Administration Guide › Install and Configure Active Directory and Exchange Server AIM › How to Configure Active Directory and Exchange Server Monitoring › How the Active Directory and Exchange Server AIM Works

How the Active Directory and Exchange Server AIM Works

The following diagram illustrates the ADES AIM architecture:

The following process explains how the ADES AIM works:

1. The ADES AIM discovers hosts by searching the Domain Controller. The ADES AIM collects the information about:
   • Active Directory server roles such as Domain Controller and Global Catalog.
   • Exchange Server roles such as Hub Transport, Mailbox, and Client Access Server.

   Note: Unified Messaging and Edge Transport roles are not supported for monitoring.

2. When the hosts are discovered, the AIM sends a message to collect the data from:
   • The Domain Controller using ADSI calls
   • The Exchange Server using PowerShell commands
3. The AIM receives the data and updates the MIB table for the SystemEDGE Agent.
4. The managers such as the CA eHealth and CA Spectrum, poll the SystemEDGE host and collect the data to display.
5. The AIM continually polls the managed hosts (Active Directory and Exchange Server hosts that are set for monitoring) and updates its MIB table.