Service Connections

Prior to configuring service connections in your Recast Management Server, you must install Recast Proxy.

You can view connections between Recast Management Server and third-party products on the Service Connections page, which is new in Recast Software Version 5.0. 

You'll find the page in RMS by navigating to Administration > Service Connections.

The Service Connections page displays the type of connection and whether it is Confirmed. This is also where you can add, edit, test or delete a service connection.

Service connections are detected automatically during Recast Management Server installation. You can also add service connections in your Recast Management Server.

To add a service connection:

1. On the Service Connections page in the Recast Management Server interface, click Add Service Connection.

2. Select a connection Type: ActiveDirectory, MEMCM, MBAM, AzureActiveDirectory

3. Name the new connection and add details associated with the connection type, such as the Tenant ID, Client ID, and Client Secret key.

4. Select a Proxy Computer Name  and Proxy User Name from the drop-down lists.

5. Click the Confirmed check box to ensure that the service connection is available for use.

6. Click Submit.

To edit a service connection:

1. In your Recast Management Server, navigate to Administration > Service Connections.

2. Click the Edit button to the right of a service connection.

3. Edit service connection details (these will differ according to the connection type).

4. You can also uncheck Confirmed if you don't want the service connection to be available for use.

5. Click Submit to save your edits.

You can test the connection between your Recast Management Server and third-party services in Active Directory, Configuration Manager, and MBAM. 

To test service connections:

1. In your Recast Management Server, navigate to Administration > Service Connections.

2. Click the Test button to the right of a service connection.

You can choose to include one or more existing service connections in a Right Click Tools web dashboard scan to query third-party environments.

To select a service connection:

1. On any web dashboard, click Select Service Connections.

2. In the side panel that opens, select from the list of available service connections.

3. Click Save & Run Scan.

To delete a service connection:

1. In the Recast Management Server interface, navigate to the Service Connections page.

2. Click the Delete icon to the right of the Service Connection to remove.

NOTE: When a service connection is deleted, Recast Management Server can no longer query information from the third-party environment.