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Active Administrator 8.7 - 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

Setting notification options

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Configuration > Setting notification options

Setting notification options

To set notification options
1
Select Configuration | Notification Settings.
2
In the Alert Limit box, type the number of hours to use as a limit for issuing alerts.

For example, if an alert occurred within the last 24 hours (by default), an alert email is sent. However, if the event occurred further out than the number shown here, no alert email is generated, but the event is recorded in the database.

Table 112. Options for notification

Option

Description

Batch Mode

By default, when more than 5 event notifications occur within a 60 minute period, one email is sent.

Non-Batch Mode

Select to send an email immediately after every event occurs.

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Click Save.

Setting Active Template options

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Configuration > Setting Active Template options

Setting Active Template options

Active Templates, which are used to grant specific sets of Active Directory® rights to an object, can be configured so that the rights are automatically reapplied if any of their permissions within the template are accidentally removed. Additionally, you can alert administrators automatically by email when an Active Template is repaired.

To set Active Template options
1
Select Configuration | Active Template Settings.
4
Click Save.

Setting agent installation options

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Configuration > Setting agent installation options

Setting agent installation options

The options set on this page determine the default settings that appear when you select to install an audit agent. You can change the default setting for each individual install.

To set audit agent installation options
1
Select Configuration | Agent Installation Settings.

Table 113. Options for default action for agent installation

Option

Description

Install and Activate

By default, the agent is activated after installation so event collection begins immediately.

Install Only

Select to install the agent without activation. You will need to activate the agent to begin collection.

4
In the Event Collection Limit box, type the number of days to go back when looking for events.
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Click Save.

Setting recovery options

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Configuration > Setting recovery options

Setting recovery options

Administrators can select a domain that contains Windows Server® domain controllers and back up Active Directory® user and group objects in that domain. When a situation occurs that require a user or group object to be restored, administrators can select the object from a list and restore either the object with all the attributes it possessed when it was backed up, or only attributes the administrator selects. In the case of an organizational unit object, administrators have the option of either restoring all objects it contains or all objects it contains of a particular type.

By default, an Active Directory backup creates temporary files during processing and stores the backup files when the backup is complete under the folder C:\ActiveAdministrator\ADBackups\DOMAIN_domainname (where domainname is the fully qualified name of the domain being backed up). You can specify the folder where the temporary files are processed and where the backup files are stored.

IMPORTANT: Active Administrator® restores only selected user and group objects, and their attributes from the backup file. If you require a backup file that restores Active Directory® in its entirety, we recommend that you use an Active Directory disaster recovery product.
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To set up Active Directory recovery
1
Select Configuration | Recovery Settings.

The Active Administrator AD Object Backup Service backs up the listed domains based on the settings in the Run backup boxes.

2
By default, backups occur twice a day at 6:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. To change the frequency, select to run the backup Every Day, Twice a Day, or Weekly in the Run backup box. To change the day of the week or time(s), select from the list.

To change the folder where temporary backup files are processed

a
Select the Override the default temporary folder check box.
c

To change the folder where backup files are stored

a
Select the Override AD Backup share path check box.
c
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Click Save.
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