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Foglight for Active Directory 5.7.2.3 - User and Reference 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
Foglight for Active Directory rules Running diagnostic tests Managing Active Directory metrics

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.

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.

Directory Service Writes DRA, KCC and LDAP. This graph charts the following metrics:

DRA. The percentage of directory writes coming from DRA.
KCC. The percentage of directory writes coming from KCC.
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.

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Domain Controller Details view

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

This view lists the domain controllers that reside in the selected site. It provides the following details about the DCs in the selected site.

State. Indicates the highest alarm triggered for each DC.
Name. Displays the name of each DC.
Roles. Displays the operations master roles ‘owned’ by the server:
Bytes In. Displays the rate at which bytes are received by the server.
Bytes Out. Displays the rate at which bytes are sent from the server.

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Domain Controllers view

To display this view, open the Summary navigation tab for an individual forest, domain or site in the Active Directory Explorer dashboard.

This sortable list contains the following information for each DC in the selected forest, domain or site.

State. Indicates the highest alarm triggered for each DC.
Name. Displays the name of each DC.
IP Address. Displays the IP address of each DC.
Purpose. Displays the purpose for this DC (e.g., Global Catalog, Domain Controller).
Roles. Displays the operations master role ‘owned’ by the server:
CPU. Displays the current CPU utilization on the server.
Memory. Displays the current memory utilization on the server.
Bytes In. Displays the rate at which bytes are received by the server.
Bytes Out. Displays the rate at which bytes are sent from the server.
Replication. Indicates whether replication for the selected DC is working properly.
Operating System. Displays the Windows® operating system running on the server.

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FileReplicaConn Authentications/Bindings view

To display this view, enable the FileReplicaConn Authentications/Bindings 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.

This view displays authentication and binding metrics for the FileReplicaConn object in the selected DC which are gathered when the FileReplicaConn Authentications/Bindings collection group is enabled.

Authentications and Bindings. This graph charts the following metrics:

Authentications. Shows the number of authentications performed.
Bindings. Shows the number of bindings completed.

Authentications and Bindings in Error. This graph charts the following metrics:

Authentications in Error. Shows the number of authentications performed in error.
Bindings in Error. Shows the number of bindings completed in error.

Communication Timeouts. This counter shows the number of communications that timed out.

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