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Foglight for Active Directory 6.1.0 - User Guide

Table of Contents

Navigation basics

Foglight browser interface panels

Navigation panel Display panel Action panel

Drill down actions Breadcrumb trail Time range Lists

Sorting content Hiding columns Filtering content

Alarms and state indicators Mouse-over actions Foglight for Active Directory roles

Exploring Foglight for Active Directory dashboards

Accessing the Foglight for Active Directory dashboards Active Directory Alarms dashboard Active Directory Environment dashboard

Active Directory Environment > Monitoring tab Active Directory Environment > CA Health Check tab Active Directory Environment > Administration tab Active Directory Environment > Reports tab Active Directory Environment > FAQts tab

Active Directory Explorer dashboard

Active Directory Enterprise view Active Directory Explorer Primary view

Active Directory Rule Management dashboard

Managing Active Directory agents

Agent Status dashboard Active Directory/Certificate Authority agent management

Tasks list Agent Management view Managing certificates

Active Directory agent properties

Configuration Monitor Unavailable WMI Classes Data Collection Scheduler

Reporting on your Active Directory enterprise

Foglight for Active Directory reports

Foglight for Active Directory views

Forests Environment Summary (All Forests) view Forest Environment Summary view Forests Explorer Summary (All Forests) view Forest Explorer Summary view

Domains Environment Summary (All Domains) view Domain Environment Summary view Domains Explorer Summary (All Domains) view Domain Explorer Summary view

Sites Environment Summary (All Sites) view Site Environment Summary view Sites Explorer Summary (All Sites) view Site Explorer Summary view

Domain Controller views

Domain Controllers Environment Summary (All DCs) view Domain Controller Environment Summary view Domain Controllers Explorer Summary (All DCs) view Domain Controller Explorer Summary view Resource Utilization Details view Domain Controller Database view Domain Controller Directory Services view Domain Controller DFS-R view Domain Controller FRS view Domain Controller Replication view

Description of embedded views

Address Book view Agent State view Asynchronous Thread Queue view Core Services view Database Access view Database Cache view Database Log Access view Database Performance Health view Defragmentation Tasks view DFS Namespace Service API Queue view DFS Namespace Service API Requests view DFS Namespace Service Referrals view DFS Replicated Folders view DFS Replication Connections view DFS Replication Service Volumes view DFS-R Performance Health view Directory Replication Inbound view Directory Replication Outbound view Directory Replication Sync view Directory Replication USN view Directory Services General view Directory Services Performance Health view Directory Services Reads view Directory Services Searches view Directory Services Writes view Domain Controller Details view Domain Controllers view FileReplicaConn Authentications/Bindings view FileReplicaConn Change Orders view FileReplicaConn Fetch view FileReplicaSet Authentications/Bindings view FileReplicaSet Change Orders view FileReplicaSet DS Communications view FileReplicaSet Files view FileReplicaSet Local Change Orders view FileReplicaSet Packets view FileReplicaSet Remote Change Orders view FRS Performance Health view FRS Replica Sets view FRS Staging Files view FSMO Roles view (Domain) FSMO Roles view (Forest) Host Monitor view Inter-Site Transports view Inventory By Category view IP Subnets view Key Distribution Center view LDAP view Memory view Network view Processor view Replication Performance Health view Resource Utilization view Security Accounts Manager view Server Health view Statistics view Storage view Summary and Resource Information view Top AD Metrics view Top 3 Consumers view Top 3 CPU Consumers view Top 3 DS Directory Reads/sec view Top 3 LDAP Bind Times view Top 3 Memory Consumers view Top 3 Network Consumers view Top 3 Replication Queue Length view Top 3 Storage Consumers view Trusts view USN Records view

Foglight for Active Directory rules

Rules dashboard Active Directory Rule Management dashboard Managing Foglight for Active Directory rules Rules reference

Running diagnostic tests

Diagnostic Tests dashboard

Tasks list About Diagnostic Test Types pane Diagnostic Tests list

Diagnostic Tests reference

DNS Entries diagnostic DNS Partners diagnostic File Replication diagnostic FSMO Best Practices diagnostic GPO Sync diagnostic Hotfix and Service Pack diagnostic Replication Failure diagnostic Replication Link diagnostic Schema Consistency diagnostic Service Status diagnostic Site Configuration diagnostic Time Differential diagnostic Time Parent Sync diagnostic Track Replication diagnostic

Managing Active Directory metrics

Agent Status and Agent Properties dashboards Active Directory Metrics Management dashboard Managing Active Directory metrics

Using the Metrics Management dashboard Using the Agent Status and Agent Properties dashboards

Top 3 Consumers view

This view is part of the Forest Environment Summary, Domain Environment Summary and Site Environment Summary, when an individual forest, domain or site is selected in the Object Tree view (Quick View) on the Active Directory Environment dashboard.

Table 77. Top 3 Consumers view
Description	The sortable lists in this view display the top three DCs in the selected forest, domain or site that are consuming the most computer resources.
Data displayed	Top 3 CPU Consumers. Lists the top three DCs that are consuming the most CPU processor time. This table includes the name of the DCs and the CPU resources being consumed by each DC.
	Top 3 Memory Consumers. Lists the top three DCs that are consuming the most memory. This table includes the name of the DCs and the amount of memory being consumed by each DC.
	Top 3 Network Consumers. Lists the top three DCs that are consuming the most network bandwidth. This table includes the name of the DCs and the rate at which network resources are being consumed by each DC.
	Top 3 Storage Consumers. Lists the top three DCs that are consuming the most storage space. This table includes the name of the DCs and the rate at which storage resources are being consumed by each DC.
Where to go next	N/A

Top 3 CPU Consumers view

This view is part of a Forest Explorer Summary, Domain Explorer Summary or Site Explorer Summary, which is displayed when an individual forest, domain or site is selected in the Active Directory Enterprise view on the Active Directory Explorer dashboard. This view is also displayed on the Summary views for the Forests, Domains, and Sites object containers.

Table 78. Top 3 CPU Consumers view
Description	The graph charts the CPU utilization for the top three DCs in the selected forest, domain or site. The list at the bottom of this view displays the top three DCs that are consuming the most CPU processor time during the specified time interval.
Where to go next	N/A

Top 3 DS Directory Reads/sec view

This view is part of a Forest Explorer Summary, Domain Explorer Summary or Site Explorer Summary, which is displayed when an individual forest, domain or site is selected in the Active Directory Enterprise view on the Active Directory Explorer dashboard.

Table 79. Top 3 DS Directory Reads/sec view
Description	The graph charts the number of directory reads per second for the top three DCs in the selected forest, domain or site. The list at the bottom of this view displays the top three DCs that are generating the most directory reads during the specified time interval.
Where to go next	N/A

Top 3 LDAP Bind Times view

This view is part of a Forest Explorer Summary, Domain Explorer Summary or Site Explorer Summary, which is displayed when an individual forest, domain or site is selected in the Active Directory Enterprise view on the Active Directory Explorer dashboard.

Table 80. Top 3 LDAP Bind Times view
Description	The graph charts how long (in milliseconds) it took to perform the last successful LDAP bind request on the top three DCs in the selected forest, domain or site. The list at the bottom of this view displays the top three DCs that took the longest to perform the last successful LDAP bind request during the specified interval.
Where to go next	N/A

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