Dell Remote Access Controller 4 Firmware Version 1.30 manual Creating a RAC Device Object

Opening the Active Directory Users and Computers Snap-In

To open the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in, perform the following steps:

1 If you are on the domain controller, click Start Admin Tools → Active Directory Users and Computers. If you are not on the domain controller, you must have the appropriate Microsoft Administrator Pack installed on your local system. To install this Administrator Pack, click Start → Run, type MMC and press <Enter>.

This opens the Microsoft Management Console (MMC).

2Click File (or Console on systems running Windows 2000) in the Console 1 window.

3Click Add/Remove Snap-in.

4Select the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in and click Add.

5Click Close and click OK.

Adding DRAC 4 Users and Privileges to Active Directory

The Dell-extended Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in allows you to add DRAC 4 users and privileges by creating RAC, Association, and Privilege objects. To add each type of object, perform the steps in each subsections.

Creating a RAC Device Object

1In the MMC Console Root window, right-click a container.

2Select New → Dell RAC Object. This opens the New Object window.

3Type a name for the new object. This name must match the DRAC 4 Name that you will type in step 4 of "Configuring the DRAC 4."

4Select RAC Device Object.

5Click OK.

Creating a Privilege Object

Privilege Objects must be created in the same domain as the Association Object to which it is associated.

1In the Console Root (MMC) window, right-click a container.

2Select New → Dell RAC Object. This opens the New Object window.

3Type a name for the new object.

Using the DRAC 4 With Microsoft® Active Directory

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