Global Catalog Availability Monitor Monitor

  • ID:  Microsoft.Windows.AD.DomainMemberPerspective.Availability.GlobalCatalog.Monitor
  • Description:  Monitors the number of available global catalogs is higher than the specified threshold.
  • Target:  Active Directory Domain Member Perspective
  • Enabled:  Yes

Operational States

Name State Description
Domain Member Global Catalog Availability OK Success  
Domain Member Global Catalog Availability Warning Warning  
Domain Member Global Catalog Availability Error Error  

Overridable Parameters

Parameter Name Default Value Description Override
Interval (sec) 300  
Error threshold for the number of available Global Catalogs 3  
Warning threshold for the number of available Global Catalogs 5  
Timeout Seconds 300  

Alert Details

Monitor State Message Priority Severity Auto Resolution
Domain Member Global Catalog Availability Warning (Warning) The number of available Global Catalogs has exceeded one or more thresholds. Medium Match Monitor Health Yes

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Summary

Global Catalog Availability Monitor. This monitor checks from a domain member perspective how many Global Catalog Domain Controllers are available. If the number is below one of the specified thresholds, an alert is raised
Causes

There are not enough global catalogs available.
Resolutions

Review your AD topology and designate more Global Catalog DCs, or change the minimum number of required GCs for your environment.
External References
This monitor does not contain any external references.

See Also for Active Directory (AD) Monitoring Management Pack


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