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Polycom CMA System Operations Guide 

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There are many possible configurations available within Microsoft Active 

Directory, some of which are not fully supported by the CMA system. This 

section describes the implications of different Microsoft Active Directory 

configurations for integrating with the CMA system.

Microsoft Active Directory may be set up in either a single-forest or 

multi-forest configuration. However, the CMA system requires that user 

accounts reside in a single forest.

Microsoft Active Directory forests may contain one or more domains. In either 

configuration, the directory must have a Global Catalog service. The CMA 

system can integrate to either single or multiple domains, so long as they 

reside in the same forest structure. 
Microsoft Active Directory domains are organized into trees, each tree being a 

group of domains which share a consistent DNS namespace (ex: polycom.com 

and na.polycom.com would be in the same tree, while polycom.com and 

CMADevelopment.net would be separate trees, if they were in the same 

forest). The CMA system will integrate to all domains in a multi-tree forest.

Integrate to all domains of a multi-domain forest configuration.

Restrict to a single domain tree in a multi-domain forest through the use 

of LDAP Search baseDN criteria.

Microsoft Active Directory provides three group scopes: Universal, Global, 

and Domain Local. Both Global groups and Universal Groups are held on all 

Global Catalog servers in the forest. The CMA system supports only the 

Universal groups.
Microsoft Active Directory provides two group types: Security and 

Distribution. The CMA system supports either of these group types.