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Monitor the health and performance of Microsoft Active Directory services.
Extension by DynatraceThis Dynatrace extension leverages the WMI protocol to gather all relevant data to constantly monitor the health and performance of Microsoft Active Directory services. While combining all relevant data into pre-configured dashboards, this extension also enables alerting and event tracking.
Please find detailed steps on how to get started in Dynatrace Documentation:
The Active Directory services extension is built on top of the Extension Framework.
Further information about the extension can be found in the Dynatrace Product News Blog:
Below is a complete list of the feature sets provided in this version. To ensure a good fit for your needs, individual metrics can be activated and deactivated by your administrator during configuration.
Metric name | Metric key | Description | Unit |
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ESENT Database I/O reads rate (Local Security Authority) | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.lsass.esent.database.io.reads.persec.count | Number of ESENT Database I/O reads per second for the Local Security Authority | PerSecond |
ESENT Database I/O read latency (Local Security Authority) | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.lsass.esent.database.io.reads.latency.avg.count | ESENT Database I/O read latency for the Local Security Authority | MilliSecond |
ESENT Database I/O writes rate (Local Security Authority) | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.lsass.esent.database.io.writes.persec.count | Number of ESENT Database I/O writes per second for the Local Security Authority | PerSecond |
ESENT Database I/O write latency (Local Security Authority) | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.lsass.esent.database.io.writes.latency.avg.count | ESENT Database I/O write latency for the Local Security Authority | MilliSecond |
ESENT Log I/O reads rate (Local Security Authority) | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.lsass.esent.log.io.reads.persec.count | Number of ESENT Database log I/O reads per second for the Local Security Authority | PerSecond |
ESENT Log I/O read latency (Local Security Authority) | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.lsass.esent.log.io.reads.latency.avg.count | ESENT Log I/O read latency for the Local Security Authority | MilliSecond |
ESENT Log I/O writes rate (Local Security Authority) | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.lsass.esent.log.io.writes.persec.count | Number of ESENT Database log I/O writes per second for the Local Security Authority | PerSecond |
ESENT Log I/O writes latency (Local Security Authorityy) | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.lsass.esent.log.io.writes.latency.avg.count | ESENT Log I/O writes latency for the Local Security Authority | MilliSecond |
Metric name | Metric key | Description | Unit |
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DFS received bytes/s | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dfs.server.replicationconnections.bytesreceived.persec | Average number of received bytes per second | BytePerSecond |
DFS bytes received on connection | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dfs.server.replicationconnections.bytesreceived.total | Total number of bytes received on the connection | Byte |
DFS files received on connection | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dfs.server.replicationconnections.filesreceived.total | Number of files that were received on the connection | Count |
Metric name | Metric key | Description | Unit |
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DHCP received requests/s | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dhcp.server.requests.persec | Rate of DHCP requests received by the DHCP server | PerSecond |
DHCP received releases/s | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dhcp.server.releases.persec | Rate of DHCP releases received by the DHCP server | PerSecond |
DHCP received declines/s | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dhcp.server.declines.persec | Rate of DHCP declines received by the DHCP server | PerSecond |
DHCP failover ack messages received/s | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dhcp.server.failover.bndack.received.persec | Number of DHCP failover Binding Ack messages received | PerSecond |
DHCP failover ack messages sent/s | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dhcp.server.failover.bndack.sent.persec | Number of DHCP failover Binding Ack messages sent | PerSecond |
DHCP binding updates dropped | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dhcp.server.failover.bndupd.dropped | Number of binding updates dropped | Count |
DHCP failover update pending messages | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dhcp.server.failover.bndupd.pendinginoutbound.queue | Number of pending outbound DHCP failover Binding Update messages | Count |
DHCP failover update messages received/s | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dhcp.server.failover.bndupd.received.persec | Number of DHCP failover Binding Update messages received | PerSecond |
DHCP failover update messages sent/s | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dhcp.server.failover.bndupd.sent.persec | Number of DHCP failover Binding Update messages sent | PerSecond |
Metric name | Metric key | Description | Unit |
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Network Login Profile logons | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.network.login.logons.count | Number of network logons on the network login profile | Count |
Number of logons | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.network.logons.total.count | Number of network logons | Count |
Logons per second | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.network.logons.persec.count | Number of network logons per second | PerSecond |
Metric name | Metric key | Description | Unit |
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Kerberos authentications | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.lsass.server.kerberos.authentications.count | Number of Kerberos authentications | Count |
