Post-installation tasks for the AD adapter

You can enable the BMC Atrium Orchestrator Application Adapter for Microsoft Active Directory on BMC Atrium Orchestrator peers running on a Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, or Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating system. In addition to enabling the adapter on a Windows peer, you must adjust the permission levels for the BMC Atrium Orchestrator service on that peer to allow the adapter to communicate properly.

Before you begin

Set the permissions for the BMC Atrium Orchestrator Application Adapter for Microsoft Active Directory when the adapter is in the default mode.

To set permissions for the BMC Atrium Orchestrator Application Adapter for Microsoft Active Directory

1. On the peer on which the BMC Atrium Orchestrator Application Adapter for Microsoft Active Directory is enabled, navigate to the Services window (Start => Control Panel => Administrative Tools => Services ).
2. From the Services page, right-click the BMC Atrium Orchestrator AP, BMC Atrium Orchestrator LAP, BMC Atrium Orchestrator CDP, or BMC Atrium Orchestrator HACDP service, and select Properties from the pop-up menu.
3. Click the Log On tab, and then click the This account option.
4. Type the username to be used for this service and the corresponding password for the user.

   Note

   The user must be able to communicate externally and use a communication interface.

5. Click Apply, and then click OK.
6. Restart the BMC Atrium Orchestrator AP, BMC Atrium Orchestrator LAP, BMC Atrium Orchestrator CDP, or BMC Atrium Orchestrator HACDP service.