Quest's Spotlight on Active Directory offers proactive performance monitoring and real-time diagnostics for detecting, troubleshooting, and resolving a number of issues (performance, replication, availability, etc).

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Here are some of the highlights:

* Displays entire AD site and replication infrastructure visually indicating where replication, performance, and availability problems exist in the environment
* Visually represents the flow of data from the network and through the domain controllers using flow charts, graphs, and icons so administrators can easily identify, diagnose and resolve issues
* Contains a number of pre-configured tests allowing in-depth diagnostics reporting such as Directory Replication, DNS, File Replication, Domain Controller Performance, Schema Health, and Time Synchronization
* Built in Live Topology Viewer allows admins to identify problems at a glance
* The Unified Diagnostic Console will aid the process of discovering and resolving bottlenecks
* Provides proactive, real-time diagnostic information and statistics to quickly identify and prevent problems
* Eliminates the need to learn command-line tools and alleviates time-consuming manual troubleshooting
* Offers more than 100 customizable tests and automated repairs
* Integrates with Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 and System Center Operations Manager 2007 to provide a consolidated view of diagnostic data and performance information


To learn more and download a free trail, please go <a href="http://www.quest.com/spotlight-on-active-directory-pack/">here</a>.

