Active Administrator 8.7 - User Guide

DC Management

The DC Management module enables you to view performance and specifications of your domain controllers, manage Windows® services, and view event logs.

Topics 

•	Using the DC Management landing page

•	Checking domain controller status

•	Managing services

•	Monitoring domain controller performance

•	Managing event logs

Using the DC Management landing page

Using the DC Management 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 DC Management landing page

1	Click DC Management.

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

▪	DC Status (See Checking domain controller status.)

▪	Services (See Managing services.)

▪	Performance (See Monitoring domain controller performance.)

▪	Event Logs (See Managing event logs.)

Checking domain controller status

Checking domain controller status

To check the status of a domain controller

1	Select DC Management | DC Status.

2	Select a domain controller.

 

NOTE: Use the icons to manage the selected managed domain controller. See Managing domain controllers.

3	The server status is divided into sections. You can expand or collapse the sections.

▪	To refresh the status, click Refresh.

▪	To copy all the information, click Copy, and paste into an email or .txt file.

Managing services

Managing services

You can manage Windows® services from within the Active Administrator® console.

To manage Windows services

1	Select DC Management | Services.

2	Select a domain controller.

NOTE: Use the icons to manage the selected managed domain controller. See Managing domain controllers.

3	Use the tool bar to manage the displayed services.

 

Table 104. Services tool bar

Option	Description
Refresh	Refresh the list of services.
Start	Start the selected service.
Stop	Stop the selected service.
Restart	Restart the selected service.
Pause	Pause the selected service.
Refresh Selected	Refresh the selected service.
Properties	Set the startup account for the selected service. NOTE: If you change the startup account, you should restart the service.
Sort	Sort the list of services.