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Foglight for Active Directory 5.8.3 - User Guide

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

FSMO Best Practices diagnostic

Tests to determine whether the target domain controllers are following FSMO best practice guidelines.

To run this test, select the best practices to be verified. All best practices are selected by default.

 
Table 91. FSMO Best Practices diagnostic
Test Input
Description

Verify that the PDC Emulator and RID Master roles are on the same domain controller

When selected, the test check if both of these roles are located on the same domain controller.

Verify that the Schema Master and the Domain Naming Master roles are on the same domain controller

When selected, the test checks if the Schema Master is also holding the Domain Naming Master role.

Verify that the Infrastructure Master is not a Global Catalog

When selected, the test checks if any domain controllers that hold the Infrastructure Master also hosts a copy of the Global Catalog.

GPO Sync diagnostic

Compares the file and directory version of each group policy from the selected DCs to the version found on the PDC Emulator. This test shows if the following GPO properties are inconsistent across any of the selected DCs in the forest:

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Sysvol user version
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Sysvol machine version
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Directory Services user version
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Directory Services machine version
 
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NOTE: The credentials for the domain controller(s) selected on the Test Targets page will be used to query the PDC Emulator. Therefore, the user account used by the selected target server(s) must also have access to the PDC Emulator.
If the PDC Emulator is in the list of target domain controllers, it will be skipped as the PDC Emulator is the source to which group policies are compared.
If this test fails, you should:
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DCs that failed the test may not have received replication updates from their partners. Try forcing replication between the affected DC and its partner.
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Check for replication failures on the affected DC.
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Ensure that you have administrative access to the registry on the DC. The Sysvol location is stored in the remote registry.
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Ensure that you have access to the file system on the DC. The file portion of the GPOs is read from the Sysvol container on the remote DC.

Hotfix and Service Pack diagnostic

Uses the remote registry service to enumerate all installed hot fixes and service packs on a domain controller. This is then compared to what the user selected to determine if any service packs or hot fixes are missing. If any service packs or hot fixes are missing, the test will return as a failure and provide a list of the missing entries.

When you run this test, enter a service pack number and a Microsoft® Knowledgebase Article Number.

 
Table 92. Hotfix and Service Pack diagnostic
Test Input
Description

Service Packs

Using the appropriate box, enter the service pack number to be verified.

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Windows® 2003
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Windows 2008
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Windows 2008 R2

Hot Fixes

Enter the hotfix(es) to be verified. When entering multiple hot fixes, enter as a comma separated string
(e.g., KB981391, KB218436)

If this test fails, you should:
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Verify that you have administrative access to the registry on the remote DC.
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Verify that you have access to the WMIC command utility on the remote DC.
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Install the missing hotfix or service pack on the selected DC and re-run the test.

Replication Failure diagnostic

Checks all replication links for any errors that occurred in the last replication attempt.

If this test fails, you should:
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Check to ensure the DC is running and is connected to the network.
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Check if you can connect to the DC through Microsoft® native tools (ADSIEdit, Sites and Services, etc.). If you cannot connect using these tools, verify that you have administrative access to bind to that computer.
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