Domain Controller Performance

Applies To: Operations Manager 2007, Windows Server 2012

It is critical to an Active Directory environment that services and responses are not only available but that they can be located and queried within an acceptable amount of time. The specific areas of domain controller performance include the following:

  • The LSASS process is using an acceptable amount of CPU resources.

  • Binding can occur with a domain controller within an acceptable amount of time.

If the Net Logon service is running and if the system has been running for more than 20 minutes, the Active Directory Management Pack uses the DsGetDCName application programming interface (API) to check the domain controller Locator (DCLocator). The script then compares the name that is returned with the name of the local domain controller. If the names do not match, the script generates an error message indicating that the domain controller is not advertising. If the names match and DCLocator was previously not working, the script clears the variable and generates an event indicating that DCLocator is now working.

Configuration

There are no recommended configuration settings for this scenario.