Active Administrator 8.7 - User Guide

Searching for DNS records

Searching for DNS records

You can search multiple DNS servers for records. By default, all records display, but you can choose to search for only a specific type of record. From the results, you can edit or delete selected DNS objects. Searches are saved until you choose to delete them, so you can return to a specific search at a later time.

To search DNS servers for records

1	Select DNS | DNS Search.

2	Type the DNS servers to search, separated by semicolons.

3	Select the type of records to search.

4	Type search criteria, separated by commas. The use of wildcards is supported.

5	Click Search.

The search results display in the right pane.

▪	To edit a selected DNS object, Click Edit. See Editing records.

▪	To delete selected DNS objects, click Delete DNS Object(s). See Deleting records.

As you create searches, they are added to the list in the left pane.

▪	To delete selected searches, click Delete Template.

 

Configuration

The Configuration section contains the setup that was defined during installation through the AA Configuration Wizard. You can make additional changes here or launch the AA Configuration Wizard from the Start menu. Also included are the options from the Settings menu and the AA Server Manager feature.

Topics 

•	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

Using the Configuration landing page

Using the Configuration landing page

The landing page displays the active tiles for each feature in the section. The active tiles automatically update every 30 minutes, but you can use the icons to refresh the tiles at any time. You also can pause and resume the refresh of data. To customize the active tile refresh, see Setting general user options.

To use the Configuration landing page

1	Click Configuration.

2	To access the features in this section, click an active tile or choose from the tree.

▪	Tasks (See Managing tasks.)

▪	Role Based Access (See Defining role-based access)

▪	Email Settings (See Setting email server options)

▪	Notification Settings (See Setting notification options)

▪	Active Template Settings (See Setting Active Template options)

▪	Agent Installation Settings (See Setting agent installation options)

▪	SCOM and SNMP Integration (See Configuring SCOM and SNMP Settings)

▪	Recovery Settings (See Setting recovery options)

▪	GPO History Settings (See Setting GPO history options)

▪	Certification Configuration (See Setting certificate configuration)

▪	Service Monitoring Policy (See Setting service monitoring policy)

▪	Active Archive Databases (See Managing archive databases)

▪	Workstation Logon Settings (See Setting up workstation logon auditing)

Managing tasks

Managing tasks

The Task tab lists the tasks performed in Active Administrator®. The indicator bar at the top of the list summarizes the number of tasks running, pending, completed, failed, canceled, and aborted. Various modules in Active Administrator display a subset of these tasks.

To manage tasks in Active Administrator

1	Select Configuration | Tasks.

You can click a column heading to sort a single column.

2	Use the tool bar to manage the listed tasks. You also can right-click a task and choose from the shortcut menu.

 

Table 109. Tasks tool bar

Option	Description
Refresh	Refresh the task list.
Properties	View status, details, and extended properties about a selected task. From the Task Details page, click Send to send the task in an email.
Cancel	Cancel the selected pending task(s).
Retry	Retry selected aborted, canceled, or failed tasks.
Send Email	Send the selected task(s) to specified recipients in an email.
Group by status	Group the tasks by the entries in the Status column. You also can sort the tasks by clicking on the column heading. Click Ungroup Tasks to return the display.
Clear	Clear all tasks, selected tasks, completed tasks, failed tasks, canceled tasks, or aborted tasks.