Capturing NSEs in AD Import from Active Directory

Products

• IT Management Suite

Issue/Introduction

The customer wants to capture the exact NSE(s) created during an AD import to Symantec Management Platform (SMP). Now, the AD Import is working fine, just he wants to see the NSE and check it.

Environment

ITMS 8.x

Resolution

In the NS console, go to:

1. Console > Notification Server > Core Settings
2. Search for "ADSaveDiscoveryResults" and change the its value from "0" to "3". Save change.
3. Run the Computer AD Import rule 
4. Go to C:\ProgramData\Symantec\SMP\ and find "DirectoryServices"
5. Don't forget to revert back the changes done to "ADSaveDiscoveryResults"