4.7 ServerRoles

Use this Knowledge Script to display the Active Directory roles for each server in the forest. Active Directory roles include FSMO, Global Catalog, Bridgehead, and Inter-Site Topology Generator.

4.7.1 Resource Object

Report Agent > Active Directory > <Active Directory domain>

4.7.2 Default Schedule

The default schedule is Run once.

4.7.3 Setting Parameter Values

Set the following parameters as needed:

Description

How to Set It

Data Source

Include forest domain naming master?

Set to Yes to include the forest domain naming master in the report. The default is Yes.

Include forest schema master?

Set to Yes to include the forest schema master in the report. The default is Yes.

Include domain infrastructure masters?

Set to Yes to include domain infrastructure masters in the report. The default is Yes.

Include domain PDC emulators?

Set to Yes to include domain PDC emulators in the report. The default is Yes.

Include domain RID masters?

Set to Yes to include domain RID masters in the report. The default is Yes.

Include global catalogs?

Set to Yes to include global catalogs in the report. The default is Yes.

Include bridgeheads?

Set to Yes to include bridgeheads in the report. The default is Yes.

Include Inter-Site Topology Generators (ISTG)?

Set to Yes to include Inter-Site Topology Generators in the report. The default is Yes.

Report Settings

Include table of parameter settings?

Set to Yes to include a table in the report that lists parameter settings for the report script. The default is Yes.

Output folder

Click Browse [...] to select the name and location of the folder in which the report will be saved.

Add job ID to output folder name?

Set to Yes to append the job ID to the name of the output folder. The default is unchecked.

A job ID helps make the correlation between a specific instance of a Report Script and the corresponding report.

Report properties

Click Browse [...] to set report properties as desired.

Add timestamp to title?

Set to Yes to append a timestamp to the title of the report, making each title unique. The default is unchecked.

The timestamp is made up of the date and time the report was generated.

By adding a timestamp, you can run consecutive iterations of the same report without overwriting previous output.

Include Error Table?

Set to Yes to include a table in the report that lists any errors encountered when running the report. The default is Yes.

Event Notification

Raise event for report success?

Set to Yes to raise an event when the report is successfully generated. The default is Yes.

Event severity for report success

Set the severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the report is successfully generated. The default is 35 (magenta event indicator).

Event severity for report with no data

Set the severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the report is successfully generated but contains no data. The default is 25 (blue event indicator).

Event severity for report with error(s)

Set the severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the report is generated with some errors. The default is 15 (yellow event indicator).

Event severity for report failure

Set the severity level, from 1 to 40, to indicate the importance of an event in which the report is not generated. The default is 5 (magenta event indicator).