Creating a Capture Image in WDS

How to Create a Capture Image by Using WDS Console

"A capture image is created from an existing boot image. You will create a new capture image by right-clicking on an existing boot image and then selecting Create Capture Image option (see the following figure). The Create Capture Image Wizard will start."

"The default details in the Image Name and Image Description fields will be derived from those same details in the source boot image. You should customize them to make it clear that this is a capture image rather than a normal boot image.

The Location And File Name filed is used to specify where the new WIM file for the capture image will be created. I am going to show you a little shortcut. The wizard will lead you to think that you should create the new WIM file in a temporary location and then add it again in a later step. I feel like that is a bit of wasted effort. Instead, I recommend that you simply create the new capture image file in the image store location for boot images. That will eliminate the additional step. You should create 32-bit images in \Remoteinstall\Boot\x86\Images and 64-bit images in \Remoteinstall\Boot\x64\Images. "
Look at the following figure:

"The source boot image will be used as a template for the new capture image file. The new capture image WIM file will be added in the location that you have specified.

The screen in the following figure will appear when the image creation has completed successfully. Clear the Add Image To The Windows Deployment Server Now check box if you have followed my advice on where to create the image. This option is used when you have created the capture image in another location and want to add it to the correct location."

Returning to the WDS console, you can right-click on you server and select Refresh. Browse into Boot Images and you should see your new capture image. This is a new WIM file that is independent of the source boot image and consumes disk space. You will need to remember to update this capture image with any new driver packages that you add from this point on. Remember that you may also need to have 32-bit and 64-bit capture images.

You will now use this capture image to boot up the reference machine and capture the generalized image.

Known Issues when Creating Custom Install Images

When you boot into the capture image, the Image Capture Wizard will start. Note the following notes about this wizard:

• You will only see drives that contain operating systems prepared with sysprep. If you do not run sysprep on the computer before you boot into the image, you will not see any drives to capture.

• You must enter a local location to save the new install image; otherwise, you will not be able to capture the image. This location can be a mapped network drive but Microsoft recommends that you use a local location to avoid image corruption in the event of a network malfunction.

How to Create An Image by Using a Capture Image

Power up the reference machine and boot it up on the network. Choose the capture boot image when the PXE client starts.

The boot image will download over the network and start. You can skip the welcome screen to get to the Directory To Capture screen, as shown in the following figures:

You have to enter three pieces of information. You should select the volume letter that you want to capture using WDS. This highlights a limitation of WDS; you can only capture and deploy a single volume. You might notice something odd here. The volume we are capturing is shown as D:, even though it is the C: drive when the reference machine is booted up. There is a handy solution you can use if you are a little confused about the volume that you are capturing.

1. Start command prompt in Windows PE by pressing Shift+F10.
2. Navigate the volumes (cd) and list their contents to see which volume letter it is that you need to select. You can so this using diskpart and by running the list volume command.

Enter the image name and description as you want them appear in the WDS console and to users when they are deploying images to their machines. You can change the name and description later in the console.

The New Image Location screen is where you configure the location of the new image that is to be created and if and how you want the image to be uploaded to the WDS server.

Click Browse to select a location to create the new installation image in and to name the file. You can create the new image on the same volume that you are capturing if there is sufficient space. You will need an additional local (not network-based) volume if there is not enough space.

Optionally select the option to upload the new image to the WDS server. If you do want to do this, click the Connect button to authenticate with the WDS server. Once you have entered valid credentials, you can select an Image Group to add the new image to. This will use Single Instance Storage (SIS) to reduce the amount of disk space that is needed to store the image. Make sure you choose an image group that matches the operating system, edition, and architecture of your new image.

The image is captured and will be uploaded to your WDS server if configured. The image will then be available for further configuration (such as access permissions) and deployment to other machines. Look at the following figures:

Remember that you will need to refresh the WDS console (if it was open already) to see the new installation image.

