Using multiple Active Directory domains in VDI-in-a-Box 5.4

Using multiple Active Directory domains in VDI-in-a-Box 5.4 -

Active Directory (AD) Multiple areas are a must-have for most government agencies, many companies because of safety requirements, regulatory compliance, or geographically distributed offices (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc780856(v=ws.10).aspx) whenever that the organizational unit (OU) characteristic of AD is not adequate (http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/064aa5c9-f040-45b6-b36a-38d1823c16a1/active- directory-design-multiple-domains-or-organizational-units, http: //searchwindowsserver.techtarget.com/tip/Domains-vs-organizational-units-in-Active-Directory). VDI-in-a-Box, you must configure an AD domain for users and computers in its initial configuration. Previous versions of VDI-in-a-Box allows you to optionally configure an additional AD domain only for computers (virtual desktops) as described in http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX136845.

Being able to specify a single domain AD for users of VDI-in-a-Box is not a major limitation because VDI-in-a-Box is a look up the global catalog (GC) if a user connects with user principal name (UPN). See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa380525(v=vs.85).aspx for details on UPN. However, the limit of an additional AD domain for computers (total up to 2 computer areas) can be limiting in some scenarios.

VDI-in-a-Box 5.4 improves support for multiple IT domains by removing the restriction of up to 2 AD domains for computers. The administrator can configure the field VDI-in-a-Box 5.4 with AD for users and computers. The administrator can configure a number of additional areas AD for computers, giving extra flexibility and simplicity in the management and evolution of your VDI deployment based on business needs evolve. Here are the steps to configure and use multiple IT domains: ..

1. Specify intention to set up multiple IT domains
2. Configure multiple IT domains
3. Specify the place computer field during the preparation of a draft image.

Specify intention to set up multiple IT domains

1. in the VDI-in-a-Box Manager console (vdiManager) of the administrator page, click advanced Properties link.
2. Scroll to Miscellaneous section . Check Specify the areas of alternative or working group for the office then click OK .

Configure multiple IT domains

1. On Director page, click Computer Manage domains [link Computer Manage fields dialog box appears.
2. from the Computer Manage Domains dialog box, click Add link.

on Specify Additional Domain for Desktops dialog box appears.

3. from the domain [] box [1945013tapezlenomdudomainepourlesordinateursdebureau
4. from the username and Password boxes, type the administrator credentials for the domain.
5. Click Add the , type the IP address for the domain, and click on the highlighted button Save (inside IP section) to add the address to the list of addresses IP.

6. Click Save in the lower right corner of the dialog box. It will save the added information technology and close Specify Additional Domain for Desktops dialog.
7. To specify additional IT domains, repeat steps 2 to 6.
8. Click button Close in the Computer Manage Domains dialog when finished adding IT areas.

Specify the domain location of the computer in the preparation of a draft image

After setting up additional areas for workstations, you can select the right drop-down list of domains configured in the preparation of a draft image.

for details on how to configure and change the AD domains with VDI-in-a-Box 5.4, see http://support.citrix.com/ proddocs / topic / vdi-54 / vdi-manage- active-directory.html

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