Microsoft Active Directory configuration variables


The following table provides Microsoft Windows Active Directory variable settings.

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 Microsoft Active Directory variables

Directory path and variable

Description

Values

Default

/ActiveDirectory/Configuration/

DbRequiredPercent

Minimum percentage of size for the Active Directory database if the database and log files reside on separate logical drives

This value is used by the AdDiskSpaceAvailable parameter.

number > 0 < 100 (percentage)

20 percent

DbRequiredSpace

Minimum amount of free space required in kilobytes for the logical drive that holds the database file.

number > 0 (kilobytes)

500000 kilobytes

DisableAnnotations

Enables/disables parameter annotation. Bydefaultannotation is enabled. To disable annotation for all PATROL KM for Active Directory parameters, add this variable to config and set the value to 1.

  • 0=annotate
  • 1=donot annotate

0

DisableEventConfig

Controls the creation of the old format (1.5.x) Active Directory event filters.

  • 0 = auto configure
  • 1 = do not auto configure

1

DisableObsoleteEventFilters

Determines whether the KM deletes the obsolete AD 1.5.x event filters.

  • 0 = do not delete
  • 1 = delete

1

DomainNamingMasterConnStatusSched

Interval for checking LDAP connectivity to the domain controller that is the FSMO Domain Naming Master.

Number of hours greater than 0

12 hours

EnableRA

Determines whether the KM executes the Restart File Replication Service recovery action that is associated with the AdFrsSidResolution parameter.

  • 0 = do not execute
  • 1 = execute

0

IncludedCNFObjectTypes

Determines the Active Directory object types that the KM monitors for replication collisions.

Text string (object types)

empty

InfrastructureMasterConnStatusSched

Interval for checking LDAP connectivity to the domain controller that is the FSMO Infrastructure Master

Number of hours greater than 0

1 hour

LdapGcConnStatusSched

Determines the collection schedule for the AdLdGcConnectStatus and AdLdGcResponseTime parameters

Number of seconds between collections

600 seconds(1 hour)

LogRequiredPercent

Minimum percentage required of the Active Directory size if the database and the log files reside on separate logical drives.

This percentage is used by the AdDiskSpaceAvailable parameter.

Percentage > 0 but < 100

20 percent

LogRequiredSpace

Minimum amount of space required in kilobytes for the Active Directory log files if the log files and the database reside on the same logical drive.

This value is used by the AdDiskSpaceAvailable parameter.

Number of kilobytes > 0

200000 kilobytes

PDCEmulatorConnStatusSched

Interval for checking LDAP connectivity to the domain controller that is the FSMO PDC Emulator.

Number of hours greater than 0

1 hour

RelativeIDMasterConnStatusSched

Interval for checking LDAP connectivity to the domain controller that is the FSMO Relative ID Master.

Number of hours greater than 0

1 hour

ReplMonConfigNC

Determines whether configuration naming context replication monitoring is enabled.

  • 0 = disabled
  • 1 = enabled

0

ReplMonDomainNC

Determines whether domain naming context replication monitoring is enabled.

  • 0 = disabled
  • 1 = enabled

1

SchemaMasterConnStatusSched

Interval for checking LDAP connectivity to the domain controller that is the FSMO Schema Master.

Number of hours greater than 0

12 hours

AlertMSGForRepliCollector

Enables you to include the AlarmPoint annotation text in the alert message of the AdReplicationCollector parameter

  • 0 = default value
  • 1 = include AlarmPoint annotation text in the alert message

0

/ActiveDirectory/Configuration/fully-qualified-server-name_

PingTimeout

Provides a way to configure (on a per-server basis) the timeout that is used when a server is pinged for availability - servers that are connected through a slower link may need this value increased.

Time out in milliseconds

5,000

 

 

 

 

PingCount

Provides a way to configure (on a per-server basis) the number of times that a server is pinged to test its availability - servers that are connected through a slower link may need this value increased (a server is considered available if any one ping is successful).

Number of pings greater than 0

3

/ActiveDirectory/RpcConnection/

DisableCheckPointOverrides

Indicates whether the KM overrides the check point enabling for the FRS event log

This value is used by the AdFrsRpcConnectivity parameter.

  • 0 = override
  • 1 do not override

0

MaxWaitTime

Indicates the maximum amount of time the KM waits in seconds for a 13509 FRS event to occur after a 13508 FRS occurs before considering the 13508 FRS event an issue

This value is used by the AdFrsRpcConnectivity parameter.

Number > 0

14400 seconds

Do not manually change the values of the following variables.

These variables contain state information that is used internally by the product. If you change these variables manually, the product cannot operate correctly.

/ActiveDirectory/AgentSiteInfo

prevDCName

Contains the last known qualified domain name of the domain controller.

Do not manually change the value of this variable.

prevDCSiteName

Contains the name of the last known site where the domain controller resided.

Do not manually change the value of this variable.

/ActiveDirectory/ReplConfig/replication context replication source/

replication context

Contains information that specifies a configuration naming context or a domain naming context, for example, /ActiveDirectory/ReplConfig/ConfigNCwaternoose.monsters.inc/firstNonResponse

ConfigNC

DomainNC

firstNonResponse

Contains the UTC time when the KM determined that the replication source was non-responsive.

Do not manually change the value of this variable.

lastChangeTime

Contains the UTC time when the replication source last updated its replication object.

Do not manually change the value of this variable.

origChangeTime

Contains the UTC time when the KM determined that the replication source might have failed to replicate.

Do not manually change the value of this variable.

prevObjectVersion

Contains the last known version of an object; the KM uses this information to determine whether or not a change was replicated.

Do not manually change the value of this variable.

 

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