Host Template: Application - Active Directory - Database
Overview Copied
Monitor performance metrics for an Active Directory Database
This Host Template includes the following Service Checks:
Service Check Name | Description | Default Thresholds (Metric: Warning, Critical) | UOM |
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Active Directory - Database - Disk Usage | Shows the database disk usage where the Active Directory Database is stored | database_disk_usage: 70 ,90 |
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Active Directory - Database - Disk Operational Status | Shows the operational status of the storage device where the Active Directory Database is stored | N/A | N/A |
Active Directory - Database - Disk Health Status | Shows the health status of the storage device where the Active Directory Database is stored | N/A | N/A |
Active Directory - Database - File Size | Shows the size of the Active Directory database file in bytes | N/A | B |
Note
See details about Nagios thresholds here.
Usage Instructions Copied
Please review the overall Application - Microsoft Active Directory Opspack documentation for details on prerequisites, known issues, and other necessary configurations that apply to all Host Templates in the Opspack.
Add this Host Template Copied
Add the Application - Active Directory - Database Host Template to your Opsview Monitor host. If the resource you’re monitoring has no hostname or public IP, then open the Advanced settings pane and change Host Check Command to Always assumed to be UP.
Note
For more information, refer to the documentation on Adding Host Templates to Hosts.
Add and configure Variables Copied
The Service Checks in this Host Template use the following variables, and they will be added to your Opsview Monitor instance alongside the Host Template:
Note
For more information, refer to the documentation on Adding Variables to Hosts.
Apply Changes Copied
Apply Changes and the system will now be monitored:
Available Variables Copied
KERBEROS_REALM Copied
Only required if authenticating using Kerberos. If Kerberos authentication is not working add a default_realm value in the krb5.conf file located in ‘/opt/opsview/krb5/etc/’
Plugin Parameter | Position in Variable | Name | Description |
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N/A | Value | Kerberos Realm | Kerberos realm. This value is not used by the plugin, it is used to automatically configure your ‘krb5.conf’ configuration file |
N/A | Arg1 | KDC 1 | Kerberos realm. This value is not used by the plugin, it is used to automatically configure your ‘krb5.conf’ configuration file |
N/A | Arg2 | KDC 2 | Kerberos realm. This value is not used by the plugin, it is used to automatically configure your ‘krb5.conf’ configuration file |
N/A | Arg3 | KDC 3 | Kerberos realm. This value is not used by the plugin, it is used to automatically configure your ‘krb5.conf’ configuration file |
N/A | Arg4 | KDC 4 | Kerberos realm. This value is not used by the plugin, it is used to automatically configure your ‘krb5.conf’ configuration file |
AD_CREDENTIALS Copied
Plugin Parameter | Position in Variable | Name | Description |
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-Username |
Arg1 | Username | Username for remote windows host e.g user@DOMAIN.COM |
-Password |
Arg2 | Password | Password for remote windows host |
-Authentication |
Arg3 | Authentication Type | Authentication type to use |
Plugin help Copied
Plugin: check_active_directory
Secure Args
This plugin uses the Secure Args feature for argument passing.
For mode-specific help, run the plugin with the -h -m <mode>
flags. This will list the required and optional Variable Arguments for that mode.
The appropriate mode for each Service Check is listed here:
Service Check Name | Mode |
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Active Directory - Database - Disk Usage | AD.Database.DiskUsage |
Active Directory - Database - Disk Operational Status | AD.Database.OperationalStatus |
Active Directory - Database - Disk Health Status | AD.Database.HealthStatus |
Active Directory - Database - File Size | AD.Database.FileSize |