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Active Administrator 8.5 - User Guide

Active Administrator Overview Certificates Security & Delegation  Active Directory Health
Switching to Active Directory Health Using the Active Directory Health landing page Installing Active Directory Health Analyzer agents Using the Active Directory Health Analyzer agent configuration utility Excluding domain controllers Managing the Remediation Library Analyzing Active Directory health Analyzing Azure Active Directory Managing Active Directory Health Analyzer alerts Managing alert notifications Pushing alerts to System Center Operations Manager and SNMP managers Managing monitored domain controllers Managing data collectors Active Directory Health Templates Managing Active Directory Health Analyzer agents Using the Troubleshooter Recovering Active Directory Health data
Auditing & Alerting Group Policy Active Directory Recovery Active Directory Infrastructure DC Management DNS Management Configuration
Using the Configuration landing page Managing tasks Defining role-based access Setting email server options Configuring SCOM and SNMP Settings Setting notification options Setting Active Template options Setting agent installation options Setting recovery options Setting GPO history options Setting certificate configuration Setting service monitoring policy Managing archive databases Migrating data to another database Setting a preferred domain controller Setting up workstation logon auditing Managing configuration settings Setting user options Managing the Active Directory server
Diagnostic Console Alerts Appendix
Domain controller alerts
Active Directory Certificate Services service is not running Active Directory Domain Services is not running Active Directory Web Services service is not running Consecutive replication failures DC cache hits DC DIT disk space DC DIT log file disk space DC LDAP load DC LDAP response too slow DC Memory Usage DC properties dropped DC RID pool low DC SMB connections DC SYSVOL disk space DC time sync lost Detected NO_CLIENT_SITE record DFS Replication service not running DFS service is not running DFSR conflict area disk space DFSR conflict files generated DFSR RDC not enabled DFSR sharing violation DFSR staged file age DFSR staging area disk space DFSR USN records accepted DFSRS CPU load DFSRS unresponsive DFSRS virtual memory DFSRS working set DNS Client Service is not running Domain controller CPU load Domain controller page faults Domain controller unresponsive File Replication Service is not running File replication (NTFRS) staging space free in kilobytes GC response too slow Group policy object inconsistent Hard disk drive Intersite Messaging Service is not running Invalid primary DNS domain controller address Invalid secondary DNS domain controller address KDC service is not running LSASS CPU load LSASS virtual memory LSASS working set Missing SRV DNS record for either the primary or secondary DNS server NETLOGON not shared NetLogon service is not running Orphaned group policy objects exist Physical memory Power supply Primary DNS resolver is not responding Secondary DNS resolver is not responding Security Accounts Manager Service is not running SRV record is not registered in DNS SYSVOL not shared W32Time service is not running Workstation Service is not running
Domain alerts Site alerts Forest alerts Azure Active Directory Connect alerts
Event Definitions PowerShell cmdlets

Installing Active Directory Health Analyzer agents into a pool

Active Administrator recommends installing Active Directory Health Analyzer agents into a pool to balance the workload among the servers in the pool. As domain controllers are added, removed, stopped, or started, the servers automatically adjust the workload every 24 hours. You also can initiate a workload evaluation manually at any time.

When installing the agents into a pool of servers, you can choose to have the pool monitor domain controllers in selected sites or all domain controllers.

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NOTE: There must be one Active Directory Health Analyzer agent for every 25 monitored domain controllers. For example, if you need to monitor 100 domain controllers, you must have at least 4 Active Directory Health Analyzer agents in the pool.
To install Active Directory Health Analyzer agents into a pool
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Select Active Directory Health | Agents.
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Open the Monitored Domain Controllers tab, and click Add.
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Open the Analyzer Agents tab, and click Install.
3
On the welcome page, click Next.
4
Select Manage the Active Directory Health agent pool.
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Click Next.
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NOTE: If you selected Managed Domain Controllers | Add, the first time you open this page, you see a warning that no Active Directory Health Analyzer agents are deployed. You can close the warning message.
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Use the Add, Edit, and Remove buttons to manage the list of servers in the pool.
 
Table 34. Active Directory Health Analyzer agent pool options
Option
Description

Add

Add a server to the pool.

