This procedure adds the MPSSQLServiceAccount to the Windows-based Hosting Service Accounts group.

Arguments

Input argument Description Required

<preferredDomainController>

The domain controller to use for Active Directory actions. Required input. For example,

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<preferredDomainController>AD01.Fabrikam.com</preferredDomainController>

Yes

<name>

The name of the account. Optional input. This will overrides the default account name MPSSQLService. For example,

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<name>MyAccountName</name>

No

Sample Code

Example XML Request

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<request xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">   
	 <data>   
	 </data>   
	 <procedure>   
		 <execute namespace="Deployment Automation" procedure="ConfigureMPSSQLServiceAccount" impersonate="1">   
			 <executeData>   
				 <preferredDomainController>ad01.fabrikam.com</preferredDomainController> 
				 <name>MPSSQLService</name> 
			 </executeData>   
			 <after source="executeData" destination="data" />   
		 </execute>   
	 </procedure>   
</request>

Manual Procedures

The ConfigureMPSSQLServiceAccount procedure automatically performs the following manual steps:

  1. Log on to AD01 using an account that is a member of the Domain Administrators group.
  2. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers.
  3. Expand fabrikam.com, and then highlight Users.
  4. Right-click Windows-based Hosting Service Accounts, and then click Properties.
  5. Click the Members tab, and then click Add.
  6. Type MPSSQLService, and then click Check Names. Verify that the MPSSQLService account is underlined, and then click OK.
  7. Click OK to close the Properties dialog box.