How to specify a particular Domain Controller to be used for Domain Cache building in CCS

Products

• Control Compliance Suite
• Control Compliance Suite Standards Server
• Control Compliance Suite Standards Module

Issue/Introduction

How to set CCS to use a specific Windows Domain Controller to be used for Domain Cache building for a Windows domain.

Environment

CCS 12.5.2

CCS 12.6.x

Resolution

In a multiple-domain controller environment, you can now specify a particular domain controller to be used for CCS Domain Cache building.
To specify a domain controller for a specific domain, add the following entry in the ConfigurationSettings.xml file that is located at <CCS_install_directory>\DPS\control\Windows\ folder.

On each CCS Manager, add the following entry:

<PlatformSetting>
<Key>DCForCacheToUse</Key>
<Value><![CDATA[Domain1Name:Domain1ControllerName_FQDN;Domain2Name:Domain2ControllerName_FQDN]]></Value>
</PlatformSetting>

Make sure you stop and restart the 'Symantec CCS Manager' service and the 'Symantec Data Processing Service' on each manager so the manager will apply the new configuration setting.

NOTE: You must specify only one domain controller for a domain, and use the semicolon (;) to separate multiple domains. You can provide either the hostname, IP address, or FQDN of the domain controller, but in some situations an IP address does not work so it is recommended to use the FQDN of the Domain Controller. 

Ensure that the domain controller you provide gets resolved from the CCS Manager computer. If the domain controller specified in the ConfigurationSettings.xml file is not reachable, then CCS uses any other available domain controller on the network to build or refresh the Domain Cache for that domain.