PerfectDisk 12 can integrate completely with Active Directory Group Policy Administrative Templates and Group Policy Objects (GPOs) to handle enterprise deployment, scheduling, management, and access controls. This helps speed up enterprise deployment, and requires no additional training for administrators who are already familiar with Microsoft’s Active Directory environment.
PerfectDisk 12 system configuration options—such as Standalone/Network enabled, boot file optimization, defragmentation thresholds, log file configuration options, and defragmentation schedules—have all been implemented as Group Policy Administrative Templates. All related configuration settings appear under Administrative Templates within the Computer Configuration section of the Group Policy.
User actions normally undertaken using the PerfectDisk 12 GUI, such as analyze, offline and online defragmentation, start/stop/pause defragmentation, schedule creation/deletion/modification, running of scheduled operations, restrictions to GUI access, and modification of drive settings are also available as Group Policy Administrative Templates with the User Configuration section of the Group Policy.
Using these Administrative Templates, administrators can install, configure, schedule and manage PerfectDisk 12 across an entire enterprise through the Active Directory interface. This helps speed administrative actions, ensures consistent application of policy, and provides a single console through which to manage a multitude of PerfectDisk 12 installations.
The following topics are covered:
§ Benefits of Managing PerfectDisk with Active Directory
§ Importing/Creating PerfectDisk Administrative Template
§ Deploying PerfectDisk 12 Using Active Directory
§ Patching PerfectDisk Using Active Directory Group Policy
§ Configuring PerfectDisk Policies at the Computer and User Levels