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Active Administrator 8.6 - Web Console User Guide

Active Administrator Web Console Overview Active Directory Health Alerts Notifications Active Directory Health Check
Using the Health Check landing page Creating a Health Check Setting options for Health Check tests Purging Health Check History Health check tests
Forest tests Domain tests Domain controller tests Site tests
Active Directory Topology Reports Network Operations Center

Pushing alerts to System Center Operations Manager

If you have a license for the Active Directory Health module and are using Microsoft® System Center Operations Manager (SCOM), you can choose to deploy the Quest® Active Administrator® management pack, which establishes a connection to SCOM and enables Active Directory Health alerts from the Active Directory Health Analyzer agent to appear in the Operations Manager Monitoring pane under the Quest Active Administrator folder.

 
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NOTE: Only System Center 2016 Operations Manager, System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, and System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager are supported.
NOTE: The System Center Operations Manager Alert Notification is added automatically when the Quest Active Administrator management pack is deployed to the specified SCOM management server. If you do not see this notification, you need to deploy the Quest® Active Administrator® management pack. See Configuring SCOM and SNMP Settings in the Active Administrator User Guide.
To edit the System Center Operations Manager Alert Notification
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Open the Web Console. See Opening the Web Console.
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Select Monitor | Active Directory Health.
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Click Notifications.
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Locate the System Center Operations Manager Alert Notification.
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Click Edit.
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By default, SCOM alert notification is enabled. To disable the SCOM alert notification, clear the check box.
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By default, notifications are sent to SCOM when the alert is warning, critical, and cleared. To disable a notification, clear the check box.
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Click Next.
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Review the selections, and click Finish.
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Click Finish. See Viewing alert notifications.

Limiting notifications

To prevent being overwhelmed with notifications, you set up the notification limiter to govern the number of notifications sent within a specified time period. For example, you set the notification limit to 100 notifications within 20 minutes with a 10 minute reset time, which is the default. Once 100 notifications are sent within the 20 minute time period, notifications are suspended for 10 minutes, which is the reset time.

The Notification Limiter dialog indicates if notifications are being sent or suspended and the countdown for the reset. Once the Current Count reaches the limit, the Reset Duration starts to increment. The Missed Notification indicates the number of notifications that were not sent. Click Refresh to renew the display information.Once the Reset Duration reaches the limit, all counts return to zero. You can manually reset the counter when notifications are suspended by clicking Reset.

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NOTE: The notification limit applies collectively to all email notifications sent from Active Directory Health Analyzer. Any email notification from Active Administrator Health, including Analyzer agent notifications, increases the notification count in the notification limiter count by 1.
To limit notifications
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Open the Web Console. See Opening the Web Console.
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Select Monitor | Active Directory Health.
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Click Notifications.
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Click Limiter.
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By default, the notification limiter feature is enabled. If you want unlimited notifications sent, clear the Enabled check box.
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By default, an email is sent to the administrator when the limit is reached. To suppress the email, clear the check box.
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Set the number of notifications to send within a specified time period. Once the limit is met, notifications are suspended until the reset time period is met.
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Set the reset time period, which is the period of time to wait after the limit is met before automatically resetting the count.
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To renew the counter display, click Refresh.
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To reset the counters manually, click Reset.
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NOTE: Notifications must be in the Suspended state to reset the counters manually.
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Click OK.

 

Active Directory Health Check

Topics:  
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Using the Health Check landing page
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Creating a Health Check
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Setting options for Health Check tests
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Purging Health Check History
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Health check tests

Using the Health Check landing page

To use the Health Check landing page
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Open the Web Console. See Opening the Web Console.
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Select Monitor | Active Directory Health Check.
The landing page is divided into four sections.
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Most Recently Completed Reports lists reports initiated within the last 24 hours.
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Active Directory Health Check Report History lists all reports.
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Running Health Checks lists reports that are in process.
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Waiting Health Checks lists reports that are scheduled but have not started.
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Use the tool bar to manage the Health Check landing page.
Table 1. Active Directory Health Check landing page tool bar
Option
Description

Refresh

Refresh the Active Directory Health Check reports

New Health Check

Create a new Active Directory Health Check

Health Check Settings

Set or modify the Active Directory Health Check options

Purge Health Check History

Purge Active Directory Health Check history based on age

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