Host Template: Application - Active Directory - Replication
Overview Copied
Monitor replication metrics for Active Directory
This Host Template includes the following Service Checks:
Service Check Name | Description | Default Thresholds (Metric: Warning, Critical) | UOM |
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Active Directory - Replication - DRA I/O Bytes Rate | Shows the total number of bytes replicated in/out per second. | N/A | B/s |
Active Directory - Replication - DRA I/O Objects Rate | Shows the number of objects received from neighbors through inbound replication and the number of objects replicated out per second | N/A | per_second |
Active Directory - Replication - DRA I/O Values Rate | Shows the total number of object property values received from inbound replication partners and the number of object property values sent to outbound replication partners per second. | N/A | per_second |
Active Directory - Replication - DRA Synchronizations | Shows the number of directory synchronizations that are queued for this server, but not yet processed. | N/A | N/A |
Note
See details about Monitoring Plugin 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 - Replication 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 - Replication - DRA I/O Bytes Rate | AD.Replication.IOBytesRate |
Active Directory - Replication - DRA I/O Objects Rate | AD.Replication.IOObjectsRate |
Active Directory - Replication - DRA I/O Values Rate | AD.Replication.IOValuesRate |
Active Directory - Replication - DRA Synchronizations | AD.Replication.Synchronizations |