Management Improvements in 2008 R2

Question 1

NLB

Answer 1

Remove-WindowsFeature NLB -restart

Question 2

Core Parking

Answer 2

monitors multi-core processor power in a data center’s processor workload and consolidates it on fewer cores when utilization is low.

Question 3

2008 R2 Improvements

Answer 3

Remote mgmt
     Graphical mgmt consoles
     command line automated scripts
Best Practice Analyzer (BPA)
windows powershell cmdlets
Changes to roles and features

BrancheCache -reduces network bandwidth needs for RDP clients

Ink and Handwriting services - support for handwriting, stylus, and touch screens

Direct Access Mgmt console - access and monitoring

Windows Biometric Framework, allows for fingerprint detection devices

WinRM - Windows Remote Management, IIS extension, enables servers to receive remote mgmt requests from clients

XPS viewer is now a standalone feature - but no support for 2000 message queing

Windows Server Migration Tool

Remote Server Administration Tool includes AD Admin Center, RD Connection Broker Tools, BitLocker Recovery Password Viewer

Question 4

powershell get help

Answer 4

get-help ,cmdlet_name> -full

access info getting started guide in the windows powershell help (r click on icon on taskbar and select help from list of options

Add-WindowsFeature
Get-WindowsFeature
Remove-WindowsFeature

Question 5

Terminal Services is now know as Remote Desktop Services

Answer 5

Print Service is now known as Print and Document Services

Question 6

WSUS

Answer 6

Windows Server Update Service comes with R2, before you had to download it.

Question 7

2008 R2 deployment of roles and features

Answer 7

powershell cmdlets
servermanagercmd.exe
They install or remove roles, role services, features

Question 8

Before you can work with the servermanager cmdlets

Answer 8

you must load them ea in a new powershell session.
Import-Module Servermanager or r. click icon and choose

You need to enable script exectuion on the system before you can load modules

Question 9

Remote mgmt supported scenarios

Answer 9

Server to Server
Server to Core Server
Client to Server

Security considerations are the same for powershell as for servermanger - modifications of .DDLs, sensitive data in the log file. log files don’t contain sensitive data or account info such as passwords

Question 10

things you can do on a remote machine through server manager

Answer 10

1. view automatic update status
2. Best Practices Analyzer scans on roles
3. Cofig Error Reporting
4. Viewing and managing roles and services from role home pages
5. CEIP changes Windows Customer Experience program
6. Viewing or changing firewall
7. viewing IE advanced security config settings

Question 11

before you can config rdp, GPOs need to be enabled

Answer 11

Remote Event Log mgmt
Remote Service Mgmt
Windows Firewall remote mgmt

Question 12

to config listeners, gpedit, computer config, admin templates

Answer 12

windows remote mgmt, winrm Service, allow automatic config of listeners and enable

to config new rules windows settings, security settings, windows firewall with advanced security, new inbound rule

Question 13

BPA measures compliance with rules in 8 categories of a role’s efficacy, security and reliability

BPA Gui allows scanning a single unit.
Powershell multiple roles

Answer 13

Classed by compliant
noncompliant
Warning

8 categories

predeplyment
postdeployment
BPA prerequisites
security
performance
configuration
policy 
operation

Question 14

ppm

Answer 14

processor power management
less storage power consumption
reduced power consumption by mulit-core proecessors

improvements:
core parking
managing CPU States
Using a SAN

3 states
Processor performance states defined by the ACPI specs as P-states

Linear stop throttle states, defined as ACPI specs as T-states
and processor idle sleep states, defined by the ACPI specifications as C-states

3 different behaviors and control mechanisms are:

dependent control
independent control
independent control and behavior

Question 15

Intelligent Timer Tick Distribution or Tick Skipping

Answer 15

extends a processor sleep state to idle or not on unless necessary. One processor is assigned this

Question 16

Power magmt controls

Answer 16

wireless adapter power settings
hybrid sleep
USB selective suspend, hdd to turn off connecton without bothering clients
PCI express bus power mmgmt
MIn an dMax processor state
power savings mode for search and indexing
Adaptive display control, which automaticaly reduces the grightness level of an inttegrated display control -adjust brightness

Question 17

LInear stop clock throttle states

Answer 17

multi core processor power consumptions c uts off CPU performacne baed on redessors work load as viewed over a specific amount of time

Question 18

SANS enhancements

Answer 18

ATA slumber
Optimized link power mgmt - sata hdd and chipset
asynchronous notification of media changes - dont have to keep sending commdlets
Support for solid state drives - aka SSDs are less power than mechanical drives, no moving parts

Question 19

powershell cmdlets

Answer 19

-includeAllSubFeature
-REstart
-Whatif
-concurrent
AD LDS = adlsds
New-ADComputer -SamAccountName
New-AdUser -SamAccountName
-Account Password
-Enabled

Question 20

in order to manage AD, AD LDS, AD Database mounting Tool using powershell you have to have

Answer 20

2008 R2 DC

one instance of an AD LDS config running on 2008 R2

Question 21

AD module gets installed by default when you

Answer 21

dcpromo.exe
AD DS or AD LDS server role is installed
Windows 7 computer or 2008 R2 server install RSAT - Remote Server Administration Tools

Question 22

several new and updated feature that contribute to improved wokrload size, scalability, availability

Answer 22

New cpu archetecture - as many as 256 logical processsors, hper v 64,

increased OS componentization
improved performance and scalability
Improved storage solutions
improved protection of intranet resources

Question 23

performance improvements

Answer 23

wire speed storage by decreasing processor involvement in storage processes

storage input and output process

better use of multiple paths between servers and storage

enhanced connection performance for iSCSI-attached storage

optimization of the storage subsystem

quicker OS startups

Question 24

NAP works with

Answer 24

IPsec
802.1x authentication for wired and wireless
access for remote VPNs
DHCP address allocation
TS, Terminal services, gateway access

Question 25

NPS improvements

Answer 25

automated SQL logging setup
enhanced NPS logging
NAP multiple config of SHV
Templates
migration of 2003 IAS servers (internet authentication servers)

Question 26

NLB improvements

Network load balancer

can only use TCP/IP with TCP or UDP port

Answer 26

support for apps and services that need persisten connections

health monitoring and awareness of apps and services

next generation TCP/IP

multiple IP addresses

Integration of Microsoft ISA Server

extended affinity

powershell for nlb clusters

rolling updates

simultaneous users by distribution over cluster node

enables TCP/IP reqeusts to multiple systems to facilitate the best possible use of resources, reduce computing time and to ensure system availability

Question 27

csv benefits

clustered shared volume

must be 2008 R2 hyper v

Answer 27

easier storage mgmt

resilient to failures

consistent namespace for all the nodes in the cluster

storing many VMs on one LUN and configuring them to fail over individually

No need for special hardware or other considerations

Question 28

backup

Answer 28

windows server backup console mmc

command line tools - wbadmin

powershell cmdlets
wbadmin start systemstatebackup used to run jog once
wbadmin start backup is used to schedule state backups

must have VSS writer and application must be running in order for job to run

apps can only be backed up to hdd or remote shared folders, not removable media