Active Administrator 8.6 - Web Console User Guide

Active Directory Health Analyzer generates alerts when problems with Active Directory® are detected. You can create notifications to send to specified email recipients. A wizard helps you create multiple types of notifications to address varied audiences and their specific needs. For more information on the types of alerts you can include in the notifications, see the Alerts Appendix in the Quest® Active Administrator® User Guide.

For example, you might send only site alerts on a selected site to a certain user. You would exclude all forests, all domains, and all domain controllers from the notification. On the Site Selection page, you would choose the selected site.

Assign names and add descriptions to your alert notifications so you can easily manage the list. You can edit and remove alert notifications as your needs change. You also can limit the number of alert notifications sent within a specified time period.

Once you create alert notifications, you can see who alerts were sent to and when by displaying the details of an alert. See Viewing alert details.

IMPORTANT: To view, add, and edit alert notifications, the user must have:

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the Active Directory Health Notification Management permission (See Defining role based access in the Quest® Active Administrator® User Guide);

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the Active Directory Health Alert Management permission (See Defining role based access in the Quest® Active Administrator® User Guide); and

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membership in the Administrators group on the computer where Active Administrator Foundation Service (AFS) is installed.

Viewing alert notifications

You can view alert notifications in two formats: grid view or table view. Grid view provides several details in a quick view. Table view lets you see several notifications at a time. Notifications display in grid view by default.

To view alerts

Open the Web Console. See Opening the Web Console.

Select Monitor | Active Directory Health.

Click Notifications.

Use the tool bar options and buttons to manage the notifications.

Table 1.
Option	Description
Refresh	Manually refresh the notifications.
Add notification	Create a new notification. See Creating alert notifications.
Limiter	Limit the number of notifications sent within a specified time period. See Limiting notifications.
Filter notifications	Filter the list of notifications. Start typing in the box. The list of alerts changes as you type.
	In grid view, sort the notifications in ascending order.
	In grid view, sort the notifications in descending order.
	Switch to grid view.
	Switch to table view. To sort the notifications in table view, click the column heading.
Edit	Edit a notification. See Creating alert notifications.
Disable	Disable a notification. You also can disable/enable a notification in the create notification wizard. See Creating alert notifications.
Enable	Enable the notification.
Delete	Delete a notification.

Creating alert notifications

NOTE: To create an alert notification successfully, you must:

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Add at least one email address.

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Select at least one Active Directory® object (forest, domain, domain controller, or site).

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Select alerts to match the selected Active Directory object.

For example, if you select only domain alerts, and select only domain controllers, you receive a warning.

To create an alert notification

Open the Web Console. See Opening the Web Console.

Select Monitor | Active Directory Health.

Click Notifications.

Click Add Notification.

Type a name and description for the alert notification.

By default, the notification is enabled, and all alert states are selected. Clear the check box to suppress notifications for an alert state.

By default, notifications are not sent if the alert clears within 15 minutes. Clear the check box if you want alerts sent regardless of how fast the alert clears. You also can adjust the time limit.

Click Next.

By default, all alerts are included in the notification. To send notifications for selected alerts, clear the check box, and select the alerts to include and click Next.

Review the alerts included in the notification. Click Next to complete the notification configuration or Back to make changes.

For more information on the alerts, see the Alerts Appendix in the Quest® Active Administrator® User Guide.

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To filter the list of alerts, start typing in the Filter Alerts box. The list filters as you type.

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To sort the list of alerts, click in the column headings.

Click Next.

By default all forests are included in the notification. You can choose to exclude all forests or include only selected forests.

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To filter the list, start typing in the Filter by forest name box. The list filters as you type.


	NOTE: If you select a forest, only forest alerts are included in the notification. The domains, domain controllers, and sites associated with the forest are not automatically included in the notification. You must select domains, domain controllers, and sites separately. If you select a forest, you must select at least one forest alert. If you receive a warning, go back and select a forest alert.

Click Next.

By default all domains are included in the notification. You can choose to exclude all domains or include only selected domains.

To filter the list, start typing in the Filter by domain name box. The list filters as you type.


	NOTE: If you select a domain, only domain alerts are included in the notification. The domain controllers and sites associated with the domain are not automatically included in the notification. You must select domain controllers and sites separately. If you select a domain, you must select at least one domain alert. If you receive a warning, go back and select a domain alert.

Click Next.

By default all domain controllers are included in the notification. You can choose to exclude all domain controllers or include only selected domain controllers.

To filter the list, start typing in the Filter by domain controller name box. The list filters as you type. You also can click the header to sort the list in ascending or descending order.


	NOTE: If you select a domain controller, you must select at least one domain controller alert. If you receive a warning, go back and select a domain controller alert.

Click Next.

By default all sites are included in the notification. You can choose to exclude all sites or include only selected sites.

To filter the list, start typing in the Filter by site name box. The list filters as you type.


	NOTE: If you select a site, only site alerts are included in the notification. The domain controllers associated with the site are not automatically included in the notification. You must select domain controllers separately. If you select a site, you must select at least one site alert. If you receive a warning, go back and select a site alert.