Microsoft AD
With the SovLabs Microsoft Active Directory module for vRealize Automation, organizations can flexibly drive Windows server registration with Microsoft Active Directory. Microsoft Active Directory (AD) is a crucial requirement in most Windows server deployments.
Compatibility
Microsoft Windows Active Directory Domain Controllers | 2008R2, 2012R2, 2016 |
VMware vRealize Automation (vRA) | 7.x |
VMware vRealize Orchestrator (vRO) | 7.x |
EMC Enterprise Hybrid Cloud (EHC) | 4.x |
Highlights
- Create flexible Active Directory configurations that include one or more Microsoft endpoints
- Handles simple to complex globally distributed multi-domain, multi-site MS AD environments
- Registers/cleans computer account with Active Directory
- Supports placement in a “build OU” during provisioning in order to facilitate software deployments/configurations that require a less restrictive Group Policy
- Supports moving to a final OU post-provisioning
- Supports dynamic creation and removal of OUs
- Supports adding the computer account to existing Active Directory security groups
- OU and Security Group designations are dynamic templated fields utilizing the SovLabs Template Engine
- SovLabs Template Engine allows for static text in combination with dynamic content such as vRA custom properties and/or custom logic
- Employs several methods to improve reliability of registration/cleanup to mitigate failures, such as retry logic and post validation checks
Quick Start Process
- Define Microsoft Endpoint
- Define Active Directory Configuration
- Apply Microsoft AD vRA Property Group to existing blueprint
- Provision!