| To review, here are the steps involved in designing and implementing a monitoring strategy for your directory service: -
Understand the monitoring tools at hand. Do you have, or do you plan to run, a full-fledged network management system? Or do you plan to develop your own standalone monitoring tools? Does your directory server software support SNMP? -
Make sure that any custom-built monitoring tools simulate actual directory operations. -
Decide what will be considered a failure of the directory. Set acceptable performance levels, taking into account any service-level agreements that may be in place. -
Implement log file analysis. -
Implement OS performance data analysis. -
Implement indirect monitoring. -
Decide on a notification strategy, implement notification methods , and develop a test plan for them. -
When an incident occurs, keep detailed records and use the knowledge gained while resolving the problem to improve the quality of your directory service. -
Analyzing usage and performance data collected from your directory server and operating system can provide you valuable insight into how your directory is being used, and how it is performing. |