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DirectAccess_Server_Discovery (Discovery)

DirectAccess is an optional feature of Windows Server 2008 R2 that will host, manage, and either terminate or pass-through IPsec sessions.
For DirectAccess server to be discovered the following registry key needs to be created on the machine and set to a value of 1: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\DAServer\Management. The DirectAccess server will be discovered only if the machine is discovered to be a Windows 2008 R2.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

DirectAccess is an optional feature of Windows Server 2008 R2 that will host, manage, and either terminate or pass-through IPsec sessions.

Configuration

For DirectAccess server to be discovered, the following registry key needs to be created on the machine and set to a value of 1: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\DAServer\Management. The DirectAccess server will be discovered only if the machine is discovered to be a Windows 2008 R2 server.

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.Windows.Server.2008.R2.OperatingSystem
EnabledTrue
Frequency43200
RemotableFalse

Object Discovery Details:

Discovered Classes and their attribuets:

Member Modules:

ID Module Type TypeId RunAs 
DS DataSource Microsoft.Windows.FilteredRegistryDiscoveryProvider Default

Source Code:

<Discovery ID="DirectAccess_Server_Discovery" Enabled="true" Target="Server2K8!Microsoft.Windows.Server.2008.R2.OperatingSystem" ConfirmDelivery="false" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal">

  <Category>Discovery</Category>

  <DiscoveryTypes>

    <DiscoveryClass TypeID="DirectAccess_Server_Class"/>

  </DiscoveryTypes>

  <DataSource ID="DS" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.FilteredRegistryDiscoveryProvider">

    <ComputerName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</ComputerName>

    <RegistryAttributeDefinitions>

      <RegistryAttributeDefinition>

        <AttributeName>Management</AttributeName>

        <Path>Software\Microsoft\DAServer\Management</Path>

        <PathType>1</PathType>

        <AttributeType>2</AttributeType>

      </RegistryAttributeDefinition>

    </RegistryAttributeDefinitions>

    <Frequency>43200</Frequency>

    <ClassId>$MPElement[Name="DirectAccess_Server_Class"]$</ClassId>

    <InstanceSettings>

      <Settings>

        <Setting>

          <Name>$MPElement[Name="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/PrincipalName$</Name>

          <Value>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</Value>

        </Setting>

        <Setting>

          <Name>$MPElement[Name="System!System.Entity"]/DisplayName$</Name>

          <Value>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</Value>

        </Setting>

      </Settings>

    </InstanceSettings>

    <Expression>

      <SimpleExpression>

        <ValueExpression>

          <XPathQuery Type="String">Values/Management</XPathQuery>

        </ValueExpression>

        <Operator>Equal</Operator>

        <ValueExpression>

          <Value Type="String">1</Value>

        </ValueExpression>

      </SimpleExpression>

    </Expression>

  </DataSource>

</Discovery>