matt abramson premier field engineer active directory operational monitoring
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Matt AbramsonPremier Field Engineer
Active Directory Operational Monitoring
Agenda
Why is monitoring important?What should I be monitoring?
Active Directory ReplicationDNSDomain Controller HealthSYSVOL ReplicationTime Synchronization
Why is monitoring important?
• To stay ahead of and avoid potentially critical outages or service interruptions
• To be aware of changes in the operational state of your environment
• To provide peace of mind and assurance knowing that services and applications are functioning properly
• Having a good understanding of monitoring tasks and current operational states can ease administration and troubleshooting
What should I be monitoring?- AD Replication
• Replication Health
• Replication Link Health
• AD Directory Service Health
Repadmin /Replsum
Repadmin /Showrepl
Directory Services Event log
AD is the foundation of your house, make sure its solid!
What should I be monitoring?
AD Replication, Continued
What should I be monitoring?
AD Replication, Continued
What should I be monitoring? DNS
• DNS Health
• DNS Service Health
Dcdiag /test:DNS
DNS Event log
Most AD related failures are due to DNS issues
What should I be monitoring?
DNS, Continued
What should I be monitoring?Domain Controller Health
• Domain Controller Health
Dcdiag
System Event log
What should I be monitoring? DC Health,
Continued
What should I be monitoring?SYSVOL Replication
• SYSVOL replication NTFRSUTILSonarUltrasound – for FRSDFSRDiag – for DFS-RDFS Management UI
FRS or DFS-R Event log
Failing SYSVOL Replication can result in Group Policy irregularities
What should I be monitoring?, SYSVOL Replication – Cont.
What should I be monitoring?, SYSVOL Replication – Cont.
What should I be monitoring?Time Services Health
• Monitor Forest Time W32tm.exe /monitor
System Event log
What should I be monitoring?, Time Services
Health – Cont.
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