Configure and Manage Active Directory Flashcards
What are the requirements for creating a Group Managed Service Account (gMSA)?
- At least one Windows Server 2012 Domain Controller
- A Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8 machine with the ActiveDirectory PowerShell module, to create/manage the gMSA
- A Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8 domain member to run/use the gMSA
What is a SPN (Service Principal Name)?
a unique identifier of a service instance. SPNs are used by Kerberos authentication to associate a service instance with a service logon account. This allows a client application to request that the service authenticate an account even if the client does not have the account name.
What is a Connection Point object?
Simple definition: an associated computer object for the computer on which the service is running
Complex: represents one or more instances of a service that is available in a network.
You have active directory recycle bin enabled.
You have 50 user accounts that were deleted last night. Theses users are scheduled to start today. How would you restore the accounts?
Both via PowerShell and GUI
- PS - Restore-ADObject
- Use Active Directory Administrative Center (ADAC)
What are the different ways you can back up and restore Active Directory?
- Entire Server
- Selected Files
- System State Data
What does System State Back up?
includes all the files that are required to recover AD DS. System state includes at least the following data, plus additional data, depending on the server roles that are installed
What does Citrical Volumes backup?
includes all volumes that contain system state files
System State Backup
Can be used to recover from registry or directory service configuration errors (recover AD DS)
Yes
System State Backup
Can be used for full server (bare-metal) recovery with Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE)
No
System State Backup
Can be used to recover from unbootable conditions
No
System State Backup
Can be used to recover specific files and folders
No
System State Backup
Can be created by using Windows Server Backup snap-in (GUI)
No
System State Backup
Can be created by using Wbadmin.exe command line tool
Yes
System State Backup
Has incremental backup support
No*
System State Backup
Can be stored on a DVD or on a network share if the backup is performed manually (is not a scheduled backup)
No
System State Backup
Can use any of the volumes that are included in the backup as the target volume
Yes***
System State Backup
Can be scheduled by using the Windows Server Backup snap-in
No
Critical Volumes Backup
Can be used to recover from registry or directory service configuration errors (recover AD DS)
Yes
Critical Volumes Backup
Can be used for full server (bare-metal) recovery with Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE)
Yes
Critical Volumes Backup
Can be used to recover from unbootable conditions
Yes
Critical Volumes Backup
Can be used to recover specific files and folders
Yes
Critical Volumes Backup
Can be created by using Windows Server Backup snap-in (GUI)
Yes
Critical Volumes Backup
Can be created by using Wbadmin.exe command line tool
Yes
Critical Volumes Backup
Has incremental backup support
Yes
Critical Volumes Backup
Can be stored on a DVD or on a network share if the backup is performed manually (is not a scheduled backup)
Yes
Critical Volumes Backup
Can use any of the volumes that are included in the backup as the target volume
No
Critical Volumes Backup
Can be scheduled by using the Windows Server Backup snap-in
Yes
Full Server Backup
Can be used to recover from registry or directory service configuration errors (recover AD DS)
Yes
Full Server Backup
Can be used for full server (bare-metal) recovery with Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE)
Yes
Full Server Backup
Can be used to recover from unbootable conditions
Yes
Full Server Backup
Can be used to recover specific files and folders
Yes
Full Server Backup
Can be created by using Windows Server Backup snap-in (GUI)
Yes
Full Server Backup
Can be created by using Wbadmin.exe command line tool
Yes
Full Server Backup
Has incremental backup support
?
Full Server Backup
Can be stored on a DVD or on a network share if the backup is performed manually (is not a scheduled backup)
Yes**
Full Server Backup
Can use any of the volumes that are included in the backup as the target volume
No
Full Server Backup
Can be scheduled by using the Windows Server Backup snap-in
Yes
How do you do a bare metal back up using PowerShell?
