User Guide

Server DNS

The nep-server-dns provides the minimum requirements to implement a monitoring of DNS Server .

Using the provided objects, is possible to:

  • Service DNS Server Status

  • DNS A record Status

  • DNS PTR record Status

  • Domain A record Status

  • Domain _msdcs A record Status

Minimum supported environment

This package can be installed on systems running the software described below. Systems with equivalent components are also suitable for installation.

Required software

Requirements

NetEye

Version 4.20+

NetEye modules

Core

Package requirements

Service and Host Template shipped with package nep-server-dns require the following nep:

  • nep-common

Setup instructions

To setup Package nep-server-dns, just use the Setup Utility:

nep-setup install nep-server-dns

Available Objects

This section contains a description of all the Objects from this package that can be used to build your own monitoring environment.

Director Objects

The Package contains the following Director Objects.

Host Templates

The following Host Templates can be used to freely create Host Objects. Remember to not edit these Host Templates because they will be restored/updated at the next NEP package update.

Host Template name

Description

nx-ht-windows-dns-server

Describe a generic Windows DNS Server.

Service Templates

The following Service Templates can be used to freely create Service Objects, Service Apply Rules or Service Sets. Remember to not edit these Service Templates because they will be restored/updated at the next NEP Package update.

Template name

Run on Agent

Description

nx-st-agentless-dns-record-status

No

Checks all aspects of monitoring of a DNS Server

Service Sets

The following Service Sets can be used to freely monitor Host Objects. Remember to not edit these Service Sets because they will be restored/updated at the next NEP Package update.

Service Set name

Description

nx-ss-windows-ad-dns-server

Service Set providing common monitoring for DNS Server: Service DNS Server Status, DNS A record Status, DNS PTR record Status,Domain A record Status,Domain _msdcs A record Status

ITOA Dashboards

The Package does not provide any ITOA Dashboards right now.

Package’s objects list

Object Type

Object Name

Editable

Containing File

Director Host Template

nx-ht-windows-dns-server

No

baskets/import/nep-server-dns-03-host.json

Director Service Set

nx-ss-windows-ad-dns-server

No

baskets/import/nep-server-dns-05-serviceset.json

Director Service Template

nx-st-agentless-dns-record-status

No

baskets/import/nep-server-dns-04-service.json