Active Directory Solution

The Active Directory Solution Template deploys a set of monitors against a particular Domain Controller. These monitors encompass best practices monitoring for Active Directory. This set includes NT Event Log, Service , LDAP, performance counter and Active Directory Replication monitors. For an in depth description of this Solution see Active Directory Solution Overview.

After the set is deployed the monitors in the set will behave exactly like other monitors in SiteScope.

Usage Guidelines

The Active Directory Solution Template should be deployed against each Domain Controller in the forest.

Completing the Active Directory Solution Template

To display the Active Directory Solution Template Form, click the add a Solution Template link on a group's detail page and click the Active Directory Solution link.

Complete the items on the Active Directory Solution Template Form as follows. When the required items are complete, click the Submit button.

Server: Choose the Domain Controller that you want to monitor. Click the choose server link to monitor services or processses on another server (may require that you define connections to other servers).
Hostname: Type in the host part of the domain controller's hostname. ( Do not include the fully quallified domain name. )
Replicating Domain Controllers: Type in a comma seperated list of domain controllers that replicate data from the domain controller selected above.
LDAP Security Principal: Enter in LDAP Security Principal of a Domain Admin account. For Active Directory this is in the format of cn=Domain Admin User,cn=users,dc=yoursite,dc=com.
Password: Enter in the password for the user selected above.
Logical Drive: Enter in the logical drive that this Domain Controller is using for its database and log files.
Global Catalog: If Domain Controller is a Global Catalog server then check this box.

Verifying Monitor Values

Each monitor in the Solution template is now displayed in a table. The monitor type along with monitor name is displayed above the table. The first column shows the monitor's property name. The next column shows the value for that property. Values that contained variables are shaded with green. Values that are not affected by variables show no shading. The final column is for displaying errors that SiteScope has found while verifying the values. Errors are shaded in red. Errors should be corrected before proceeding to the next step, but SiteScope does not require it, however doing so may create monitors that do not function properly.

Once all the monitor values are acceptable, then select the Create Solution button to create the monitors.

Property and Syntax Check for Active Directory Solution

Monitor Type: ServiceMonitor Name: DC1:DC - Service Monitor - Kerberos Key Distribution Center

Property	Value	Property or Syntax Errors
_frequency	900
_service	Kerberos Key Distribution Center
_machine	\\dc1.qa.freshwater.com
_monitorDescription	Necessary for issuance of Kerberos tickets
_name	DC1:DC - Service Monitor - Kerberos Key Distribution Center

Monitor Set

Adding Monitors Based on the Solution Template

As SiteScope creates the monitors, the monitor type and name are displayed along with messages of any errors found. A "success" message is shown if the monitors are created successfully. The process does not run the monitor.

After they have been created, you can select the return link to return the group detail page to view the status of the monitors.
Note: Errors detected during the creation of monitors using a solution template are independent of the status returned when the individual monitors are run. This means that the monitors may be created successfully but that the configuration settings may be incorrect or that the system being monitored is unavailable.

Note: Solution Templates do not configure any automated alerts for the mointors created. You must create and associate one or more alert definitions to the monitors or monitor groups created by solution templates.