ReplMon Notes

If you choose to install Support Tools into a directory other than the default of Program Files\Support Tools, the required Visual Basic controls might fail to register. This happens only if the Support Tools are installed into a directory that contains extended characters. If this occurs, the workaround is to uninstall the Support Tools and then to install them into the Progam Files\Support Tools folder.

ReplMon is designed for use with context-sensitive menus. ReplMon UI and ReplMon Examples specify the menu options as the method for accessing commands. For a shortcut, right-click objects in the ReplMon window and then a context sensitive menu appears.

The list of monitored servers in ReplMon can be created by adding each server individually. If a number of servers must be monitored on a regular basis, however, the task of building the list can be automated by creating a file that lists the servers to be monitored. The file is created either by using a text editor or in ReplMon by saving a list of servers already being monitored. The file is then opened in ReplMon.

To create a list of monitored servers and save it as a text file

1. Open a text editor.
2. Type a list of host names for the servers. Each server must be on its own line.
3. If alternative credentials are needed, add a comma after ServerName, followed by Domain\User. If the ServerName is Server1, Domain is Microsoft.com, and the User is Admin, the command looks like the following:

4. server1\microsoft.com\admin

   The password is not included for security reasons. When the text file is read by ReplMon, a dialog box prompts the user for the password.

5. Save the file with a .ini extension in the Program Files\Active Directory Replication Monitor folder.

Another way to create a text file of servers is by using ReplMon. If ReplMon is open and monitoring servers, the current list of monitored servers can be saved for future use.

To create a list of monitored servers from ReplMon

1. While monitoring a list of servers in ReplMon, click the File menu and then select Save Monitored List As.
2. Save the file with a .ini extension in the Program Files\Active Directory Replication Monitor folder.

To load an .ini file to create a list of monitored servers for ReplMon

1. With ReplMon open, click the File menu and then select Open Script. A list of .ini files from the Program Files\Active Directory Replication Monitor displays.
2. Select the .ini file that contains the list of servers to be monitored.

Many of the tasks that can be performed with ReplMon can be performed from the command line by using RepAdmin.