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Foglight for Active Directory 7.1.0 - 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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Forest Environment Summary view

The Forest Environment Summary view displays a forest tile for the selected forest, showing the object types within this forest and the alarm states for each. In addition to the forest tile, this display provides more detailed information about the accounts, roles, and trusts in the selected forest. It also shows the top DCs in the forest that are consuming the most computer resources.

Figure 20. Forest Environment Summary view

How to get here
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From the Foglight navigation panel, select Dashboards > Active Directory > Active Directory Environment.
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From the Monitoring tab, select the Forests tile.
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From the Object Tree view, select an individual Forest object.
The Forest Environment Summary view appears in the Object Summary view of the Quick View on the Active Directory Environment dashboard.
 
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NOTE: You can also click a forest tile in the Forests Environment Summary (All Forests) view to display this view.
Embedded views

In addition to the forest tile, the following embedded views are displayed in the Forest Summary:

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Inventory By Category view
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Statistics view
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FSMO Roles view (Forest)
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Trusts view
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Top 3 Consumers view

Forests Explorer Summary (All Forests) view

The Forests Explorer Summary (All Forests) view displays detailed resource metrics and information for the DCs in all of the monitored forests in your Active Directory® environment.

Figure 21. Forests Explorer Summary (All Forests) view

How to get here
1
From the Foglight navigation panel, select Dashboards > Active Directory > Active Directory Explorer.
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From the Active Directory Enterprise view (under Dashboards in the navigation panel), select the Forests object container.
The Forests Explorer Summary (All Forests) view appears in the Primary view on the Active Directory Explorer dashboard.
 
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NOTE: You can also click the view in Explorer link on the Forests Environment Summary (All Forests) view.
Embedded views

In addition to the current forest alarms, this view is made up of the following embedded views:

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Top 3 CPU Consumers 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 Storage Consumers view
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Domain Controllers view

Forest Explorer Summary view

The Forest Explorer Summary view displays detailed resource metrics and information about the DCs in the selected Active Directory® forest.

Figure 22. Forest Explorer Summary view

How to get here
1
From the Foglight navigation panel, select Dashboards > Active Directory > Active Directory Explorer.
2
Use one of the following methods to display this view:
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From the Active Directory Enterprise view (under Dashboards in the navigation panel), select an individual Forest object.
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From the Forests tile (at the top of the Summary view), click the Forests icon, title or count. On the Forests Inventory dialog, select an individual Forest object.
The Forest Explorer Summary view appears in the Primary view on the Active Directory Explorer dashboard.
 
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NOTE: You can also click the view in Explorer link on the Forest Environment Summary view for the selected forest.
Embedded views

In addition to the forest tile and current alarms, this view is made up of the following embedded views:

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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 Replication Queue Length view
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Top 3 CPU Consumers 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 Storage Consumers view
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Domain Controllers view

Domain views

A Domain is a partition of the Active Directory® forest used to implement directory security and to manage resources.

The following views are available to monitor the health of your Active Directory domains:

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Domains Environment Summary (All Domains) view
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Domain Environment Summary view
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Domains Explorer Summary (All Domains) view
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Domain Explorer Summary view
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