gokulakrishnanns
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AD Health Checkup
HI all,
i want to prepare one checklist with the basic tests for DC's.. i want to check on regular basis.. i have one root doamin and 7 child domains.... pls let me know the parameters like, which will be really helpful for me.
1.DCDIAG
2.NETDIAG
3.Event logs review
4.Replication check
5.Disk Space
6.AD Database Account Errors
i want to prepare one checklist with the basic tests for DC's.. i want to check on regular basis.. i have one root doamin and 7 child domains.... pls let me know the parameters like, which will be really helpful for me.
1.DCDIAG
2.NETDIAG
3.Event logs review
4.Replication check
5.Disk Space
6.AD Database Account Errors
ASKER
Hi snusgubben,
Thanks for your reply and comments... if i will get the below information is useful for me
1.Frequenncy of checking above list ( Daily, weekly, monthly)?
2.is it possible we can automate them..?
3.apart from this any items cab be added like AD database check, DC load check etc..?
3.i have tested teh EventCombMT whish is good , but we have to manullay check
Ex:- Event 1008 is for KCC failed to initialize. i want to trigger mail alert to the Adadmin... how i can do that without any application... or specfically any application avaliable for DC's health monittor..?
Thanks for your reply and comments... if i will get the below information is useful for me
1.Frequenncy of checking above list ( Daily, weekly, monthly)?
2.is it possible we can automate them..?
3.apart from this any items cab be added like AD database check, DC load check etc..?
3.i have tested teh EventCombMT whish is good , but we have to manullay check
Ex:- Event 1008 is for KCC failed to initialize. i want to trigger mail alert to the Adadmin... how i can do that without any application... or specfically any application avaliable for DC's health monittor..?
1. How often you like to run the check is not easy for me to say. If your domain was build on 2003 with no SP or earlier the the default tombstone lifetime is 60 days in your domain. Thus you should check the health atleast once a mounth. If your uptime demands are strict then you should do it often...
2. You can put the test you like in a script and put the script in a scheduled task.
3. EventCombMT is manuell. Again scripts that collects events from event logs is possible, but alot of work and you will not be able to trust that it grabs all important events!
4. I don't know any way to trigger an event without use of SNMP traps (read: 3.party tools).
2. You can put the test you like in a script and put the script in a scheduled task.
3. EventCombMT is manuell. Again scripts that collects events from event logs is possible, but alot of work and you will not be able to trust that it grabs all important events!
4. I don't know any way to trigger an event without use of SNMP traps (read: 3.party tools).
ASKER
Hi snusgubben,
i n my network Dc;'s ae with 2003, Sp1. so i'll check on monthly basis.. how do i verify DNS (name resolution is good?), FSMO roles avalaiablity, Group policy and Trusts...?
All i need is periodically ( mOnthly) i have to check the the above and i give reports to my management...
i n my network Dc;'s ae with 2003, Sp1. so i'll check on monthly basis.. how do i verify DNS (name resolution is good?), FSMO roles avalaiablity, Group policy and Trusts...?
All i need is periodically ( mOnthly) i have to check the the above and i give reports to my management...
FSMO, Trust (if I remember correctly) and DNS is tested with dcdiag. You could do a "dcdiag /test:dns /v" as an alternative.
Group Policy errors is logged in the event log.
SG
Group Policy errors is logged in the event log.
SG
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Hi maxarg,
Thanks a lot............ will test the same and update you
Thanks a lot............ will test the same and update you
2. netdiag /v
3. EventCombMT (a MS tool to collect events from ie. all DC's)
4. repadmin /showreps
5. ie. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/scripts/storage/disks/drives/stdvvb10.mspx?mfr=true (strComputer = "." means the host the script is running on. Change it to something like strComputer = "dc1.domain.local" to test on remote hosts)
6. see pt.3