ALL MY recommendations to become a expert on 2k3 Server

Task 1 Links and comments AD Basics  https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727169.aspx AD basicthings to be know –Troubleshooting Active Directory https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc737561(WS.10).aspx  Common Windows Administrative Tasks https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc784837(WS.10).aspx   Backing up and restoring data   Changing group memberships   Checking event logs   Creating administrative scripts   Creating logon scripts   Creating user and group accounts   Deploying and upgrading software … Read more

The Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Server 2003 Resource Tools

The Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Resource Tools   Acctinfo.dll (documented in Readme.htm) Adlb.exe: Active Directory Load Balancing Tool Admx.msi: ADM File Parser Atmarp.exe: Windows ATM ARP Server Information Tool Atmlane.exe: Windows ATM LAN Emulation Client Information Autoexnt.exe: AutoExNT Service Cdburn.exe: ISO CD-ROM Burner Tool Checkrepl.vbs: Check Replication Chklnks.exe: Link Check Wizard Chknic.exe: Network Interface Card … Read more

Step-by-Step Guide to Managing the Active Directory

Introduction This guide introduces you to administration of the Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Active Directory™ service and the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in. This snap-in allows you to add, move, delete, and alter the properties for objects such as users, contacts, groups, servers, printers, and shared folders. Prerequisites This Software Installation and Maintenance document is … Read more

Creating 1000 User Accounts

———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– –Creating 1000 User Accounts   Set objRootDSE = GetObject("LDAP://rootDSE")Set objContainer = GetObject("LDAP://cn=Users," & _    objRootDSE.Get("defaultNamingContext")) For i = 1 To 1000    Set objLeaf = objContainer.Create("User", "cn=UserNo" & i)     objLeaf.Put "sAMAccountName", "UserNo" & i    objLeaf.SetInfoNext WScript.Echo "1000 Users created."     ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————–—-Creating an Active Directory User Account————————————————————————-   Creates a user account in Active … Read more

OSD Step by Step with SCCM / ConfigMgr 2007

Preparing the Environment for Configuration Manager OSD Step 1: Create a user account to be assigned as the Network Access Account: Note: You can user an existing account or you can configure a new account. 1. On the Start menu, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers. The Active Directory … Read more

ConfigMgr SP2 beta

ConfigMgr SP2 beta   They have added support for the following operating systems: Windows 7 Vista SP2 Server 2008 SP2 & R2 Also part of SP2 is more support for x64 including OpsMgr 2007 client agent Remote control for x64 XP and Server 2003 Updated Management Pack for 64 bit OSes Other changes include Asset … Read more

SCCM 2007 Maintanence Window

Select Modify collection settings from the context menu. On the Maintenance Windows tab click the starburst icon to create a new maintenance window. Give it a name, and set the reoccurrence pattern, I set mine to daily and left the default time from 1 – 4 AM.  Then click OK. You should now see the … Read more

Compare FeaturesNew and Updated Features in Windows Server 2008

New and Updated Features in Windows Server 2008 In the table below is a summarized version of all new and updated features for Windows Server 2008 and which edition they are supported on. For a detailed overview of these features, please visit the Why Upgrade page. KEY: = Not Available = Available New/Updated Features Enterprise Datacenter … Read more