 

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2008 R2 - Enable Multiple RDP sessions

Server 2008 R2 Option 1: Enable Multiple RDP sessions from TSCONFIG

Note: tsconfig.msc does not work on Windows Server 2012
1. On the server, click Start and in the search/run box type tsconfig.msc{enter}. Locate "Restrict each user to a single session" Right click > Properties.

2. Remove the tick from "Restrict each user to a single session" > Apply > OK.

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What is virtual private network (VPN)?

A virtual private network (VPN) is a network that uses a public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to provide remote offices or individual users with secure access to their organization's network. A virtual private network can be contrasted with an expensive system of owned or leased lines that can only be used by one organization. The goal of a VPN is to provide the organization with the same capabilities, but at a much lower cost.

A VPN works by using the shared public infrastructure while maintaining privacy through security procedures and tunneling protocols such as the Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP). In effect, the protocols, by encrypting data at the sending end and decrypting it at the receiving end, send the data through a "tunnel" that cannot be "entered" by data that is not properly encrypted. An additional level of security involves encrypting not only the data, but also the originating and receiving network addresses.

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Important Tips for Before Going on ANY Interview

 Keep your answers as short and succinct as possible, using specific examples or scenarios to demonstrate your experience, ability and knowledge. Don't "ramble"!

 Before you go to the interview, consider your long term career goals and your personal attributes. Be sure that they are not in conflict with the job on offer or with what your are asked to do.

 You have to make a strengths and weakness analysis for yourself, before you go to the interview. Remember, you want to show your strengths in the best light and the better you know yourself, the better you will perform in an interview.

  Be honest about your own capabilities, for example, don’t position yourself as a team player if you are a loner, (see some comments and questions you should ask yourself below) it may get you the job, in the short term. But in the long term, you will be unhappy and you will be looking for another job soon!

  When it comes to times in life when we are put under a lot of stress, not much can prepare to the days leading up to an interview for job you really want. If you are preparing for an interview and you are losing sleep and feeling unsure of yourself, there is no need to read too much into these problems.


  As a matter of fact, it is perfectly normal to become anxious and insecure prior to an important interview. Instead of worrying, you should be concentrating on preparing. Now, many people become bemused at this point in the process. They can’t possibly know which questions will be asked, and in many cases, they can’t even know who will be conducting the interview. Be that as it may, there are some helpful tips that almost anyone can use for attending interviews.

  Dress for success: You probably know that first impressions are important. It’s hard to overstate how important they actually are. The truth of the matter is that you should walk into that interview dressed as a person who already has the job.  Dress like a professional who is used to occupying high profile positions.
  Research a company prior to the interview: When you are attending interviews, you should always know what kind of job you are applying for. Of course you probably have some idea as to what the duties and tasks of a job post might be, but also make sure that you know about a company’s history and priorities. This will make you seem more engaged and more serious about the job.


  How to Talk about Weakness on a Job Interview
When you are attending interviews, you should always be ready to talk about strengths and weaknesses. The most common interview questions often relate to these topics.  Remember that your weaknesses should also say something good about your performance, such as that you work too hard or become too involved in projects.

  Find ways to relieve stress and you should do so calmly. Sure, this is easier said than done, but there are a few ways to make sure you keep stress levels down to a minimum. Make sure you get plenty of sleep prior to an interview.

  Eat well.

  Stay away from fatty foods and sugars.

  Make sure you have time to exercise as this can make you feel more confident.

  Act as if you have already gotten the job: This is a tough one because it is easy to overdo and you want to be confident. You want to show your interviewer that you are the right person for the job, but you don’t want to come off as being too cocky. This can work against you.

  Instead, behave as if you are already a member of the team. This will help your interviewers to visualize you working with his or her colleagues and can influence your interviewer’s final decision





Questions you must prepare before going for an interview

Question 1. Tell me about yourself. This is the first question you could be asked in any interview. This may sound simple but if you are unprepared you could be in big problem. So just prepare yourself for this simple yet difficult question Start with one two lines about yourself, who you are?
Ans. Brief 1 line about your family this depends on what kind of interview you are going through] and lastly why are you the best suited person for this job. Tell about your achievements but never sound too proud of your achievements, highlight yourself but with decency. Remember the golden rule
“First Impression is the last impression.”

