3.18 FSMOPlacement

Use this Knowledge Script to monitor the placement of a Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO) role.

Active Directory follows Microsoft Best Practices for the placement of FSMO roles:

The FSMO role of the infrastructure master must not host a global catalog unless all domain controllers in the domain of the Infrastructure Master are hosting global catalogs.
The Domain-Naming Master must host a global catalog.

This script raises an event if the placement of the FSMO role violates either rule.

3.18.1 Resource Objects

Active Directory domain

3.18.2 Default Schedule

The default interval for this script is Every 4 hours.

3.18.3 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 FSMOPlacement job fails. The default is 35.
Monitor FSMO role placement
Enable job delegation?	Select Yes to enable the delegation of the job to another server where appropriate. If enabled, runs the job on the selected computer that holds the server role that you selected for the Delegate domain-wide monitoring to the... parameter. The default is unselected. For more information, see Section 3.1, AD Knowledge Script Job Delegation.
Delegate domain-wide monitoring to the	Select the server role to which the job should be delegated: Primary Domain Controller (PDC), Infrastructure Master, or RID Master. The default is PDC.
Raise event when DC assumes this role?	If you enabled job delegation, set to Yes to raise events if the DC assumes the server role you selected for the Delegate domain-wide monitoring to the... parameter. The event indicates that the monitored computer has assumed the selected role. The default is Yes.
Event severity when DC assumes this role	Set the severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the DC assumes the role you selected for the Delegate domain-wide monitoring to the... parameter. The default is 30.
Raise event when DC relinquishes this role?	If you enabled job delegation, set to Yes to raise events if the DC gives up the server role you selected for the Delegate domain-wide monitoring to the... parameter. The event indicates that the monitored computer has relinquished the selected role. The default is Yes.
Event severity when DC relinquishes this role	Set the severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the DC relinquishes the role you selected for the Delegate domain-wide monitoring to the... parameter. The default is 30.
Event Notification
Raise event if role placement invalid?	Select Yes to raise an event if the FSMO role placement is invalid. The default is Yes.
Event severity when role placement invalid	Set the severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the FSMO role placement is invalid. The default is 10.
Data Collection
Collect data for role placement status (valid or invalid)?	Select Yes to collect data for charts and reports. If enabled, data collection returns: 100 -- the FMSO role placement is valid, or 0 -- a problem with role placement was found. The default is unselected.