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Active Directory Web Services (ADWS) in Windows Server 2008 R2 is a new Windows service that provides a Web service interface to Active Directory domains, Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) instances, and Active Directory Database Mounting Tool instances that are running on the same Windows Server 2008 R2 server as ADWS. If the ADWS service on a Windows Server 2008 R2 server is stopped or disabled, client applications, such as the Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell or the Active Directory Administrative Center will not be able to access or manage any directory service instances that are running on this server.

This is why, it is important that administrators are promptly alerted to critical error events and warning events pertaining to the ADWS. The ADWSEvtLogTest test does just that! This test scans the Active Directory Web Services event log for current and probable problems related to the ADWS, and brings the count and details of such problems to the notice of administrators.

Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
Critical_count	Indicates the number of critical events that were generated when the test was last executed.	Number	A critical event is one that the ADWS cannot automatically recover from. This measure is applicable only for Windows 2008/Windows Vista/Windows 7 systems. A very low value (zero) indicates that the service is in a healthy state and is running smoothly without any potential problems. An increasing trend or high value indicates the existence of fatal/irrepairable problems. The detailed diagnosis of this measure describes all the critical events captured by the Active Directory Web Services log during the last measurement period. Please check the Active Directory Web Services log in the Event Log Viewer for more details.
Error_count	This refers to the number of error events captured by the Active Directory Web Services log during the test's last execution.	Number	A very low value (zero) is desired for this measure, as it indicates good health. An increasing trend or a high value indicates the existence of problems. Please check the Active Directory Web Services log in the Event Log Viewer for more details.
Information_count	This refers to the number of information events that were captured by the Active Directory Web Services log during the test's last execution.	Number	A change in value of this measure may indicate infrequent but successful operations. Please check the Active Directory Web Services log in the Event Log Viewer for more details.
Verbose_count	Indicates the number of verbose events that were generated when the test was last executed.	Number	Verbose logging provides more details in the log entry, which will enable you to troubleshoot issues better. This measure is applicable only for Windows 2008/Windows Vista/Windows 7 systems. The detailed diagnosis of this measure describes all the verbose events that were captured by the Active Directory Web Services log during the last measurement period. Please check the Active Directory Web Services log in the Event Log Viewer for more details.
Warning_count	This refers to the number of warning events captured by the Active Directory Web Services log during the test's last execution.	Number	A high value of this measure indicates problems that may not have an immediate impact, but may cause future problems. Please check the Active Directory Web Services log in the Event Log Viewer for more details.