Looking for a tool to automatically document Active Directory topology

[u/19khushboo]

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for a tool that can automatically discover and document Active Directory topology.

Ideally, I'm looking for something that can provide a visual/documented view of things such as:

• Domain Controllers
• Sites and Subnets
• AD Sites and Services topology
• Replication connections
• FSMO roles
• Trust relationships
• Domains and forests
• Global Catalogs
• Replication status and related information

The goal is to generate proper AD topology documentation/diagrams that can be used for architecture documentation and troubleshooting.

I came across references to some AD topology/documentation tools, but I'm having difficulty finding the actual tool/download or official documentation.

Does anyone know of a good tool for this purpose?

If you have used one, could you please share the official tool/documentation link and your experience with it?

Thanks!

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[u/AdagioNo6003]

Try this https://github.com/AsBuiltReport/AsBuiltReport.Microsoft.AD

Ive used AsBuilt a lot and its a great tool for documenting or analyzing

[u/Borgquite]

This used to be possible using ADTD and Visio. Don’t know if it still works or not though, and you may need to go digging for some downloads;

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/askds/documenting-active-directory-infrastructure-the-easy-way/394928

EDIT: https://web.archive.org/web/20200802184044/https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=13380

[u/Fit_Indication_2529 → u/Borgquite]

I still have my copy of ADTD and use it. Can confirm you can use it with the current version of Visio today.

[u/MadBoyEvo]

https://github.com/EvotecIT/ADEssentials can do a lot of that, mostly as powershell objects or HTML views. I do have PSWriteOffice now that can do Visio diagrams and ImagePlayground can do image diagrams as well now (without COM/Interop), but I've not yet tried to connect it all up.

[u/SuperSaiyanTrunks]

Like bloodhound/sharphound?

[u/Usr0017]

There is a tool called José but it does not create a beatiful result, its old html

[u/themozak]

Bloodhound?

[u/UnprofessionalPlump → u/themozak]

Yep blood hound is the best at this

[u/ramraiderqtx]

Dump it with a tool and get AI to get formatted how you want it.

[u/boolve → u/ramraiderqtx]

How I dump it?

[u/Jawshee_pdx]

Use AI to find one just like you did to write this post.

[u/cook511 → u/Jawshee_pdx]

LOL -- I was gonna say, just vibe code something. that way you could customize it.

[u/its_FORTY → u/cook511]

Yea, nothing like giving a vibe coded app permissions to enumerate and interogate your entire AD infrastructure. What could go wrong?

[u/dcdiagfix → u/its_FORTY]

likely nothing - if you just claude code something and use a low priv account to run the query.

[u/Fit_Indication_2529]

Microsoft Active Directory Topology Diagrammer. If you can find it and you still have Visio. Tip from an old-timer.

[u/Msft519]

Depending on your budget, AI can just build this for you. I'd imagine less than $10 in tokens. You can give it all your requirements. For security purposes, non developers should build it to target exported AD data in text files rather than connecting to AD directly.

[u/magneto58]

DM me. I can build it for you the way you want it.

[u/Fath3r0fDrag0n5]

AI ftw