Metric name | Metric key | Description | Unit |
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ATQ Outstanding queued requests total | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.atq.server.atqoutstandingqueuedrequests.total | Current number of requests in the queue | Count |
ATQ Estimated queue delay | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.atq.server.atqestimatedqueuedelay.persec | How long a request has to wait in the queue | Second |
ATQ Request latency | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.atq.server.atqrequestlatency.persec | Time it takes to produce a request | Second |
ATQ Threads LDAP total | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.atq.server.atqthreadsldap.total | The number of threads used by the LDAP server as determined by LDAP policy | Count |
ATQ Threads total | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.atq.server.atqthreadstotal.total | All Threads currently allocated | Count |
Metric name | Metric key | Description | Unit |
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DHCP received renews/s v6 | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dhcp.server.v6.renews.persec | Rate of DHCP renews received by the DHCP Server v6 | PerSecond |
DHCP received releases/s v6 | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dhcp.server.v6.releases.persec | Rate of DHCP releases received by the DHCP Server v6 | PerSecond |
DHCP received declines/s v6 | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dhcp.server.v6.declines.persec | Rate of DHCP declines recevied by the DHCP Server v6 | PerSecond |
DHCP received requests/s v6 | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dhcp.server.v6.requests.persec | Rate of DHCP requests received by the DHCP Server v6 | PerSecond |
DHCP received solicits/s v6 | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dhcp.server.v6.solicits.persec | Rate of DHCP solicits received by the DHCP Server v6 | PerSecond |
DHCP received rebinds/s v6 | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dhcp.server.v6.rebinds.persec | Rate of DHCP rebinds received by the DHCP Server v6 | PerSecond |
Metric name | Metric key | Description | Unit |
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DRA Successful synch requests total | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dra.server.drasynchrequestssuccessful.total | Number of successful DRA synchronization requests | Count |
DRA Synch requests total | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dra.server.drasynchrequestsmade.total | Number of total DRA synchronization requests made | Count |
Metric name | Metric key | Description | Unit |
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DNS recursive queries | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dns.server.recursive.queries | Total number of recursive queries received by DNS server | Count |
DNS dynamic update queued requests | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dns.server.dynamicupdate.queued.total.count | Total number of dynamic update requests queued by the DNS server | Count |
DNS queries received | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dns.server.totalquery.received | Total number of queries received by DNS server | Count |
DNS reponses sent | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dns.server.totalresponse.sent | Total number of reponses sent by DNS server | Count |
DNS caching memory | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dns.server.caching.memory.total | Total caching memory used by DNS server | Byte |
DNS database node memory | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dns.server.databasenode.memory.total | Total database node memory used by DNS server | Byte |
DNS Nbstat memory | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dns.server.nbstat.memory.total | Total Nbstat memory used by DNS server | Byte |
DNS TCP message memory | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dns.server.tcpmessage.memory.total | Total TCP message memory used by DNS server | Byte |
DNS dynamic update requests | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dns.server.dynamicupdate.received.total.count | Total number of dynamic update requests received by the DNS server | Count |
DNS rejected dynamic updates | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dns.server.dynamicupdate.rejected.total.count | Total number of dynamic updates rejected by the DNS server | Count |
DNS dynamic update timeouts | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dns.server.dynamicupdate.timeouts.total.count | Total number of dynamic update timeouts of the DNS server | Count |
DNS written dynamic updates | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dns.server.dynamicupdate.writtentodatabase.total.count | Total number of dynamic updates written to the database by the DNS server | Count |
DNS empty dynamic update requests/s | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dns.server.dynamicupdate.nooperation.persec | Average number of No-operation/Empty dynamic update requests per second | PerSecond |
DNS dynamic update requests/s | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dns.server.dynamicupdate.received.persec | Average number of dynamic update requests received by the DNS server per second | PerSecond |
DNS written dynamic updates/s | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dns.server.dynamicupdate.writtentodatabase.persec | Average number of dynamic updates written to the database by the DNS server per second | PerSecond |
DNS recursive queries/s | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dns.server.recursive.queries.persec | Average number of recursive queries received by DNS server per second | PerSecond |
DNS recursive query failures/s | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dns.server.recursive.queryfailure.persec | Average number of recursive query failures per second | PerSecond |
DNS recursive query timeouts/s | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dns.server.recursive.timeout.persec | Average number of recursive query sending timeouts per second | PerSecond |
DNS secure update requests | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dns.server.secureupdate.received.total | Total number of secure update requests received by the DNS server | Count |
