Microsoft Active Directory NSClient++ API

Overview

This Monitoring Connector monitors AD Domain Controller using local commands and the Centreon NSClient++ API 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 NSClient++ API, install the Centreon packaged version of the NSClient++ agent. Please follow our official documentation and make sure that the Webserver / RESTApi configuration is correct.

Installation

Online License

1. Install the Centreon package on every Centreon Poller expected to monitor AD Domain controller using REST API:

yum install centreon-plugin-Operatingsystems-Windows-Restapi

2. On the Centreon Web interface, install the Active Directory API Centreon Pack on the Configuration > Monitoring Connectors Manager page

Offline License

1. Install the Centreon package on every Centreon Poller expected to monitor AD Domain controller using REST API:

yum install centreon-plugin-Operatingsystems-Windows-Restapi

2. Install the Centreon Pack RPM on the Centreon Central server:

yum install centreon-pack-infrastructure-active-directory-nsclient-05-restapi

3. On the Centreon Web interface, install the Active Directory API Pack on the Configuration > Monitoring Connectors Manager page

Host configuration

• Log into Centreon and add a new Host through Configuration > Hosts.
• Apply the Infra-ActiveDirectory-NSClient-05-Restapi-custom template and configure all the mandatory Macros:

Mandatory	Name	Description
X	NSCPRESTAPIPORT	Port of the REST API NSclient++ (default: 8443)
X	NSCPRESTAPIPROTO	Protocol used (default: https)
X	NSCPRESTAPILEGACYPASSWORD	Password used (configured in the prerequisites section)
	NSCPRESTAPIEXTRAOPTIONS	Any extra option you may want to add to the command (eg. a --verbose flag)