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Foglight for Active Directory 6.1.0 - User Guide

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Directory Replication USN view

To display this view, enable the Directory Replication USN Group in the Replication section of the Metrics Management dashboard. When this collection group is enabled, this view is added to the Replication navigation tab for the selected DC in the Active Directory Explorer dashboard.

 
Table 32. Directory Replication USN view
Description

This view displays additional metrics about the DRA highest USNs for the selected DC which are gathered when the Directory Replication USN collection group is enabled.

Data displayed

DRA Highest USN Committed. This graph charts the following metrics:

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DRA Highest USN Committed (High part). Shows the high-order 32 bits of the highest USN committed on the DSA.
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DRA Highest USN Committed (Low part). Shows the low-order 32 bits of the highest USN committed on the DSA.
 

DRA Highest USN Issued. This graph charts the following metrics:

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DRA Highest USN Issued (High part). Shows the high-order 32 bits of the highest USN issued on the DSA.

DRA Highest USN Issued (Low part). Shows the low-order 32 bits of the highest USN issued on the DSA.

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Clicking a graph in this view displays a metrics popup that describes the counters, provides more detailed data points, and lists current alarms for the selected metric.

Directory Services General view

To display this view, enable the Directory Services General Group in the Directory Services section of the Metrics Management dashboard. When this collection group is enabled, this view is added to the Directory Services navigation tab for the selected DC in the Active Directory Explorer dashboard.

 
Table 33. Directory Services General view
Description

This view displays additional directory service metrics for the selected DC which are gathered when the Directory Services General collection group is enabled.

Data displayed

DS Client Bind and Name Translations/sec. This graph charts the following metrics:

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DS Client Binds/sec. Shows the number of NTDSAPI.DLL binds serviced by the selected DC per second.
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DS Client Name Translations/sec. Shows the number of NTDSAPI.DLL name translations serviced by the selected DC per second.
 

DS Directory Searches and Writes/sec. This graph charts the following metrics:

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DS Directory Searches/sec. Shows the number of directory searches performed per second.
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DS Directory Writes/sec. Shows the number of directory writes performed per second.
 

DS Monitor List. This graph charts the number of requests to be notified when objects are updated that are currently registered with the DSA. It provides a comparison against the computed average for the specified time interval.

 

DS Name Cache Hit Rate. This graph charts the percentage of directory object name component look ups that are satisfied out of the DSA’s name cache.

 

DS Notify Queue Size. This graph charts the number of pending update notifications that have been queued, but not yet transmitted to clients. It provides a comparison against the computed average for the specified time interval.

 

DS Security Descriptor Propagation. This graph charts the following metrics:

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DS Security Descriptor Propagation Events. Shows the number of Security Descriptor Propagation events that are queued but not yet processed.
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DS Security Descriptor Propagator Average Exclusion. Shows the average length of time the Security Descriptor propagator spends waiting for exclusive access to database elements during a Security Descriptor Propagation sub-operation.
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DS Security Descriptor Propagator Runtime Queue. Shows the number of objects remaining to be examined while processing the current DS Security Descriptor Propagator event.
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DS Security Descriptor Sub-Operations/sec. Shows the number of Security Descriptor propagation sub-operations performed per second.
 

DS Search Sub-Operations/sec. This graph charts the number of search sub-operations performed per second.

NOTE: One search operation may be made up of many sub-operations.
 

DS Server Name Translations/sec. This button shows the number of DC-to-DC name translations serviced by the selected DC per second.

 

DS Server Binds and Name Translations/sec. This graph charts the number of DC-to-DC binds serviced by the selected DC per second. It provides a comparison against the computed average for the specified time interval.

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Clicking a graph in this view displays a metrics popup that describes the counters, provides more detailed data points, and lists current alarms for the selected metric.

Directory Services Performance Health view

To display this embedded view, select the Directory Services navigation tab for an individual DC in the Active Directory Explorer dashboard.

 
Table 34. Directory Services Performance Health view
Description

This view displays directory services performance metrics for the selected DC. The counters and indicators change colors based on overall consumption or deviation from normal levels.

Data displayed

LSASS Percent Memory. This graph charts the percent of memory being consumed by the LSASS process on the selected DC.

 

LSASS Percent CPU. This graph charts the percent of CPU being consumed by the LSASS process on the selected DC.

 

LSASS Working Set. This graph charts the number of memory page sets recently used by the threads in the LSASS process.

 

LDAP Bind Response Time. This button shows the amount of time it took (in milliseconds) to complete the last LDAP bind request.

 

LDAP Bind Time. This graph charts the LDAP bind time, in milliseconds. It provides a comparison against the computed average for the specified time interval.

 

DS Directory Reads. This counter displays the rate at which directory read operations are being performed per second.

 

DS Directory Reads/sec. This graph charts the number of directory read operations performed per second. It provides a comparison against the computed average for the specified time interval.

 

Kerberos Authentications. This counter displays the rate at which clients are using a Kerberos ticket to authenticate to the DC.

NOTE: This metric applies to Windows 2003 only.
 

Authentication Requests. This graph displays the number of times per second that clients use a Kerberos ticket to authenticate to the DC.

NOTE: This metric applies to Windows 2003 only.
 

Ping Response Time. This button shows the ping time, or average round trip time, it is taking for packets from the local host to reach the designated computer.

 

ICMP Ping Response Time. This graph charts the round trip time it took for packets from the local host to reach designated computers. It provides a comparison against the computed average for the specified time interval.

 

LDAP Searches. This pulse gauge displays the rate at which LDAP clients perform search operations per second.

 

DS Threads in Use. This graph charts the number of threads currently servicing client API calls. It provides a comparison against the computed average for the specified time interval.

 

LDAP Client Sessions. The button shows the number of clients that currently have open LDAP sessions with the DC. The graph charts the number of clients that have open LDAP sessions with the selected DC. It provides a comparison against the computed average for the specified time interval.

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Directory Services Performance title - displays an Alarms popup listing the current Directory Services alarms that are outstanding for the selected DC.
 
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Clicking a graph in this view displays a metrics popup that describes the counters, provides more detailed data points, and lists current alarms for the selected metric.

Directory Services Reads view

To display this view, enable the Directory Services Reads Group in the Directory Services section of the Metrics Management dashboard. When this collection group is enabled, this view is added to the Directory Services navigation tab for the selected DC in the Active Directory Explorer dashboard.

 
Table 35. Directory Services Reads view
Description

This view displays additional metrics about DS read operations on the selected DC which are gathered when the Directory Services Reads collection group is enabled.

Data displayed

Directory Service Reads DRA, KCC, LSA and NSPI. This graph charts the following metrics:

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DRA. The percentage of directory reads coming from the Directory Replication Agent (DRA).
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KCC. The percentage of directory reads coming from the Knowledge Consistency Checker (KCC).
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LSA. The percentage of directory reads coming from the Local Security Authority (LSA).
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NSPI. The percentage of directory reads coming from the Name Service Provider Interface (NSPI).
 

Directory Service Reads NTDSAPI, SAM and Other. This graph charts the following metrics:

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NTDAPI. The percentage of directory reads coming from Name Service Directory API (NTDAPI) calls.
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SAM. The percentage of directory reads coming from the Security Authentication Server (SAM).
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Other. The percentage of directory reads coming from other components on the directory.
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Clicking a graph in this view displays a metrics popup that describes the counters, provides more detailed data points, and lists current alarms for the selected metric.
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