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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

Configuring change notification settings

To configure change notification settings
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Select Configuration | Azure Configuration.
2
Select your domain.
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Click Change Notifications Settings.
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Select Enabled, if necessary. The change notifications are enabled by default.
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Enter the fully qualified name of the Azure Active Directory domain.
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Enter Active Administrator Change Notifications as the display name.
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In the Client ID box, enter the Application ID that you recorded from the Azure portal.
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Enter the Security ID that you copied from the Azure portal.
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Enter a description, if desired.
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Click Test to test the connection.
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In the web browser that opens, log into your Microsoft account.
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Click Approve.
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Click Close.
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Click OK.

Setting notification options

To set notification options
1
Select Configuration | Notification Settings.
2
In the Alert Limit box, type the number of hours to use as a limit for issuing alerts.
For example, if an alert occurred within the last 24 hours (by default), an alert email is sent. However, if the event occurred further out than the number shown here, no alert email is generated, but the event is recorded in the database.
3
Select the mode of notification.
 
Table 114. Options for notification
Option
Description

Batch Mode

By default, when more than 5 event notifications occur within a 60 minute period, one email is sent.

Non-Batch Mode

Select to send an email immediately after every event occurs.

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By default, 1000 alerts are returned. To change the value, type in the box.
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By default, the Alert Notification Policy is enabled. To disable the policy, clear the check box.
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Click Save.

Setting Active Template options

Active Templates, which are used to grant specific sets of Active Directory® rights to an object, can be configured so that the rights are automatically reapplied if any of their permissions within the template are accidentally removed. Additionally, you can alert administrators automatically by email when an Active Template is repaired.

To set Active Template options
1
Select Configuration | Active Template Settings.
2
By default, Active Administrator® checks for broken Active Templates every 30 seconds and automatically repairs any broken Active Templates found. To disable automatic repair, clear the check box. You also can change the time period.
3
By default, a report of broken templates found and repaired is sent to the Active Administrator owner. You can add additional email addresses.
 
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NOTE: The Active Administrator owner was identified in the AA Configuration Wizard. To change the AA Owner email address, see Managing email addresses.
NOTE: To manage the Active Template email address list, see Managing email addresses.
4
Click Save.

Setting agent installation options

The options set on this page determine the default settings that appear when you select to install an audit agent. You can change the default setting for each individual install.

To set audit agent installation options
1
Select Configuration | Agent Installation Settings.
2
Select the default action for agent installation.
 
Table 115. Options for default action for agent installation
Option
Description

Install and Activate

By default, the agent is activated after installation so event collection begins immediately.

Install Only

Select to install the agent without activation. You will need to activate the agent to begin collection.

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By default, service monitoring and recovery is enabled. To disable, clear the check box. When installing an agent, you can select this option if needed.
4
In the Event Collection Limit box, type the number of days to go back when looking for events.
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By default, events are collected for the last 7 days. If you are not interested in retrieving historical events, you can limit the collection to few days. You might find this option useful for the initial collection of data to prevent very large event logs from being examined in full.
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By default, Advanced Auditing is enabled on domain controllers.
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When Advanced Auditing is enabled, both before and after values are reported. For example, if you change a telephone number, Active Administrator reports on both the old number and the new number. If you want only the after value reported, clear the check box.
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By default, you receive a warning when a domain controller is missing an audit agent. To disable the warning, clear the check box.
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Click Save.
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