Scripts to monitor Active Directory
Configuring Trust Relationship PropertiesEnumerating Active Directory Database Replication Partners
Enumerating Domain Information for Trust Partners
Enumerating Trust Relationships
Installing Active Directory Database Performance Counters
Monitoring Active Directory Database Performance
Monitoring Active Directory Replication
Monitoring Domain Controller Performance
Monitoring FRS Replication
Configuring Trust Relationship Properties
Configures trust relationship refresh and validation properties.
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & _
strComputer & "\root\MicrosoftActiveDirectory")
Set colTrustList = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Microsoft_TrustProvider")
For Each objTrust in colTrustList
objTrust.TrustListLifetime = 25
objTrust.TrustStatusLifetime = 10
objTrust.TrustCheckLevel = 1
objTrust.Put_
NextEnumerating Active Directory Database Replication Partners
Returns a list of Active Directory replication partners for a domain controller.
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & _
strComputer & "\root\MicrosoftActiveDirectory")
Set colReplicationOperations = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from MSAD_ReplNeighbor")
For each objReplicationJob in colReplicationOperations
Wscript.Echo objReplicationJob.Domain
Wscript.Echo objReplicationJob.NamingContextDN
Wscript.Echo objReplicationJob.SourceDsaDN
Wscript.Echo objReplicationJob.LastSyncResult
Wscript.Echo objReplicationJob.NumConsecutiveSyncFailures
NextEnumerating Domain Information for Trust Partners
Returns local domain information.
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & _
strComputer & "\root\MicrosoftACtiveDirectory")
Set colDomainInfo = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Microsoft_LocalDOmainInfo")
For each objDomain in colDomainInfo
Wscript.Echo objDomain.DNSName
Wscript.Echo objDomain.FlatName
Wscript.Echo objDomain.SID
Wscript.Echo objDomain.TreeName
Wscript.Echo objDomain.DCName
NextEnumerating Trust Relationships
Enumerates trust relationships.
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & _
strComputer & "\root\MicrosoftActiveDirectory")
Set colTrustList = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Microsoft_DomainTrustStatus")
For each objTrust in colTrustList
Wscript.Echo objTrust.TrustedDomain
Wscript.Echo objTrust.TrustDirection
Wscript.Echo objTrust.TrustType
Wscript.Echo objTrust.TrustAttributes
Wscript.Echo objTrust.TrustedDCName
Wscript.Echo objTrust.TrustStatus
Wscript.Echo objTrust.TrustIsOK
NextInstalling Active Directory Database Performance Counters
Installs the Active Database performance counters on a domain controller.
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
objFSO.CreateFolder ("C:\Performance")
Set objCopyFile = objFSO.GetFile("C:\windows\system32\esentprf.dll ")
objCopyFile.Copy ("C:\performance\esentprf.dll ")
WshShell.RegWrite _
"HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Esent\Performance\Open", _
"OpenPerformanceData", "REG_SZ"
WshShell.RegWrite _
"HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Esent\Performance\Collect", _
"CollectPerformanceData", "REG_SZ"
WshShell.RegWrite _
"HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Esent\Performance\Close", _
"ClosePerformanceData", "REG_SZ"
WshShell.RegWrite _
"HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Esent\Performance\Library", _
"C:\Performance\Esentprf.dll", "REG_SZ"
strCommandText = "%comspec% /c lodctr.exe c:\windows\system32\esentprf.ini"
WshShell.Run strCommandTextMonitoring Active Directory Database Performance
Uses cooked performance counters to monitor the performance of the Active Directory database on a domain controller.
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colDatabases = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_PerfFormattedData_Esent_Database " _
& "Where Name = 'NT Directory'")
For Each objADDatabase in colDatabases
Wscript.Echo objADDatabase.DatabaseCachePercentHit
NextMonitoring Active Directory Replication
Returns a list of pending replication jobs on a domain controller.
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & _
strComputer & "\root\MicrosoftActiveDirectory")
Set colReplicationOperations = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from MSAD_ReplPendingOp")
If colReplicationOperations.Count = 0 Then
Wscript.Echo "There are no replication jobs pending."
Wscript.Quit
Else
For each objReplicationJob in colReplicationOperations
Wscript.Echo objReplicationJob.SerialNumber
Wscript.Echo objReplicationJob.TimeEnqueued
Wscript.Echo objReplicationJob.DsaDN
Wscript.Echo objReplicationJob.DsaAddress
Wscript.Echo objReplicationJob.NamingContextDn
Next
End IfMonitoring Domain Controller Performance
Monitors the performance of an Active Directory domain controller.
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colDatabases = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_PerfFormattedData_NTDS_NTDS")
For Each objADDatabase in colDatabases
Wscript.Echo objADDatabase.DSThreadsInUse
Wscript.Echo objADDatabase.LDAPBindTime
Wscript.Echo objADDatabase.LDAPClientSessions
NextMonitoring FRS Replication
Uses cooked performance counters to monitor File Replication Service performance on a domain controller.
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colFRSSet = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_PerfFormattedData_FileReplicaConn_FileReplicaConn")
For Each objFRSInstance in colFRSSet
Wscript.Echo objFRSInstance.RemoteChangeOrdersReceived
Wscript.Echo objFRSInstance.RemoteChangeOrdersSent
Wscript.Echo objFRSInstance.PacketsSent
Next