Best Practices Checklist

Single page for key success items

  • SQL Setup

    • Configure SQL Server for Mix Mode logins

    • SQL Config Manager

      • Ensure TCPIP and Named Pipes protocols are turned on

      • SQL Browser - change start mode to Auto and start the service

    • Firewall - open ports

      • SQL - TCP 1433

      • Browser - UDP 1434

  • Set the services Startup Type to Automatic (Delayed Start)

    • Identity Syncronizer – Agent Service

    • Identity Syncronizer – Service

    • This ensures the service starts properly by pausing the start until all Windows services are started first

  • Identity Syncronizer – Service

    • Set the Log On account to use a Domain Admins account rather than Local System

      • advice is to use the same account as the Ad Admin User config field on the Autotask tab of the console app

    • This is the service that runs on the system where the IDSync console app is installed

    • typically just use the same account used on the AD config tab of the console  AD Admin User

    • This ensures the IDSync service will have access

  • IDSync Management Console

    • When making configuration changes to any of the console tabs

      • Stop the service first

      • Make your changes

      • Click on Apply in the lower right corner of the console

      • Start the service

    • Autotask tab

      • Autotask API Config

      • Account ID: UPN or Email

        • Email requires the ADUC User to always have an email or won’t sync

          • User accounts always have the UPN

      • AD Admin User

        • this user must be a member of the Domain Admins group