Active Directory System Discovery polling can generate significant network traffic, so you should schedule the discovery to occur at times when this network traffic will not adversely affect business uses of your network.
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| You must have Modify permission for the Site Security object class or instance to configure this discovery method. For more information about security permissions, see Classes and Instances for Object Security in Configuration Manager. |
To configure Active Directory System Discovery
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In the Configuration Manager console, navigate to System Center Configuration Manager / Site Database / Site Management / <site name> / Site Settings / Discovery Methods.
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Right-click Active Directory System Discovery, and then click Properties.
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Enable the discovery method if it is not already enabled.
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On the General tab, click the New icon to specify a new Active Directory container.
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In the New Active Directory Container dialog box, specify the container to search by location. Three options are available:
- Local domain: Searches for Active
Directory containers in the domain in which the computer hosting
the Configuration Manager console resides.
- Local forest: Searches for Active
Directory containers in the forest in which the computer hosting
the Configuration Manager console resides.
- Custom LDAP or GC Query: Searches for
Active Directory containers using a Lightweight Directory Access
Protocol (LDAP) or a General Catalog (GC) query.
If this option is selected, you can either enter the path to an existing query to run the search or click Browse to navigate to a query.
- Local domain: Searches for Active
Directory containers in the domain in which the computer hosting
the Configuration Manager console resides.
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Select any additional search options to use. Two options are available:
- Recursive: Specifies that the search
includes child containers. This check box is selected by default.
If it is cleared, child containers are not searched.
- Include groups: Specifies that objects
within groups are discovered by this method. If it is selected, you
can discover objects in other domains, but the likelihood of
discovering the same object more than once is increased. If this
check box is cleared, duplicate objects and objects in other
domains are less likely to be found. This will result in the
discovery process completing more quickly. This check box is
cleared by default.
- Recursive: Specifies that the search
includes child containers. This check box is selected by default.
If it is cleared, child containers are not searched.
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Click OK.
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On the Polling Schedule tab, click the Schedule button and set a custom schedule if desired. By default, the Active Directory System Discovery method polls once per day.
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To run the discovery method immediately, select the Run discovery as soon as possible check box.
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On the Active Directory Attribute tab, verify that all desired Active Directory attributes that you want to discover are displayed. By default, only the required attributes are displayed.
If you want to discover an additional attribute, click the New icon to add an attribute to the list. In the Specify Attribute Name dialog box, type the name of the attribute you want to discover and then click OK.
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Click OK.