DFS Namespace Server Discovery

Microsoft.Windows.DFSNamespaceRootTargets.Discovery (Discovery)

This object discovers all namespace servers and their configuration data.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

This object discovers all namespace servers and their configuration data by running the dfsutil.exe command-line tool. It discovers stand-alone namespaces as well as domain-based namespaces and their Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) site information. It also discovers the local folder that acts as the root of the namespace (the root folder).

Configuration

Users with Author or Administrator permissions in Operations Manager can use overrides to change the following parameters:

SupportToolsPath specifies the folder storing dfsutil.exe. Use this parameter if you install the Support Tools in a folder other than %WINDIR%\System32.
IntervalSeconds controls how often Operations Manager runs the discovery process.
TimeoutSeconds controls how long to wait for discovery to complete.

Additional

How to Override a Monitor (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=171027)
DFS Namespaces Management Pack Guide (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=171038)
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 32-bit Support Tools (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=171031)

Element properties:

Target	Microsoft.Windows.DfsnServerRole
Enabled	True
Frequency	36000
Remotable	False

Object Discovery Details:

Discovered Classes and their attribuets:
Microsoft.Windows.ADSite ADSiteName DisplayName Microsoft.Windows.DfsnRootDirectory InstanceName RootName PrincipalName DisplayName Microsoft.Windows.DfsnRootTarget RootName NamespaceName ServerName Folder State ActiveDirectorySite InstanceName PrincipalName DisplayName Microsoft.Windows.DfsnServerRole InstanceName PrincipalName DisplayName Microsoft.Windows.DfsServerADPerspective InstanceName PrincipalName DisplayName Microsoft.Windows.DfsService InstanceName PrincipalName DisplayName

Discovered Classes and their attribuets:

Microsoft.Windows.ADSite

ADSiteName
DisplayName

Microsoft.Windows.DfsnRootDirectory

InstanceName
RootName
PrincipalName
DisplayName

Microsoft.Windows.DfsnRootTarget

RootName
NamespaceName
ServerName
Folder
State
ActiveDirectorySite
InstanceName
PrincipalName
DisplayName

Microsoft.Windows.DfsnServerRole

InstanceName
PrincipalName
DisplayName

Microsoft.Windows.DfsServerADPerspective

InstanceName
PrincipalName
DisplayName

Microsoft.Windows.DfsService

InstanceName
PrincipalName
DisplayName

Member Modules:

ID	Module Type	TypeId	RunAs
DS	DataSource	Microsoft.Windows.DfsNamespaceRootTarget.DiscoveryDataSourceModuleType	Default

Source Code:

<Discovery ID="Microsoft.Windows.DFSNamespaceRootTargets.Discovery" Enabled="true" Target="Microsoft.Windows.DfsnServerRole" ConfirmDelivery="false" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal">

  <Category>Discovery</Category>

  <DiscoveryTypes>

    <DiscoveryClass TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.DfsnServerRole">

      <Property TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.DfsnServerRole" PropertyID="InstanceName"/>

      <Property TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer" PropertyID="PrincipalName"/>

      <Property TypeID="System!System.Entity" PropertyID="DisplayName"/>

    </DiscoveryClass>

    <DiscoveryClass TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.DfsService">

      <Property TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.DfsService" PropertyID="InstanceName"/>

      <Property TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.DfsnServerRole" PropertyID="InstanceName"/>

      <Property TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer" PropertyID="PrincipalName"/>

      <Property TypeID="System!System.Entity" PropertyID="DisplayName"/>

    </DiscoveryClass>

    <DiscoveryClass TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.DfsServerADPerspective">

      <Property TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.DfsnServerRole" PropertyID="InstanceName"/>

      <Property TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer" PropertyID="PrincipalName"/>

      <Property TypeID="System!System.Entity" PropertyID="DisplayName"/>

    </DiscoveryClass>

    <DiscoveryClass TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.DfsnRootTarget">

      <Property TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.DfsnRootTarget" PropertyID="RootName"/>

      <Property TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.DfsnRootTarget" PropertyID="NamespaceName"/>

      <Property TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.DfsnRootTarget" PropertyID="ServerName"/>

      <Property TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.DfsnRootTarget" PropertyID="Folder"/>

      <Property TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.DfsnRootTarget" PropertyID="State"/>

      <Property TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.DfsnRootTarget" PropertyID="ActiveDirectorySite"/>

      <Property TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.DfsnServerRole" PropertyID="InstanceName"/>

      <Property TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer" PropertyID="PrincipalName"/>

      <Property TypeID="System!System.Entity" PropertyID="DisplayName"/>

    </DiscoveryClass>

    <DiscoveryClass TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.DfsnRootDirectory">

      <Property TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.DfsnRootDirectory" PropertyID="InstanceName"/>

      <Property TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.DfsnRootTarget" PropertyID="RootName"/>

      <Property TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.DfsnServerRole" PropertyID="InstanceName"/>

      <Property TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer" PropertyID="PrincipalName"/>

      <Property TypeID="System!System.Entity" PropertyID="DisplayName"/>

    </DiscoveryClass>

    <DiscoveryClass TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.ADSite">

      <Property TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.ADSite" PropertyID="ADSiteName"/>

      <Property TypeID="System!System.Entity" PropertyID="DisplayName"/>

    </DiscoveryClass>

  </DiscoveryTypes>

  <DataSource ID="DS" TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.DfsNamespaceRootTarget.DiscoveryDataSourceModuleType">

    <IntervalSeconds>36000</IntervalSeconds>

    <SyncTime/>

    <FQDN>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/PrincipalName$</FQDN>

    <ComputerName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/PrincipalName$</ComputerName>

    <ComputerNETBIOSName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetbiosComputerName$</ComputerNETBIOSName>

    <SupportToolsPath>"%ProgramFiles%\Support Tools"</SupportToolsPath>

    <TimeoutSeconds>1800</TimeoutSeconds>

  </DataSource>

</Discovery>