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Foglight for Active Directory 6.3.0 - User Guide

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Forest views Domain views Site views Domain Controller views 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
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FRS Staging Files view

To display this view, enable the FRS Staging Files Group in the FRS section of the Metrics Management dashboard. When this collection group is enabled, this view is added to the FRS navigation tab in the Active Directory Explorer dashboard.

 
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NOTE: Either a DFS-R or an FRS tab will be displayed on the Active Directory Explorer dashboard, depending on the file replication service set up for the SYSVOL on the selected DC.
 
Table 52. FRS Staging Files view
Description

This view displays metrics related to FRS staging files in the selected DC which are gathered when the FRS Staging Files collection group is enabled.

Data displayed

Staging Files. This graph charts the following metrics:

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Staging Files Fetched. Shows the number of staging files that were fetched.
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Staging Files Generated. Shows the number of staging files that were generated.
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Staging Files Generated with Error. Shows the number of staging files that were generated with errors.
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Staging Files Regenerated. Shows the number of staging files that were regenerated.
 

Files Installed with Errors. This graph charts the number of files that were installed with error.

 

Fetch Blocks Received and Sent. This graph charts the following metrics:

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Fetch Blocks Received. Shows the number of fetch blocks that were received.
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Fetch Blocks Sent. Shows the number of fetch blocks that were sent.
 

Fetch Blocks in Bytes. This graph charts the following metrics:

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Fetch Blocks Received in Bytes. Shows the number of fetch blocks (in bytes) that were received.
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Fetch Blocks Sent in Bytes. Shows the number of fetch blocks (in bytes) that were sent.
 

Fetch Requests. This graph charts the following metrics:

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Fetch Requests Received. Shows the number of fetch requests that were received.
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Fetch Requests Sent. Shows the number of fetch requests that were sent.
 

Join Notifications Received. This counter shows the number of join notifications that were received during the selected time interval.

 

Join Notifications Sent. This counter shows the number of join notifications that were sent during the selected time interval.

 

Threads Exited. This counter shows the number of threads that were exited during the selected time interval.

 

Threads Started. This counter shows the number of threads that were started during the selected time interval.

 

Joins. This counters shows the number of join operations performed during the selected time interval.

 

Unjoins. This counter shows the number of unjoin operations performed during the selected time interval.

Where to go next

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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.

FSMO Roles view (Domain)

This embedded view is part of the Domain Environment Summary for an individual domain in the Active Directory Environment dashboard.

 
Table 53. FSMO Roles view (Domain)
Description

This view contains a list of the operations master roles ‘owned’ by DCs in the selected domain.

Data displayed
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State. For each operations master role listed, this field indicates the current state of the DC that ‘owns’ the role.
 
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Role. Lists the operations master roles ‘owned’ by DCs in the selected domain.
 
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Name. For each operations master role listed, this field displays the name of the DC that ‘owns’ the operations master role.
Where to go next

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Domain Controller. Displays the Domain Controller Explorer Summary view for the selected DC.

FSMO Roles view (Forest)

This embedded view is part of the Forest Environment Summary for an individual forest in the Active Directory Environment dashboard.

 
Table 54. FSMO Roles view (Forest)
Description

This view contains the following information for the forest level operations master roles ‘owned’ by DCs in the selected forest.

Data displayed
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Domain. For each operations master role listed, this field displays the name of the domain where the DC that ‘owns’ the operations master role resides.
 
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Server. For each operations master role listed, this field displays the name of the DC that ‘owns’ the operations master role.
Where to go next

Clicking a server in this view displays an Alarms popup listing the current alarms that are outstanding for the selected server.

Host Monitor view

This embedded view is part of the Domain Controller Environment Summary for an individual DC in the Active Directory Environment dashboard.

 
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NOTE: When the host machine is a virtual machine that is being monitored by Foglight for VMWare or Foglight for Hyper-V, this view is replaced with two views: one that displays the name of the virtual machine and one that displays the name of the host server.
 
Table 55. Host Monitor view
Description

This view displays the name of the target server from which data is being collected.

Where to go next

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Host Monitor Name. Displays the Host Monitor dashboard that provides a real-time overview of how a host is performing. For more information about the Host Monitor dashboard, see the Foglight User Guide or online help.
NOTE: When the host is a virtual machine that is being monitored by Foglight for VMWare or Foglight for Hyper-V, this link drills down to the Explorer Summary page for the selected DC. There is also an additional link that drills down to the metrics for the host of the virtual machine. Both of these drill down views are part of Foglight for VMWare or Foglight for Hyper-V.
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