3.25 KCCDisabled

Use this Knowledge Script to check if the Knowledge Consistency Checker (KCC) is enabled or disabled for a site or server. The KCC is a core Active Directory service that is responsible for generating the intersite and intrasite replication topology. You can set this script to reenable the KCC for either intersite or intrasite replication topology if it is found to be disabled.

NOTE:Enabling the KCC requires Domain Admin permission. If you want to use this Knowledge Script to enable the KCC, set the AppManager agent to run as an account with Domain Admin permission, or specify an account and password with Domain Admin permission.

3.25.1 Resource Object

Active Directory domain controller

3.25.2 Default Schedule

The default interval for this script is Every hour.

3.25.3 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 KCCDisabled job fails. The default is 35.

Monitor KCC status

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 Inter-Site Topology Generator (ISTG) server role. The default is unselected. For more information, see Section 3.1, AD Knowledge Script Job Delegation.

Delegate site-wide monitoring to the

Indicates the server role to which the job should be delegated, the ISTG.

Raise event when DC assumes this role?

If you enabled job delegation, set to Yes to raise events if the domain controller (DC) assumes the ISTG server role. The event indicates that the monitored computer has assumed that 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 ISTG server role. 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 ISTG server role. The event indicates that the monitored computer has relinquished that 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 ISTG server role. The default is 30.

Event Notification

Raise event if KCC is disabled?

Select Yes to raise an event if the KCC is disabled. The default is Yes.

Event severity when KCC is disabled

Set the severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the KCC is disabled. The default is 20.

Raise event if KCC is enabled?

Select Yes to raise an event if the KCC is enabled. The default is unselected.

Event severity when KCC is enabled

Set the severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the KCC is enabled. The default is 25.

Data Collection

Collect data for KCC status?

Select Yes to collect data for charts and reports. If enabled, data collection returns:

  • 100 -- KCC is enabled

  • 0 -- KCC is disabled.

The default is unselected.

Remediation

Enable KCC for intrasite topology generation?

Select Yes to reenable the KCC for intrasite topology generation if the KCC is disabled. The default is Yes.

Enable KCC for intersite topology generation?

Select Yes to reenable the KCC for intersite topology generation if the KCC is disabled. The default is unselected.

Account to use to enable KCC (leave blank to use the MC account)

Specify the account to be used by AppManager for Microsoft Active Directory to reenable the KCC. Use the format domain\user or user@domain. Leave this value blank to use the managed client account.

Password for this account

Specify the password associated with the account you noted above. The maximum length allowed for the password is 32 characters.