This document provides an overview of the changes made to HP Operations Smart Plug-in for Microsoft Active Directory for the 5.30 release. It contains important information not included in the manuals or in online help.
In This Version
Documentation Updates
Software and Hardware Requirements
Installation Notes
Enhancements and Fixes
Known Problems, Limitations, and Workarounds
Documentation Errata
Support
Legal Notices
NOTE: Due to these product name changes there may be situations where the product name in the documentation temporarily differs from the name you see on the software, or where the latest Smart Plug-in online help product names conflict with earlier OVO for Windows product names.
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Installation requirements, as well as instructions for the Microsoft Active Directory SPI, are documented in the Configuration Guide for HP Operations Smart Plug-in for Microsoft Active Directory provided in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. The document file (ActiveDirectory_Config.pdf) is included on the DVD in the Documentation folder.
You must deploy the WINOSSPI_MSWINSys_AutoDiscovery policy—a Windows OS SPI policy—on the node before deploying the ADSPI_Discovery policy. If the policy autodeployment setting is enabled, you must deploy the WINOSSPI_MSWINSys_AutoDiscovery policy before you begin the installation or upgrade of the Microsoft Active Directory SPI.
Upgrade note: After you upgrade the Microsoft Active Directory SPI from an older version, all nodes must be managed by the latest version of the SPI. Different Active Directory nodes cannot be managed by different versions of the Microsoft Active Directory SPI.
Upgrading the agent: If you want to upgrade the DCE agent on an existing node to an HTTPS agent, you must apply the necessary hotfix on the node. To obtain the hotfix necessary for DCE-to-HTTPS agent migration, contact HP Software Support. You can go to the HP Software Support web site and submit a support case to obtain the hotfix.
Post-uninstall note: After you uninstall Active Directory programs, policies, and tools, you will need to manually delete the SPI for Active Directory sub folder under the HPOM Tools folder (see the Smart Plug-in for Microsoft Active Directory Configuration Guide for details).
Before installing the Microsoft Active Directory SPI, make sure that your system meets the following minimum requirements:
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QXCR1000361440: AD SPI upgrade using 2006.1 SPI CD breaks OVOW graphing component.
QXCR1000363588: No Service Discovery after upgrading AD SPI.
QXCR1000365706: OVOW 7.5 / Policy ADSPI_FSMO_ROLEMVMT is failing.
QXCR1000368618: Clarification on "AD Domain and Forest Trust Changes - Monthly" report.
QXCR1000374249: Error. Missing or invalid graph definition XML stream AD SPI B.03.10 > 04.00 upgrade.
QXCR1000385637: ADSPI-Trust_Mon gives strange Alarms.
Automatic discovery does not work on all the managed nodes with HTTPS agents. As a result, the Microsoft Active Directory SPI does not update the service map on the management server.
Re-deploy one of the following policy depending on the type of node:
SPI for Active Directory > Windows Server 2003/2000 > Auto-Deploy > Discovery> Basic Discovery > ADSPI_Discovery.
or,
SPI for Active Directory > Windows Server 2008> Auto-Deploy > Discovery> Basic Discovery > ADSPI_Discovery.
The Obtain a License/Password section in the Configuration Guide (ActiveDirectory_Config.pdf) contains incorrect information. To obtain a license/password for the Microsoft Active Directory SPI, refer to the instructions in the SPI Licensing and Passwords section in the HP Operations Smart Plug-ins DVD Installation and Upgrade Guide (SPI_DVD_Install.pdf).
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