To add a server to the pool
1
Click Add.
2
Browse to select the server on which to install the agent.
3
Select to make the agent available to all domain controllers or select specific sites from the list. Use Select All and Clear All to help with the selection
Regardless of the option you select, you will have the opportunity to select the actual domain controllers that the agent will monitor.
4
Click OK.

Repeat for each server you want to add to the pool.

Edit

Edit the selected server. You can change the sites for which the agent is available.

Remove

Remove the selected servers from the pool.

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Click Next.
8
In the Domain box, type a domain, or browse to locate a domain.
9
Click Find Domain Controllers.
If you want to load all the domain controllers for the forest, select the check box. Keep in mind that the load time depends on the size of the forest. If the forest is large, the load time may take a while.
10
Select the domain controllers that the servers in the pool will monitor. If you selected specific sites, only the unmonitored domain controllers in the selected sites are listed.
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To filter the list of domain controllers, start typing in the Filter Domain Controller box. The list filters as you type. You also can sort the list by clicking a column heading.
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To select all the listed domain controllers, click Select all.
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To clear the selections, click Clear all.
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Click Next.
12
In the Run as box, type an account, or browse for an account.
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IMPORTANT: For optimal monitoring of domain controllers, an account with domain administrative privileges is recommended.

If you cannot use an account with domain administrative privileges, choose an account that is a member of the Performance Log Users and Distributed COM Users groups in the monitored domain. You also must enable Remote Access for WMI on remotely monitored domain controllers. Some monitoring features will not be available.

NOTE: To analyze replication, the startup account must have the rights to monitor performance data and to create objects in Active Directory®.
13
Type the password for the account.
14
Click Next.
15
To configure Windows® Firewall to allow the Active Directory Health Analyzer agent to communicate with the Active Administrator Data Service (ADS), select the check box.
16
Select the account to use to install the agent. You can use the Active Administrator Foundation Service (AFS) account, or indicate a specific user account.
 
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NOTE: The selected account must be a full Administrator on the target server.
17
Click Next.
18
On the Summary page, check the settings, and click Finish.
19
Click Finish again to begin installation.
When installation is complete, the Monitors column indicates the agent is available for all domain controllers or indicates which site it is monitoring.
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To view the domain controllers monitored by the agent pool, click Monitored Domain Controllers. The Monitored by column indicates which server in the agent pool is monitoring each domain controller. You also can click Properties for a selected domain controller. See Managing the Remediation Library.

Installing Active Directory Health Analyzer agents onto domain controllers

Active Administrator recommends installing Active Directory Health Analyzer agents into a pool to balance the workload among the servers in the pool. For more information, see Installing Active Directory Health Analyzer agents into a pool . It is also possible to install an Active Directory Health Analyzer agent directly onto a domain controller where the agent monitors only that domain controller.

To install Active Directory Health Analyzer Agents onto domain controllers
1
Select Active Directory Health | Agents.
2
Open the Monitored Domain Controllers tab, and click Add.
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Open the Analyzer Agents tab, and click Install.
3
On the welcome page, click Next.
4
Select Install the Active Directory Health Analyzer agents directly onto domain controllers.
5
Click Next.
6
In the Domain box, type a domain, or browse to locate a domain.
7
Click Find Domain Controllers.
If you want to load all the domain controllers for the forest, select the check box. Keep in mind that the load time depends on the size of the forest. If the forest is large, the load time may take a while.
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Select the domain controllers on which to install the agents.
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To filter the list of domain controllers, start typing in the Filter Domain Controller box. The list filters as you type. You also can sort the list by clicking a column heading.
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To select all the listed domain controllers, click Select all.
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To clear the selections, click Clear all.
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Click Next.
10
In the Run as box, type an account, or browse for an account.
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IMPORTANT: For optimal monitoring of domain controllers, an account with domain administrative privileges is recommended.

If you cannot use an account with domain administrative privileges, choose an account that is a member of the Performance Log Users and Distributed COM Users groups in the monitored domain. You also must enable Remote Access for WMI on remotely monitored domain controllers. Some monitoring features will not be available.

11
Type the password for the account.
12
Click Next.
13
To configure Windows® Firewall to allow the Active Directory Health Analyzer agent to communicate with the Active Administrator Data Service (ADS), select the check box.
14
Select the account to use to install the agent. You can use the Active Administrator Foundation Service (AFS) account, or indicate a specific user account.
 