Question 2: What are your greatest strengths?
This question is to judge how you present yourself, are you the person who talks too much, are you arrogant or are you the one who just do what others say and thus never realized your strengths.

The answer to this question should be linked with facts and figures if possible. If you had any previous achievements say you lead a team which did wonderful and thus you are a team leader and all. Highlight yourself, tell your strengths but be sure it is well supported and you just don’t start sayings just to impress. Remember the HR person will grill you if he even finds an iota of doubt in what you are saying. Some points on which you could support your answer could be – honesty, leadership, tech savvy, confident, good communication skills, positive attitude, motivational and inspirational leader etc.
So just prepare yourself for this question, make a mental note of all your achievements.

Question 3: What are your greatest weaknesses?
Now this is the question which could either end your interview or could just get you the job. Don’t mince with words, at the same time just don’t be too blunt. Tell your weakness but also tell what you are doing to overcome it. Never say I cannot do this. Instead say, I have never done this but I am eager to learn and am sure if our company needs it I will do it.
Note – Never say your company or what would be my position in your company, use our company. Some HR people might ask you why you are saying our before selection then do say – its because I am confident that I am the best person for this vacancy.

Question 4: Tell me about something you did – or failed to do – that you now feel a little ashamed of.
This question is just to see how you react to embarrassing situations. Of course you just cannot say “SKIP THIS PLEASE.” So better prepare yourself. Take your time to reply to this one; at first say I am really finding it very hard to find any such situation as I believe the best way to avoid shame is never do such things.
Most of the interviewers just will proceed to another question but if he or she insists to elaborate then give any appropriate reply but be sure it should not sound that you are so regretful that it still has a mental impact on you. Remember
”Life must go on….no matter what”

Question 5: Why are you leaving (or did you leave) this position?
By asking this question, the interviewer just wishes to see how much respect you give to your management, colleagues etc. So never say What Things You Should Know About A Company Before An Interview.
If you are in the process of attending numerous job interviews in the hopes that you are going to embark on the career of your dreams (or at least be able to pay the bills for awhile until something better comes along), you are probably overwhelmed with all that you are in the middle of. After all, job interviews require you to revamp your resume, reconnect with the people that you are going to be using as references, write cover letters and maybe even update your wardrobe. After all, your overall goal at all job interviews is to make a good enough impression to get the job and making that impression takes some work.
What makes the difference between those who get the callbacks and those who don't? There are a lot of factors which go into how well you are perceived at your job interviews but one of the main ones that is often overlooked by job applicants is their knowledge of the company. Many applicants believe that their only job is to inform the company's hiring managers about themselves and why they are worthy of being hired. It's true that this is a big part of a job interview, but it's not the only part of it. The other side of the coin is that applicants need to have done their research into a company so that they can explain why they're a good match for the company, what they can contribute to the company's goals and where they see themselves going with the company in the future.
Don't be left tongue-tied when you get to the part of the job interview when the hiring manager looks at you and says, "so, what do you want to know about us?" Take the bull by the horns, show what you've already learned about the company and follow that up with some thoughtful, engaging questions about the company. This will demonstrate your genuine (or at least well-faked) interest in the company and could make the difference in whether or not you get the jobs that you're applying for at all of these interviews.

 Keep your answers as short and succinct as possible, using specific examples or scenarios to demonstrate your experience, ability and knowledge. Don't "ramble"!

ü  Before you go to the interview, consider your long term career goals and your personal attributes. Be sure that they are not in conflict with the job on offer or with what your are asked to do.

ü  You have to make a strengths and weakness analysis for yourself, before you go to the interview. Remember, you want to show your strengths in the best light and the better you know yourself, the better you will perform in an interview.

ü  Be honest about your own capabilities, for example, don’t position yourself as a team player if you are a loner, (see some comments and questions you should ask yourself below) it may get you the job, in the short term. But in the long term, you will be unhappy and you will be looking for another job soon!

