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Contents
The Active Directory Solution Guide 5
1 Introduction to the Active Directory Solution 7
2 Installing and Configuring the Active Directory Solution 9
Install the Active Directory Plug-in 9
3 Metrics 11
Microsoft Active Directory Server Metrics 11
Microsoft Active Directory Authentication Service Metrics 12 Microsoft Active Directory LDAP Service Metrics 12
Index 13
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The Active Directory Solution Guide
The Active Directory Solution Guide includes information about the installation, objects, and metrics available in the Active Directory Solution.
The Active Directory Solution Guide describes the process of deploying a working instance of the Active Directory Plug-in in your vRealize Operations Manager environment.
Intended Audience
The information in this guide is intended for operations personnel who set up and support the vRealize Operations Manager infrastructure.
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Introduction to the
Active Directory Solution 1
The Active Directory Solution is deployed to vRealize Operations Manager. The Active Directory Plug-in collects metrics for specific objects such as the Active Directory Authentication Service, the Active Directory LDAP Service, and the Active Directory Server.
The Active Directory Plug-in contained in the Active Directory Solution is propagated to the registered agents on each host machine. The Active Directory Plug-in collects metrics on specific objects.
Objects in the Active Directory Plug-in
The Active Directory Plug-in collects metrics for the following objects:
n Active Directory Authentication Service n Active Directory LDAP Service
n Active Directory Server
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Installing and Configuring the
Active Directory Solution 2
You can download the Active Directory Solution from the VMware Solution Exchange website.
Install the Active Directory Plug-in
The Active Directory Solution consists of a PAK file.
Save the PAK file from the solution to a temporary folder on your local system.
Procedure
1 Log in to the vRealize Operations Manager user interface as an administrator.
2 In the left pane of vRealize Operations Manager, click the Administration icon and click Solutions.
3 On the Solutions tab, click the plus sign.
4 Browse to locate the temporary folder and select the PAK file.
5 Click Upload.
The upload might take several minutes.
6 Read and accept the EULA, and click Next.
Installation details appear in the window during the process.
7 When the installation is finished, click Finish.
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Metrics 3
You can use the the Active Directory Plug-in to collect metrics for Active Directory Server, Active Directory LDAP Service, and Active Directory Authentication Service.
This chapter includes the following topics:
n “Microsoft Active Directory Server Metrics,” on page 11
n “Microsoft Active Directory Authentication Service Metrics,” on page 12 n “Microsoft Active Directory LDAP Service Metrics,” on page 12
Microsoft Active Directory Server Metrics
The Active Directory Plug-in collects metrics for the Microsoft Active Directory Server object type.
Table 3‑1. Supported Metrics
Name Category KPI
Availability AVAILABILITY true
DS Directory Searches per Minute THROUGHPUT true
DS Client Binds per Minute THROUGHPUT true
DS Threads in Use UTILIZATION false
DS Directory Writes THROUGHPUT false
DS Directory Writes per minute THROUGHPUT false
DS Directory Reads THROUGHPUT false
DS Directory Reads per minute THROUGHPUT false
DS Directory Searches THROUGHPUT false
DS Client Binds THROUGHPUT false
DS Server Binds THROUGHPUT false
DS Server Binds per Minute THROUGHPUT false
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Microsoft Active Directory Authentication Service Metrics
The Active Directory Plug-in collects metrics for the Microsoft Active Directory Authentication Service object type.
Table 3‑2. Supported Metrics
Name Category KPI
Availability AVAILABILITY true
KDC TGS Requests per Minute THROUGHPUT true
Kerberos Authentications per Minute THROUGHPUT true NTLM Authentications per Minute THROUGHPUT true
KDC AS Requests THROUGHPUT false
KDC AS Requests per Minute THROUGHPUT false
KDC TGS Requests THROUGHPUT false
Kerberos Authentications THROUGHPUT false
NTLM Authentications THROUGHPUT false
Microsoft Active Directory LDAP Service Metrics
The Active Directory Plug-in collects metrics for the Microsoft Active Directory LDAP Service object type.
Table 3‑3. Supported Metrics
Name Category KPI
Availability AVAILABILITY true
LDAP Searches per Minute THROUGHPUT true
LDAP New Connections per Minute THROUGHPUT true
LDAP Client Sessions UTILIZATION false
LDAP Active Threads UTILIZATION false
LDAP Writes THROUGHPUT false
LDAP Writes per Minute THROUGHPUT false
LDAP Searches THROUGHPUT false
LDAP Successful Binds THROUGHPUT false
LDAP Successful Binds per Minute THROUGHPUT false
LDAP New Connections THROUGHPUT false
LDAP New SSL Connections THROUGHPUT false
LDAP New SSL Connections per
Minute THROUGHPUT false
LDAP Closed Connections THROUGHPUT false
LDAP Closed Connections per Minute THROUGHPUT false
LDAP UDP operations THROUGHPUT false
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Index
D
download 9
G
glossary 5
I
installing management packs 9 intended audience 5
introduction 7
M
management packs, installing 9 metrics
Active Directory Authentication Service Metrics 12
Active Directory LDAP Service 12 Active Directory Server 11
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