Brian W. McCann

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Active Directory Health Checks for Domain Controllers

I've just written a small article on the common steps that I perform when doing health checks on domain controllers.  Head on over to AdminPrep to check it out.  I would love for you to come back here and let me know what else you do when you do health checks on domain controllers.

Posted: Jun 03 2008, 06:35 PM by BrianM | with 6 comment(s) |
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Norm said:

This is exactly the kind of information that admins want.  Clear and concise, it makes being a server admin that much easier!  Thanks Brian!

# June 3, 2008 10:15 PM

Microsoft: Health Checks on Domain Controllers « ICT-Freak said:

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# June 4, 2008 5:56 AM

Aaron said:

Just thought you might want to edit your dcdiag instead of using the > redirection you can use /f:(filename) to log to a file as well you get the added benefit of using /ferr:(filename) to log only the errors.

# July 31, 2008 3:35 PM

Marcos Chacon said:

There is a tool called spotlight on active directory a part of scriptlogic's active directory management solution.

www.scriptlogic.com/.../spotlight-on-active-directory

From my personal experience it's definitely the best and the most visual way for real-time monitoring and diagnostic of active directory perfomance and state. This tool also inludes built-in analysis tests that can track any possible issues on initial stage before they can seriously harm your environment.

# August 14, 2008 10:43 AM

Ranj said:

Any tools on the support tools with server 2003 available. prefer graphical.,

# September 26, 2008 2:52 PM

BrianM said:

The command line tools are from the support tools but known have a GUI.  Microsoft has Replmon but I don't think it is supported any more.  I like the scripts because they run fast and once you know what to look for it really speeds things up.

# September 26, 2008 5:29 PM
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