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Title
Ensuring that all Dynamic Groups are controlled by a single Active Roles Administration Service job server -
Description
In large environments or where Dynamic Groups are heavily utilized, it may be necessary to ensure that all Dynamic Groups are always managed by a dedicated Active Roles Administration Service job server. -
Cause
This can be ensured through the use of an Automation Workflow. -
Resolution
- In the Active Roles Console, navigate to Configuration | Policies | Workflow
- Create a new Automation Workflow.
- Drag in a Search Activity, right-click on it and select Properties.
- On the Scope and Filter tab, in the Find dropdown, change the option from All Objects to Groups.
- Change the When searching the Organizational Unit or Container: radio button to Retrieve any objects in held in the Organizational Unit or container.
- In the Search Options pane, under Retrieve only these group types: check off the Dynamic Group checkbox and click OK | OK.
- Drag an Update Activity into the Search where it shows Drop Activities Here, then right-click on it and select Properties.
- On the Activity Target tab, select the Object Found by Search Activity
- On the Target Properties tab, choose Add Property | More Choices and add the edsaDGOriginatingService, then click OK.
- In the Value column, select Define | Text string and add in the Fully-Qualified Domain Name of the machine hosting the desired Active Roles Administration Service job server.
- Click OK
- In the Workflow options and start conditions at the top, click the Configure button.
- Enable the Schedule option and configured the desired schedule.
- Click OK | Save Changes