Active Administrator 8.7 - User Guide

Configuring Certificate Authority notifications

Configuring Certificate Authority notifications

Various services make use of certificate authority. You can configure Active Administrator to monitor those services and email notifications when particular services are running or stopped.

NOTE: By default, services are monitored every 10 minutes to check for state changes. To change the monitoring time, use Configuration | Certificate Configuration | Certificate Authority. For more information, see Configuring certification authority.

To configure Certificate Authority notifications

1	Select Certificate | Certificate Authority.

2	Select a forest from the list in the tool bar. If you do not see a forest, click Add forest. See Adding a forest.

3	Click Notification Options.

4	Select a notification preference.

▪	Do not send notifications

▪	Send notification when the service has entered into a running state

▪	Send notification when the service has entered into a stopped state

▪	Send notification when the service enters into either a stopped or running state

5	Select the services to monitor.

6	Optionally, click Add to add an email address to receive notifications, enter the email address, and click OK to save the recipient.

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Optionally, select an email address, click Edit to change the address, and click OK to accept the changes.

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Optionally, select an email address and click Remove to remove the recipient.

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Click OK.

Viewing Certificate Authority backups

Viewing Certificate Authority backups

The Certificate Authority servers are backed up every 24 hours. You also can manually backup a server. See Managing Certificate Authority servers. Backup files are saved for 30 days. Use certutil.exe to restore the backup.

To view Certificate Authority backups

1	Select Certificate | Certificate Authority.

2	Select a forest from the list in the tool bar. If you do not see a forest, click Add forest. See Adding a forest.

3	Open the Backups tab.

The backups are organized by Certificate Authority server. Double-click a backup to obtain the path to and name of the backup file. Use certutil.exe to restore the backup.

Purging Certificate Authority backups

Purging Certificate Authority backups

The Certificate Authority backup files are saved for 30 days. See Viewing Certificate Authority backups. If the files need to be deleted more frequently, a purge of backup files can be scheduled or performed manually.

To schedule a purge of Certificate Authority backups

1	Select Certificate | Certificate Authority.

2	Click Backup Purging.

3	Select Purge Schedule.

4	Optionally, select Enable scheduled purging.

5	Optionally, change the number of days of Certificate Authority backups to keep.

6	Optionally, click Update to change the displayed schedule.

7	Click Save.

To manually purge Certificate Authority backups

1	Select Certificate | Certificate Authority.

2	Click Backup Purging.

3	Select Purge Schedule.

4	Optionally, change the number of days of Certificate Authority backups to keep.

5	Click Purge Now.

6	Click Yes to confirm the purge.

Managing Purge History

Managing Purge History

When Certificate Authority backups are purged on a schedule or manually, the purge history is stored and displayed on the Purge History tab. See Purging Certificate Authority backups. The purge history can be cleared.

To manage Purge History

1	Select Certificate | Certificate Authority.

2	Select a forest from the list in the tool bar. If you do not see a forest, click Add forest. See Adding a forest.

3	Open the Purge History tab to display the details related to purged Certificate Authority backups.

4	Optionally click Clear History to remove the purge history.