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Active Administrator 8.6.2 - User Guide

Active Administrator Overview User Provisioning Certificates Security & Delegation  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 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 DFSR RDC not enabled DFSR sharing violation DFSR staged file age DFSR staging area disk space DFSR USN records accepted DFSRS CPU load 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 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

Installing certificates from the repository

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Certificates > Using the Certificate Repository > Installing certificates from the repository

Installing certificates from the repository

To install certificates to selected computers
1
Select Certificate | Certificate Repository.
2
Open the Certificates tab for .CER files.

-OR-

Open the PFX tab for .PFX files.

3
Select one or more certificate files, and click Install on.
4
Browse to locate a computer.
5
Click Get Certificate Stores.
6
Select the store in which to place the certificate.
7
If you selected to install a PFX (PKCS12) file, type the password.
8
To add the certificate(s) to an additional computer, click Add, and select a computer. Repeat for each computer you want to add to the list.
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NOTE: The selected certificate store must exist on all the additional computers you add. If the store is missing on a selected computer, you receive an error message during the validation process. You can cancel the validation process and click Remove to remove the selected computer from the list.
9
Click OK.
10
Click Yes to verify.
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NOTE: Active Administrator® validates each computer and certificate before installing it. If you selected several computers and the process is taking too long or you are getting errors, you can cancel the process. Click Cancel in the progress bar, and click Yes to confirm.

Updating certificates in the repository

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Certificates > Using the Certificate Repository > Updating certificates in the repository

Updating certificates in the repository

Certificates in the repository are not updated automatically.

To update a certificate in the repository
1
Select Certificate | Certificate Repository.
2
Open the Certificates tab for .CER files.

-OR-

Open the PFX tab for .PFX files.

3
Select a certificate, and click Edit Certificate.
4
To update the certificate, click Update.
5
Locate the file, and click Open.
▪
You can edit the Installed On, Location, Contact Number, and Comments fields.
▪
To exclude the certificate from notification, select the appropriate check box.
6
Click OK.

Reporting on certificates in the repository

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Certificates > Using the Certificate Repository > Reporting on certificates in the repository

Reporting on certificates in the repository

You can choose to create a certificates report to display in a report editor, to send in an email, or to save to a file.

To send a certificates report by email or save to a file
1
Select Certificates | Certificate Repository.
2
Click Report.
3
Select the data to include in the report.
 

Table 8. Certificate Repository report options

Option

Description

All Certificates

Select to include all certificates in the report.

Certificates that should be replaced

Select to include only the certificates that should be replaced.

Specified Certificates

Select to include only the specified certificates.

•
Valid
•
Expired
•
Will expire in
•
x days
•
Parent Revoked
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Revoked
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You can filter the certificates by hash. By default, all certificates that support the cryptographic hash algorithm are included. To include only a specific cryptographic hash algorithm, select the filter from the list.
4
Change the default report name if desired.
5
By default, the date and time are appended to the end of the file name. Clear the check box if you do not want the date and time appended to the file name.
6
By default, a PDF file is created. You can choose a different format.
7
You can send the report by email and save it to a file.

To send an email

a
Click Email, if necessary.
b
By default, the logged in account displays in the Email Addresses list. To add more recipients, click Add, type the email addresses, and click OK.
c
Modify the default subject line if desired.
d
Set the priority of the email.

To save the file to a folder

a
Click Save to Folder.
b
Click Add.
c
Add a path to the location where you want to store the report file.
d
Click OK.
8
Click OK.
To generate a certificates report and display in a report editor
1
Select Certificates | Certificate Repository.
2
Click Report.
3
Select Interactive.
4
Click OK.

Exporting certificates from the repository

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Certificates > Using the Certificate Repository > Exporting certificates from the repository

Exporting certificates from the repository

You can export a certificate to a selected location from the Certificate Repository. You also can export a certificate when viewing certificate details. See Viewing certificate details from the repository.

To export a certificate from the repository
1
Select Certificate | Certificate Repository.
2
Open the Certificates tab for .CER files.

-OR-

Open the PFX tab for .PFX files.

3
Select a certificate.
4
Click Export.
5
Select the location and type a name for the file.
6
Click Save.
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