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Microsoft Active Directory

Overview​

This Monitoring Connector 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​

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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​

  1. Install the Centreon NRPE Client package on every Poller expected to monitor Active Directory:
yum install centreon-nrpe-plugin
  1. On the Centreon Web interface, install the Centreon Pack Active Directory from the Configuration > Monitoring Connector 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:
MandatoryNameDescription
XNRPECLIENTNRPE Plugin binary to use (Default: 'check_centreon_nrpe')
XNRPEPORTNRPE Port of the target server (Default: '5666')
XNRPETIMEOUTTimeout value (Default: '30')
XNRPEEXTRAOPTIONSExtraoptions to use with the NRPE binary (default: '-u -m 8192')