Active Administrator 8.6 - User Guide

Viewing Azure Active Directory Connect status

Viewing Azure Active Directory Connect status

On the Summary tab you can view a summary of the output of the Synchronization Service Manager and manage the Azure Active Directory Connect Scheduler on each computer where you installed the Active Administrator Azure Active Directory Connect Health Monitoring Agent. See Installing the Azure Active Directory Connect Health Monitoring Agent.

To view Azure Active Directory Connect status

1	Select Active Directory Health | Azure AD Connect.

2	Select an agent.

3	Open the Summary tab, if necessary.

The date and time of the last sync and the results of the sync display, as well as the date and time the display was last updated.

The Summary tab is divided into six sections:

▪	Azure Active Directory Sync Environment

▪	Running Connectors

▪	Synchronization Status

▪	Service Status

▪	Connector Statistics

▪	Azure Active Directory Connect events

Azure Active Directory Sync Environment

 

Table 43. Azure Active Directory Sync Environment indicators

Indicator	Description
Computer name	Name of the computer where the Azure Active Directory Connect agent is installed.
Operating system	Operating system on the computer where the Azure Active Directory Connect agent is installed
Azure Active Directory Sync version	Version of Azure Active Directory Sync that is running.
SQL server name	Name of the database server where the Azure Active Directory connect database is installed
Database name	Name of the Azure Active Directory Connect database (default is ADSync)
Database size	Size of the Azure Active Directory Connect database.
Last connectivity test completed	Indicates if the last connectivity test was successful or failed at the time and date shown. The connectivity test runs automatically every 15 minutes. • To view details about the test, click Test Details. You can copy the information to a text file. • To run the test, click Test Now. • To view the history of the past 30 tests, click History.

Running Connectors

Indicates the date and time when the connectors last ran and if any connectors are currently running. To rerun the connectors, click Refresh.

Synchronization Status

 

Table 44. Synchronization status indicators

Indicator	Description
Last sync	Indicates the date and time of the last synchronization.
Next sync	Indicates the date and time of the next synchronization. NOTE: To start a synchronization manually, click Start Synchronization.
Allowed sync cycle interval	Displays the minimum amount of time (30 minutes) between synchronization cycles allowed by Azure Active Directory.
Effective sync cycle interval	Displays the synchronization cycle schedule currently in effect.
Sync cycle enabled	Indicates if the synchronization cycle is enabled. To disable or enable the synchronization cycle, click Synchronization Settings.
Customized sync cycle interval	Displays the amount of time between synchronization cycles. To set the time interval, click Synchronization Settings.
Next sync cycle policy type	Indicates if the next run will process delta changes (Delta), or run a full import and sync (Initial).
Purge run history interval	Displays the amount of time that operation logs are kept. The default is to keep these logs for 7 days. To set the amount of time to keep the logs, click Maintenance Settings.
Maintenance enabled	Indicates if the maintenance process is enabled. The maintenance process updates the certificates/keys and purges the operations log. To disable or enable maintenance, click Maintenance Settings.
Staging mode enabled	Indicates if staging mode is enabled. If enabled, suppresses exports from running, but import and synchronization still run.
Scheduler suspended	Indicates if the scheduler is blocked from running, which may happen during an upgrade.
Sync cycle in progress	Indicates if the scheduler is running the import, sync, and export processes.

 

Table 45. Synchronization status options

Option	Description
Start Synchronization	Start the synchronization process.
Synchronization Settings	Enable/disable synchronization. Set the time interval between synchronization cycles.
Maintenance Settings	Enable/disable maintenance. Set the amount of time to keep the operation logs,
View Configuration	View the Azure Active Directory Connect agent configuration. Click Copy to copy the list to the clipboard.

Service Status

Indicates the status of the three services that run for Azure Active Directory Connect. You can restart, start, and stop the services. If you restart or start a service, you are asked for credentials.

▪	Microsoft Azure AD Sync

▪	Azure AD Connect Health Sync Insights

▪	Azure AD Connect Health Sync Monitoring

Connector Statistics

Indicates the number of exports added, updated, and deleted, and the total number of connectors.

Azure Active Directory Connect events

Lists the last five Azure Active Directory Connect warnings and errors and the last five events. To view the events over the last 24 hours, open the Events tab. See Viewing Azure Active Directory Connect events.

▪	To view details about the warning, error, or event, double-click the entry.

▪	To sort the list, click in a column header.

Viewing Azure Active Directory Connect alerts

Viewing Azure Active Directory Connect alerts

On the Alerts tab, you can view current alerts, view alert history, clear alerts, and manage alert notification. To see a list of alerts, see Azure Active Directory Connect alerts.

To view alerts

1	Select Active Directory Health | Azure AD Connect.

2	Select an agent.

3	Open the Alerts tab.

The current active alerts display.

4	Use the menu options to view and manage the alerts.

 

Table 46. Alerts options

Option	Description
Refresh	Refresh the list of alerts.
Properties	View details about a selected alert, such as the last time it was checked, which server is involved, a description of the alert, and the alert history. You also can clear an alert, except for Windows® Services alerts.
Clear	Clear the selected alert. NOTE: You cannot clear Windows Services alerts. If the alert does not clear itself, you can start and stop the service. See Stopping and starting services.
Alert History	View a list of the last 100 alerts. Click Load More to view more alerts. You also can double-click a selected alert to view details.
Alert Notification	Enable/disable alert notifications and manage the Azure Active Directory Connect Notifications email list. NOTE: To manage the Azure AD Connect Notifications email address list, see Managing email addresses.

Monitoring Azure Active Directory Connect operations

Monitoring Azure Active Directory Connect operations

On the Operations tab you can view the output of the Synchronization Service Manager on each computer where you installed the Active Administrator Azure Active Directory Connect Health Monitoring Agent. See Installing the Azure Active Directory Connect Health Monitoring Agent.

To monitor operations

1	Select Active Directory Health | Azure AD Connect.

2	Select an agent.

3	Open the Operations tab.

4	The top pane displays the first 50 operations for the selected agent. The Sync statistics area displays a summary of the list of operations.

▪	To load more operations, click Load Next Page.

▪	To sort the columns, click a column header.

▪	To filter the list, click Filter. You can filter by date or date range. To remove the filter, click Remove Filter.

▪	To refresh the list, click Refresh.

▪	To clear the log, click Purge Log.

5	Select an operation to view details in the lower panes.

The Export Statistics pane lists all the details for the selected operation.

▪	To see a list of the objects affected by the operation, click Affected Objects. You can sort the list by clicking in a column header.

If the selected operation is an export, the Connection Status pane shows which server was used for the connection and any errors that occurred.

Viewing Azure Active Directory Connect events

Viewing Azure Active Directory Connect events

On the Events tab you can view warnings, errors, and events that occurred over the last 24 hours on each computer where you installed the Active Administrator Azure Active Directory Connect Health Monitoring Agent. See Installing the Azure Active Directory Connect Health Monitoring Agent.

 

NOTE: You can view the last five warnings, errors, and events on the Summary tab. See Viewing Azure Active Directory Connect events.

To view events

1	Select Active Directory Health | Active Directory Connect.

2	Select an agent.

3	Open the Events tab.

The top pane lists the warnings and errors that occurred over the last 24 hours. The bottom pane lists the events that occurred over the last 24 hours.

▪	To view details about the warning, error, or event, double-click the entry or click Details.

▪	To sort the list, click in a column header.