ADAM Binding Test

In Active Directory Domain Services, the act of associating a programmatic object with a specific Active Directory Domain Services object is known as binding. When a programmatic object, such as an IADs or DirectoryEntry object, is associated with a specific directory object, the programmatic object is considered to be bound to the directory object.

This test reports the type of binds that exist in an AD environment, and for each bind type, reports how fast the AD server bound the programmatic objects to the directory object.

Target of the test : An Active Directory or Domain Controller on Windows

Agent deploying the test : An internal agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for every Active Directory being monitored

Configurable parameters for the test

Parameters	Description
Test Period	How often should the test be executed.
Host	The host for which the test is to be configured.
Port	Refers to the port used by VMware Horizon Connection Server. The default port number is NULL.

Measurements made by the test

Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
Ntlm binds	Indicates the rate at which programmatic and directory  objects were bound to one another using NTLM binds.	Binds/Sec
Simple binds	Indicates the rate at which programmatic and directory  objects were bound to one another using Simple binds.	Binds/Sec	In a simple bind, the client either binds anonymously, that is, with an empty bind Distinguished Name, or by providing a Distinguished Name and a password.
External binds	Indicates the rate at which programmatic and directory  objects were bound to one another using External  binds.	Binds/Sec
Fast binds	Indicates the rate at which programmatic and directory  objects were bound to one another using Fast binds.	Binds/Sec	Fast bind mode allows a client to use the LDAP bind request to simply validate credentials and authenticate the client without the overhead of establishing the authorization information.
Negotiated binds	Indicates the rate at which programmatic and directory  objects were bound to one another using Negotiated binds.	Binds/Sec