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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

Setting an authoritative RODC

To enable the RODC allowed/denied password replication policy inconsistent data collector, you must set at least one authoritative Read-only Domain Controller (RODC) in the domain.

To set an authoritative RODC
1
Select Active Directory Health | Agents.
2
Open the Monitored Domain Controllers tab, if necessary.
3
Select any domain controller, and select Settings | Set Authoritative RODC.
4
Browse to locate an RODC.
5
Click OK.

Purging and archiving Active Directory Health Analyzer data

You can choose to purge and/or archive the data points added to the Active Administrator® database by Active Directory Health. If you choose to purge, records are removed from the database. If you choose to archive, data points are also added to the Active Administrator archive database.

To purge and archive Active Directory Health Analyzer data
1
Select Active Directory Health | Agents.
2
Open the Monitored Domain Controllers tab, if necessary.
3
Select any domain controller, and select Settings | Data Purging and Archiving.
4
Select to enable purging and archiving, then choose to either purge or archive.
5
Change the default number of days to keep data, if desired. The default is to keep 30 days of Active Directory Health Analyzer data.
6
You can set a schedule or choose to run the purge or archive now.
To set a schedule
a
Click Schedule.
b
Create the schedule.
c
Click OK.
To purge or archive now
a
Click Run Now.
b
Choose to archive or purge data.
c
Choose a date.
d
Click OK.
7
Click OK.

Active Directory Health Templates

The settings for the data collectors and alerts within a domain controller, a domain, a forest, or a site can be saved as a template. These templates can later be applied to other domain controllers, domains, forests, or sites to keep settings consistent between objects and to save configuration time.

See also:

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Creating and Applying Active Directory Health Templates
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Managing Active Directory Health Templates

Creating and Applying Active Directory Health Templates

The settings for the data collectors and alerts within a domain controller, a domain, a forest, or a site can be saved as a template. These templates can later be applied to other domain controllers, domains, forests, or sites. Templates can be applied with the data collector settings locked or unlocked.

When a template is applied to an object as locked, the data collector and alert settings for an object may only be modified by removing the applied template or by updating the template. When a template is applied to an object as unlocked, the data collector and alert settings are applied to the object but the object can be modified and may subsequently be saved as a new template. When a template is updated, only objects with the template applied as locked will be updated with the changes to that template.

To create an Active Directory Health template
1
Select Active Directory Health | Agents.
2
Select the Monitored Domain Controllers tab.
3
Select a domain controller.
4
Select Settings | Domain Controllers, Domain, Forest, or Site.
5
Modify the all data collectors and alerts until they contain the settings you want to save as a template that can later be applied to other domain controllers, domains, forests, or sites. For more information, see To apply an Active Directory Health template .
6
To apply the changes only to the selected domain controller, click Apply.
-OR-
To apply the changes to all managed domain controllers, click Apply to All.
7
Click Yes to confirm.
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NOTE: If you changed the interval, duration, or sample rate to a value outside the recommended settings, a warning message will be displayed. Click Yes to continue.
8
Click Save as Template.
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NOTE: When you save this template, all existing data collector settings and all existing alert settings will be stored in the template. To view or modify any of the template properties, you can edit the template. For more information see, To edit Active Directory Health templates .
9
Enter a unique template name to create a new template.
- OR -
Enter the name of an existing template to overwrite it.
10
Optionally, enter a description.
11
Click OK.
12
If prompted, click Yes to overwrite the existing template.
To apply an Active Directory Health template
1
Select Active Directory Health | Agents.
2
Select the Monitored Domain Controllers tab.
3
Select one or more domain controllers.
4
Right-click to select Apply Templates | Domain Controllers, Domain, Forest, or Site.
5
Select the template to be applied.
6
Click OK.
7
Select Apply as a locked template.
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NOTE: When a template is applied as locked, the data collector or alert settings may only be modified by removing the applied template or by updating the template.
- OR -
Select Apply as an unlocked template and select the sections of the template to be applied.
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NOTE: When a template is applied as unlocked, the data collector or alert settings can be modified and can be subsequently saved as a new template.
8
Click Yes to continue and apply the template.
To remove the application of an Active Directory Health template
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NOTE: Active Directory Health templates may also be removed by managing the template. For more information, see To edit Active Directory Health templates .
1
Select Active Directory Health | Agents.
2
Select the Monitored Domain Controllers tab.
3
Select a domain controller.
4
Select Settings | Domain Controllers, Domain, Forest, or Site.
5
Select Data Collectors.
- OR -
Select Alerts.
If a template is applied, an information note containing the name of the applied template is displayed at the top of the window. Optionally, click View Details to see a description of the applied template.
6
Optionally, click Template Details to see a who applied the template and what date it was applied.
7
Click Remove Template.
8
Click Yes to accept and continue.
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NOTE: The template is no longer applied. The settings are retained for each data collector or alert and may now be changed.
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