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Active Directory Domain Services Service Health

Microsoft.Windows.Server.2012.R2.AD.AvailabilityEssentialService.NTDS.ServiceCheck (UnitMonitor)

Monitors the health of Windows Service: Active Directory Domain Services

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

Monitors that the Active Directory Domain Services service is running on this domain controller.

If the service is stopped, users will be unable to log on to the network.

Causes

The Active Directory Domain Services service is not running.

Resolutions

Verify that the Active Directory Domain Services service is set to automatic start and is running.

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.Windows.Server.2012.R2.AD.DomainControllerRole
Parent MonitorMicrosoft.Windows.Server.2012.R2.AD.AvailabilityEssentialServices.AggregateMonitor
CategoryCustom
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityHigh
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
Monitor TypeMicrosoft.Windows.CheckNTServiceStateMonitorType
RemotableFalse
AccessibilityPublic
Alert Message
Active Directory Domain Services Service Not Running
The Active Directory Domain Services Service is not running.
RunAsDefault

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Microsoft.Windows.Server.2012.R2.AD.AvailabilityEssentialService.NTDS.ServiceCheck" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="true" Target="AD2012R2Core!Microsoft.Windows.Server.2012.R2.AD.DomainControllerRole" ParentMonitorID="Microsoft.Windows.Server.2012.R2.AD.AvailabilityEssentialServices.AggregateMonitor" Remotable="false" Priority="Normal" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.CheckNTServiceStateMonitorType" ConfirmDelivery="false">

  <Category>Custom</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="Microsoft.Windows.Server.2012.R2.AD.AvailabilityEssentialService.NTDS.ServiceCheck.AlertMessage">

    <AlertOnState>Error</AlertOnState>

    <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

    <AlertPriority>High</AlertPriority>

    <AlertSeverity>Error</AlertSeverity>

  </AlertSettings>

  <OperationalStates>

    <OperationalState ID="Error" MonitorTypeStateID="NotRunning" HealthState="Error"/>

    <OperationalState ID="Success" MonitorTypeStateID="Running" HealthState="Success"/>

  </OperationalStates>

  <Configuration>

    <ComputerName>.</ComputerName>

    <ServiceName>NTDS</ServiceName>

  </Configuration>

</UnitMonitor>