ü  When it comes to times in life when we are put under a lot of stress, not much can prepare to the days leading up to an interview for job you really want. If you are preparing for an interview and you are losing sleep and feeling unsure of yourself, there is no need to read too much into these problems.

ü  As a matter of fact, it is perfectly normal to become anxious and insecure prior to an important interview. Instead of worrying, you should be concentrating on preparing. Now, many people become bemused at this point in the process. They can’t possibly know which questions will be asked, and in many cases, they can’t even know who will be conducting the interview. Be that as it may, there are some helpful tips that almost anyone can use for attending interviews.

ü  Dress for success: You probably know that first impressions are important. It’s hard to overstate how important they actually are. The truth of the matter is that you should walk into that interview dressed as a person who already has the job.  Dress like a professional who is used to occupying high profile positions.

ü  Research a company prior to the interview: When you are attending interviews, you should always know what kind of job you are applying for. Of course you probably have some idea as to what the duties and tasks of a job post might be, but also make sure that you know about a company’s history and priorities. This will make you seem more engaged and more serious about the job.

ü  How to Talk about Weakness on a Job Interview

When you are attending interviews, you should always be ready to talk about strengths and weaknesses. The most common interview questions often relate to these topics.  Remember that your weaknesses should also say something good about your performance, such as that you work too hard or become too involved in projects.

ü  Find ways to relieve stress and you should do so calmly. Sure, this is easier said than done, but there are a few ways to make sure you keep stress levels down to a minimum. Make sure you get plenty of sleep prior to an interview.

ü  Eat well.

ü  Stay away from fatty foods and sugars.

ü  Make sure you have time to exercise as this can make you feel more confident.

ü  Act as if you have already gotten the job: This is a tough one because it is easy to overdo and you want to be confident. You want to show your interviewer that you are the right person for the job, but you don’t want to come off as being too cocky. This can work against you.

ü  Instead, behave as if you are already a member of the team. This will help your interviewers to visualize you working with his or her colleagues and can influence your interviewer’s final decision

Questions you must prepare before going for an interview

Question 1. Tell me about yourself. This is the first question you could be asked in any interview. This may sound simple but if you are unprepared you could be in big problem. So just prepare yourself for this simple yet difficult question Start with one two lines about yourself, who you are?

Ans. Brief 1 line about your family this depends on what kind of interview you are going through] and lastly why are you the best suited person for this job. Tell about your achievements but never sound too proud of your achievements, highlight yourself but with decency. Remember the golden rule

“First Impression is the last impression.”

Question 2: What are your greatest strengths?

This question is to judge how you present yourself, are you the person who talks too much, are you arrogant or are you the one who just do what others say and thus never realized your strengths.

The answer to this question should be linked with facts and figures if possible. If you had any previous achievements say you lead a team which did wonderful and thus you are a team leader and all. Highlight yourself, tell your strengths but be sure it is well supported and you just don’t start sayings just to impress. Remember the HR person will grill you if he even finds an iota of doubt in what you are saying. Some points on which you could support your answer could be – honesty, leadership, tech savvy, confident, good communication skills, positive attitude, motivational and inspirational leader etc.

So just prepare yourself for this question, make a mental note of all your achievements.

Question 3: What are your greatest weaknesses?

Now this is the question which could either end your interview or could just get you the job. Don’t mince with words, at the same time just don’t be too blunt. Tell your weakness but also tell what you are doing to overcome it. Never say I cannot do this. Instead say, I have never done this but I am eager to learn and am sure if our company needs it I will do it.

Note – Never say your company or what would be my position in your company, use our company. Some HR people might ask you why you are saying our before selection then do say – its because I am confident that I am the best person for this vacancy.

Question 4: Tell me about something you did – or failed to do – that you now feel a little ashamed of.

This question is just to see how you react to embarrassing situations. Of course you just cannot say “SKIP THIS PLEASE.” So better prepare yourself. Take your time to reply to this one; at first say I am really finding it very hard to find any such situation as I believe the best way to avoid shame is never do such things.

