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Foglight for Active Directory 5.6.9 - User and Reference Guide

Managing Microsoft Active Directory
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
Foglight for Active Directory rules Running diagnostic tests Managing Active Directory metrics Appendix: Active Directory metrics

Directory Services Reads view

To display this view, enable the Directory Services Reads 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 DC in the Active Directory Explorer dashboard.
 
Table 35. Directory Services Reads view
Description
This view displays additional metrics about DS read operations on the selected DC which are gathered when the Directory Services Reads collection group is enabled.
Data displayed
Directory Service Reads DRA, KCC, LSA and NSPI. This graph charts the following metrics:
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DRA. The percentage of directory reads coming from the Directory Replication Agent (DRA).
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KCC. The percentage of directory reads coming from the Knowledge Consistency Checker (KCC).
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LSA. The percentage of directory reads coming from the Local Security Authority (LSA).
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NSPI. The percentage of directory reads coming from the Name Service Provider Interface (NSPI).
 
Directory Service Reads NTDSAPI, SAM and Other. This graph charts the following metrics:
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NTDAPI. The percentage of directory reads coming from Name Service Directory API (NTDAPI) calls.
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SAM. The percentage of directory reads coming from the Security Authentication Server (SAM).
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Other. The percentage of directory reads coming from other components on the directory.
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.

Directory Services Searches view

To display this view, enable the Directory Services Searches 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 DC in the Active Directory Explorer dashboard.
 
Table 36. Directory Services Searches view
Description
This view displays additional metrics about DS search operations on the selected DC which are gathered when the Directory Services Searches collection group is enabled.
Data displayed
Directory Service Searches DRA, KCC, LDAP and LSA. This graph charts the following metrics:
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DRA. The percentage of directory searches performed by DRA.
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KCC. The percentage of directory searches performed by KCC.
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LDAP. The percentage of directory searches performed by Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
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LSA. The percentage of directory searches performed by LSA.
 
Directory Service Searches NSPI, NTDSAPI, SAM and Other. This graph charts the following metrics:
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NSPI. The percentage of directory searches performed by NSPI.
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NTDAPI. The percentage of directory searches performed by NTDAPI calls.
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SAM. The percentage of directory searches performed by SAM.
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Other. The percentage of directory searches performed by other components on the directory.
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.

Directory Services Writes view

To display this view, enable the Directory Services Writes 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 DC in the Active Directory Explorer dashboard.
 
Table 37. Directory Services Writes view
Description
This view displays additional metrics about DS write operations on the selected DC which are gathered when the Directory Services Writes collection group is enabled.
Data displayed
Directory Service Writes DRA, KCC and LDAP. This graph charts the following metrics:
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DRA. The percentage of directory writes coming from DRA.
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KCC. The percentage of directory writes coming from KCC.
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LDAP. The percentage of directory writes coming from LDAP.
 
DS % Writes from LSA. This counter shows the percentage of directory writes coming from LSA.
 
DS % Writes from NSPI. This counter shows the percentage of directory writes coming from NSPI.
 
DS % Writes from NTDSAPI. This counter shows the percentage of directory writes coming from NTDSAPI.
 
DS % Writes from SAM. This counter shows the percentage of directory writes coming from SAM.
 
DS % Writes from Other. This counter shows the percentage of directory writes coming from other components in the directory.
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.

Domain Controller Details view

This embedded view is part of the Site Environment Summary for an individual site in the Active Directory Environment dashboard.
 
Table 38. Domain Controller Details view
Description
This view lists the domain controllers that reside in the selected site. It provides the following details about the DCs in the selected site.
Data displayed
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State. Indicates the highest alarm triggered for each DC.
 
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Name. Displays the name of each DC.
 
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Roles. Displays the operations master roles ‘owned’ by the server:
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Infrastructure Master - indicates that the DC is running the inter-domain daemon process that resolves references to objects in other domains that have been moved or renamed.
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PDC Master - indicates that the DC can act as the PDC for down level backup domain controllers (BDCs) and clients.
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RID Master - indicates that the DC can allocate RID pools to other DCs.
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Multiple FMSO - indicates that the server ‘owns’ more than one operations master role. (Hovering your cursor over the Multiple FMSO entry displays a list of the roles owned by the server.)
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n/a - indicates that the server does not ‘own’ any operations master roles.
 
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Bytes In. Displays the rate at which bytes are received by the server.
 
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Bytes Out. Displays the rate at which bytes are sent from the server.
Where to go next
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Domain Controller row. Displays the Domain Controller Explorer Summary view for the selected DC.
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