Default Parameters for DNSHealthTest

This test reports the current status of the seven DNS-related health checks that DCDIAG performs on the domain controllers.

This page depicts the default parameters that need to be configured for the DNSHealthTest.

• The TEST PERIOD list box helps the user to decide how often this test needs to be executed.

• In some environments, when the DCDIAG command is executed on the domain controllers, if the FORWARDER test failed due to the Forwarder not configured in the tartget environment or if the Forwarder is not working properly, then, this test may not report metrics. In such cases, set the USE DNSBASIC flag to Yes. By default, this flag is set to No.

• Once the necessary values have been provided, clicking on the UPDATE button will register the changes made.

When changing default configurations of tests, the values with “$” indicate variables that will be replaced by the eG system according to the specific server being managed - for instance, $hostName is the host/nickname of the target host, $port is the port number of the server being monitored. E.g., for a server xyz:80, $hostName will be changed automatically by the eG manager to “xyz” and $port will be changed to “80” when configuring a test.