Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI) enables system administrators and
developers of scripts or applications to easily query for and manipulate
directory service objects. ADSI present a single set of directory service
interfaces for managing network resources from different directory services.
Administrators and developers can use ADSI to manage the resources in a
directory service, regardless of which network environment contains the
resource.Scripts written to ADSI will work with any directory service
that offers an ADSI provider. For example, with ADSI, applications can
access LDAP, NDS, the Active Directory service, and other directories with
ADSI interfaces as long as the appropriate service providers are available.
The standard ADSI providers are found within multiple namespaces -
typically directory services for various network operating systems.
Providers enable communication between the server or client. ADSI includes
providers for:
- Windows NT.
- Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
- Windows 2000 Active Directory (AD).
- Novell NetWare Directory Services (NDS), and NetWare 3 bindery (NWCOMPAT).
GFI Network Server Monitor provides the ability to build monitor check
routines based on ADSI. GFI Network Server Monitor provides some useful ADSI
scripts, which you can use as a basis for new check routines. |
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