This procedure creates Servers OU structure for server role deployment.

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

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="CreateServersOrganization" impersonate="1">   
			 <executeData>   
				 <preferredDomainController>ad01.fabrikam.com</preferredDomainController>   
			 </executeData>   
			 <after source="executeData" destination="data" />   
		 </execute>   
	 </procedure>   
</request>

Manual Procedures

The ConfigureSharepointSQLPermissions 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. In the Active Directory Users and Computers dialog box, right-click the fabrikam.com domain, select New, and then select Organizational Unit.
  4. In the New Object - Organizational Unit dialog box, for Name, type Servers, and then click OK.
  5. In the Active Directory Users and Computers dialog box, right-click the Servers container created in step 4. Select New and then select Organizational Unit.
  6. In the New Object - Organizational Unit dialog box, for Name, type the name of the OU to be added, and then click OK.
  7. Repeat these steps as appropriate in order to create the OU hierarchy as descrbied in this document.