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Changes made to the configuration of the Windows system that hosts the Active Directory server – eg., installation of new drivers/software/services, application of Windows updates, etc. – can impact the performance of the server. This in turn can adversely impact the overall health and uptime of mission-critical applications and business services that rely on the Active Directory server. It is hence the responsibility of the AD administrator to keep an eye out for such system-level configuration changes, analyse their impact as and when they occur, and decide whether/not to rollback the changes. The SftServInstTest test helps administrators in this exercise.

This test promptly alerts administrators to crucial configuration changes – eg., loading of new drivers, installation of new Windows services/applications/packages/updates, etc. – on the Active Directory host. Using the detailed diagnostics reported by the test, administrators can also clearly understand the nature of these changes. In the light of the detailed change information provided by this test, administrators can perform effective impact analysis of the change.

Output of the test : One set of results for every Active Directory site that is being monitored

Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
newKernalFilterDriver	Indicates the number of kernel filter drivers that were newly loaded and registered.	Number	The detailed diagnosis of this measure reveals the kernel filter drivers that were loaded and registered and the user responsible for the same.
newWindowsService	Indicates the number of Windows services that were newly installed.	Number	The detailed diagnosis of this measure reveals the Windows services that were installed recently and the user who installed them.
newMsiFileInstalled	Indicates the number of MSI files that were newly installed.	Number	The detailed diagnosis of this measure reveals the MSI files that were installed recently and the user who installed them.
newAppInstalled	Indicates the number of applications that were newly installed.	Number	The detailed diagnosis of this measure reveals the universal groups to which members were added and the user who added the members.
updatedApp	Indicates the number of applications that were updated during the last measurement period.	Number	The detailed diagnosis of this measure reveals the applications that were updated recently and the user who updated them.
removedApp	Indicates the number of applications that were removed during the last measurement period.	Number	The detailed diagnosis of this measure reveals the applications that were removed recently and the user who uninstalled them.
updatePackageInstall	Indicates the number of updated packages installed during the last measurement period.	Number	The detailed diagnosis of this measure reveals the packages that were installed recently and the user who installed them.
winUpdateInstall	Indicates the number of Windows updates that were installed during the last measurement period.	Number	The detailed diagnosis of this measure reveals the Windows updates that were installed recently and the user who installed them.