DNS failed secure updates | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dns.server.secureupdate.failure.total | Total number of secure updates failed of the DNS server | Count |
DNS secure update requests/s | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dns.server.secureupdate.received.persec | Average number of secure update requests received by the DNS server per second | PerSecond |
DNS TCP reponses/s | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dns.server.tcpresponse.sent.persec | Average number of TCP reponses sent by DNS server per second | PerSecond |
DNS queries received/s | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dns.server.totalquery.received.persec | Average number of queries received by DNS server per second | PerSecond |
DNS reponses sent/s | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dns.server.totalresponse.sent.persec | Average number of reponses sent by DNS server per second | PerSecond |
DNS UDP queries received/s | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dns.server.udpquery.received.persec | Average number of UDP queries received by DNS server per second | PerSecond |
DNS UDP reponses sent/s | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dns.server.udpresponse.sent.persec | Average number of UDP reponses sent by DNS server per second | PerSecond |
DNS unmatched response packets received | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dns.server.unmatchedresponses.received.total | Total number of response packets received by the DNS server that do not match any outstanding remote query | Count |
DNS failed zone transfers | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dns.server.zonetransfer.failure.total | Total number of failed zone transfers of the master DNS server | Count |
DNS successful zone transfers | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dns.server.zonetransfer.success.total | Total number of successful zone transfers of the master DNS server | Count |
Metric name | Metric key | Description | Unit |
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DFS Replication conflict files size | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dfs.server.replicatedfolders.conflictspaceinuse.bytes.total | Total byte size of DFS replication service of conflict files | Byte |
DFS Replication deleted files size | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dfs.server.replicatedfolders.deletedspaceinuse.bytes.total | Total byte size of DFS replication service of the deleted files | Byte |
DFS Replication staging folder size | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dfs.server.replicatedfolders.stagingspaceinuse.bytes.total | Total byte size of DFS replication service of staging folder | Byte |
DFS redundant file replication update records | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dfs.server.replicatedfolders.updates.dropped | Number of redundant file replication update records | Count |
DFS retried file installs | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.dfs.server.replicatedfolders.fileinstalls.retried | Number of retried file installs | Count |
Metric name | Metric key | Description | Unit |
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Database adds per second | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.database.adds.persec.count | Number of Active Directory Database adds per second | PerSecond |
Database modifies per second | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.database.modifies.persec.count | Number of Active Directory Database modifies per second | PerSecond |
Database deletes per second | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.database.deletes.persec.count | Number of Active Directory Database deletes per second | PerSecond |
Database recycles per second | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.database.recycles.persec.count | Number of Active Directory Database recycles per second | PerSecond |
Metric name | Metric key | Description | Unit |
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LDAP Binds | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.ldap.server.ldapbindtime.binds.persec | Time spent to complete LDAP bindings | MilliSecond |
LDAP Successful Binds | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.ldap.server.ldapsuccessfulbinds.persec | Successful binds per second | PerSecond |
LDAP Writes per second | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.ldap.server.ldapwrites.persec | The rate at which LDAP clients perform write operations | PerSecond |
LDAP UDP Operations per second | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.ldap.server.ldapudpoperations.persec | The number of User Datagram Protocol (UDP) operations that the LDAP server is processing per second | PerSecond |
LDAP Active threads total | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.ldap.server.ldapactivethreads.total | The current number of threads in use by the LDAP subsystem of the local directory service | Count |
LDAP Client Sessions | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.ldap.server.ldapclientsessions.total | The number of sessions of connected LDAP clients | Count |
LDAP Searches per second | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.ldap.server.ldapsearches.persec | The number of search operations per second performed by LDAP clients | PerSecond |
Metric name | Metric key | Description | Unit |
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NTLM Authentications | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.lsass.server.ntlm.authentications.count | Number of total NTLM authentications | Count |
NTLM Binds per second | com.dynatrace.extension.active-directory.lsass.server.ntlm.binds.persec.count | Average NTLM binds per second | PerSecond |
Removed the following metrics, which had wrong definitions:
Added new metrics for AD DB:
Modified the custom topology and out-of-the-box dashboard to reflect the above changes.
Fixed the included Overview Dashboard. These metrics were removeed from the dashboard:
These metrics now show up correctly in the dashboard:
Added metrics for:
Added the relevant entities, relationships and screens.
Metrics are now split into more feature sets.
No release notes