Most of the interviewers just will proceed to another question but if he or she insists to elaborate then give any appropriate reply but be sure it should not sound that you are so regretful that it still has a mental impact on you. Remember

”Life must go on….no matter what”

Question 5: Why are you leaving (or did you leave) this position?

By asking this question, the interviewer just wishes to see how much respect you give to your management, colleagues etc. So never say What Things You Should Know About A Company Before An Interview.

If you are in the process of attending numerous job interviews in the hopes that you are going to embark on the career of your dreams (or at least be able to pay the bills for awhile until something better comes along), you are probably overwhelmed with all that you are in the middle of. After all, job interviews require you to revamp your resume, reconnect with the people that you are going to be using as references, write cover letters and maybe even update your wardrobe. After all, your overall goal at all job interviews is to make a good enough impression to get the job and making that impression takes some work.

What makes the difference between those who get the callbacks and those who don't? There are a lot of factors which go into how well you are perceived at your job interviews but one of the main ones that is often overlooked by job applicants is their knowledge of the company. Many applicants believe that their only job is to inform the company's hiring managers about themselves and why they are worthy of being hired. It's true that this is a big part of a job interview, but it's not the only part of it. The other side of the coin is that applicants need to have done their research into a company so that they can explain why they're a good match for the company, what they can contribute to the company's goals and where they see themselves going with the company in the future.

Don't be left tongue-tied when you get to the part of the job interview when the hiring manager looks at you and says, "so, what do you want to know about us?" Take the bull by the horns, show what you've already learned about the company and follow that up with some thoughtful, engaging questions about the company. This will demonstrate your genuine (or at least well-faked) interest in the company and could make the difference in whether or not you get the jobs that you're applying for at all of these interviews.

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VMware Admin Interview Questions & Answers.

1. VMWare Kernel is a Proprietary Kenral and is not based on any of the UNIX operating systems, it's a kernel developed by VMWare Company. 

2. The VMKernel can't boot it by itself, so that it takes the help of the 3rd party operating system. In VMWare case the kernel is booted by RedHat Linux operating system which is known as service console. 

3. The service console is developed based up on Redhat Linux Operating system, it is used to manage the VMKernel  

4. To restart webaccess service on vmware
service vmware-webaccess restart – this will restart apache tomcat app 

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 4. To restart webaccess service on vmware
service vmware-webaccess restart – this will restart apache tomcat app

5. To restart ssh service on vmware
service sshd restart

6. To restart host agent(vmware-hostd) on vmware esx server
service mgmt-vmware restart

7. Path for the struts-config.xml
/usr/lib/vmware/webAccess/tomcat/apache-tomcat-5.5.17/webapps/ui/WEB-INF/

8. To start the scripted install the command is
    esx ks=nfs:111.222.333.444:/data/KS.config ksdevice=eth0
               location                                             device name

9. Virtual Network in Simple……………….

Virtual Nic(s) on Virtual Machine(s) ----->

Physical Nic on the ESX Server (Virtual Switch - 56 Ports)  ----->

Physical Switch Port Should be trunked with all the VLANS to which the VM's need access 

All the ESX servers should be configured with Same number of Physical Nics (vSwitches) and Connectivity also should be same, So that vMotion succeeds
All the Virtual Machines are connected to one vSwitch with Different VLANS, this means the Physical Nic(vSwitch) needs to be trunked with the same VLANS on the Physical Switch Port

10 What are the three port groups present in ESX server networking
   1. Virtual Machine Port Group - Used for Virtual Machine Network
   2. Service Console Port Group - Used for Service Console Communications
   3. VMKernel Port Group - Used for VMotion, iSCSI, NFS Communications


11. What is the use of a Port Group?
The port group segregates the type of communication.


12. What are the type of communications which requires an IP address for sure ?
   Service Console and VMKernel (VMotion and iSCSI), these communications does not happen without an ip address (Whether it is a single or dedicated)


13. In the ESX Server licensing features VMotion License is showing as Not used, why?
    Even though the license box is selected, it shows as "License Not Used" until, you enable the VMotion option for specific vSwitch

 14. How the Virtual Machineort group communication works ?
     All the vm's which are configured in VM Port Group are able to connect to the physical machines on the network. So this port group enables communication between vSwitch and Physical Switch to connect vm's to Physical Machine's


15. What is a VLAN ?
     A VLAN is a logical configuration on the switch port to segment the IP Traffic. For this to happen, the port must be trunked with the correct VLAN ID.


