Actually I just used the ADmap 1.6.2 utility last night. I believe it came out of MS consulting services from Germany. (it says so in the about)
It reads your Sites structure and builds it into a rather unwieldly VISIO map. You will need a Plotter to print it out, and it's not perfect. Not bad for an automap tool though. It doesn't do OU structure, just your sites, connections, and server diagrams. I don't know where I came across this utility, but it should be around. Original Message: >From: "Mark Caldwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD Diagraming >Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 12:45:53 -0800 >Official word on this subject from MS site- > >Microsoft Office Visio(r) 2003 > > >One question we hear often about Visio 2003 is "what happened to the >Autodiscovery feature?" > >The short answer is that it is no longer available. Visio 2003 cannot >import directory services information, such as an existing Active >Directory structure. Visio 2003 also cannot discover and diagram a >network using SNMP. > >These features were part of the Visio Enterprise Network Tools add-on to >Visio 2002 and Visio 2000 Enterprise Edition (but not Visio Professional >2002, Visio for Enterprise Architects, or Visio 2000 Professional >Edition). > >Based on customer feedback, we invested our resources in improving the >other network diagramming tools and creating new features that benefit a >broad cross-section of Visio users, like being able to track comments or >publish diagrams to a SharePoint workspace. > >For Visio 2003, we did make several improvements to the network >diagramming tools, including a new rack diagramming template, a new >library of network diagramming shapes that look much better than the >earlier ones and have a consistent set of custom properties, and three >new pre-defined reports for extracting data from your network diagrams. > >If you want to use Visio to map your network, you might want to check >out the various third-party products that are available, such as the >Optiview Console (formerly Network Inspector) and LAN MapShot products >from Fluke Networks. Both of these products use Visio to generate >detailed diagrams of discovered network devices. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mulnick, Al >Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 12:13 PM >To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' >Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD Diagraming > >Understood. For discovery, that's why I recommended something like >Ecora. >Usually during discovery, you have a lot more information that's >required >other than topology and OU structure. Not everyone has that requirement >I >suppose... > > >al > >-----Original Message----- >From: Rich Milburn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 3:08 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD Diagraming > >I see what you mean Al, but like where I used to work, sometimes you >don't >have the budget to buy yet another 3rd party add-on tool when you just >need >basic functionality. I imagine MS has to be more careful to leave room >for >3rd party development in light of the fact everyone wants to sue them it >seems, but sometimes it makes it more difficult on the tech who just >wants >to do his job... (the whole JavaVM issue is maybe an example of 3rd >party >adding complexity at the expense of the admins?) > >Visio 2000 has the ability to do AD diagramming, though I've personally >never used it for discovery, just diagramming. I liked the 2002 look and >feel but stuck with my copy of 2000 Enterprise Edition. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Mulnick, Al [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 1:48 PM >To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' >Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD Diagraming > >Now that's a pretty broad statement, don't you think? They didn't break >anything by removing further development of the visio enterprise network >tools (that's what it's called). As was said in the thread, it does a >fine >job of diagramming the OU structure, but doesn't really look at the >larger >picture anyway. Hence the recommendation to look at the product I >posted >the link for. > >What's really typical here, is a strategy to create and sell products >that >do what the customers want, but also to leave room for third party >developers to make a living by writing products that work with Microsoft >products. I'm not seeing the issue, but maybe I'm alone with that view? > > >Al > >-----Original Message----- >From: Steck, Herb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 12:56 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD Diagraming > >Typical MS. Break something that works, but don't fix what is broke. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Mulnick, Al [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 11:50 AM >To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' >Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD Diagraming > > >That does suck, doesn't it? > >Some tools that I've seen that work well (but aren't free) come with >this >product http://www.ecora.com/ecora/products/reporter.asp > >Gathers a lot of useful information for you. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Steck, Herb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 11:58 AM >To: Active Directory (E-mail) >Subject: [ActiveDir] AD Diagraming > >Now that MS has taken the autodiscovery tools out of Visio, does anyone >know >of any tools that will pull the AD and diagram it? 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