Active Administrator 8.6.3 - User Guide

Managing the DFSR service

Managing the DFSR service

You can start or stop the Distributed File System Replication (DFSR) service, start replication, poll Active Directory® for configuration updates, and enable/disable SYSVOL subscription.

To run the DFSR jobs

1	Select Active Directory Health | Troubleshooter.

2	Open the Jobs tab.

3	Expand the DFSR jobs folder.

4	Select a DFSR job.

 

Table 59.  

DFSR job	Description
DFSR Poll AD	Forces Distributed File System (DFS) to poll Active Directory for configuration updates.
Start Replication	Starts replication from all replication partners for the specified domain controllers.
Start/Stop DFSR service	Start or stop the DFSR service on the specified domain controllers.
SYSVOL Subscription	Enable or disable SYSVOL Subscription on the specified domain controllers.

5	Double-click the target to add it to the lower pane.

▪	Select a forest to run the job on all domain controllers in the forest.

▪	Select a domain to run the job on all domain controllers in the domain.

6	Click Next.

7	Select the options for the test.

8	Click Next.

9	Click Finish.

Running the Directory Service Replication Troubleshooter

Running the Directory Service Replication Troubleshooter

Run a replica consistency check against the selected domain controller and attempt to force a replication with any partners that failed. The replica consistency check mimics the functionality of Repadmin /kcc. The Knowledge Consistency Checker (KCC) generates its replication topology if required.

To run the Directory Service Replication Troubleshooter

1	Select Active Directory Health | Troubleshooter.

2	Open the Jobs tab.

3	Double-click Directory Service Replication Troubleshooter.

4	Double-click the target to add it to the lower pane.

▪	Select a forest to run the job on all domain controllers in the forest.

▪	Select a domain to run the job on all domain controllers in the domain.

5	Click Next.

6	By default, a replica consistency check is run against the domain controllers in the selected forest or domain and failed replications are retried. To disable one of the options, clear the check box.

7	Click Next.

8	Click Finish.

Enabling or disabling domain controller replication

Enabling or disabling domain controller replication

Enables or disables inbound and outbound domain controller replication on all domain controllers in a selected forest or domain.

To enable or disable domain controller replication

1	Select Active Directory Health | Troubleshooter.

2	Open the Jobs tab.

3	Double-click Enable or disable domain controller replication.

4	Double-click the target to add it to the lower pane.

▪	Select a forest to run the job on all domain controllers in the forest.

▪	Select a domain to run the job on all domain controllers in the domain.

5	Click Next.

6	Select to enable or disable inbound and outbound replication.

7	Click Next.

8	Click Finish.

The job results are listed in the Result History area. Select a job result to view details in the Result Details area.

Setting directory service log levels

Setting directory service log levels

Active Directory® records events in the directory service log in Event Viewer. In Active Administrator®, you can run the Set directory service log levels job to set the log level in Active Directory. By default, Active Directory only records critical and error events (log level 0). As you increase the setting, more events are recorded for the event type, with log level 5 recording all events. If you select No Change, the current setting in Active Directory remains.

To set directory service log levels

1	Select Active Directory Health | Troubleshooter.

2	Open the Jobs tab.

3	Double-click Set directory service log levels.

4	Double-click the target to add it to the lower pane.

▪	Select a forest to run the job on all domain controllers in the forest.

▪	Select a domain to run the job on all domain controllers in the domain.

5	Click Next.

6	Select the log level to change.

 

Table 60. Directory service log levels

Setting	Description
No Change	No change is made to the setting in Active Directory. If another application was used to set the logging level, that setting is unchanged.
0 (None)	Includes critical events and error events only (default setting in Active Directory).
1 (Minimal)	Includes very high-level events.
2 (Basic)	Includes events with a logging level of 2 or lower.
3 (Extensive)	Includes events with a logging level of 3 or lower.
4 (Verbose)	Includes events with a logging level of 4 or lower.
5 (Internal)	Includes all events.

7	Click Next.

8	Review the settings.

9	Click Finish.