Example 6: Querying Active Directory for of Management and Version Information In this example, a queries a for and version information. SOM containers such as , , and containers hold user and computer account information and are associated with . Each GPO is associated with a specific , such as a user or computer account. Messages exchanged between the Group Policy client and the Group Policy server use as a transport. This example loosely maps to the use case specified in . Prerequisites The following prerequisites apply to this example: The Group Policy client has discovered the Group Policy server and has connected with , as described in section 3.2.5.1.1. The Group Policy server stores policy and responds to LDAP requests from the Group Policy client. The Policy client maintains a consistent configuration of policy information that is retrieved from the Group Policy server, which includes settings, WMI data, and data. The ensures that the Group Policy client policy configuration aligns with business requirements. Initial System State The initial state of corresponds to the previously specified prerequisites. System State The state of Group Policy and its components after execution of this example can be described as follows: The Group Policy client successfully retrieved the SOM and version information from the Group Policy server. Sequence of Events The following diagram shows the message sequence that occurs when the Group Policy client queries Active Directory for SOM and Version information. Figure 17: Querying Active Directory for SOM and version information The message sequence for this example is described as follows: The Group Policy client sends an LDAP BindRequest, as described in section 4.2, to the Group Policy server. The Group Policy server sends an LDAP BindResponse, as described in [RFC2251] section 4.2.3, to the Group Policy client. The Group Policy client sends an LDAP domain SOM SearchRequest to the Group Policy server, to query for the gpLink and gpOption attributes for its DN for the , as described in [MS-GPOL] section 3.2.5.1.3. The Group Policy server returns the domain SOM list via an LDAP SearchResponse, as described in [MS-GPOL] section 3.2.5.1.3.
Example 6: Querying Active Directory for of Management and Version Information In this example, a queries a for and version information. SOM containers such as , , and containers hold user and computer account information and are associated with . Each GPO is associated with a specific , such as a user or computer account. Messages exchanged between the Group Policy client and the Group Policy server use as a transport. This example loosely maps to the use case specified in . Prerequisites The following prerequisites apply to this example: The Group Policy client has discovered the Group Policy server and has connected with , as described in section 3.2.5.1.1. The Group Policy server stores policy and responds to LDAP requests from the Group Policy client. The Policy client maintains a consistent configuration of policy information that is retrieved from the Group Policy server, which includes settings, WMI data, and data. The ensures that the Group Policy client policy configuration aligns with business requirements. Initial System State The initial state of corresponds to the previously specified prerequisites. System State The state of Group Policy and its components after execution of this example can be described as follows: The Group Policy client successfully retrieved the SOM and version information from the Group Policy server. Sequence of Events The following diagram shows the message sequence that occurs when the Group Policy client queries Active Directory for SOM and Version information. Figure 17: Querying Active Directory for SOM and version information The message sequence for this example is described as follows: The Group Policy client sends an LDAP BindRequest, as described in section 4.2, to the Group Policy server. The Group Policy server sends an LDAP BindResponse, as described in [RFC2251] section 4.2.3, to the Group Policy client. The Group Policy client sends an LDAP domain SOM SearchRequest to the Group Policy server, to query for the gpLink and gpOption attributes for its DN for the , as described in [MS-GPOL] section 3.2.5.1.3. The Group Policy server returns the domain SOM list via an LDAP SearchResponse, as described in [MS-GPOL] section 3.2.5.1.3.