Lab A: Configuring Joins Objectives After completing this lab, you will be able to: ! Join connector namespace entries to metaverse namespace entries by using a server-based join. ! Determine join rules by using MMS Account Joiner. ! Join connector namespace entries to metaverse namespace entries by using MMS Account Joiner. Prerequisites Before working on this lab, you must have experience operating management agents. Lab Setup To complete this lab, you need the following: ! MMS Server and MMS Compass installed. ! An instance of the Tutorial HR (LDIF) management agent created and operated in Reflector mode. ! An instance of the Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 management agent created and operated in Association mode. Estimated time to complete this lab: 15 minutes 2 Lab A: Configuring Joins BETA MATERIALS FOR MICROSOFT CERTIFIED TRAINER PREPARATION PURPOSES ONLY Exercise 1 Joining the Exchange Connector Namespace to the Metaverse In this exercise, you will define join criteria to join the Microsoft Exchange objects in the connector namespace to the existing metaverse namespace objects that were imported from the Human Resources management agent. Scenario The Microsoft Exchange management agent has successfully imported the e-mail information for the Accounting, Sales, and Marketing employees into the organization's metadirectory connector namespace. Each of the Exchange entries needs to be joined to the existing human resources entries in the metaverse namespace. Tasks Detailed Steps 1. Log on to Windows 2000, start MMS Compass, and then log on to your MMS server. a. Log on to Windows 2000 as Administrator with a password of password. b. Start MMS Compass, and then log on to your MMS server as mmsadmin@nwtraders.msft with a password of password. 2. Specify the common name attribute as the join criteria to join Microsoft Exchange connector namespace entries to the existing human resources entries in the metaverse. Do not perform attribute flow during the join. a. In the control pane of MMS Compass, click Bookmarks, and then click Management Agents. b. In the directory pane, click Exchange MA, and then in the control pane, click Join. c. In the Server-Based Join dialog box, on the Configure the Join tab, under Join Configuration, clear the Perform attribute flow during the join checkbox. d. In the Search using these attributes box, type $cd.cn Note: $cd.cn specifies that the common name from the connected directory (Exchange Server 5.5) should be matched against every indexed attribute in the metaverse namespace. When a unique match is found, the connector namespace and metaverse namespace entries will be joined. 3. Perform the server-based join. a. In the Server-Based Join dialog box, display the Operator's Join Log tab. b. Click Perform the Join. The Operator's Join Log displays the results of the join. How many entries were joined? How many entries still have no proposed join? When the join is performed, 567 entries are joined, and 63 entries have no proposed join. 3. (continued) c. Leave the Server-Based Join dialog box open. Lab A: Configuring Joins 3 BETA MATERIALS FOR MICROSOFT CERTIFIED TRAINER PREPARATION PURPOSES ONLY 4. Start MMS Account Joiner by using the same logon parameters as MMS Compass. a. Start MMS Account Joiner from the Microsoft Metadirectory Services menu, and then log on to your MMS server as mmsadmin@nwtraders.msft with a password of password. 5. Use MMS Account Joiner to determine a join rule for the first unjoined entry. a. Maximize the Microsoft Account Joiner window, and then on the Exchange MA tab, double-click the first entry, Ambers Tomas. b. In the View All Attributes dialog box, review the connector namespace information for this entry, and then click OK. c. Under Predefined Queries, click Last Name. The Metadirectory Results displays a green entry for Thomas Ambers, matched by last name. d. Under Metadirectory Results, double-click the join candidate entry for Thomas Ambers. e. In the View All Attributes dialog box, review the metaverse information for this entry, and then click OK. f. To the right of Actions, click Join, and then click Yes to close the Join confirmation dialog box. The Metadirectory Results displays a red icon next to the entry for Thomas Ambers, indicating that a connector namespace entry has been joined to this metaverse namespace entry. g. Leave the Microsoft Account Joiner window open. Note: In MMS Account Joiner, a green icon next to an entry indicates this connector namespace entry is disconnected, and a red icon next to an entry indicates that the connector namespace entry has been assigned to the metaverse namespace. 6. Specify the surname attribute as additional join criteria and perform the join. a. In the MMS Compass window, in the Server-Based Join dialog box, display the Configure the Join tab. b. In the Search using these attributes box, under $cd.cn, type $cd.sn and ensure that each attribute rule is on a separate line. c. Display the Operator's Join Log tab. d. Click Perform the Join. The Operator's Join Log displays the results of the join. How many entries were joined? Were there entries with no proposed join? Why were only 62 entries processed when there were 63 disconnectors from the previous server-based join? When the join is performed, 56 entries are joined, and 6 entries have no proposed join. There is one less entry processed than before because you manually joined the entry for Thomas Ambers by using MMS Account Joiner. 4 Lab A: Configuring Joins BETA MATERIALS FOR MICROSOFT CERTIFIED TRAINER PREPARATION PURPOSES ONLY Of the entries with no proposed join, how many are user accounts? Three of the six disconnectors are user accounts. The other three entries are containers. 6. (continued) e. Click OK to close the Server-Based Join dialog box. 7. Manually join the remaining user account disconnectors. a. In the Microsoft Account Joiner window, on the View menu, click Refresh to update the list of disconnectors for the Exchange MA connector namespace. b. Click the first connector namespace entry with a green icon, Graffis. c. To the right of Predefined Queries, click Last Name. d. Under Metadirectory Results, click the entry for, Deidra Graffis. e. To the right of Actions, click Join, and then click Yes to close the Join confirmation dialog box. f. Using steps b through e as a guide, join the remaining disconnectors. g. Close the Microsoft Account Joiner window. 8. Close MMS Compass, and then log off of Windows 2000. a. Close MMS Compass, and then close any open windows. b. Log off of Windows 2000. . Lab A: Configuring Joins Objectives After completing this lab, you will be able to: ! Join connector namespace. Association mode. Estimated time to complete this lab: 15 minutes 2 Lab A: Configuring Joins BETA MATERIALS FOR MICROSOFT CERTIFIED TRAINER