Event Viewer
Sometime for Admin it needs not to monitor individual servers. You can use Event Viewer Event Viewer to connect to the monitored computer, and then it snap mode Connect to Another Computer (Connect to another computer). Information about detected events will be sent in real time.
Assigning multiple password policies : In the past, could only have one password policy for the domain - for example, one rule for the minimum password length, duration or complexity. In Server 2008 you can assign more or less stringent rules for different groups with any level of detail. For maximum flexibility, prepare a number of policies.
Avoid downtime : In case of cancellation of the domain controller you can use the domain controller locator to find the nearest controller and connect to it. However, by default, this feature is disabled. It can be activated by using the Group Policy TryNextClosestSite.
Switching to the closest domain controller : Use Group Policy to configure client computers to switch to the "Select next» (next closest) domain controller for the next (when the last back in operation after failure). Using Group Policy Server 2008, you can specify the time interval after which a client computer searches, checking that the connection is established with the local domain controller.
Tracking of elevated human : Only one person is always in need of administrative rights - the administrator. However, other users can elevate their privileges to perform
certain tasks. Watch for the actions of users, by activating a process audit (auditing process creation), section categories detailed tracking of security audits.
Restore master : Master > Initial Configuration Tasks appears on the screen when first entering the user, and then disappears. However, it is convenient for the development stages of these types of initial tasks, such as the naming server and the destination time zone. To restore "master", just type oobe in the Run (Run).
Common setting in IIS : In Server 2008, with the services of Internet Information Services 7.0 is a regime of export configuration with a Web-server to a file, which greatly simplifies the organization of server farms. Once the file is saved in the shared directory and all of the new server is given the general configuration file their adjustment will occur automatically. Full details about the installation can be found at learn.iis.net/page.aspx/211/shared-configuration.
Never configure PowerShell : This advice - directly from the PowerShell Team at Microsoft. As part of the initial assembly of PowerShell 1.0 is installed several XML-files.
You can prepare your own XML-files for personal use - it is quite acceptable. But many users are making changes to the files provided by the specialists of Microsoft. Do so not worth it, because after the next version of the program (which will be soon) the old files are deleted and replaced with new ones. And all your efforts are in vain. So save your settings in their own files and save yourself a nuisance in the future.
Installing a new backup utility : To install Windows Server Backup (instead of the slower and less convenient Ntbackup.exe), go to Start | Administrative Tools | Server Manager (Start | Administrative Tools | Server Manager) and click on Features, then Add a Feature. Add the Windows Server Backup.
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