HP SAN - Manual (Page 50)

A DCOM configuration
To configure DCOM:
1. Click Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Component Services.
2. Expand the Component Services node followed by the Computers node.
3. Right-click My Computer and select Properties.
4. Click Default Properties and do the following:
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Select Enable Distributed COM on this computer
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Set the Default Authentication Level to Connect (None also works)
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Set the Default Impersonation Level to Identify (Impersonate also works)
5. Click Default COM Security.
6. Under Default Access Permissions , click Edit Default and select Add SYSTEM, INTERACTIVE,
and NETWORK.
The user whose authentication credentials will be used to access the COM application must
also be included in this list. You can add the specific user or add a group that the user belongs
to. Possible values include:
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Domain\Username (a specific user)
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Domain\Administrators (all administrators on a specific domain)
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Everyone (all users)
7. Under Default Launch Permissions, click Edit Default.
NOTE: Ensure that the Default Launch Permissions have the same values as the Default Access
Permissions.
8. Click Default Protocols.
NOTE: Ensure that the Connection-oriented TCP/IP is listed first.
9. Expand the Component Services node followed by the Computers and My Computer nodes,
click DCOM Configuration. Right-click on the Windows Management and Instrumentation
properties.
10. Click General and set the Authentication Level to Default.
11. Click Location and select Run application on this computer.
12. Click Security and do the following:
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Set Launch Permissions to Use Default
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Set Access Permissions to Use Default
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Set Configuration Permissions to Use Default
13. Click Identity and select the launching user.
This setting specifies the account that will be used to run the COM application after it is
launched by a client program. The launching user is the user account of the client process that
launched the server, and is the recommended setting. Depending on the COM application
you want to connect to, you may have to change the setting to one of the following:
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The interactive user - The user that is currently logged on to the machine hosting the COM
application.
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This user - Specify a user account that will always be used to run the COM application
regardless of which user is accessing it.
14. Click Endpoints, and select default system protocols.
If you still get an "access denied" or a "permission denied" error after configuring your DCOM
settings, try rebooting your machine to allow the new settings to take effect.
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