16. Does the vSwitches support VLAN Tagging? Why?
     Yes, The vSwitches support VLAN Tagging, otherwise if the virtual machines in an esx host are connected to different VLANS, we need to install a separate physical nic (vSwitch) for every VLAN. That is the reason vmware included the VLANtagging for vSwitches. So every vSwitch supports upto 1016 ports, and BTW they can support 1016 VLANS if needed, but an ESX server doesn’t support that many VM’s. :) 


17. What is Promiscuous Mode on vSwitch ? What happens if it sets to Accept?
     If the promiscuous mode set to Accept, all the communication is visible to all the virtual machines, in other words all the packets are sent to all the ports on vSwitch
     If the promiscuous mode set to Reject, the packets are sent to inteded port, so that the intended virtual machine was able to see the communication.


18. What is MAC address Changes ? What happens if it is set to Accept ?
When we create a virtual machine the configuration wizard generates a MAC address for that machine, you can see it in the .vmx (VM Config) file. If it doesn't matches with the MAC address in the OS this setting does not allow incoming traffic to the VM. So by setting Reject Option both MAC addresses will be remains same, and the incoming traffic will be allowed to the VM.


19. What is Forged Transmits ? What happens if it is set to Accept ?
When we create a virtual machine the configuration wizard generates a MAC address for that machine, you can see it in the .vmx (VM Config) file. If it doesn't matches with the MAC address in the OS this setting does not allow outgoing traffic from the VM. So by setting Reject Option both MAC addresses will be remains same, and the outgoing traffic will be allowed from the VM.


20. What are the core services of VC ?
VM provisioning , Task Scheduling and Event Logging


21. Can we do vMotion between two datacenters ? If possible how it will be?
Yes we can do vMotion between two datacenters, but the mandatory requirement is the VM should be powered off.


22. What is VC agent? and what service it is corresponded to? What are the minimum req's for VC agent installation ?
VC agent is an agent installed on ESX server which enables communication between VC and ESX server.
The daemon  associated with it is called vmware-hostd , and the service which corresponds to it is called as mgmt-vmware, in the event of VC agent failure just restart the service by typing the following command at the service console      

     " service mgmt-vmware restart "
VC agent installed on the ESX server when we add it to the VC, so at the time of installtion if you are getting an error like " VC Agent service failed to install ", check the /Opt size whether it is sufficient or not.


23. How can you edit VI Client Settings and VC Server Settings ?
Click Edit Menu on VC and Select Client Settings to change VI settings
Click Administration Menu on VC and Select VC Management Server Configuration to Change VC Settings

24. What are the files that make a Virtual Machine  ?
     .vmx - Virtual Machine Configuration File
     .nvram - Virtual Machine BIOS
     .vmdk - Virtual Machine Disk file
     .vswp - Virtual Machine Swap File
     .vmsd - Virtual MAchine Snapshot Database
     .vmsn - Virtual Machine Snapshot file
     .vmss - Virtual Machine Suspended State file
     .vmware.log - Current Log File
     .vmware-#.log - Old Log file


25. What are the devices that can be added while the virtual Machine running
In VI 3.5 we can add Hard Disk and NIC's while the machine running.

In vSphere 4.0 we can add Memory and Processor along with HDD and NIC's while the machine running




26. How to set the time delay for BIOS screen for a Virtual Machine?
Right Click on VM, select edit settings, choose options tab and select boot option, set the delay how much you want.


