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HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring Application Manager user’s guide 101
A Recommended Credentials
Storage Mirroring Application Manager Credentials
Proper rights must be assigned to the account that is entered when the Application Manager prompts for
credentials. If these credentials are not properly assigned, you will be prompted to enter alternate credentials
before protection can be enabled.
1. The user must be a member of the “Power Users” group on the client machine.
2. The user must be a member of both servers’ local “Double-Take Admin” group.
3. The user must be a member of the local “Administrators” group on each server that will be protected.
4. The user must have permissions to update DNS.
5. The user must have Full Control on the WMI DNS Namespace on the source's primary DNS server.
6. The user must be a member of the domain's “DnsAdmins” group where the source's primary DNS server is
located. You may also need to set permissions to allow the user to manually set SPN update permissions.
In addition, you must assign permissions that are necessary to administrate the protected applications.
For more information about how to assign each of these credentials, see the following sections.
Assigning the user to the Power Users group
1. Select Start, Settings, Control Panel . Double-click Administrative Tools , then double-click Computer Management .
2. In the left pane, select the Groups folder (located under Computer Management\System Tools\Local Users and
Groups\ ).
3. Right-click the Power Users group, then select All Tasks, Add to Group .
4. Click Add .
5. In Location , click the domain containing the users and computers you want to add, then click OK .
6. In Name , type the name of the user you want to add to the group. If you want to validate the user or group
names that you are adding, click Check Names .
7. Click OK to close all open dialog boxes.
Assigning the user to the Double-Take Admin group
In order for the Application Manager to manage and administer Storage Mirroring, the user running the
Application Manager must be a member of both servers' local “Double-Take Admin” groups. By default, the
members of the local “Administrators” group are added to the “Double-Take Admin” group when Storage
Mirroring is installed. Users added to the local “Administrators” group following the Storage Mirroring install
will need to be explicitly added.
The Application Manager does not attempt to impersonate the current logged-on user for these credentials.
The Application Manager will prompt the user for these credential whereby they will be cached for later use
provided caching of credentials has not been disabled.
1. Select Start, Settings, Control Panel . Double-click Administrative Tools , then double-click Computer Management .
2. In the left pane, select the Groups folder (located under Computer Management\System Tools\Local Users and
Groups\ ).
3. Double-click the Double-Take Admin group.
4. To add a user to the group, click Add .
5. Select the user to be included in the Double-Take Admin group.
6. Click OK to return to the Local Group Properties dialog box.
7. Click OK to return to the User Manager.
8. Exit the User Manager.