[...]... procedures you use the most You may also use different schedules than those listed in Table 1- 1 The frequency of a task depends on a lot of characteristics such as system reliability, daily system 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Windows Server 2003 Pocket Administrator Procedure Number Activity Frequency General Server GS- 01 Run As Shortcuts GS-02 General Service Status Verification Daily Daily GS-03 System Event... companion web site (www.Reso-Net.com/PocketAdmin/) Write to us at PocketAdmin@Reso-Net.com 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 Windows Server 2003 Pocket Administrator General Server Administration By their very nature, servers are designed to support multitudes of users in the performance of their daily work It doesn’t matter if the number of users in the organization is 4 or 4,000, a system administrator s job will always... Verify all servers Alternatively, you can use the Remote Server Information command located in the Resource Kit, run it against each server you need to manage, and pipe the results into a text file: 1 1 1 1 1 srvinfo \\computername >filename.txt where computername references the name of the server you want to investigate If left blank, it lists information 1 1 10 Windows Server 2003 Pocket Administrator. .. need to take Use Procedure GS-06 to log the different events you investigate each day 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 You can also reset the size of each Event Log To do so, right-click on the log name in the left pane of the MMC and select Properties Set Maximum Log Size and Maximum Log Size Events appropriately for your needs 1 SCRIPT CENTER The Microsoft TechNet Script Center includes a series of WSH sample... SCAN 1 1 1 1 Using shortcuts in graphical mode 1 is the safest way to use the Run As command 1 The following tools are useful to have as Run As Shortcuts: • The Global Microsoft Management Console you will be creating in Procedure GS -17 1 • Windows Explorer 1 • The Command prompt • The Backup Console 1 • Specialized tools such as the Active Directory consoles or the Group Policy Management Console 1 Shortcuts... administrative General Server Administration 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 Figure 1- 1 Using Run As to launch a program 1 tasks This command file can in turn be made into a shortcut that you can locate in the Quick Launch Area 1 Another advantage to this approach is the /savecred switch This switch serves two functions: the first is to store credentials for a command, and the second is to use 1 stored credentials Therefore,... Certification Management Weekly GS -10 Antivirus Definition Update Weekly GS -11 Server Reboot Weekly GS -12 Security Policy Review/Update Monthly GS -13 Security Patch Verification Monthly GS -14 Service Pack/Hot Fix Update Monthly GS -15 New Software Evaluation Monthly GS -16 Inventory Management Monthly GS -17 Global MMC Creation Ad hoc GS -18 Automatic Antivirus Signature Reception Ad hoc GS -19 Scheduled Task Generation/Verification... personalizing the server, you should update the Default Profile to make sure the view is the same for each administrator that logs onto a server Chapter 1 lists how to perform this personalization and how to update the Default User Make sure you perform this step and capture this personalization in your standard server build xviii Windows Server 2003 Pocket Administrator TIP Task GS -17 in Chapter 1 tells you... each of 1 these services TIP A detailed Server Data Sheet can be found at the companion web site: www.Reso-Net.com/PocketAdmin Use this sheet as the basis of your server documentation and identify installed services 1 To verify the status of services on the servers you work with: 1 1 1 Launch the Computer Management console (Quick Launch Area | Computer Management) 1 2 Connect to the appropriate server. .. Management Servers These servers are the core identity managers for the network They contain and maintain the entire Corporate Identity Database for all Users and User Access For Windows Server 2003, these would be servers running Active Directory Services Introduction xv • Dedicated Web Servers These servers focus on the provision of Web Services to user communities This can be with Windows Server 2003, . 222977-2 / Chapter 1 1 Pocket Reference / Windows Server 2003 Pocket Administrator / Ruest & Ruest/ 222977-2 / Chapter 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 P: 010 Comp Pocket 977-2ch 01. vp Friday,. Windows Server 2003 Pocket Administrator Pocket Reference / Windows Server 2003 Pocket Administrator / Ruest & Ruest/ 222977-2 / P: 010 Comp Pocket 977-2fm.vp Monday, September 08, 2003 12 :27:29. Windows Server 2003 Pocket Administrator Pocket Reference / Windows Server 2003 Pocket Administrator / Ruest & Ruest/ 222977-2 / P: 010 Comp Pocket 977-2fm.vp Monday, September 08, 2003 12 :27:29