DFS Replica Service Status (DfsReplicaServiceStatus)


Monitors the status of the Distributed File System (DFS) service on the server that is configured as a root replica.

Note

The DFS Replica Service Status attribute in BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management is referred as the DfsReplicaServiceStatus parameter in BMC PATROL.

Recommendations

If this parameter displays an alarm:

  1. Open the Services Control Panel.
  2. Look at the Status column for the DFS service on the root replica machine to find out if the status is "Started."
  3. If the status is not "Started," attempt to start the service.
  4. If the service does not start, start the Event Viewer and examine the System Event Log. The System Event Log contains entries for services that fail to start.
  5. Find and examine the entry for the DFS service that failed to start. The entry may contain information that indicates why the service did not start.
  6. Try to correct the problem based on the information found in the Event Log entry.
  7. Attempt to start the service again.

Check the DFS configuration by opening the DFS Administrator from the Administrative Tools menu.

If you cannot get the DFS service to start, consider rebooting your system. If rebooting does not help, contact Microsoft Support: http://support.microsoft.com/directory/

Thresholds for alarms and warnings

Item

Default threshold

State

Border range

1

alarm when out of range

Alarm1 range

undefined

not applicable

Alarm2 range

undefined

not applicable

Default properties

Property

Default value

BMC PATROL properties

Application class

NT_DFS_ROOT_REPLICA

Command type

not applicable

Platform

Microsoft Windows Servers

Icon style

stoplight

Unit

1 = active
0 = unavailable

Border range

1-1: alarm when out of range

Alarm1 range

undefined

Alarm2 range

undefined

Scheduling(poll time)

inherits poll time of the collector

Active at installation

yes

Parameter type

consumer

Value set by

 DfsReplicaCollector

BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management properties

Monitor type

DFS Root Replica

Key Performance Indicator

No

Monitor for abnormalities

No

Graph by default

No

Availability

Yes

Response time

No

Normal distribution

No

Statistical

Yes

 

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