Configuring Run-As profile in System Center In order, to configure System Center you have to perform following steps: Create Run As account for domain user and map it to SQL “PDWWatcher” “Microsoft Server 2012 PDW Watcher Account”. Create Run As account for PDW user and map it to SQL “monitoring_user” “Microsoft Server 2012 PDW Action Account”. Here’s detailed instructions on how you can do this: Create Watcher” Run As account with account type for “PDW “Windows” domain user. “PDWWatcher” Navigate to Administration pane, right-click on the Run As Configuration -> Accounts and select Create Run As Account… New Create Run As Account Wizard dialog will pop-up. On the Introduction page click Next. On the General Properties page select Windows Run As Account type and specify Watcher” as Display name. “PDW On the Credentials page provide domain user credentials. “PDWWatcher” On the Distribution Security page select Less secure and click Create button to finish. If you decide to use More secure option you have to manually specify computers to which credentials will be distributed. For doing this, after creating Run As account right-click on it and select Properties. Navigate to Distribution tab and Add desired computers. Set the SQL Server 2012 PDW Watcher Account” profile to use “Microsoft “PDW Watcher” Run As account. Navigate to Administration -> Run As Configuration -> Profiles. Look for SQL Server 2012 PDW Watcher Account” in the list, right-click “Microsoft it and select Properties. Run As Profile Wizard dialog will pop-up. Skip the Introduction page by clicking Next. On the General Properties page click Next.
Configuring Run-As profile in System Center In order, to configure System Center you have to perform following steps: Create Run As account for “PDWWatcher” domain user and map it to “Microsoft SQL Server 2012 PDW Watcher Account”. Create Run As account for “monitoring_user” PDW user and map it to “Microsoft SQL Server 2012 PDW Action Account”. Here’s detailed instructions on how you can do this: Create “PDW Watcher” Run As account with “Windows” account type for “PDWWatcher” domain user. Navigate to Administration pane, right-click on the Run As Configuration -> Accounts and select Create Run As Account… New Create Run As Account Wizard dialog will pop-up. On the Introduction page click Next. On the General Properties page select Windows Run As Account type and specify “PDW Watcher” as Display name. On the Credentials page provide “PDWWatcher” domain user credentials. On the Distribution Security page select Less secure and click Create button to finish. If you decide to use More secure option you have to manually specify computers to which credentials will be distributed. For doing this, after creating Run As account right-click on it and select Properties. Navigate to Distribution tab and Add desired computers. Set the “Microsoft SQL Server 2012 PDW Watcher Account” profile to use “PDW Watcher” Run As account. Navigate to Administration -> Run As Configuration -> Profiles. Look for “Microsoft SQL Server 2012 PDW Watcher Account” in the list, right-click it and select Properties. Run As Profile Wizard dialog will pop-up. Skip the Introduction page by clicking Next. On the General Properties page click Next.
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