Directory and Resource Administrator and Exchange Administrator 8.7.3 Release Notes

April 2016

This service pack improves usability and resolves several previous issues.

Many of these improvements were made in direct response to suggestions from our customers. We thank you for your time and valuable input. We hope you continue to help us ensure that our products meet all your needs. You can post feedback in the Directory and Resource Administrator and Exchange Administrator forum on NetIQ Communities, our online community that also includes product information, blogs, and links to helpful resources.

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System Requirements

This service pack requires Directory and Resource Administrator and Exchange Administrator 8.7.

For detailed information on hardware requirements and supported operating systems and browsers, see the NetIQ Directory and Resource Administrator and Exchange Administrator Installation Guide.

What’s New

The following feature change was implemented in this release:

Active Directory Printer Cache Collection Disabled by Default

The default setting of the AD printer cache collection has changed. In previous versions of DRA, the AD printer cache collection was enabled by default; now it is disabled.

To enable the AD printer cache collection:

  1. Open the Windows Registry and navigate to HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Mission Critical Software\OnePoint\Administration\Modules\Accounts\.

  2. Locate the IgnoreADPrinters registry key and set it to 0.

  3. Save the change and then run an FACR.

Addressed Customer Issues

This release includes the following stabilizing fixes:

  • Resolved an issue where the DRADiagnosticUtil program stopped unexpectedly during the zip process in large environments. (ENG340104)

  • Resolved an issue in which searching for Assisstant Administrators returned the appropriate list, but if you selected one and attempted to view its members, the Assisstant Administrator’s membership list would not display. (ENG340283)

  • Resolved an issue where DRA would not display the an Assistant Administrator’s members that were from a trusted domain but were managed in a different MMS. (ENG340582)

  • Resolved an issue where the DRAWCAegisUtility.dll was removed after upgrading to DRA 8.7.2 from DRA 8.7.1. (ENG340977)

  • Resolved an issue that generated an error after selecting an Assistant Administrator that contains a group that no longer exists in DRA. (ENG341261)

  • Resolved a performance issue that occurred when previewing ActiveView objects. (ENG340449)

  • Resolved an issue in which it took an unusually long time to display an Assistant Administrator’s members. (ENG341035)

  • Resolved an issue where a secondary server stopped unexpectedly and restarted. (ENG340531)

  • Resolved an issue that caused DRA to stop unexpectedly without updating the accounts cache. (ENG339947)

  • Resolved an issue that caused DRA to stop unexpectedly. (ENG340526)

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