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Monitor an Active Directory domain controller by monitoring its services, processes and Performance Counters.

ActiveXperts Network Monitor is a software solution you need to scan your network servers, workstations and devices for failures or irregularities. With ActiveXperts Network Monitor, you can identify issues and fix unexpected problems before your others even know they've happened.
ActiveXperts Network Monitor maximizes network availability by monitoring all aspects of your servers, workstations, switches, routers, printers and any other devices. It can also detect temperature, humidity and other environmental aspects in your server rooms.

Active Directory (AD) is a technology created by Microsoft to provide network services including LDAP directory services, Kerberos based authentication, DNS naming, secure access to resources, and more. Active Directory uses a single Jet database which a variety of services and applications can use to access and store a variety of information. Active Directory is used by system administrators to store information about users, assign security policies, and deploy software.

The ActiveXperts Network Monitor monitors an Active Directory by monitoring its services, processes and Performance Counters. Among the services and processes are Active Directory Domain Services, Active Directory Certificate Services and the DNS Server service,

An ActiveXperts Active Directory check requires the following parameters:

  • Services - A list of Active Directory services that should be running on the target server;
  • Processes - A list of Active Directory services that should be running on the target server;
  • WMI Performance Counters - A list of Active Directory performance counters that should be monitored.

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