Computer and user information collected from Active Directory is assigned to the managing server's system-configuration information and displayed in the Directory Information window. For the content displayed in the Directory Information window, see 1.4.7 Directory Information window in the manual Administrator's Guide Volume 1.

How each information item is assigned is explained below.

• Computer information
  The DNS name in the computer information in Active Directory (or the computer name if there is no DNS name) is assigned to the host name in the managing server's system-configuration information.
  Even when a DNS name is set up in Active Directory, computer information will not be assigned if there is no information that corresponds to the managing server's system-configuration information. Computer information that was not assigned will be reassigned if a change is made to the computer information in Active Directory, or to the managing server's system-configuration information the next time directory information is imported to the managing server.
  
• User information
  The user's LDAP indicator in Active Directory and the computer administrator's name in Active Directory are used for assignment. Note, however, that you can change the key information used for this assignment when you create a parameter file.
  

The following figure shows the relationship between Active Directory and the system-configuration information.

Figure 2-52 Relationship between the information managed in Active Directory and the system-configuration information

In this example, the COM001 and COM002 DNS names in the computer information collected from Active Directory match the host names in the system-configuration information, but there is no information that corresponds to COM003. Therefore, COM001 and COM002 are assigned, but COM003 is not. During this process, icons indicating whether or not items have been assigned to the system-configuration information are displayed in the Directory information window ((1) in Figure 2-52). Note that the user information is displayed as part of the computer information in the Directory information window ((2) in Figure 2-52), and is not displayed in the hierarchy information in the left pane. The following figure shows the Directory information window that corresponds to Figure 2-52.

Figure 2-53 Display example of the Directory information window

If multiple clients with the same name exist in the managing server's system-configuration information, and if that name matches the DNS name in the computer information in Active Directory (or the computer name if there is no DNS name), the first client found is assigned. If an unintended client is assigned, change it from the Directory information window. For details about how to change the assignment from the Directory information window, see 1.4.7 Directory information window in the manual Administrator's Guide Volume 1.

Notes on assignment

• Directory information can be assigned to clients only. The relay manager and relay system are not assigned directory information.
• If you change the acquisition items or the key for assigning computers to users after the directory information has been imported, import all information again. If the assignment key has been changed, directory information is not imported until all information is imported.
• Offline machines and uninstalled hosts are not assigned to directory information.
• If the directory information collected from Active Directory contains computer information that has the same name as a UNIX client, it is assigned as follows:
  
  • When host ID is used as the working key for the entire JP1/Software Distribution system, the system identifies whether a client is using UNIX. Therefore, even if computer information with the same name is collected from the directory information, it is not assigned to a UNIX client.
  • When an IP address is used as the working key for the entire JP1/Software Distribution system, the system does not identify whether a client is using UNIX. Therefore, if computer information with the same name is collected from the directory information, it is assigned.
• If multiple users are available for assignment, the first user is assigned. If the user information was updated and another user was added to the new computer information available for assignment, the user information is overwritten with the updated information.