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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

Adding a new user or group to Active Administrator

To add a new user or group to Active Administrator
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Select Configuration | Role Based Access.
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Click New.
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Search for users or groups.
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Add optional comments.
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By default, users and groups have access to the listed permissions in Active Administrator®. To deny access, clear the check box.
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To select all, click Select All Permissions.
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To clear all, click Clear All Permissions.
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Click Save.

Setting email server options

To set email server options
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Select Configuration | SMTP Settings.
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Type the name of the SMTP server that sends the alert emails.
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Type the number of the TCP/IP port on which the SMTP server is listening.
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Click Test Settings to verify the values.
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If your SMTP server requires authentication, type the user name and password in the SMTP user name and password boxes.
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By default, secure socket layer (SSL) is selected. Clear the check box to disable SSL.
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Type the email address that to appear in the From box of the alert email. By entering something meaningful, you can use the From box to filter your email. By default, the email of the current user displays.
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Choose a format for the email.
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Click Save.

Configuring SCOM and SNMP Settings

If you have a license for the Active Directory Health module and are using Microsoft® System Center Operations Manager (SCOM), you can deploy the Quest® Active Administrator® management pack, which establishes a connection to SCOM. If you are using an SNMP manager, you can configure the integration from the Active Administrator console. Once an alert manager has been configured, Active Directory Health alerts from the Active Directory Health Analyzer agent are displayed in the Operations Manager Monitoring pane under the Quest Active Administrator folder and in the SNMP Manager.

 
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NOTE: Only System Center 2016 Operations Manager, System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, and System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager are supported.
NOTE: Only SNMP management software capable of TRAP v2 notifications processing is supported.
NOTE: After you complete the configuration, you can edit the System Center Operations Manager Notification to configure which Active Directory Health Analyzer alerts to push to SCOM or an SNMP manager. See Pushing alerts to System Center Operations Manager and SNMP managers.
To configure Systems Center Operations Manager and SNMP integration
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Select Configuration | SCOM and SNMP Settings.
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Optionally, select Forward alert events to SCOM server to forward alert events and to deploy the Quest Active Administrator management pack to the specified SCOM management server.
Type the name of the SCOM management server.
Type or browse for an account with SCOM administrator rights, and type the password.
 
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NOTE: The account must be a member of the SCOM Administrator group and a member of the local Administrators group on the computer where Active Administrator Server is installed.
To test the SCOM connection, click Test Settings.
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Optionally, select Enable SNMP notification and enter the IP address of the SNMP notification target computer.
To test the SNMP connection, click Test Settings.
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NOTE: The SNMP notification target computer must be equipped with SNMP management software capable of TRAP v2 notifications processing.
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Click Save.

Configuring Azure Active Directory

To set up Azure® Active Directory® in Active Administrator®, you must add Active Administrator as a native client application in the Azure Active Directory portal, configure the Azure Active Directory domain, and, optionally, set up change notifications.

 
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IMPORTANT: A license is required for the Azure Active Directory module. If you do not have a license for the Azure Active Directory module applied to your installation, the Azure Active Directory module will not appear in Active Administrator.

Topics:

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Adding the Active Administrator app
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Setting up Azure Active Directory domains
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Setting up Azure Active Directory change notifications
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