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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

Viewing the DNS event log

The DNS event log displays 100 events over a 24 hour period by default. You can change the amount of data that displays. See Setting display options.

You can sort all events in ascending or descending order, or by error, warning, information, success audit, or failed audit in ascending or descending order. You actively can filter the list of events by typing in the Filter Event Log box or you can create a custom filter for views you frequently use. See Using custom filters.

To view the DNS event log
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Select DNS | DNS Event Logs.
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Select the DNS server from the list, or click to add a DNS server, if necessary. See Adding managed DNS servers.
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To sort the list of events, select a sort order from the Sort list.
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To filter the list of events, start typing in the Filter Event log box. The display updates as you type.
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To remove the filter, click X.
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To clear the log, select More | Clear, and click Yes.

Using custom filters

You can create custom filters to help you manage the amount of information contained in the event log.

Topics:

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Creating custom filters
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Applying custom filters
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Editing custom filters
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Deleting custom filters

Creating custom filters

To create a custom filter
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Select DNS | DNS Event Logs.
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Select the DNS server from the list, or click to add a DNS server, if necessary. See Adding managed DNS servers.
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Click Filters.
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Click Add.
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Type a name for the filter.
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Select the type of events to filter.
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Define the filter.
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Click OK. The custom filter is applied automatically.

Applying custom filters

To apply a custom filter
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Click Filters, and select a filter from the list.
To remove an applied custom filter
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Click Filters, and select All Events from the list.
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