Monitoring, Backups, and Recovery in Server 2008

Question 1

which code do you use to test the integrity of the ntds.dit db file

Answer 1

integrity

ntdsutil: files
file maintanence: integrity

Question 2

Network Monitor

Answer 2

enables you to monitor and troublshoot nework performance by capturing data frames transferred between network computers.

3.1 includes new technologies that enable you to capture and monitor wireless data transfers so that you can monitor a wireless network

Protocol analyzer, captures data, ie: traffic, identify unwanted connections or protocol traffic, maintain statistics on network performance, troubleshoot network problems such as malfunctioning servers

captures frames between computers that share a network connection

need to download it from microsoft

computer you are monitoring has to have a nic with promiscuous mode(reads and process every packet)

Network Monitor Agent must be installed on remote machine

cmd prompt = netmon

Question 3

Windows Task Manager

Answer 3

manage running programs and processes and analyze system performance

ctrl alt del or cmd prompt taskmgr

Question 4

Event Viewer

Answer 4

identify and track events that indicte possible performance problems

cmd eventvwr

can view 2 types of event logs:

1. Windows Logs -created for apps that affect O/S
2. App and Service Logs, which are new to server 2008 and store events from a single app or component

to exclude ,-5230

Question 5

WSRM - Windows System Resource Manager

Answer 5

manage allocation of system resources

tools, services

Question 6

Windows Reliability and Performance Manager

Answer 6

monitor performance of system hardware and software

replaces server performance advisor and system monitor

server manager, diagnostics, choose it

Question 7

5 types of windows logs in event viewer

Answer 7

Application
Security
Setup
System
Forwarded Events