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The 'MS Active Directory check' checks whether the Active Directory services are running and whether the Active Directory Server processes are running (and not consuming too much CPU/memory). It also checks whether the relevant WMI counters have proper values.

The following services are monitored:

  • Active Directory Domain Services
  • Active Directory Certificate Services
  • DNS Server

The following processes are monitored:

  • lsass.exe
  • certsrv.exe
  • dns.exe

The following WMI Counters are monitored:

  • None

All of the above items can be enabled/disabled to meet your requirements.

How to change the check definition of new checks

To change the default behaviour of new MS Active Directory checks, use your favorite text editor and make changes to the following file:
  ChkDefMsAd.ini
This file is located in the following directory:
  <installation-dir>\Sys\Roles\ directory
for instance:
  C:\Program Files\ActiveXperts\Network Monitor\Sys\Roles\

This ChkDefMsAd.ini file has the following format: 

[Microsoft Active Directory]
Services     = Service-1<Service-1-displayname>, 
               ... ,
               Service-n<Service-n-Displayname>
               
Processes    = Process-1<max-cpu(pct):max-memory(mb)>, 
               ... ,
               Process-n<max-cpu(pct):max-memory(mb)>
               
PerfCounters = WmiDataClass-1:WmiData-Instance-1:Condition-1,
               ..., 
               WmiDataClass-n:WmiData-Instance-n:Condition-n
NOTE: Use a '!' sign before a service, process or performance counter to disable the check by default (but still visible so it can be selected).