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Add the ADES AIM Instance

After adding an Active Directory and Exchange Server connection to the CA Virtual Assurance manager, add the AIM instance to manage the environment.

Follow these steps:

1. Open the CA Virtual Assurance user interface from the Start menu. Click Administration, Configuration.

   The Configuration page appears.

2. Select Microsoft Active Directory and Exchange Server from the Provisioning section in the left pane.
3. Click (Add) on the AIM Servers pane toolbar.

   The Add AIM Server dialog appears.

4. Select the AIM Host from the drop-down list.

   The list of discovered AIM Hosts appears.

5. Select the server from the drop-down list.

   CA Virtual Assurance populates the server drop-down list with the server names listed in the Servers pane. You can only manage those servers for which your CA Virtual Assurance manager has a valid connection established.

   Note: If the AIM resides on a remote system, CA Virtual Assurance must discover the system first. After discovery, the AIM server appears in the drop-down list.

6. Click OK.

   A new AIM instance for the selected server is added. If the instance is not in an error or in a stopped state, CA Virtual Assurance starts to discover the associated environment. When the discovery process is complete, you can start monitoring your Active Directory and Exchange Server environment.