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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

Deleting a test

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DNS Management > Monitoring DNS servers > Deleting a test

Deleting a test

To delete a test
1
Select DNS | DNS Monitoring.
2
Select a test, and click Delete.
3
Click Yes.

Using the DNS analyzer

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DNS Management > Using the DNS analyzer

Using the DNS analyzer

The DNS analyzer allows you to test one or more servers by name or IP address. You also can test the Active Directory® domain. If you want tests to run automatically on a schedule, see Monitoring DNS servers.

To run a test on selected servers
1
Select DNS | DNS Analyzer.
2
Type the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the servers you want to test.
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NOTE: Separate multiple servers with a semicolon. Do not include spaces between the server names. The format should be server1.domain.local;server2.domain.local;server3.domain.local.
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You can test for records on the listed servers or the Active Directory® domain.

To test for specific records on the selected servers

a
Select the type of records to search.
b
Select TCP or UDP transport.
c
Type the question. Separate multiple questions with a semicolon.

Examples

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Gold_dc3.gold_sales.acme.local
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www.quest.com; mail-server.acme.net

To run an Active Directory domain test

a
Select Test Active Directory Domain.
b
To validate domain controller IP addresses, select the check box. Each domain controller in DNS for the domain specified in the Question box is pinged during the test.

Available only when the Test Active Directory check box is selected.

c
In the Question box, type the FQDN of the domain you want to test, such as Acme.local.
4
Set the number of attempts and timeouts.
5
To test only the servers listed in the Servers box, leave the Recursion check box unselected.
6
Click Test.

One set of results is listed. If you entered more than one server, select the server from the Test results for list.

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If an error occurs during the test, click View Details.
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To expand the categories in the list of test results, click Expand all.
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To collapse all the categories, click Collapse all.
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To copy the test results to a txt file, click Copy.

Viewing the DNS event log

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DNS Management > Viewing the DNS event log

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.

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Using custom filters
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Setting display options
To view the DNS event log
1
Select DNS | DNS Event Logs.
2
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

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DNS Management > Viewing the DNS event log > Using custom filters

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
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