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Active Administrator 8.7 - User Guide

Active Administrator Overview User Provisioning Certificates Security & Delegation  Active Directory Health
Switching to Active Directory Health Using the Active Directory Health landing page Installing Active Directory Health Analyzer agents Using the Active Directory Health Analyzer agent configuration utility Excluding domain controllers Managing the Remediation Library Analyzing Active Directory health Analyzing Azure Active Directory Managing Active Directory Health Analyzer alerts Managing alert notifications Pushing alerts to System Center Operations Manager and SNMP managers Managing monitored domain controllers Managing data collectors Active Directory Health Templates Managing Active Directory Health Analyzer agents Using the Troubleshooter Recovering Active Directory Health data
Auditing & Alerting Group Policy Active Directory Recovery Active Directory Infrastructure DC Management DNS Management Configuration
Using the Configuration landing page Managing tasks Defining role-based access Setting email server options Configuring SCOM and SNMP Settings Setting notification options Setting Active Template options Setting agent installation options Setting recovery options Setting GPO history options Setting certificate configuration Setting service monitoring policy Managing archive databases Migrating data to another database Setting a preferred domain controller Setting up workstation logon auditing Managing configuration settings Setting user options Managing the Active Directory server
Diagnostic Console Alerts Appendix
Domain controller alerts
Active Directory Certificate Services service is not running Active Directory Domain Services is not running Active Directory Web Services service is not running Consecutive replication failures DC cache hits DC DIT disk space DC DIT log file disk space DC LDAP load DC LDAP response too slow DC Memory Usage DC properties dropped DC RID pool low DC SMB connections DC SYSVOL disk space DC time sync lost Detected NO_CLIENT_SITE record DFS Replication service not running DFS service is not running DFSR conflict area disk space DFSR conflict files generated DFSR RDC not enabled DFSR sharing violation DFSR staged file age DFSR staging area disk space DFSR USN records accepted DFSRS CPU load DFSRS unresponsive DFSRS virtual memory DFSRS working set DNS Client Service is not running Domain controller CPU load Domain controller page faults Domain controller unresponsive File Replication Service is not running File replication (NTFRS) staging space free in kilobytes GC response too slow Group policy object inconsistent Hard disk drive Intersite Messaging Service is not running Invalid primary DNS domain controller address Invalid secondary DNS domain controller address KDC service is not running LSASS CPU load LSASS virtual memory LSASS working set Missing SRV DNS record for either the primary or secondary DNS server NETLOGON not shared NetLogon service is not running Orphaned group policy objects exist Physical memory Power supply Primary DNS resolver is not responding Secondary DNS resolver is not responding Security Accounts Manager Service is not running SRV record is not registered in DNS SYSVOL not shared W32Time service is not running Workstation Service is not running
Domain alerts Site alerts Forest alerts Azure Active Directory Connect alerts
Event Definitions PowerShell cmdlets

Setting the Active Administrator server

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Configuration > Managing configuration settings > Setting the Active Administrator server

Setting the Active Administrator server

If you have more than one Active Administrator® server, you can switch to another server.

To set the Active Administrator server
1
Select Settings | AA Server.
2
Select a connection point from the list.

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Type a server name.

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NOTE: If a connection point is not listed, you must type the server name in the Server box. If you do not want to use connection points, you can disable the feature. See Setting general user options.
3
Change the port number if desired.
4
Click OK.

Viewing license details

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Configuration > Managing configuration settings > Viewing license details

Viewing license details

License details include the license type and expiration date. For the Active Administrator® license, you also see the number of licensed servers and users. You can remove a domain from the Active Administrator license.

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IMPORTANT: Before removing a domain from the Active Administrator license, you must remove all the domain controllers for the domain. See Managing domain controllers.
NOTE: If you are not compliant with the Active Administrator license, a warning message is sent once a day. In addition, the number of licensed users and enabled users in Active Directory® display at the bottom of the console display. If you click the numbers, the License Dashboard opens.
To view license details
1
Select Settings | License Dashboard.
2
Select the license.
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To remove a selected domain from the Active Administrator license, click Remove, and click Yes.

Running an assessment report

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Configuration > Managing configuration settings > Running an assessment report

Running an assessment report

There are two different reports you run. The Forest Report contains information about the forest, sites, domains, and domain trusts. The Replication Status Report contains information about the replication status for each domain controller, and errors that occurred during the replication process.

You can send the report by email and/or save it to a file. You also can generate the report in a report editor. To schedule the report, see Scheduling an assessment report.

To send an assessment report by email or save to a file
1
Select Settings | Assessment Report.
2
Select a forest.
3
Select the type of report to run: Forest Report or Replication Status Report.
4
Select Delivery report, if necessary.
5
Change the default report name if desired.
6
By default, the date and time are appended to the end of the file name. Clear the check box if you do not want the date and time appended to the file name.
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By default, a PDF file is created. You can choose a different format.
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You can send the report by email and save it to a file.

To send an email

a
Click Email, if necessary.
b
By default, the logged in account displays in the Email Addresses list. To add more recipients, click Add, type the email addresses, and click OK.
 
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NOTE: To manage the Forest Assessment Report and the Replication Status Assessment Report email address lists, see Managing email addresses.
c
Modify the default subject line if desired.
d
Set the priority of the email.

To save the file to a folder

a
Click Save to Folder.
b
Click Add.
c
Add a path to the location where you want to store the report file.
d
Click OK.
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Click OK.
To generate an assessment report and display in a report editor
1
Click Settings | Assessment Report.
2
Select a forest.
3
Select the type of report to run: Forest Report or Replication Status Report.
4
Select Interactive.
5
Click OK.

Scheduling an assessment report

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Configuration > Managing configuration settings > Scheduling an assessment report

Scheduling an assessment report

To schedule an assessment report
1
Select Settings | Assessment Report.
2
Click Schedule.
3
To add a new scheduled report, click Add.

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To edit a selected scheduled report, click Edit.

4
By default the report is generated and sent by email to the listed recipients and/or copied to a file in the specified location on the Save to Folder tab. To disable the schedule, clear the Enable check box.
5
Set up the new report or edit the selected report. See Running a configuration report.
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To change the default schedule, click Set schedule, set the schedule, click OK, and click Close.
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To remove a selected scheduled report, click Remove.
6
Click OK.
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