Secure access – Acts as a virtual firewall around Active Directory, enabling you to control access through delegation using a least privilege model. Based on defined administrative policies and associated permissions generates and strictly enforces access rules, eliminating the errors and inconsistencies common with native approaches to AD management. Plus, robust and personalized approval procedures establish an IT process and oversight consistent with business requirements, with responsibility chains that complement the automated management of directory data.
Automate account creation – Automates a wide variety of tasks, including:
ActiveRoles Server also automates the process of reassigning and removing user access rights in AD and AD-joined systems (including user and group de-provisioning) to ensure an efficient and secure administrative process over the user and group lifetimes. When a user’s access needs to be changed or removed, updates are made automatically in AD, Exchange, SharePoint, OCS, Lync and Windows, as well as any AD-joined systems such as Unix, Linux and Mac OS X.
Day-to-day directory management – Simplifies management of:
ActiveRoles Server also includes intuitive interfaces for improving day-to-day administration and help desk operations via both an MMC snap-in and a Web interface.
Manage groups and users in a hosted environment – Works in tandem with Quick Connect in a hosted environment where accounts from client AD domain are synchronized with a host AD domain. ActiveRoles Server enables user and group account management from the client domain to the hosted domain, while also synchronizing attributes and passwords.
The solution uses out-of-the-box connectors to synchronize your on-premises AD accounts to cloud-based services such as Salesforce.com, Google Apps, Microsoft Office 365, Lync Online and SharePoint Online.
Consolidate management points through integration – Complements your existing technology and identity and access management strategy. Its Extend All feature simplifies and consolidates management points by ensuring easy integration with many Dell products, including Quick Connect, Identity Manager, Privilege Password Manager, Desktop Virtualization, Authentication Services, Defender, Password Manager, Webthority and ChangeAuditor. ActiveRoles Server also automates and extends the capabilities of PowerShell, ADSI, SPML and customizable Web interfaces.
Quest One ActiveRoles includes the following components:
The tables below outline system requirements for installing and running each of these components.
Platform | 1 GHz or higher Intel Pentium-compatible CPU. |
Memory (RAM) | 1 GB or more recommended. The amount required depends on the total number of managed objects. |
Hard Disk Space | 100 MB or more of free disk space. If SQL Server and Administration Service are installed on the same computer, the amount required depends on the size of the ActiveRoles database. |
Operating System |
You can install the Administration Service on a server running any of these operating systems:
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SQL Server |
You can use any of these SQL Server versions to host the ActiveRoles database:
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Native Client is required on the computer running the Administration Service. You can install SQL Server 2012 Native Client from the Redistributables page in the ActiveRoles DVD Autorun window. |
Microsoft .NET Framework | Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 (see "Installing the .NET Framework 4.5" at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=257868)
You can install .NET Framework 4.5 from the Redistributables page in the ActiveRoles DVD Autorun window. |
Windows Management Framework | Windows Management Framework 3.0 (see "Windows Management Framework 3.0" at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=272757) |
ActiveRoles Management Shell for Active Directory | Administration Service requires version 1.7 of Quest One ActiveRoles Management Shell for Active Directory.
The Administration Service Setup program automatically installs the appropriate version of ActiveRoles Management Shell. Optionally, you can install ActiveRoles Management Shell from the Solutions page in the ActiveRoles DVD Autorun window. |
Microsoft Exchange Server Management Tools |
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Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Remote Shell | ActiveRoles
uses remote Shell to manage Exchange 2013 recipients. Remote Shell
requires the following software on the computer running the
Administration Service:
Remote Shell also requires the following:
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Operating System on Domain Controllers |
ActiveRoles retains all features and functions when managing Active Directory on domain controllers running any of these operating systems, any edition, with or without any Service Pack:
Notes
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Exchange Server |
ActiveRoles is capable of managing Exchange recipients on any of these Exchange Server editions, with or without any Service Pack:
Note Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server is not supported. |
Platform | 1 GHz or higher Intel Pentium-compatible CPU. |
Memory (RAM) | 1 GB or more recommended. The amount required depends on the number of objects being administered. |
Hard Disk Space | About 100 MB of free disk space. |
Operating System |
You can install the ActiveRoles console on a computer running any of these operating systems:
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Web Browser | ActiveRoles console requires Windows Internet Explorer 8.0 or later. |
Microsoft .NET Framework | Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 (see "Installing the .NET Framework 4.5" at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=257868)
You can install .NET Framework 4.5 from the Redistributables page in the ActiveRoles DVD Autorun window. |
Platform | 1 GHz or higher Intel Pentium-compatible CPU. |
Memory (RAM) | 1 GB or more recommended. The amount required depends on the number of objects being administered. |
Hard Disk Space | About 100 MB of free disk space. |
Operating System |
You can install the ActiveRoles Web Interface on a Web server running any of these operating systems:
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Internet Services |
ActiveRoles Web Interface requires Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 or later. On Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2, Web Interface requires the "Web Server (IIS)" server role with the following role services:
On Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2, Web Interface requires the "Web Server (IIS)" server role with the following role services:
You can use Server Manager to confirm that the "Web Server (IIS)" server role with the required role services is installed. Additionally, Internet Information Services (IIS) must be configured to provide "Read/Write" delegation for the following features:
Use "Feature Delegation" in Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager to confirm that these features have delegation set to "Read/Write". |
Web Browser |
Any of the following Web browsers can be used to access the Web Interface:
A higher version of Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari or Internet Explorer can be made to work as a Web Interface client; however, the Web Interface pages of version 6.9.0 have been tested only against the Web browser versions listed above. The Web browser should be run on a system with screen resolution of 1024x768 or higher. |
Microsoft .NET Framework | Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 (see "Installing the .NET Framework 4.5" at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=257868)
You can install .NET Framework 4.5 from the Redistributables page in the ActiveRoles DVD Autorun window. |
Platform | 500 MHz or higher Intel Pentium-compatible CPU. |
Memory (RAM) | 512 MB or more recommended. |
Hard Disk Space | About 50 MB or more of free disk space. If SQL Server and Collector are installed on the same computer, the amount required depends on the size of the Collector database. |
Operating System |
You can install the ActiveRoles Collector on a computer running any of these operating systems:
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SQL Server |
You can use any of these SQL Server versions to host the Collector database:
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SQL Server Reporting Services |
ActiveRoles Report Pack requires one of the following versions of SQL Server Reporting Services software:
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Operating System |
You can install the ActiveRoles Report Pack on a computer running any of these operating systems:
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Quest Knowledge Portal |
ActiveRoles Report Pack is compatible with:
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Microsoft Office Outlook | Add-in for Outlook requires Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 or later. |
Microsoft .NET Framework | Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 (see "Installing the .NET Framework 4.5" at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=257868)
You can install .NET Framework 4.5 from the Redistributables page in the ActiveRoles DVD Autorun window. |
Other Microsoft Office Features |
Add-in for Outlook also requires:
You can install this prerequisite software by selecting the following installation options in the Setup program for the Microsoft Office system:
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