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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

Using the DNS Management landing page

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DNS Management > Using the DNS Management landing page

Using the DNS Management landing page

The landing page displays the active tiles for each feature in the section. The active tiles automatically update every 30 minutes, but you can use the icons to refresh the tiles at any time. You also can pause and resume the refresh of data. To customize the active tile refresh, see Setting general user options.

To use the DNS Management landing page
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Click DNS.
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To access the features in this module, click an active tile or choose from the tree.
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DNS Management (See Managing DNS servers.)
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DNS Monitoring (See Monitoring DNS servers.)
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DNS Analyzer (See Using the DNS analyzer.)
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DNS Event Logs (See Viewing the DNS event log.)
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DNS Search (See Searching for DNS records.)

Managing DNS servers

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DNS Management > Managing DNS servers

Managing DNS servers

Only managed DNS servers can be monitored, analyzed, logged, and searched. See Adding managed DNS servers.

Topics 
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Adding managed DNS servers
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Adding records
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Editing records
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Deleting records
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Running reports
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Editing DNS server properties
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Editing zone properties
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Editing zone permissions
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Scavenging records
To manage DNS servers
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Select DNS | DNS Management.
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Select a DNS server from the list, or click to add a DNS server, if necessary. See Adding managed DNS servers.

Expand the tree in the left pane to view objects in the right pane.

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To filter the list of objects, start typing in the Filter Objects box. The display updates as you type.
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To remove the filter, click X.
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To view the properties of a record, double-click a record.
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To refresh the entire tree, click Refresh.
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To refresh only the selected domain in the tree, click Refresh Domain.
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From this page, you can add managed DNS servers, add/edit/delete records, run reports, edit DNS server and zone properties, edit zone permissions, and scavenge records.

Adding managed DNS servers

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DNS Management > Managing DNS servers > Adding managed DNS servers

Adding managed DNS servers

To view and add managed DNS servers
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Select DNS | DNS Management.
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Click . The list of managed DNS servers displays.
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To filter the list of managed DNS servers, start typing in the Filter DNS Servers box. The display updates as you type.
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To remove the filter, click X.
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Type the server name, and click Connect.
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To remove a selected DNS server from the list, click Remove.
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Click OK.

Adding records

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DNS Management > Managing DNS servers > Adding records

Adding records

To add a record
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Select DNS | DNS Management.
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Select a DNS server from the list.
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Click New.
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Select a listed record type, or select Other new records to view a list of all available records.
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Define the record.
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Click OK.
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