Archive für Mai 2008

Group Policy Documentation Survival Guide

der Name ist wohl Programm… also, downloaden, lesen und Links nutzen

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Automatisches Update auf W2K8 Server Core

Damit auf einem Windows Server 2008 Core das automatische Update von MS funktioniert, kann man folgenden Weg nutzen:

1. navigiere in \Windows\System32\

2. cscript scregedit.wsf /au 4

3. net stop wuauserv

4. net start wuauserv

Um nun ein Update zu erzwingen ist folgender Befehl auszuführen:

wuauclt /detectnow

Um den Status abzufragen, kann folgender Befehl genutzt werden:

cscript scregedit.wsf /au /v

Änderung im MS Zertifizierungsbereich

meine MCITP Exchange Zertifizierung muss nun nach 3 Jahren nicht wieder erneuert werden

aus dem Kundennewsletter von MS:

In response to customer feedback, Microsoft has eliminated the requirement to recertify, or refresh, your MCITP or MCPD certification every three years.

Poster für STSADM (Office Sharepoint 2007/WSS 3.0)

Following popular demand, Kirk Stark from the SharePoint User Assistance team has created a set of useful posters that show the Stsadm command line parameters for MOSS 2007 and WSS 3.0.

The following files are available for download from this document library on the SharePoint Community Portal

Stsadm parameters poster for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007:

Stsadm parameters poster for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0:

If you prefer to see the official online reference for the Stsadm tool, go the following:

Lastly, Ian Morrish of Microsoft Consulting Services has posted a customized version of the Stsadm online reference that’s conveniently grouped by functional categories.

Quelle: Posters for SharePoint Stsadm command line parameters now available

Exchange Remote Connectivity Analyzer

Microsoft bietet derzeit zu Testzwecken einen Analyzer, der die Konnektivität der eigenen Exchange Umgebung testen kann, an.

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Verteilte AD Administration: was muss ich wissen

In Blog Eintrag von Yusuf Dikmenoglu werden die Themen

  • SID (Security Identifier)
  • Access Token,
  • ACL (Access Control List)
  • ACE (Access Control Entries)
  • SD (Security Descriptor)
  • DACL (Discretionary Access Control List)
  • SACL (Security Access Control List) und
  • SDDL (Security Descriptor Definition Language)

sehr gut aufgearbeitet. Dieser Artikel dient als Hintergrund für alle Administratoren, die sich mit dem Thema der verteilten Administration näher beschäftigen wollen und sollen.

Windows Server 2008 Core: Core Configurator

Der Core Configurator soll mit einer GUI verschiedene Tasks auf einem Core Server unterstützen:

  • Product Activation
  • Configuration of display resolution
  • Clock and time zone configuration
  • Remote Desktop configuration
  • Management of local user accounts (creation, deletion, groupmembership, passwords)
  • Firewall configuration
  • WinRM configuration
  • IP configuration
  • Computer name and domain/workgroup membership
  • Installation of Server Core features/roles

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Die Autorenseite findet sich hier. Eine ausführliche Bebilderung findet sich hier.

Update Rollup 2 für Exchange Server 2007 SP 1

am 8.5.08 ist das Update Rollup Package 2 für E2K7 SP 1 rausgekommen. Eine Beschreibung findet sich hier, der Download hier

Die Liste der gefixten Anteile ist sehr lang….

Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool - Beta Program Now Available

Are you having a growing number of virtual machines that may not be patched on a regular basis because they are offline? Wouldn’t it be nice to have a way to maintain them with the most up-to-date security patches? Now, you have a free solution! Yes - FREE!

Introducing Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool (Beta)

The Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool manages the workflow of updating large numbers of offline virtual machines according to their individual needs. To do this, the tool works with Microsoft® System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007 (VMM) and with software update management systems (at present, either Microsoft Windows Server® Update Services 3.0 (WSUS) or Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007).

offline-vm-servicing

The tool uses “servicing jobs” to manage the update operations based on lists of existing virtual machines stored in VMM. Using Windows Workflow Foundation technology, a servicing job runs snippets of PowerShell scripts to work with virtual machines. For each virtual machine, the servicing job:

  • “Wakes” the virtual machine (deploys it to a host and starts it).
  • Triggers the appropriate software update cycle (Configuration Manager or WSUS).
  • Shuts down the updated virtual machine and returns it to the library.

The tool works with Windows Task Scheduler to determine when to run the servicing job.

This new tool is a member of the Virtualization Solution Accelerators including Microsoft Assessment and Planning Tool, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides for Virtualization, Windows Server 2008 Security Guide and more….

What’s Next?

Quelle: http://blogs.technet.com/mapblog/archive/2008/05/09/offline-virtual-machine-servicing-tool-beta-program-now-available.aspx

neue Version der Exchange 2007 Management Tools für 32Bit

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6be38633-7248-4532-929b-76e9c677e802&displaylang=en&tm

(in verschiedenen Sprachen released)

The Exchange management tools include the Exchange Management Console, the Exchange Management Shell, the Exchange Help file, the Microsoft Exchange Best Practices Analyzer Tool, and the Exchange Troubleshooting Assistant Tool.

The new Exchange Management Console (formerly named Exchange System Manager) provides Exchange administrators with a graphical user interface (GUI) to manage the configuration of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 organizations. For more information about the improvements to the Exchange Management Console, see New Administration Functionality in the Exchange Management Console.

The Exchange Management Shell is a new Exchange-specific command-line interface based on Microsoft Windows PowerShell, formerly codenamed “Monad”. You can use the Exchange Management Shell to run a single command or a series of multiple commands for managing your Exchange Server 2007 servers and objects. For more information about the Exchange Management Shell, see Using the Exchange Management Shell.