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Foglight for Active Directory 7.3.0 - User Guide

Navigation basics Exploring Foglight for Active Directory dashboards Managing Active Directory agents Reporting on your Active Directory enterprise Foglight for Active Directory views
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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Description of embedded views

The remainder of this section provides a detailed description of the information and metrics presented in the embedded views introduced earlier in this section.

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

Address Book view

To display this view, enable the Address Book Group in the Directory Services section of the Metrics Management dashboard. When this collection group is enabled, this view is added to the Directory Services navigation tab for the selected domain controller in the Active Directory Explorer dashboard.

 
Table 13. Address Book view
Description

This view displays Address Book (AB) metrics for the selected server which are gathered when the Address Book collection group is enabled.

Data displayed

AB ANR/sec. This counter shows the rate at which Address Book clients perform Ambiguous Name Resolution (ANR) operations per second.

 

AB Client Sessions. This counter shows the number of connected Address Book client sessions.

 

AB Browses/sec. This counter shows the rate at which Address Book clients perform browse operations per second.

 

AB Matches/sec. This graph charts the rate at which Address Book clients perform find operations per second. It provides a comparison against the computed average for the specified time interval.

 

AB Property Reads, Proxy Lookups and Searches/sec. This graph charts the following metrics:

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AB Property Reads/sec. Shows the rate at which Address Book clients perform read operations per second.
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AB Proxy Lookups/sec. Shows the rate at which proxy clients perform search operations per second.
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AB Searches/sec. Shows the rate at which Address Book clients perform key search operations per second.
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.

Agent State view

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

 
Table 14. Agent State view
Description

This view displays the current status of the agent hosting the selected DC.

Where to go next

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State Icon. Displays a popup listing the current alarms.
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Agent Link (arrow). Displays the Agents on All Hosts dashboard which lists the agents that are available for each host. This dashboard also displays health history and the outstanding alarms for all monitored hosts and agents. For more information about this dashboard, see Investigating Problems with Agents in the Foglight User Help.

Asynchronous Thread Queue view

To display this view, enable the Asynchronous Thread Queue Group in the Directory Services section of the Metrics Management dashboard. When this collection group is enabled, this view is added to the Directory Services navigation tab for the selected domain controller in the Active Directory Explorer dashboard.

 
Table 15. Asynchronous Thread Queue view
Description

This view displays Asynchronous Thread Queue (ATQ) metrics for the selected DC which are gathered when the Asynchronous Thread Queue collection group is enabled.

Data displayed

Asynchronous Threads. This graph charts the following metrics:

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ATQ Threads LDAP. Shows the number of threads that ATQ has currently allocated to servicing LDAP requests.
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ATQ Threads Other. Shows the number of threads that ATQ has currently allocated to DS services other than LDAP.
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ATQ Threads Total. Shows the total number ATQ threads that are either waiting to service an incoming request or are already servicing a request.
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.
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