Install Version 4 in Active Directory. The following is detailed information on the QAS 4 tools that are referenced in the warning:
The changes are mostly regarding centralized management via the Control Center and the Management Console for Unix. Having the QAS application configuration installed facilitates this centralized control.
Web Console (note this is now called Management Console for Unix and not Identity Manager for Unix)
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Quest Authentication Services 4.0 includes a powerful, and easy-to-use Quest Identity Manager for Unix, a web console that dramatically simplifies deployment, enables management of local Unix users and groups, provides granular reports on key data and attributes, and streamlines the overall management of Quest Authentication Services. Key features and capabilities of the web console include:
Pre-Migration Environment Discovery
Quest Identity Manager for Unix accelerates deployment of Quest Authentication Services by providing a complete profile of Unix systems before installing any agents. This capability saves administrators and consultants from the burden of manually assessing production systems' readiness before deployment.
Remote Agent Deployment
The Quest Authentication Services 4.0 web console also streamlines deployments by enabling administrators to remotely install the Unix, Linux, or Mac agent and join the system to Active Directory without ever touching the Unix command line.
Migration
From the 4.0 web console, administrators can determine which accounts to enable for Active Directory authentication and execute the "join" to Active Directory from a single place without box-by-box interaction.
Management of Local Unix Users and Groups
The 4.0 web console delivers a birds-eye view of all Unix users and groups (whether they've been joined to Active Directory or not). In addition, the web console provides full functionality to remotely manage local users and groups on Unix, Linux, and Mac systems. Key capabilities include:
Manage local Unix user and group information
Add Active Directory authentication to existing local Unix users and groups
Add Active Directory users to local Unix groups
Reporting
The 4.0 web console delivers dozens of reports that enable Active Directory bridge users to more quickly and more easily provide auditors with required information on Unix identities, local users, local groups, and access control.
Management Capabilities
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Quest Authentication Services 4.0 includes powerful new management capabilities including:
PowerShell cmdlets
Quest Authentication Services 4.0 supports the flexible scripting capabilities of PowerShell to automate administrative, installation, and configuration tasks.
Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC)
Quest Authentication Services has always supported Active Directory through the ADUC snapin, now with version 4.0, those capabilities have been expanded and optimized to deliver maximum value for integrating Unix, Linux, and Mac systems with Active Directory.
Centralized licensing
Quest Authentication Services 4.0 centralizes licensing through minimal administrative rights requirements and licensing without requiring Group Policy.
Quest Authentication Services Control Center
Quest Authentication Services 4.0 dramatically simplifies management by making all tools and settings available from a single interface.
"Schemaless" support
For organizations not yet running Windows Server 2003 R2 (with its RFC 2307 Unix schema support), Quest Authentication Services 4.0 is able to run in a "schemaless" mode, which provides optimal functionality with no impact on the Active Directory schema.
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