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Best Practices Analyzer in Windows Server 2008 R2 Tech·Ed  North America 2009 5/24/2019 11:22 AM Best Practices Analyzer in Windows Server 2008 R2 Mohamed Osman Senior Consultant GijimaAst WSV201 © 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Agenda The need for a Best Practices Analyzer (BPA) solution and value proposition Solution in Windows Server 2008 R2 Demo – BPA UI and TechNet Portal Demo – BPA PowerShell Cmdlets The Dynamic BPA Framework Advanced Scenarios Demo – Centralized BPA Management Demo – BPA Monitoring Questions and Answers

Best Practices Analyzer - Need 5/24/2019 11:22 AM Best Practices Analyzer - Need Issues Server configuration complexity is increasing all the time Harder to maintain optimal configuration Server misconfigurations are a common source of down-time and support calls Symptoms Poor performance, poor reliability Unexpected functionality problems Root Causes Limited guidance available to optimize configuration No easy and consistent way to analyze configuration across the Server © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Best Practices Analyzer - Need 5/24/2019 11:22 AM Best Practices Analyzer - Need Addressing the root causes Capture guidance from experts on optimal configurations Based on feedback from customer support channels Make it super easy to obtain current configuration and compare against the expert guidance automatically Provide a single mechanism to analyze best practices for the entire server Customer benefits Diagnose and correct common configurations problems Reduce Total Cost (Ownership and Support) by optimizing server configuration and reducing down-time. Proactively prevent problems from occurring © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Best Practices Analyzer – WS08R2 5/24/2019 11:22 AM Best Practices Analyzer – WS08R2 BPA Infrastructure built into Windows and integrated into Server Manager Targeted at Windows Server Roles Full PowerShell command line support Scheduling Best Practice Analyzer scans Enable Scripting New and updated Best Practices guidance available through Windows Update © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Best Practices Analyzer – WS08R2 5/24/2019 11:22 AM Best Practices Analyzer – WS08R2 Model based solution Full Remote Best Practice Analysis support Integral part of Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) Client Can perform Best Practice Analysis of server from client Current Coverage: AD DS, DNS, Web Server(IIS) Remote Desktop Services(RDS) and AD CS Coverage will be increased over time through WU © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Major Scenarios – WS08R2 5/24/2019 11:22 AM © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Best Practices Analyzer UI and TechNet Portal 5/24/2019 11:22 AM demo Best Practices Analyzer UI and TechNet Portal Mohamed Osman Senior Consultant GijimaAst © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

PowerShell Interface Get-BPAModel Invoke-BPAModel Get-BPAResult List all available BPA models on the server Invoke-BPAModel Scan a single or multiple BPA models on the server Get-BPAResult Obtains rich information about result messages from a Best Practices Analyzer scan Set-BPAResult Include or Exclude the results of a Scan © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

PowerShell Interface Parity with the UI experience and more 5/24/2019 11:22 AM PowerShell Interface Parity with the UI experience and more Availability on Server Core Integrated with Server Manager Cmdlets Run BPA scans and view results for the entire Server all at once Generate and archive BPA reports Schedule BPA scans Perform BPA analysis remotely © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Best Practices Analyzer PowerShell Interface 5/24/2019 11:22 AM demo Best Practices Analyzer PowerShell Interface Mohamed Osman Senior Consultant GijimaAst © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

BPA High Level Architecture BPA UI Integrated in Server Manager BPA Infrastructure BPA PowerShell CmdLets Invoke-BPAModel BPA Engine Get-BPAResult Set-BPAResult Get-BPAModel BPA Report BPA Model

BPA Overall Framework Microsoft Product Online detailed Groups Windows Update BPA Models In-box resolution steps Online detailed resolution steps Publishing BPA Articles Community Support Customers Field Teams © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Online Resolution Steps and Feedback 5/24/2019 11:22 AM Online Resolution Steps and Feedback Microsoft Product Groups http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd392255.aspx © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

BPA Advanced Scenarios Using BPA Infrastructure and other in-box technologies PowerShell Windows Eventing Task Scheduling Examples of some advanced scenarios Centralized BPA management/reporting BPA monitoring

BPA Advanced Scenario - 1 5/24/2019 11:22 AM BPA Advanced Scenario - 1 Centralized BPA Management/Reporting Obtain a report of the current state of Best Practice compliance for servers in the environment Server 1 Administrator’s Workstation Server 2 Server N © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Centralized BPA Management/Reporting demo Centralized BPA Management/Reporting Mohamed Osman Senior Consultant GijimaAst © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

BPA Advanced Scenario – 2 5/24/2019 11:22 AM BPA Advanced Scenario – 2 BPA Monitoring Get alerted if any of the servers in the environment fall out of best practice compliance at any point in time Server 1 Administrator’s Workstation Event Forwarding Event Forwarding Server N © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Mohamed Osman Senior Consultant GijimaAst demo BPA Monitoring Mohamed Osman Senior Consultant GijimaAst © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Summary Common BPA Infrastructure is needed and delivered in Windows Server 2008 R2 for Server Roles Integrated into Server Manager PowerShell Interface Detailed online content Has a dynamic nature with updated best practices available through Windows Update Infrastructure helps enable advanced scenarios

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5/24/2019 11:22 AM © 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION. © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.