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Foglight for Active Directory 6.3.0 - User Guide

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Foglight for Active Directory rules Running diagnostic tests Managing Active Directory metrics

Trusts view

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

 
 
 
Table 85. Trusts view
Description

This view contains a list of inbound and outbound trusts established for the selected forest or domain.

Data displayed

Inbound. Displays the name of the forests/domains that trust the current forest or domain.

 

Outbound. Displays the name of the forests/domains that the current forest or domain trusts.

 

Type. For both Inbound and Outbound trusts, this column displays the state of each trust relationship:

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Tree Root - the trust relationship is between two tree root domains in the forest.
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Parent - the trust relationship is from a parent domain to a child domain.
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Child - the trust relationship is from a child domain to a parent domain.
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External - the trust relationship is with a pre-Windows 2000 (NT) domain.
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Non-Windows Kerberos Realm - the trust relationship is with a Kerberos realm, which is a standard security and authentication protocol.
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DCE Realm - the trust relationship is with a DCE realm.
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Shortcut - the trust relationship is between two domains in the same forest that are not directly related.
 

Transitive. For both Inbound and Outbound trusts, this columns indicates whether the trust is a transitive trust. Transitive trusts can only exist between domains within the same domain tree or forest.

Where to go next

N/A

USN Records view

To display this view, enable the USN Records 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 for the selected DC 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 86. USN Records view
Description

This view displays metrics related to Update Sequence Number (USN) records on the selected DC which are gathered when the USN Records collection group is enabled.

Data displayed

USN Records. This graph charts the following metrics over the specified time interval:

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USN Reads. Shows the number of times FRS has initiated a read on the NTFRS change log.
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USN Records Examined. Shows the number of times the NTFRS change log records have been examined by FRS.
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USN Records Rejected. Shows the number of times the NTFS change log records have been skipped by FRS.
Where to go next

Drill down on:

 
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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.

 

Foglight for Active Directory rules

Foglight for Active Directory includes a number of predefined rules to monitor all critical components of Active Directory® on a continuous basis to ensure that the directory is functioning properly. The rules included in this cartridge alert you to key conditions that may affect the health of Active Directory. Foglight allows you to modify these predefined rules or create your own rules to ensure you are monitoring statistics and alerting on conditions specific to your Active Directory environment.

Foglight for Active Directory provides an additional dashboard that can be used to manage the cartridge’s rules. That is, Foglight for Active Directory rules can be managed using one of the following dashboards:

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Rules dashboard (Dashboards > Administration > Rules >All)
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Active Directory Rule Management dashboard (Dashboards > Active Directory > Rule Management)
 
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NOTE: All original rules in each cartridge are reset when the cartridge is upgraded; therefore if you applied custom conditions to any original rules these modifications will be lost. It is recommended that when modifying rules you make a copy of the original, disable the original and enable the copy with the new condition. Use the copy rule icon to the far right of a rule on the Manage Rules dashboard to copy a rule.

This section describes the Active Directory Rule Management dashboard and explains the tasks that can be performed from this dashboard:

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

Rules dashboard

The Rules dashboard lists all rules that exist in your environment and allows you to drill down to rule definitions. From this dashboard you can copy, edit, and remove Foglight rules.

 
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NOTE: Predefined rules may be modified during regular software updates. To avoid losing changes to these rules, we recommend copying a rule and making edits to the copy. Enable the copy and disable the original rule. You may want to identify your custom rules with a unique prefix to make them easy to find.
To review and edit rules:
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In the navigation panel, under Homes, click Administration.
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In the Administration dashboard, click Rules > All.
The Rules dashboard opens.
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From the Cartridge list, select Active-Directory.
The dashboard refreshes to display only the Foglight for Active Directory rules.
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From here, you can perform the following tasks:
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Review a short description of the rule.
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Review and edit threshold values.
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TIP: For rules that reference registry variables for threshold values, modify the threshold in the registry variable, rather than modifying the rule. For help finding and editing registry variables, search for “Registry Variable” in the online help.
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Copy rules.
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Edit rule conditions.
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Associate actions with rules.
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Create user-defined rules.
For help with these tasks, open the online help from the Rules dashboard.
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