Step 3: Configure an AGPM Server connection AGPM stores all versions of each controlled Group Policy object (GPO), that is, each GPO for
which AGPM provides change control, in a central archive. This lets Group Policy administrators
view and change GPOs offline without immediately affecting the deployed version of each GPO.
In this step, you configure an AGPM Server connection and ensure that all Group Policy
administrators connect to the same AGPM Server. (For information about how to configure
multiple AGPM Servers, see Help for Advanced Group Policy Management.)
1. On a computer on which you have installed AGPM Client, log on with the user account
that you selected as the Archive Owner. This user has the role of AGPM Administrator
(Full Control).
2. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Group Policy Management to
open the GPMC.
3. Edit a GPO that is applied to all Group Policy administrators.
4. In the Group Policy Management Editor window, double-click User Configuration,
Policies, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, and AGPM.
5. In the details pane, double-click AGPM: Specify default AGPM Server (all domains).
6. In the Properties window, select Enabled and type the DNS name or IP address and
port (for example, server.contoso.com:4600) for the server hosting the archive. By
default, the AGPM Service uses port 4600.
7. Click OK, and then close the Group Policy Management Editor window. When Group
Policy is updated, the AGPM Server connection is configured for each Group Policy
administrator.
Step 4: Configure e-mail notification As an AGPM Administrator (Full Control), you designate the e-mail addresses of Approvers and
AGPM Administrators to whom an e-mail message that contains a request is sent when an Editor
tries to create, deploy, or delete a GPO. You also determine the alias from which these messages
are sent.
1. In the details pane, click the Domain Delegation tab.
2. In the From e-mail address field, type the e-mail alias for AGPM from which notifications
should be sent.
3. In the To e-mail address field, type the e-mail address for the user account to which you
