Dell DL4000 Appliance Deployment Guide

Deploying to machines on an Active Directory domain

Use this procedure to simultaneously deploy the Rapid Recovery Agent software to one or more machines on an Active Directory domain.

1. On the Rapid Recovery Core Console, click the Protect drop-down menu, and then click Deploy Agent Software.
   The Deploy Agent Software Wizard opens.
2. On the Connection page of the wizard, from the Source drop-down list, select Active Directory.
3. Enter the domain information and logon credentials as described in the following table.

   Table 1. Domain information and credentialsIn the Host text box, enter the host name or IP address of the Active Directory domain. In the User name box, enter the user name used to connect to the domain; for example, Administrator or, if the machine is in a domain, [domain name]\Administrator). In the Password box, enter the secure password used to connect to the domain.

   Text Box	Description
   Host	The host name or IP address of the Active Directory domain.
   User name	The user name used to connect to the domain; for example, Administrator or, if the machine is in a domain, [domain name]\Administrator).
   Password	The secure password used to connect to the domain.

4. Click Next.
5. On the Machines page, select the machines to which you want to deploy the Rapid Recovery Agent software.
6. Optionally, to automatically restart the protected machines after the Agent is installed, select After Agent installation, restart the machines automatically (Recommended).
7. Click Finish.
   The system automatically verifies each machine that you selected.

   If Rapid Recovery detects any concerns during automatic verification, the wizard progresses to a Warnings page, where you can clear machines from selection and manually verify the selected machines. If the machines you added pass the automatic verification, they appear on the Deploy Agent to Machines pane.

8. If the Warning page appeared and you are still satisfied with your selections, click Finish again.