HP Storage Mirroring V5 Software - Manual (Page 114)

104 Recommended Credentials
1. Run
WBEMTEST
.
2. Click the Connect button.
3. Verify the correct namespace is listed (for example,
\\DNSServerName\root\microsoftDNS
).
4. In the Credentials section, enter the user name and password.
5. Click the Connect button.
6. If the user has sufficient rights, the buttons located under IWbemServices will become available.
Assigning Full Control on the WMI DNS Namespace
Following validation, there will be a message stating the DNS WMI provider cannot be contacted. This is a
false message because DNS Validation passed so it can be ignored. This message does not appear if the user
is a member of the “Domain Admin” group for the domain where the DNS server resides.
1. Click Start, Run , and type
MMC
. Click OK .
2. Select File, Add/Remove Snap-in .
3. Click Add and select WMI Control .
4. Click Add , then click Finish .
5. Click Close , then click OK .
6. Right-click WMI Control and select Properties .
7. Select the Security tab.
8. Double-click on Root to expand the tree.
9. Select MicrosoftDNS , then click the Security button.
10. Verify that the user is in the ACL list with the following permissions. If the permissions are not assigned,
proceed to the next step.
• Execute Methods
• Full Write
• Partial Write
• Provider Write
• Enable Account
• Remote Enable
• Read Security
11. Click Add, then enter the login name for the user account that will be opening Storage Mirroring
Application Manager.
12. Click OK to close all open dialog boxes.
13. Restart the Windows Management Instrumentation service.
If you need to verify that WMI is installed on the source's primary DNS server, follow these steps:
1. On the source's primary DNS server (as listed in the Application Manager), verify that the
%Windir%\System32\WBEM
directory exists and that it contains
WinMgmt.exe
.
2. Review WMI security in the WMI Control MMC (or
Wbemperm.exe
for earlier versions of WMI). You can
access this MMC snap-in by going to Start, Run and typing
wmimgmt.msc
.
3. Ensure that the DNS account that is used by the Application Manager is able to access WMI and the DNS
provider namespace.
Assigning the user to the DnsAdmins group
Follow these steps to add a user to the domain DnsAdmins group.
1. Select Start, Programs, Administrative Tools (Common), Active Directory Users and Computers .
2. Right-click the DnsAdmins group and select Properties .
3. Select the Members tab.
4. To add a user to the group, click Add .
5. In Location , click the domain containing the users you want to add, then click OK .