PRTG Manual: Active Directory Replication Errors Sensor
The Active Directory Replication Errors sensor checks a Windows domain controller (DC) for replication errors.
For a detailed list and descriptions of the channels that this sensor can show, see section Channel List.
▪Dutch: Active Directory Replicatie Fouten
▪French: Active Directory erreurs de réplication
▪German: Active Directory Replikationsfehler
▪Japanese: AD レプリケーションエラー監視
▪Portuguese: Erros de replicação Active Directory
▪Russian: Ошибки репликации Active Directory
▪Simplified Chinese: 活动目录复制错误
▪Spanish: Errores de replicación Active Directory
▪This sensor has a high performance impact. Use it with care. We recommend that you use no more than 200 sensors of this sensor type on each probe.
▪The parent device must be a DC.
▪This sensor requires the probe system to be part of the domain whose Active Directory you want to monitor.
▪This sensor requires .NET 4.7.2 or later from Microsoft on the probe system. If the sensor shows the error PE087, you must additionally install .NET 3.5 on the probe system.
▪This sensor requires credentials for Windows systems in the settings of the parent device.
▪We recommend Windows Server 2012 R2 on the probe system for best performance of this sensor.
▪This sensor supports the IPv6 protocol.
▪This sensor uses lookups to determine the status values of one or more channels. This means that possible states are defined in a lookup file. You can change the behavior of a channel by editing the lookup file that the channel uses. For details, see section Define Lookups.
You cannot add this sensor to the hosted probe of a PRTG Hosted Monitor instance. If you want to use this sensor, add it to a remote probe device.
Requirement |
Description |
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.NET 4.7.2 or later |
This sensor requires .NET 4.7.2 or later to be installed on the probe system (on every cluster node, if on a cluster probe).
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Member of Windows domain |
This sensor only works if the probe system is part of the domain whose Active Directory you want to monitor. You must add the sensor to a device that represents the DC. |
Windows credentials |
This sensor requires credentials for Windows systems in the settings of the parent device. Preferably, use Windows domain credentials.
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The Add Sensor dialog appears when you manually add a new sensor to a device. It only shows the settings that are required to create the sensor. You can change nearly all settings on the sensor's Settings tab after creation.
Setting |
Description |
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Replication Neighbor |
Select the replication neighbor whose replication connection you want to monitor.
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Naming Context |
Select the Active Directory naming context that you want to monitor: ▪Configuration (default): Includes information about partitions, sites, services, or the Active Directory schema. ▪Schema: Includes the information by which objects, classes, and attributes that are used in the Active Directory are defined. ▪DomainDnsZones: Includes information about the domain controllers that are in the domain. ▪Domain: Includes domain information that is replicated to this domain's domain controllers, for example information about computers or users. ▪ForestDnsZones: Includes information about domain controllers in the forest. |
Click the Settings tab of a sensor to change its settings.
Setting |
Description |
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Sensor Name |
Enter a name to identify the sensor. By default, PRTG shows this name in the device tree, as well as in alarms, logs, notifications, reports, maps, libraries, and tickets.
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Parent Tags |
Shows tags that the sensor inherits from its parent device, parent group, and parent probe.
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Tags |
Enter one or more tags. Confirm each tag with the Spacebar key, a comma, or the Enter key. You can use tags to group objects and use tag-filtered views later on. Tags are not case-sensitive. Tags are automatically inherited.
The sensor has the following default tags that are automatically predefined in the sensor's settings when you add the sensor: ▪ptfsensor |
Priority |
Select a priority for the sensor. This setting determines the position of the sensor in lists. The highest priority is at the top of a list. Choose from the lowest priority ( |
Usually, a sensor connects to the IP Address/DNS Name of the parent device. See the device settings for details. For some sensors, you can explicitly define the monitoring target in the sensor settings.
Setting |
Description |
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Replication Neighbor |
Shows the replication neighbor whose replication connection this sensor monitors.
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Naming Context |
Shows the Active Directory naming context that this sensor monitors.
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Setting |
Description |
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Result Handling |
Define what PRTG does with the sensor result: ▪Discard result: Do not store the sensor result. ▪Store result: Store the last sensor result in the \Logs\sensors subfolder of the PRTG data directory on the probe system. The file names are Result of Sensor [ID].txt and Result of Sensor [ID].Data.txt. This setting is for debugging purposes. PRTG overwrites these files with each scanning interval.
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Setting |
Description |
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Primary Channel |
Select a channel from the list to define it as the primary channel. In the device tree, the last value of the primary channel is always displayed below the sensor's name. The available options depend on what channels are available for this sensor.
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Graph Type |
Define how different channels are shown for this sensor: ▪Show channels independently (default): Show a graph for each channel. ▪Stack channels on top of each other: Stack channels on top of each other to create a multi-channel graph. This generates a graph that visualizes the different components of your total traffic. |
Stack Unit |
This setting is only visible if you enable Stack channels on top of each other as Graph Type. Select a unit from the list. All channels with this unit are stacked on top of each other. By default, you cannot exclude single channels from stacking if they use the selected unit. However, there is an advanced procedure to do so. |
By default, all of these settings are inherited from objects that are higher in the hierarchy. We recommend that you change them centrally in the root group settings if necessary. To change a setting for this object only, click under the corresponding setting name to disable the inheritance and to display its options.
For more information, see section Inheritance of Settings.
For more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Scanning Interval.
Schedules, Dependencies, and Maintenance Window
You cannot interrupt the inheritance for schedules, dependencies, and maintenance windows. The corresponding settings from the parent objects are always active. However, you can define additional schedules, dependencies, and maintenance windows. They are active at the same time as the parent objects' settings.
For more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Schedules, Dependencies, and Maintenance Window.
For more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Access Rights.
Which channel units are available depends on the sensor type and the available parameters. If no configurable channels are available, this field shows No configurable channels.
For more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Channel Unit Configuration.
Which channels the sensor actually shows might depend on the target device, the available components, and the sensor setup.
Setting |
Description |
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Consecutive Sync Failures |
The number of consecutive synchronization failures |
Downtime |
In the channel table on the Overview tab, this channel never shows any values. PRTG uses this channel in graphs and reports to show the amount of time in which the sensor was in the Down status |
Is Deleted Source |
If the source is deleted ▪Up status: No ▪Down status: Yes |
Last Sync Attempt |
The time of the last synchronization attempt |
Last Sync Result |
The result of the last synchronization
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Last Sync Success |
The time of the last synchronization success |
Modified Consecutive Sync Failures |
The number of modified, consecutive synchronization failures |
Pending Replication Operations |
The number of pending replication operations |
Scheduled Sync Disabled |
If the scheduled synchronization is disabled ▪Up status: No ▪Down status: Yes |
KNOWLEDGE BASE
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