During latest PSConfEU I’ve had an awesome experience.
Amongst other things I talked with Friedrich Weinmann and Przemyslaw Klys about checks. Active Directory checks specificaly.
Each of us is working on a different approach to check
Active Directory.
There are also other solutios out there that check and monitor
Active Directory for a green
state. Those are either blackbox solutions (like purchased software - think SCOM) or self-crafted (like nagios/zabbix monitoring and Grafana dashboards).
This also includes PowerShell modules (like mine pChecksAD) that do the same. Each in a different way. The problem we saw is that each environment is different and each of those solution monitor a set of features. If I see a great check
in someones solution - I want to add it to my module as well
There are also Microsoft Docs with very detailed description of all services and dependancies for AD and DCs as well.
And so I’ve decided to create a repository with simple lists in different topics with RAW
checks - independent of final solution one could use.
Currently there are 3 areas - Configuration, Operational and Security with checks split into General (overall service) and per Node (per Domain Controller) checks.
Take a look and let me know what else should I add - or better - create a Pull Request with necessary information!