27. What is a template ?
We can convert a VM into Template, and it cannot be powered on once its changed to template. This is used to quick provisioning of VM's.


23. What to do to customize the windows virtual machine clone,?
copy the sysprep files to Virtual center directory on the server, so that the wizard will take the advantage of it.


24. What to do to customize the linux/unix virtual machine clone,?
VC itself includes the customization tools, as these operating systems are available as open source.


25. Does cloning from template happens between two datacenters ?
Yes.. it can, if the template in one datacenter, we can deploy the vm from that template in another datacenter without any problem.


26. What are the common issues with snapshots? What stops from taking a snapshot and how to fix it ?
If you configure the VM with Mapped LUN's, then the snapshot failed. If it is mapped as virtual then we can take a snapshot of it.
If you configure the VM with Mapped LUN's as physical, you need to remove it to take a snapshot.


27. What are the settings that are taken into to consideration when we initiate a snapshot ?
Virtual Machine Configuration (What hardware is attached to it)
State of the Virtual Machine Hard Disk file ( To revert back if needed)
State of the Virtual Machine Memory (if it is powered on)


28. What are the requirements for Converting a Physical machine to VM ?
An agent needs to be installed on the Physical machine
VI client needs to be installed with Converter Plug-in
A server to import/export virtual machines


29. What is VMWare consolidated backup ?
It is a backup framework, that supports 3rd party utilities to take backups of ESX servers and Virtual Machines. Its not a backup service.


30. To open the guided consolidation tool, what are the user requirements ?
The user must be member of administrator, The user should have "Logon as service" privileges - To give a user these privileges,open local sec policy, select Logon as service policy and add the user the user should have read access to AD to send queries
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service vmware-webaccess restart – this will restart apache tomcat app 

- See more at: http://www.01world.in/#sthash.eIdZo5bI.dpuf

- See more at: http://www.01world.in/#sthash.eIdZo5bI.dpuf

4. To restart webaccess service on vmware
service vmware-webaccess restart – this will restart apache tomcat app 

5. To restart ssh service on vmware
service sshd restart 

6. To restart host agent(vmware-hostd) on vmware esx server
service mgmt-vmware restart 

7. Path for the struts-config.xml
/usr/lib/vmware/webAccess/tomcat/apache-tomcat-5.5.17/webapps/ui/WEB-INF/ 

- See more at: http://www.01world.in/#sthash.eIdZo5bI.dpuf

 4. To restart webaccess service on vmware
s5. To restart ssh service on vmware

service sshd restart 

6. To restart host agent(vmware-hostd) on vmware esx server
service mgmt-vmware restart 

7. Path for the struts-config.xml
/usr/lib/vmware/webAccess/tomcat/apache-tomcat-5.5.17/webapps/ui/WEB-INF/ 

- See more at: http://www.01world.in/#sthash.eIdZo5bI.dpuf

4. To restart webaccess service on vmware
service vmware-webaccess restart – this will restart apache tomcat app 

5. To restart ssh service on vmware
service sshd restart 

6. To restart host agent(vmware-hostd) on vmware esx server
service mgmt-vmware restart 

7. Path for the struts-config.xml
/usr/lib/vmware/webAccess/tomcat/apache-tomcat-5.5.17/webapps/ui/WEB-INF/ 

8. To start the scripted install the command is
    esx ks=nfs:111.222.333.444:/data/KS.config ksdevice=eth0
               location                                             device name

9. Virtual Network in Simple……………….

Virtual Nic(s) on Virtual Machine(s) -----> 

Physical Nic on the ESX Server (Virtual Switch - 56 Ports)  ----->

Physical Switch Port Should be trunked with all the VLANS to which the VM's need access  

All the ESX servers should be configured with Same number of Physical Nics (vSwitches) and Connectivity also should be same, So that vMotion succeeds
All the Virtual Machines are connected to one vSwitch with Different VLANS, this means the Physical Nic(vSwitch) needs to be trunked with the same VLANS on the Physical Switch Port

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Change RDP Port on Windows XP

The setting for the Terminal Services port lives in the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TerminalServer\WinStations\RDP-Tcp

Open up Regedit, find this key, and look for the the PortNumber value.

