Administration Guide › Install and Configure Active Directory and Exchange Server AIM › How to Install and Configure the ADES AIM › Prerequisites

Prerequisites

The following prerequisites are necessary to install and configure the ADES AIM:

General requirements

• Knowledge to discover the server and deploy a package through CA Virtual Assurance.
• Required privileges:
  • User account with permissions for Remote Deployment.
  • User account with Local Administrator privileges on the host for manual installation.
  • Domain Administrator and Exchange Organization Administrator or Exchange Organization Management privileges for monitoring the domain.

    Note: Verify that Domain Administrator and Exchange Organization Administrator privileges are assigned to the same user.

Software Requirements

• Supported operating environments for ADES AIM host:
  • Windows 2008 Server SP2
  • Windows 2008 R2 SP2 x64
• Supported Domain Controller operating environments:
  • Windows 2008
  • Windows 2008 R2
• Supported Exchange Server versions:
  • Exchange 2007 SP3
  • Exchange 2010 SP2

  Note:

  • Monitoring Exchange 2003 hosts is not supported.
  • Monitoring Exchange 2007 hosts across the forests is not supported.
• Required applications:
  • .Net 3.5 or higher version
  • Windows PowerShell 2.0
  • Exchange 2007 Management Tools SP3 for monitoring Exchange 2007 hosts
  • SystemEDGE 5.7.0 and Advanced Encryption 5.7.0