Chapter 10 70-410
Network Monitor
Packet analysis the network monitor agent and tool
What is PXE?
Preboot Execution Environment
What are the most recent versions of Windows that currently support WSUS?
-Windows XP home with sp3 -Windows xp pro sp3 -Windows server 2003 sp1 or newer -Windows vista and up
How do you install WSUS with management tools from powershell?
-includeManagementTools
What is required for a WDS Server to function? (4)
1. Active Directory Domain Services 2. WDS server must be a domain controller or a member of Active Directory domain 3. At least one partition on the server must be formatted NTFS 4. Windows Server 2003 and up
What are the types of Windows updates?
1. Critical Updates and Service packs 2. Windows Server 2012 R2 Family 3. Driver updates Or Windows Update Automatic Updates WSUS MBSA
WSUS Requirements to run on Windows Server?
1. Must have all the most current security patches applied 2. Connected to a network 3. Microsoft Report Viewer Redistributable 2008
What are the four main objectives for Chapter 10?
1. deploy and manage server images 2. implement patch management 3. configure client-side targeting 4. monitor servers
What are two ways to configure WSUS Clients?
1. in non-enterprise w/o AD: control panel 2. enterprise w/AD: group policy
Steps to prepare for WDS deployment
1. start computer and press F12 to boot 2. enter username and password 3. select image to install 4. enter the product key for image 5. partition and configure the disk 6. initiate image copying process
What Network Services need to be considered when deploying WDS? (4)
1.) TCP/IP installed and configured 2.) DHCP server (scope needs to cover enough addresses to accommodate all the clients) 3.) DNS server 4.) Active Directory (can authorize and manage configuration settings)
WSUS requirement of NTFS partiton
100MB free space for WSUS server software 6GB of free space for all updated files
What BITS version do you use for WSUS requirement?
2.0
What MMC version do you use for WSUS requirement
3.0
WSUS requirement of IIS
6.0 and newer
Task Manager
A quick snapshot of what the system is currently doing
What is the WDS role?
A utility that allows an admin to deploy and operating system remotely and without using a cd or dvd installation disk
Performance Monitor
Allows users and system admins to monitor performance statistics for various operating system parameters
What is Client Side Targeting?
Allows your organization's computers to automatically add themselves to the computer groups that were created in the WSUS console
What type of packets are sent to enable mass deployments while saving bandwidth?
BITS:Bits request packets and BITS response packets (multicast)
How do you enable Client side targeting?
By clicking the Use Group Policy or registry settings on client computer options on Computers Options page
What is PXE primarily used for?
Can talk to a network without the need for an operating system
How are drivers dealt with in the deployment process using WDS?
Drivers are automatically detected and installed because of this, duplicate driver packages are prevented from being installed into the driver store
How does WDS benefit an enterprise level environment?
Enterprise level environment simplifies management of the server image and quickly recover the OS in the event of a computer failure
How do you view the WSUS commandlets via powershell?
Get-Command -Module UpdateServices
Three types of SNMP messages?
Get-Request Set-Request Trap Message (get-next request) (Get-rsponse)
How do you view the WSUS role and role services status via powershell?
Get-WSUSServer
How do you install WSUS with an SQL Server database and management tools via powershell?
Install-WindowsFeature -Name UpdateServices-Services,UpdateServices-DB -IncludeManagementTools
Get-next request
Returns the next name (and value) of the next object supported by a network device given a valid SNMP name
Get request
Returns the value of a named object; w/o having to establish a TCP connection
Set request
Sets a named object to a specific value
What is SNMP?
Simple Network Management Protocol
How are clients prepared for a WDS deployments?
The WDS client has to meet all the hardware requirements of Windows 7 and 8 and have a PXE-capable network adapter installed and have user account to install the image must be a member of Domain Users in AD
What is the purpose of the WDSUTIL commandlet?
To configure WDS on Windows server; easy for mass deployments kind of the same as using the Windows Deployment Services configuration wizard
Event Viewer
Use the logs to view any information, warnings, or alerts related to the proper functioning of the network
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA)
Verifies whether your computer has the latest security updates and whether any common security violation configurations have been applied to your computer
WSUS requirement of Windows Server version?
Windows Server 2000 sp4 or newer
WSUS requirement of Windows version?
Windows Vista and up
How are updates dealt with in OS deployments and why does it matter?
You need to keep your Windows operating systems up to date and secure. Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) enables information technology administrators to deploy the latest Microsoft product updates
What type of images can be deployed using WDS? (3)
a) .wim b) .vhd (via WDS management snapin in addition to the command line) c) .vhdx
What is SNMP used for?
creates trap messages that are then sent to a trap destination; monitor network managed devices
Trap message
generated asynchronously by network devices, which can notify a network manager of a problem apart from any polling of the device
