Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Good website for beginners on Windows Basics

http://www.comptechdoc.org/os/windows/win2k/index.html

People can go through with the left side list from 1 to 75

7575 questions to ask yourself : Questions are the answer.

1. Why not me?
2. Am I nice?
3. Am I doing what I really want to do?
4. What am I grateful for?
5. What’s missing in my life?
6. Am I honest?
7. Do I listen to others?
8. Do I work hard?
9. Do I help others?
10. What do I need to change about myself?
11. Have I hurt others?
12. Do I complain?
13. What’s next for me?
14. Do I have fun?
15. Have I seized opportunities?
16. Do I care about others?
17. Do I spend enough time with my family?
18. Am I open-minded?
19. Have I seen enough of the world?
20. Do I judge others?
21. Do I take risks?
22. What is my purpose?
23. What is my biggest fear?
24. How can I conquer that fear?
25. Do I thank people enough?
26. Am I successful?
27. What am I ashamed of?
28. Do I annoy others?
29. What are my dreams?
30. Am I positive?
31. Am I negative?
32. Is there an afterlife?
33. Does everything happen for a reason?
34. What can I do to change the world?
35. What is the most foolish thing I’ve ever done?
36. Am I cheap?
37. Am I greedy?
38. Who do I love?
39. Who do I want to meet?
40. Where do I want to go?
41. What am I most proud of?
42. Do I care what others think about me?
43. What are my talents?
44. Do I utilize those talents?
45. What makes me happy?
46. What makes me sad?
47. What makes me angry?
48. Am I satisfied with my appearance?
49. Am I healthy?
50. What was the toughest time in my life?
51. What was the easiest time in my life?
52. Am I selfish?
53. What was the craziest thing I did?
54. What is the craziest thing I want to do?
55. Do I procrastinate?
56. What is my greatest regret?
57. What has had the greatest impact on my life?
58. Who has had the greatest impact on my life?
59. Do I stand up for myself?
60. Have I settled for mediocrity?
61. Do I hold grudges?
62. Do I read enough?
63. Do I listen to my heart?
64. Do I donate enough to the less fortunate?
65. Do I pray only when I want something?
66. Do I constantly dwell on the past?
67. Do I let other people’s negativity affect me?
68. Do I forgive myself?
69. When I help someone do I think “What’s in it for me”?
70. Am I aware that someone always has it worse than me?
71. Do I smile more than I frown?
72. Do I surround myself with good people?
73. Do I take time out for myself?
74. Do I ask enough questions?
75. What other questions do I have?

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Discovery Mystery

Discovery Methods

Six methods of discovery are available in Configuration Manager 2007:

  • Network Discovery
  • Heartbeat Discovery----------------------------------------------------this must enabled in all sites
  • Active Directory System Group Discovery
  • Active Directory Security Group Discovery
  • Active Directory System Discovery
  • Active Directory User Discovery

 

As Configuration Manager 2007 discovers resources, it creates records in the Configuration Manager database. This record is called a data discovery record (DDR) and the file generated has a .DDR extension. The specific information contained in each record varies depending on the resource "discovered," but it can include data such as the NetBIOS name of a computer, IP address and IP subnet of a computer or device, operating system, MAC address, and so on.

Depending on the discovery method used, resource DDRs are periodically regenerated to keep the discovery data up to date in the database and to verify that the resource is still a valid resource within the Configuration Manager 2007 site.

 

Now these methods what will discover?.. below are the discover use of each

Active Directory System Group Discovery

  • Organizational unit
  • Global groups
  • Universal groups
  • Nested groups
  • Nonsecurity groups
  • Active Directory System Discovery

    • Computer name
    • Operating system
    • Object class
    • DNS Host name
    • Domain

    Active Directory User Discovery

    • User name
    • DNS host name
    • Object class
    • Active Directory domain
    • Active Directory container name

    Network Discovery

    • NetBIOS name
    • IP addresses
    • Resource domain
    • System roles
    • SNMP community name
    • MAC addresses

    Heartbeat Discovery :- Heartbeat Discovery is active only on computers that have already been installed as Configuration Manager clients.

    It is important to ensure that any schedule you create causes the DDRs to be updated frequently enough so that the original DDR isn't viewed by Configuration Manager as obsolete or deleted from the database.Heartbeat Discovery updates existing DDRs rather than creating new ones. By default, it generates an updated DDR for each client every seven days, although this timing is configurable.

    Heartbeat Discovery runs on installed Configuration Manager clients according to the schedule you specify. With this method enabled, the Client Component Installation Manager (CCIM) on the client causes the Cliex32.dll to generate a DDR, which is then written to the management point. This file is the same size as a normal DDR (approximately 1 KB per client), and so it will generate approximately the same network traffic.

     

    Active Directory Security Group Discovery

    he Configuration Manager 2007 Active Directory Security Group Discovery method searches for security groups by polling the closest Active Directory domain controller. The Active Directory domain can be in mixed mode or native mode.

     

    Discovery Troubleshooting Flowcharts http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb735871.aspx

     

    Log files related to discovery

    Adsysdis.log Active Directory System Discovery log file showing when the discovery method runs, and its results. Look for the number of DDRs created and any "bogus" entries.

    Adsysgrp.log Active Directory System Group Discovery log file showing when the discovery method runs, and its results. Look for the number of DDRs created.

    Adusrdis.log Active Directory User Discovery log file showing when the discovery method runs, and its results. Look for the number of DDRs created.

     

    DISCOVERY HAS A DEPENDENCE OF CLEINT PUSH, IF DISCOVERY IS NOT ENABLED OR NOT DISCOVERED ANY SYSTEMS THEN CLIENT PUSH WILL NOT PUSH ON ANY SYSTEM’S

    Scripts:- http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc180843.aspx

    If you deleted any system from SCCM / SMS console you can initiate the client discovery data cycle then client can be reappear in the console

     

    Third party Discovery Tools :- enhanced discovery tool

     

    The major discovery drop backs in SCCM is it will not do a delta discovery it will do from scratch.. that means it will not discover specific to the changes that has changed from last cycle.. to accomplish this you need to depend on Enhanced discovery tool http://www.systemcentertools.com/esd.html 

    now with SCCM R3 you can do delta discovery

    SCCM Client Services and applets

    image If SMS/SCCM Client is installed we will get SMS Agent host (ccmexec.exe ) service will be installed all the related information log file is ccmexec.log file

    if client installed it will come in Control Panel

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    if the client OS version is 32 bit then you can find the applets in the control panel directly, if it is 64 bit OS then you will get in 32-bit Control Panel items (The reason is sccm is a 32 bit application) also client will be installed in windows\ccmsetup for client installation

    and for client logs in 64 located in

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    64 bit client log files location screenshot is below

     

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