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Active Administrator 8.6.3 - 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
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Purging the logs

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Purging the logs

Once the log files are no longer required, you can manually purge them from the server. The log files are stored in the Active Administrator server logging folder (c:\ProgramData\Quest\Active Administrator\Provisioning\Logs). Each file is prefaced with the type of provisioning, date, time stamp, and a unique identifier. For example, Provisioning 1/12/2022 5:09:20 AM (ID: 3aectj6h-89b0-4456-V57F-840246184h8h6)

To purge the logs

 

 

Certificates

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With the Certificates module, you can monitor and manage the certificates in your organization. This module enable you to view the certificates on a single computer, view all the certificates in your organization, and organize certificates into a virtual folder structure to ease management. Regardless of the view you choose, you can view, update, export, install, and remove certificates.

Using Certificate Management, you can organize certificates into a virtual folder structure, identify certificates that are about to expire and set up automatic email notifications. You can also see if certificates were deleted by system-provided tools, and you easily can reinstall the deleted certificate.

Using Certificate Authority, you can manage the Certificate Authority (CA) servers, the Active Directory Certificate Service (certsvc), and CA certificates within a selected forest. You can see the status of the certsvc and associated Active Directory objects, back up CA servers, view processing events, view certificate templates, and search for CA certificates and templates.

Using Certificate Repository, you can manage all the certificates you choose to add to the repository. You can sort the list to find the certificates that are about to expire, update the certificate, and install it on selected computers.

Using Certificate Search you can search for certificates based on a variety of search criteria. You can create multiple search definitions that search for certificates on managed computers, in certificate stores on selected computers, and in the Certificate Repository. From the search results, you can install, export, or add to the repository.

Topics 

Using the Certificates landing page

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Certificates > Using the Certificates landing page

Using the Certificates landing page

The landing page displays the active tiles for each computer 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 Certificates landing page
1
Click Certificates.

Active tiles indicate the number of certificates in each state.

Table 1. Certificate states

State

Description

Valid

Certificate is within the validate date ranges, has not expired, is not broken, and has not been revoked.

Expires Soon

Certificate will expire soon.

Expired

Certificate has reached or surpassed its expiration date.

Revoked

Certificate has been revoked by the authority.

Parent Revoked

Certificate parent has been revoked by the authority.

Deleted

Certificate was deleted from the target computer.

Broken

Certificate managed by Active Administrator does not match the certificate installed on the target computer.

Managing computers

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Certificates > Managing computers

Managing computers

To view certificates on a computer, you must add the computer. When you first add a computer, it is synced when you choose to display the certificates. Only those computers that are managed by the Certificate module are monitored for certificates. Managed computers are monitored based on the schedule set on the Certificate Configuration page (see Setting certificate configuration). You can turn off the dynamic monitoring of managed computers and sync them manually.

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To manage computers
1
Select Certificate | Certificate Management.
2
Click Computers.

Table 2. Computers to Manage Certificates options

Button

Description

Add

Add a computer to the list of managed computers. See Adding computers.

Remove

Remove the selected computers from the list of managed computers. See Removing computers.

Edit

Enable/disable the selected computer or edit the credentials on the selected computer. See Disabling certificate management and Adding computers.

Stores

Exclude selected stores on a specified computer from monitoring. See Excluding stores.

Test

Validate the connection to the selected computer.

Enable

Enable certificate management on the selected computers.

Disable

Disable certificate management on the selected computers. See Disabling certificate management.

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