDirectory to the
metaverse namespace.
a.
In the directory pane of MMS Compass, click domain MA, and then in
the control pane, click Attribute Flow.
b.
In the Configure Attribute Flow dialog box, on the Specific Flow
Rules tab, in the Metaverse Attributes box, click mail.
c.
In the Connected Directory Attributes box, click mail, and then click
<.
The specific attribute flow rule $mv.mail = $cd.mail appears.
d.
Click OK to close the Configure Attribute Flow dialog box.
2.
Verify that the e-mail
address for the metaverse
namespace entry for Adri
Duhem in the Claims
department is blank.
a.
In the directory pane, navigate to and expand The Known Universe \
msft \ nwtraders \ domain \ metaverse \ Claims.
b.
Under Claims, click Adri Duhem, and then in the control pane, click
Properties.
c.
In the Adri Duhem dialog box, on the General tab, verify that the
Email box is blank.
d.
Click OK to close the Adri Duhem dialog box.
3.
Run the managementagent
to update the mail attribute
values in the metaverse
namespace from Active
Directory.
a.
In the control pane, click Operate MA.
b.
In the Operate the ManagementAgent dialog box, on the
Management Agent Logs tab, display the Operator’s Log.
c.
Click Run the Management Agent.
The Operator's Log displays the management agent's progress.
What is the e-mail address for Adri Duhem in the metaverse namespace?
The e-mail address for Adri Duhem is still blank.
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Tasks Detailed Steps
Why did the update of the mail attribute values in the metaverse namespace not occur?
The update of the mail attribute values in the metaverse namespace did not occur because there were
no changes to the connected directory objects resulting in no objects being processed in delta mode.
4.
Using full update mode,
update the mail attribute
values in the metaverse
namespace from Active
Directory.
a.
In the directory pane, verify that domain MA is selected.
b.
In the control pane, click Operate MA.
c.
In the Operate the ManagementAgent dialog box, on the
Operational Settings tab, clear the Operate in delta mode check box.
d.
On the ManagementAgent Logs tab, display the Operator’s Log.
e.
Click Run the Management Agent.
The Operator's Log displays the management agent's progress.
f.
Click OK to close the Operate the ManagementAgent dialog box.
What is the e-mail address for Adri Duhem in the metaverse namespace?
The e-mail address for Adri Duhem is now aduhem@nwtraders.msft
5.
Close MMS Compass, and
then log off of
Windows 2000.
a.
Close MMS Compass, and then close any open windows.
b.
Log off of Windows 2000.
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Lab A: Creating and Configuring an
Active Directory Management Agent
Objectives
After completing this lab, you will be able to:
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Create and configure.
for UserPassword box, type password and then click OK.
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