Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 2008, and 2008 R2 DNS Server Discovery

Microsoft.Windows.Server.2003.2008.2008R2.DNS.Server.Discovery (Discovery)

Disabled by default. Can be enabled to discover and monitor earlier versions of Windows DNS.

Knowledge Base article:

Element properties:

Object Discovery Details:

Member Modules:

Source Code:

<Discovery ID="Microsoft.Windows.Server.2003.2008.2008R2.DNS.Server.Discovery" Enabled="false" Target="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Server.Computer" ConfirmDelivery="false" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal">

  <Category>Discovery</Category>

  <DiscoveryTypes>

    <DiscoveryClass TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.Server.DNS.Server">

      <Property TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.Server.DNS.Server" PropertyID="Name"/>

      <Property TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.Server.DNS.Server" PropertyID="WindowsVersion"/>

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

    </DiscoveryClass>

  </DiscoveryTypes>

  <DataSource ID="DS" RunAs="Microsoft.Windows.Server.DNS.ActionAccount" TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.Server.2003.2008.2008R2.DNS.Datasource">

    <Frequency>14400</Frequency>

    <ClassId>$MPElement[Name="Microsoft.Windows.Server.DNS.Server"]$</ClassId>

    <InstanceSettings>

      <Settings>

        <Setting>

          <Name>$MPElement[Name="Microsoft.Windows.Server.DNS.Server"]/Name$</Name>

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

        </Setting>

        <Setting>

          <Name>$MPElement[Name="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/PrincipalName$</Name>

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

        </Setting>

        <Setting>

          <Name>$MPElement[Name="Microsoft.Windows.Server.DNS.Server"]/WindowsVersion$</Name>

          <Value>$Data/Values/WinVerVal$</Value>

        </Setting>

        <Setting>

          <Name>$MPElement[Name="System!System.Entity"]/DisplayName$</Name>

          <Value>Windows DNS Server on $Target/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/PrincipalName$</Value>

        </Setting>

      </Settings>

    </InstanceSettings>

  </DataSource>

</Discovery>