Welcome to ActiveRoles Management Shell

Quest^® One ActiveRoles^® Management Shell for Active Directory is an Active Directory-specific automation and scripting shell that provides a command-line management interface for administering directory data either via Quest One ActiveRoles or by directly accessing Active Directory domain controllers. ActiveRoles Management Shell is built on Microsoft Windows PowerShell technology.

New in This Release

ActiveRoles Management Shell 1.6.0 adds support for Quest One ActiveRole 6.8.0. You can now use ActiveRoles Management Shell in conjunction with the latest ActiveRoles version - 6.8.0.

For further information, see the What's New section in the ActiveRoles Management Shell 1.6 Administration Guide.

Upgrade and Compatibility

To upgrade an earlier version of ActiveRoles Management Shell, run the Setup program for installing ActiveRoles Management Shell 1.6. The Setup program removes the earlier version of Management Shell and install version 1.6.

Version 1.6 of ActiveRoles Management Shell is compatible with Quest One ActiveRoles of version 6.8 only. This has the following implications:

Version 1.6 of ActiveRoles Management Shell cannot be installed on a computer that hosts ActiveRoles components of version other than 6.8. For example, if version 6.7 of the Administration Service, MMC Interface or Web Interface is installed on a computer, you receive an error when attempting to install version 1.6 of ActiveRoles Management Shell on that computer. The error message informs you of a conflict with the software that exists on the computer, and advises you to install ActiveRoles Management Shell on a different computer.
The ActiveRoles Management Shell cmdlets of version 1.6 cannot connect to the ActiveRoles Administration Service of version other than 6.8. For example, if you use the Proxy connection parameter in conjunction with the Service parameter that specifies a computer running the ActiveRoles Administration Service of version 6.7, you receive an error. The error message informs you that the connection cannot be established because of version incompatibility.

When upgrading Quest One ActiveRoles to version 6.8, be aware that version 6.8 of the ActiveRoles Administration Service requires ActiveRoles Management Shell of version 1.6. The Administration Service Setup program installs version 1.6 of ActiveRoles Management Shell during the upgrade process so that the resulting installation meets the version compatibility requirements.

System Requirements

Before installing ActiveRoles Management Shell, ensure your system meets the following minimum hardware and software requirements:

Platform	1 GHz or higher Intel Pentium-compatible CPU.
Memory	1 GB or more recommended.
Hard Disk Space	About 100 MB of free disk space.
Operating System	Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64), Service Pack 2 or later Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64), with or without any Service Pack Microsoft Windows XP, 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64), Service Pack 3 Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Standard or Enterprise edition, 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64), Service Pack 2 or later Microsoft Windows Vista, Ultimate, Business or Enterprise edition, 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64), Service Pack 2 or later Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, Standard or Enterprise edition, with or without any Service Pack Microsoft Windows 7, Ultimate, Professional or Enterprise edition, 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64), with or without any Service Pack Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Standard or Datacenter edition, with or without any Service Pack Microsoft Windows 8, Professional or Enterprise edition, 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64), with or without any Service Pack
Microsoft .NET Framework	Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1.
Microsoft Windows PowerShell	Windows PowerShell 2.0 or later.

Global Operations

This section contains information about installing and operating this product in non-English configurations, such as those needed by customers outside of North America. This section does not replace the materials about supported platforms and configurations found elsewhere in the product documentation.

This release is Unicode-enabled and supports any character set. In this release, all product components should be configured to use the same or compatible character encodings and should be installed to use the same locale and regional options. This release is targeted to support operations in the following regions: North America, Western Europe and Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, Far-East Asia, Japan.

Getting Started

Contents of the Release Package

The Quest One ActiveRoles Management Shell release package contains the following product items:

Quest One ActiveRoles Management Shell 1.6.0
Quest One ActiveRoles Management Shell documentation

Installation Instructions

Ensure that the computer on which you are going to install Management Shell meets the hardware and software requirements listed earlier in this document. Then, run the Setup program included in the release package and follow the instructions in the Setup wizard.

For further information about getting started with Management Shell, see the "Installing and Opening ActiveRoles Management Shell" section in the ActiveRoles Management Shell 1.6 Administration Guide.

For More Information

Get the latest product information, find helpful resources, test the product betas, and join a discussion with the ActiveRoles Quest team and other community members. Join the ActiveRoles community at http://communities.quest.com/community/activeroles.

Contacting Quest Software

Email	info@quest.com
Mail	Quest Software, Inc. World Headquarters 5 Polaris Way Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 USA
Web	http://www.quest.com

Refer to our Web site for regional and international office information.

Contacting Quest Support

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From our Support Portal, you can do the following:

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View the Global Support Guide for a detailed explanation of support programs, online services, contact information, policies and procedures.
The guide is available at www.quest.com/support.

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Third Party Contributions

This product contains some third party components (listed below). Copies of their licenses may be found at http://www.quest.com/legal/third-party-licenses.aspx. Source code for components marked with an asterisk (*) is available at http://rc.quest.com.

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