This test reveals whether the server being monitored is a global catalog server or not. If it is, then the test attempts to search the global catalog server for a configured user and reports whether that user was found or not. The test also reports the time taken to search for that user. This information helps administrators assess how efficient the global catalog is in minimizing the time taken to locate a user across domains.

This test applies only to Active Directory Servers installed on Windows 2008.

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

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

• Specify the name of the user who has to be searched in the global catalog in the USERNAME text box.

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.