3.5 DRA Administration Server Requirements

DRA requires the following server requirements for software and accounts:

3.5.1 Software Requirements

Component

Prerequisites

Installation Target

Operating System

NetIQ Administration Server Operating System:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 64-bit

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 64-bit

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 64-bit

  • Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 is supported for upgrade only.

    NOTE:The server must also be a member of a supported Microsoft Windows Server native domain.

Windows DRA Interfaces:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 64-bit

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 64-bit

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 64-bit

  • Microsoft Windows 8.1 (x86 & x64), 10 (x86 & x64)

Installer

  • Microsoft .Net Framework 4.5.2 and above

Administration Server

Directory and Resource Administrator:

  • Microsoft .Net Framework 4.5.2 and above

  • One of the following:

    • Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 (Update 3) Redistributable Packages (x64 and x86)

    • Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 (Update 3) Redistributable Packages (x64 and x86)

  • Microsoft Message Queuing

  • Microsoft Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services roles

  • Remote Registry Service Started

Microsoft Office 365/Exchange Online Administration:

  • Windows Azure Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell

  • Microsoft Online Services Sign-In Assistant for IT Professionals

  • Skype for Business Online, Windows PowerShell Module

For more information, see Supported Platforms.

Legacy Web Components

Web Server:

  • Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) Versions 8.0, 8.5, 10

Microsoft IIS Components:

  • Microsoft Active Service Pages (ASP)

  • Microsoft Active Service Pages .NET (ASP .Net)

  • Microsoft IIS security Role Service

Windows DRA Interfaces:

  • Microsoft .Net Framework 4.5.2

  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 (Update 3) Redistributable Package (x86)

3.5.2 Account Requirements

Account

Description

Permissions

AD LDS Group

The DRA service account needs to be added to this group for access to AD LDS

  • Domain Local Security Group

DRA Service Account

The permissions required to run the NetIQ Administration Service

  • “Distributed COM Users” Permissions

  • Member of the AD LDS Admin Group

  • Account Operator Group

  • Log Archive groups (OnePointOp ConfgAdms & OnePointOp)

  • One of the following Account tab > Account options must be selected for the DRA service account user if installing DRA on a server using STIG methodology:

    • Kerberos AES 128 bits encryption

    • Kerberos AES 256 bits encryption

NOTE:For more information on setting up least privilege domain access accounts see: Least Privilege DRA Access Accounts.

DRA Administrator

User account or Group provisioned to the built in DRA Admins role

  • Domain Local Security Group or domain user account

  • Member of the managed domain or a trusted domain

    • If you specify an account from a trusted domain, ensure the Administration server computer can authenticate this account.

DRA Assistant Admin Accounts

Accounts that will be delegated powers though DRA

  • Add all DRA Assistant Admin accounts to the “Distributed COM Users” group so that they can connect to the DRA Server from remote clients.

    NOTE:DRA can be configured to manage this for you during the installation.

3.5.3 Least Privilege DRA Access Accounts

Below are the permissions and privileges needed for the accounts specified and the configuration commands you need to run.

Domain Access Account: Using ADSI Edit, grant the Domain Access account the following Active Directory Permissions at the top domain level to the following descendant object types:

  • FULL control over builtInDomain objects

  • FULL control over Computer objects

  • FULL control over Contact objects

  • FULL control over Container objects

  • FULL control over Group objects

  • FULL control over InetOrgPerson objects

  • FULL control over MsExchDynamicDistributionList objects

  • FULL control over MsExchSystemObjectsContainer objects

  • FULL control over Organizational Unit objects

  • FULL control over Printer objects

  • FULL control over publicFolder objects

  • FULL control over serviceConnectionPoint objects

  • FULL control over User objects

Grant the Domain Access account the following Active Directory Permissions at the top domain level to this object and all descendant objects:

  • Allow create Computer objects

  • Allow create Contact objects

  • Allow create Container objects

  • Allow create Group objects

  • Allow create MsExchDynamicDistiributionList objects

  • Allow create Organizational Unit objects

  • Allow create publicFolders objects

  • Allow create Shared Folder objects

  • Allow create User objects

  • Allow delete Computer objects

  • Allow delete Contact objects

  • Allow delete Container

  • Allow delete Group objects

  • Allow delete InetOrgPerson objects

  • Allow delete MsExchDynamicDistiributionList objects

  • Allow delete Organizational Unit objects

  • Allow delete publicFolders objects

  • Allow delete Shared Folder objects

  • Allow delete User objects

Office 365 Tenant Access Account: Assign the following Active Directory permissions to the Office 365 Tenant Access Account:

  • User Management Administrator in Office 365

  • Recipient Management in Exchange Online

Exchange Access Account: Assign the Organizational Management role to the Exchange Access Account to manage Exchange 2013, Exchange 2016, or later Exchange versions. Assign the Exchange Access Account to the Account Operators group.

Skype Access Account: Ensure that this account is a Skype-enabled user and that is a member of at least one of the following:

  • CSAdministrator role

  • Both the CSUserAdministrator and CSArchiving roles

Public Folder Access Account: Assign the following Active Directory permissions to the Public Folder Access Account:

  • Public Folder Management

  • Mail Enabled Public Folders

Post DRA installation:

  • Run the following command to delegate permission to the “Deleted Objects Container” from the DRA Installation folder (Note: the command must be executed by a domain administrator):

    DraDelObjsUtil.exe /domain:<NetbiosDomainName> /delegate:<Account Name>

  • Run the following command to delegate permission to the “NetIQReceyleBin OU” from the DRA Installation folder (Note: this can be done only after adding the respective domains to be managed by DRA):

    DraRecycleBinUtil.exe /domain:<NetbiosDomainName> /delegate:<AccountName>

  • Add the least privilege override account to the “Local Administrators” group on each computer that DRA will manage resources such as Printers, Services, Event Log, Devices and so forth.

  • Grant the least privilege override account “Full Permission” on share folders or DFS folders where Home directories are provisioned.

  • Add the least privilege override account to the “Organization Management” role to manage Exchange objects.

Remote Access to SAM: Assign Domain Controllers or member servers managed by DRA to enable the accounts listed in the GPO setting below, so they can make remote queries to the Security Account Manager's (SAM) database.

Network access: Restrict clients allowed to make remote calls to SAM

The GPO Editor path to this policy setting is Default Domain Controllers Policy [<server name>] Policy > Computer Configuration > Policies > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Local Policies > Security Options.

For more information, see Knowledge Base article 7023292.