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Active Administrator 8.4 - User Guide

Active Administrator Overview Certificates Security & Delegation Azure Active Directory  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 Configuring Azure Active Directory 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 DFSRS CPU load DFSR RDC not enabled DFSR sharing violation DFSR staged file age DFSR staging area disk space DFSR USN records accepted 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 Review the reported orphaned GPO folders in the local SYSVOL and remove any that are obsolete. 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

Managing Certificate Authority servers

You can view and manage each Certificate Authority server found in the selected forest. In this tab, you can stop, start, and restart the Active Directory Certificate service (certsvc), back up the selected server, and open the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) for the selected server.

To manage a Certificate Authority server
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 Servers tab.
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For each server, you can Start/Stop/Restart the Active Directory Certificate Service.
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To open the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) for a server, click Manage.
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To back up the selected server, click Backup. See Viewing Certificate Authority backups.

Viewing certificate templates

You can view all the certificate templates found in the selected forest.

To view certificate templates
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.
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Open the Templates tab.
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To view details, double-click a template.
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To search for templates, start typing in the Search template names box. The list filters as you type.
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To sort the templates, click in a column header.

Viewing events

The Events tab displays events for a selected Certificate Authority (CA) server. Events are separated into processing events and all server events.

To view Certificate Authority events
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.
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Open the Events tab.
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Select a Certificate Authority server.
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The first scrollable list displays events related to Active Directory Certificate Services Request (Enrollment) Processing where the request was denied and other request processing issues.
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The second scrollable list displays all CA server events.
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To view details, double-click an event.
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The number of hours returned is set in the forest settings dialog. See Adding a forest.
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To sort the list, click a column header.

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.

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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.
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Select a notification preference.
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Do not send notifications
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Send notification when the service has entered into a running state
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Send notification when the service has entered into a stopped state
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Send notification when the service enters into either a stopped or running state
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Select the services to monitor.
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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.
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