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ThinManage 3.1 Administration Manual

About Microsoft Active Directory

An Active Directory (AD) structure is a hierarchical framework of objects. The objects fall into three broad categories:

resources, services, and users (user accounts and groups). The AD provides information on the objects, organizes the

objects, controls access and sets security. Each object represents a single entity — whether a user, a computer, or a

group – with each object uniquely identified by a Distinguished Name (DN).

Screenshot of the "Active Directory Users and Computers" Microsoft Management Console

The benefits of using Active Directory as the datastore are twofold. First, it reduces the amount of critical information that

needs to be stored inside the ThinManage server. Secondly, administrators can manage their users and hosts using

normal (and familiar) infrastructure.

Creating Pools in ThinManage

Pooling in ThinManage relies on Microsoft Active Directory (AD) for its grouping information. Within their AD environment,

administrators can assign users and host objects to specific groups. These groups of hosts and users are then associated

by the ThinManage server to form pools.

To create a pool, administrators will use the ThinManage Web tool to associate a collection of AD users defined by a

group, to a collection of AD computers (hosts) that are also defined by a group. When a users log into the system via the

Desktop Access Device, they provide their username, domain, and password. This information is sent from the desktop to

ThinManage over an SSL encrypted connection. By evaluating the username and domain values, ThinManage

determines group membership and compares this information to the pools present. Once a pool has been identified, the

Selection Rules listed below will be followed to determine exactly which Host in the pool will be assigned to that user. If

no target hosts are available in the pool, then the user will receive a rejection notice, in the form of a dialog box, on the

Desktop Access Device screen.

Wikipedia, “Active Directory,” last modified 10:18, 12 December 2007

< http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Directory>.

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