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NOTE: The selected account must be a full Administrator on the target server.
15
Click Next.
16
On the Summary page, check the settings, and click Finish.
17
Click Finish again to begin installation.
When installation is complete, the Monitors column indicates the agent is monitoring the domain controller on which it is installed.

Installing Active Directory Health Analyzer agents manually

Active Administrator recommends installing Active Directory Health Analyzer agents into a pool to balance the workload among the servers in the pool. For more information, see Installing Active Directory Health Analyzer agents into a pool . It is also possible to install an Active Directory Health Analyzer agent directly onto a domain controller where the agent monitors only that domain controller. For more information, see Installing Active Directory Health Analyzer agents onto domain controllers .

You can also install an Active Directory Health Analyzer agent into a pool or onto domain controllers manually. Pooled agents can monitor multiple domain controllers in a forest. Load balanced agents must be installed directly onto the domain controller to be monitored.

Before you begin installation, you need the following information:

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The FQDN or IP address of the ADS Server.
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The SAM Account name of the user used to run the DAAgent service.
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The password of the user used to run the DAAgent service.
To deploy the Active Directory Health Analyzer agent
1
Locate C:\Program Files\Quest\ActiveAdministrator\Server\SLAgent\DAAgent.
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Copy the DAAgent folder and its contents.
3
Paste the folder and its contents into C:\Windows on the target server to create C:\Windows\DAAgent.
The Windows service will be installed in this location and the Active Directory Health Analyzer Agent will run out of this location.
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Select Start | Command Prompt (Admin), navigate to the folder where you copied the files, type Setup.exe -help, and press Enter to see the usage details for all of the available parameters.

After the installation is complete, use the Agents tab in the Active Administrator console or Setup.exe from the command line to manage the Active Directory Health Analyzer Agent.

Setting up automatic Active Directory Health Analyzer agent deployment

Automatic deployment of the Active Directory Health Analyzer is available only for domain controllers that were not discovered when you ran the wizard to install the Active Directory Health Analyzer agent. See Installing Active Directory Health Analyzer agents into a pool and Installing Active Directory Health Analyzer agents onto domain controllers. Once you run the wizard, any new domain controllers that are brought online can be deployed automatically into the agent pool or the Active Directory Health Analyzer agent can be installed automatically onto that domain controller. By default, only a list of the new domain controllers are sent to a specified email list.

 
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NOTE: Once a domain controller is discovered during the Install Active Directory Health Analyzer Agents wizard, the automatic Active Directory Health Analyzer agent deployment will not recognize those domain controllers. You can, however, view a list of unmonitored domain controllers and add selected domain controllers to the list of monitored domain controllers. See Adding monitored domain controllers.
To set up automatic Active Directory Health Analyzer agent deployment
1
Select Active Directory Health | Agents.
2
Open the Analyzer Agents tab.
3
Select More | Automatic Agent Deployment.
4
Open the General tab, if necessary.
5
By default, the automatic agent deployment feature is disabled. If you want to enable the feature, select the Enabled check box.
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By default, only a list of newly discovered domain controllers is sent to the list of email addresses. The Active Administrator owner is added automatically to the list of email addresses. To add more email addresses to the list, click Add.
 
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NOTE: The Active Administrator owner was identified in the AA Configuration Wizard. To change the email address of the AA Owner, see Managing email addresses.
NOTE: To manage the DA Agent Auto Deploy email address list, see Managing email addresses.
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To set up automatic agent deployment, select Deploy agent or domain controller.
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If you select to deploy the Active Directory Health Analyzer agent to the domain controller, browse to locate the startup account, and enter the password.
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If you choose to deploy the domain controller into the agent pool, you can choose to deploy it immediately, or wait for the specified number of hours.
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Enter the number of hours to wait before automatically deploying the agent or the domain controller. The default value is 24 hours. You can set the delay for 1 to 48 hours.
9
If you want to exclude any domains from automatic deployment, open the Excluded Domains tab, and click Add.
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Click OK.
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To check for pending deployments, open the Pending Deployments tab. You can cancel a deployment or initiate the deployment immediately.
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