Use the following checklist to guide you through the installation process. You should install the Administration server on a Microsoft Windows server. You can deploy the appropriate user interfaces on the Administration server computer and on multiple client computers.
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Ensure your server and client computers meet the product hardware and software requirements. For more information, see Section 1.0, Understanding Requirements. |
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Identify the domains or subtrees you want to manage. For more information, see the Administrator Guide for Directory Resource Administrator and Exchange Administrator |
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Ensure that all your DRA servers are in a trusted domain. |
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Determine the account information you want to use for the DRA Service Account. |
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Create the local domain admin group you want DRA to use as the AD LDS admin account. |
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Identify the user account or group you want DRA to assign the built-in DRA Admins role. Ensure the user account or group you specify meets the following requirements:
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Decide if you want to allow the DRA installer to configure DCOM for you. If not, after installing DRA, configure DCOM settings on that computer. For more information, see Configuring DCOM Settings. |
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Identify the user accounts you want DRA to use as access accounts for your managed domains, subtrees, and servers. Ensure these accounts meet the appropriate permissions requirements. For more information, see the Administrator Guide for Directory Resource Administrator and Exchange Administrator. |
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Review Installing the Administration Server and Installing the User Interfaces. Install DRA. |
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(Optional) Install reporting components on a SQL Server computer to enable DRA Management reports. For more information, see Installing Reporting Center. |
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Complete the following tasks:
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