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Sean Metcalf
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Apr 27 2014
AD Reading: Active Directory Database
The following are extremely useful resources for understanding the Active Directory Database. AD Database How the Data Store Works o Data Store Architecture o Data Store Protocols o Data Store Interfaces o Data Store Logical Structure o Data Store Physical Structure o Data Store Processes and Interactions o Network Ports Used by the Data Store …
Apr 27 2014
AD Reading: Active Directory Core Concepts
The following are extremely useful resources for understanding Active Directory Core Concepts. Core Directory Concepts & Key Items MCM Core AD Internals Core Concepts of Active Directory Domain Services o Attributes o Containers and Leaves o Object Names and Identities o Naming Contexts and Directory Partitions o Domain Trees o Forests o Active Directory Servers …
Apr 27 2014
Hyper-V 2012 Resources
I have been researching Hyper-V 2012 quite a bit over the past couple of months. Here are some of the more useful links: Hyper-V Wikipedia article Microsoft Hyper-V Page Microsoft Hyper-V Blog Building a Private Cloud VM Compute Foundation with the FREE Hyper-V Server 2012 Deploy Hyper-V over SMB Creating a Windows Server 2012 Failover …
Mar 19 2014
Intel vPro Technology Security
In every modern (recent) Intel processor, there is a remote access Hardware Secrets posted: Intel’s vPro technology provides IT managers with a collection of security and manageability features, including remote access to the PC independent of the state of the operating system or that of the computer’s power. The newest vPro processors include an identity …
Feb 28 2014
KMS Part 2
This is an addendum post to the original KMS info post with a bunch of useful info I gathered recently. Useful KMS and Windows activation commands: Change Windows 2008 R2 license key type from Retail to KMS activated: Slmgr /ipk 489J6-VHDMP-X63PK-3K798-CPX3Y Clear cached KMS host: Slmgr.vbs /ckms Disable KMS host caching: Slmgr.vbs /ckhc Flush local …
Feb 23 2014
Security Considerations for Active Directory (AD) Trusts
TechNet has an article on the Security Considerations for Active Directory (AD) Trusts. This is a must read to fully understand the issues with the security implications of trust configurations. Potential Threats to Interforest Trusts Security Settings for Interforest Trusts Minimum Administrative Credentials for Securing Trusts Trust Security and Other Windows Technologies Related Information …
Feb 15 2014
Active Directory Security Group Resources
Laura Robinson (Microsoft) has 2 posts which are excellent resources when working on your Active Directory delegation model. These posts focus on the concept of an “Admin-Free Active Directory” meaning that there are no accounts in the powerful AD groups: Enterprise Admins, Domain Admins, Administrators, & Schema Admins. The posts also list all of the …
Feb 13 2014
Microsoft Key Management Server (KMS) Details
KMS Introduction The Microsoft Key Management Server (KMS) is part of the Microsoft Volume Activation 2.0 solution managing Windows OS activation keys and performs activation for supported clients automatically. Starting with Windows Server 2008 & Windows Vista, Microsoft switched to an online activation system where every Windows OS requires activation. KMS shifts the activation requirement …
Feb 01 2014
Microsoft KMS Server
The KMS Server is the Key Management Server for Microsoft product activation, primarily OS activation. An organization can configure a KMS Server to service all activation requests in the enterprise. In order for the KMS Server to activate Windows 7, the easiest method is to install KMS on a Windows 2008 R2 server (Windows 2003 …
Jul 03 2013
Using Group Policy Preferences for Password Management = Bad Idea
Using Group Policy Preferences for Password Management = Bad Idea OR “How to Get Your Network Owned in Several Simple Steps” One of my customers recently needed to change the local administrator password on several hundred Windows 7 workstations and was trying to determine the best method: PowerShell script or Group Policy Preferences. The easy …
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