3.6 ConnectivityObject

Use this Knowledge Script to verify connectivity between the target computer and the Active Directory objects (domains, computers, or users) you specify. This script raises an event if the computer cannot connect to the Active Directory object you specified.

3.6.1 Resource Objects

Any Windows computer

3.6.2 Default Schedule

The default interval for this script is Every hour.

3.6.3 Setting Parameter Values

Set the following parameters as needed:

Parameter	How to Set It
General Settings
Raise event if job fails
Event severity when job fails	Set the severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the ConnectivityObject job fails. The default is 35.
Monitor connectivity to an Active Directory object
Active Directory object type	Select the Active Directory object to which you want to check connectivity: domain, computer, or user. The default is domain.
Object name (for user, type Domain/username)	Specify the name of the object to which you are checking connectivity. For example, if you specified the “domain” object, type the name of the domain to which you want to check connectivity. If you specified the “user” object, type the full user account name, including the domain. For example: NC/wolfpack The default entry is rootDSE.
Event Notification
Raise event if connection fails?	Select Yes to raise an event if connection to the object fails. The default is Yes.
Event severity when connection fails	Set the severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which connection to the object fails. The default is 10.
Data Collection
Collect data for connection status?	Select Yes to collect data for charts and reports. If enabled, data collection returns: 100 -- the connection was successful, or 0 -- the object is not accessible. The default is unselected.