CN2140 Server IIKemtis KunanuraksapongMSIS with DistinctionMCT, MCITP, MCTS, MCDST, MCP, A+

Agenda

•Chapter 8: Maintaining and Updating Windows Server 2008

•Exercise•Lab•Quiz

Monitoring a Windows Server 2008•Reactive approach

▫Wait and see•Proactive approach

▫Tools Performance and Reliability Monitor The Event Viewer Network Monitor utilities

Reliability and Performance Monitor

•Under Administrative Tools folder•Collect real-time information on local

computer or from a specific computer to which you have permissions

•Shows information in various format▫Line charts▫histograms

Reliability and Performance Monitor

•Performance counters▫Various units. You can add these counters.

•Event trace data▫Collect the data over time

•Configuration information▫Can check the specific period of time to see

if the setting affect any performance•Resource View

▫Similar to Task Manager but provides more detail

Reliability and Performance Monitor

•Performance Monitor▫Perfmon.exe▫Provides detailed information based on

performance counter•Reliability Monitor

▫Provide system events Software installation / uninstallation Crash report

Data Collector Sets• A set of performance counters that grouped as

one object• You can reuse it again on another machine• Three built-in Data Collector Sets within

Windows Server 2008▫ LAN Diagnostics▫ System Diagnostics▫ System Performance▫ Custom sets

Data Collector Set templates (XML based file format)

Securing Access to Performance Data

• Users group▫Can view log files of historical data within the

Performance Monitor console▫Can use the Reliability Monitor▫Cannot create or modify Data Collector Sets▫Cannot use the Resource View

• Performance Monitor Users group▫Can view both real-time and historical data

within the Performance Monitor console▫Can use the Reliability Monitor▫Cannot create or modify Data Collector Sets or

use the Resource View

Securing Access to Performance Data

•Performance Log Users group▫Have the same right as Performance

Monitor Users ▫Can create and modify Data Collector Sets

Only after an administrator has assigned this group the Log on as a batch user on the server

Windows Event Viewer

•Windows Server 2008 uses the Windows Event Viewer to record system events that take place, such as security, application, and role-specific events

Network Monitor

•You can download and install the latest version of Network Monitor from the Microsoft Web site

•Allow you to view network traffic•For advance options, you can download

▫Microsoft Systems Management Server▫System Center Operations Manager

(SCOM)

Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)•A Web-based tool for managing and

distributing software updates (Windows update)▫For Microsoft Windows XP and newer

•You can use WSUS as a centralized updated center to store all the update locally

•Three main components▫Windows Update Synchronization Service▫Web site hosted on a IIS server▫WSUS MMC Administration console

WSUS Installation•Add Web Server (IIS) Roles•Download and install

▫MS Report Viewer 2005 Redistributable Installation file

▫WSUS package•You can set it to synchronize with

Windows Update servers OR your local server as shown in Figure 8-13 on Page 195

Managing WSUS Client•You can deployed the update

▫Automatically▫Using Group Policy

Comp. conf.\Settings\Admin Templates\Wins Component\Wins update

▫Configuring registry entries•Administrator have 3 options

▫To notify before download and again before installation

▫Automatically download and notify before installation

▫Automatically download and install based on the schedule

Assignment

•Summarize the chapter in your own word▫At least 75 words▫Due BEFORE class start on Thursday

•Lab 8▫Due BEFORE class start on Monday