DRA enables you to manage Microsoft Exchange Public Folders. You can manage some of the properties of Public Folders using DRA by configuring Public Folder forest domains and granting powers to assistant administrators.
IMPORTANT:To manage Public Folder administration, you must first enable Microsoft Exchange support in DRA and have the applicable powers.
For information about enabling Microsoft Exchange, see Enabling Microsoft Exchange.
For information about account permissions, see Least Privilege DRA Access Accounts.
To configure Exchange Public Folder support:
Right-click Managed Public Folder Forests in the Configuration and Management node, and click New Public Folder Forest.
Click Forest Domain, specify the active directory forest where the public folder objects are located, and then click Next.
In Domain access, specify the access account.
IMPORTANT:If you are using the Secondary Server, the Use the Primary Administration Server domain access account option will be available.
In Exchange access, specify the account that you want DRA to use for secure access to Exchange servers.
IMPORTANT:If you are using the Secondary Server, the Use the Primary Administration Server Exchange access account option will be available.
In Exchange server, select the Exchange Server that you want DRA to use for managing public folders.
In Summary, review the account details and Exchange Server details and then click Finish to complete the process.
The DRA server run full accounts cache refresh on the Public Folder. The new Public Folder forest will appear in the console after the cache refresh completes, which might take a few minutes.
NOTE:You can remove a selected public folder forest domain from the Tasks or right-click menu.
To view or modify Public Folder domain properties:
Click Managed Public Folder Forests in the Configuration Management node, to view the public folders.
Right-click the Public Folder account you want to view, and select Properties.
In Public Folder Forest properties, you can perform the following actions:
General: View the public folder account details and update the Exchange Server field, which is used by the DRA Server to perform Exchange activity on the Public Folder Server.
Statistics: View the number of public folders and the number of mail enabled public folders.
Incremental Status: View or update the incremental accounts cache status.
Incremental schedule: View the incremental cache refresh schedule and re-schedule a cache refresh.
Full status: View the full account cache refresh status.
Full refresh: Perform a full account cache refresh immediately.
NetIQ recommends you to perform a Full refresh only if the Public Folder cache data is corrupted.
Domain access: View DRA service account details or override access accounts.
Exchange access: View or update secure access to the Exchange servers.
Use ActiveViews to define powers and manage Public Folder delegation. You can specify rules to add managed objects, choose domains, and assign powers, and then delegate those Public Folder powers to assistant administrators.
To create an ActiveView and delegate Public Folder powers:
In the Delegation Management node, click ActiveViews.
Click Next in the Create ActiveView > Wizard, select the required rule from the Add drop-down list, and choose Public Folders as the object type. For example, to create an object matching rule: select Objects that match a rule, and choose Public Folders as the object type.
Specify the ActiveView rule you want to add to the Public Folder, and then click Next.
Specify the name for the ActiveView, and then click Finish.
Right-click ActiveViews and go to Delegate Administration > Assistant Admins, and specify the Admin type from the Add drop-down list in the Wizard.
Search for the specific user, group, or assistant administrator group that you want to delegate powers to.
Use the Object Selector to find and add the objects that you want, and then click Roles and Powers in the Wizard.
Select Roles from the Add drop-down list, and then search and add the Public Folder Administration role.
Select Powers from the Add drop-down list, and then find and add any additional powers that you want to assign to your assistant administrators that are not a part of the Public Folder Administration role.
Click Next and then Finish to complete the delegation process.
After you complete delegation of Public Folder powers, authorized users will be able to perform create, read, update, and delete operations on Public Folder properties in configured domains using the Web Console.