MS Active Directory
Overview
This Plugin Pack monitors AD Domain Controller using local commands and the Centreon NSClient++ agent to trigger their executions remotely.
Pack assets
Monitored objects
- Active Directory domain controller, including:
- Netdom connectivity
- dfsr backlog
- dcdiag
Collected metrics
Coming soon
Prerequisites
Centreon NSClient++
To monitor an Active Directory domain controller through NRPE, install the Centreon packaged version of the NSClient++ agent. Please follow our official documentation and make sure that the NRPE Server configuration is correct.
Installation
- Install the Centreon NRPE Client package on every Poller expected to monitor Active Directory:
yum install centreon-nrpe-plugin
- On the Centreon Web interface, install the Centreon Pack Active Directory from the Configuration > Plugin Packs > Manager page
- Install the Centreon Plugin package on every Poller expected to monitor Active Directory:
yum install centreon-nrpe-plugin
- Install the Centreon Pack RPM on the Central server:
yum install centreon-pack-infrastructure-active-directory-nrpe
- On the Centreon Web interface, install the Centreon Pack Active Directory from the Configuration > Plugin Packs > Manager page
Host configuration
- Log into Centreon and add a new Host through Configuration > Hosts.
- Apply the Infra-ActiveDirectory-NRPE-custom template and configure all the mandatory Macros:
| Mandatory | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| X | NRPECLIENT | NRPE Plugin binary to use (Default: 'check_centreon_nrpe') |
| X | NRPEPORT | NRPE Port of the target server (Default: '5666') |
| X | NRPETIMEOUT | Timeout value (Default: '30') |
| X | NRPEEXTRAOPTIONS | Extraoptions to use with the NRPE binary (default: '-u -m 8192') |