- $policy = New-WBpolicy
- Add-WBBareMetalRecovery $policy
- $BackupLocation = New-WBBackupTarget –VolumePath E:
- Add-WBBackupTarget –Policy $Policy –Target $BackupLocation
- Start-WBBackup –Policy $policy
What does the cmd Repadmin /rodcpwrepl do?
Repadmin = lets you view and manage active directory replication
/rodcpwrepl = is used to view RODC Password Replication
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Add-WBBackupTarget
Adds a backup target to a backup policy.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Add-WBBareMetalRecovery
Adds items to a backup policy so that backups that use the policy can perform bare metal recoveries.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Add-WBFileSpec
Adds a backup file specification to a backup policy.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Add-WBSystemState
Adds the system state components to the backup policy.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Add-WBVirtualMachine
Adds a list of virtual machines to the backup policy.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Add-WBVolume
Adds the list of source volumes to the backup policy.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Get-WBBackupSet
Gets backups for a server from a location that you specify.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Get-WBBackupTarget
Gets backup storage locations that you specified as part of a backup policy.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Get-WBBackupVolumeBrowsePath
Mounts a volume inside a backup so that you can browse the files on the volume.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Get-WBBareMetalRecovery
Indicates whether or not a backup policy can perform bare metal recoveries from backups.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Get-WBDisk
Gets a list of internal and external disks that are online for the local computer.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Get-WBFileSpec
Gets the list of backup file specifications associated with a backup policy.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Get-WBJob
Gets the current backup operation.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Get-WBPerformanceConfiguration
Retrieves the current volume backup performance settings.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Get-WBPolicy
Retrieves the current backup policy for the computer.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Get-WBSchedule
Retrieves the current schedule for backups.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Get-WBSummary
Retrieves the history of backup operations on the computer.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Get-WBSystemState
Gets a Boolean value that indicates whether system state recovery was added to the backup policy.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Get-WBVirtualMachine
Gets all virtual machines and components from the backup policy.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Get-WBVolume
Retrieves a list of volumes.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Get-WBVssBackupOption
Retrieves a Volume Shadow Copy Service setting from the backup policy.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
New-WBBackupTarget
Creates a backup target object.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
New-WBFileSpec
Creates a backup file specification.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
New-WBPolicy
Creates a backup policy object.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Remove-WBBackupSet
Deletes backups from a target catalog, a system catalog, or both.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Remove-WBBackupTarget
Removes backup storage locations from a backup policy.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Remove-WBBareMetalRecovery
Removes a request to include items that implement bare metal recovery from the current backup policy.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Remove-WBCatalog
Removes the backup catalog from the local computer.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Remove-WBFileSpec
Removes a backup file specification from a backup policy.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Remove-WBPolicy
Removes the backup policy.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Remove-WBSystemState
Removes the system state components from the backup policy.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Remove-WBVirtualMachine
Removes the list of virtual machines from the backup policy.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Remove-WBVolume
Removes the volume from the backup policy.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Restore-WBCatalog
Recovers a backup catalog for the local computer from a storage location.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Resume-WBBackup
Resumes a backup operation to a removable device after you add media to the device.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Resume-WBVolumeRecovery
Resumes a volume recovery operation from a removable device and specific media.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Set-WBPerformanceConfiguration
Sets the current volume backup performance settings.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Set-WBPolicy
Sets the backup policy for scheduled backups.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Set-WBSchedule
Sets the current schedule for backups.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Set-WBVssBackupOption
Sets a value that determines the VSS setting in the backup policy.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Start-WBApplicationRecovery
Starts an application recovery operation.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Start-WBBackup
Starts a one-time backup operation.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Start-WBFileRecovery
Starts a file recovery operation.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Start-WBHyperVRecovery
Starts recovery of a hv_win8_2 virtual machine.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Start-WBSystemStateRecovery
Starts a system state recovery operation.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Start-WBVolumeRecovery
Starts a volume recovery operation.
What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?
Stop-WBJob
Stops the current backup or recovery job.
What does the cmd Dsmove do?
Moves objects between locations in an AD domain or renames exisiting objects