 Double click on the PortNumber setting and enter in the port number you wish to use. Unless you think in hex (pat yourself on the back if you do), you might want to click on decimal before entering your new port number.

 Or, you can use my creatively named VelocIT Terminal Services Port Changer application, which is available with source.  This is a simple five minute application that does one thing and one thing only. It allows you to change the port number that Terminal Services listens on.

Remember, all the usual caveats apply about tinkering with the registry. You do so at your own risk.

Connecting via Remote Desktop to the non-standard Port

Now that you have the server all set up, you need to connect to it.  This is pretty easy.  Suppose you change the port for the virtual machine to listen in on port 3900.  You simply append 3900 to the server name (or IP) when connecting via Remote Desktop.

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FTP Server and its Commands

What is FTP?

The FTP (File Transfer Protocol) utility program is commonly used for copying files to and from other computers. These computers may be at the same site or at different sites thousands of miles apart. FTP is a general protocol that works on UNIX systems as well as a variety of other (non-UNIX) systems.

For the purposes of this Web page, the local machine refers to the machine you are initially logged into, the one on which you type the ftp command. The remote machine is the other one, the one that is the argument of the ftp command.

A user interface for the standard File Transfer Protocol for ARPANET, FTP acts as an interpreter on the remote machine. The user may type a number of UNIX-like commands under this interpreter to perform desired actions on the remote machine.

Most operating systems and communication programs now include some form of an FTP utility program, but the commands differ slightly between them. The following explanations and alphabetical list of commands refers to the common FTP utility program as provided on a UNIX machine. Check the documentation for your own machine to determine the comparable commands.

Most computers today include a windows-based type FTP program that is more PC-oriented and does not require full knowledge of these commands.

You can also perform FTP through a browser. For example, bring up Internet Explorer and type in             ftp://yourLoginName@IPaddress
instead of a normal web page URL.

Common FTP Commands

?	to request help or information about the FTP commands
ascii	to set the mode of file transfer to ASCII (this is the default and transmits seven bits per character)
binary	to set the mode of file transfer to binary (the binary mode transmits all eight bits per byte and thus provides less chance of a transmission error and must be used to transmit files other than ASCII files)
bye	to exit the FTP environment (same as quit)
cd	to change directory on the remote machine
close	to terminate a connection with another computer
	close brubeck	closes the current FTP connection with brubeck,   but still leaves you within the FTP environment.
delete	to delete (remove) a file in the current remote directory (same as rm in UNIX)
get	to copy one file from the remote machine to the local machine
	get ABC DEF	copies file ABC in the current remote directory to (or on top of) a file named DEF in your current local directory.
	get ABC	copies file ABC in the current remote directory to (or on top of) a file with the same name, ABC, in your current local directory.
help	to request a list of all available FTP commands
lcd	to change directory on your local machine (same as UNIX cd)
ls	to list the names of the files in the current remote directory
mkdir	to make a new directory within the current remote directory
mget	to copy multiple files from the remote machine to the local machine;   you are prompted for a y/n answer before transferring each file
	mget *	copies all the files in the current remote directory to your current local directory, using the same filenames. Notice the use of the wild card character, *.
mput	to copy multiple files from the local machine to the remote machine;   you are prompted for a y/n answer before transferring each file
open	to open a connection with another computer
	open brubeck	opens a new FTP connection with brubeck;   you must enter a username and password for a brubeck account       (unless it is to be an anonymous connection).
put	to copy one file from the local machine to the remote machine
pwd	to find out the pathname of the current directory on the remote machine
quit	to exit the FTP environment (same as bye)
rmdir	to to remove (delete) a directory in the current remote directory

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Block IP address with Windows Firewall 2008

If you ever feel that someone may be trying to break into your server or know an IP address that you want to block from accessing your server there is a built in firewall on all of our 2008 DDS servers. You can use this firewall to block either a range of IP addresses or a single address.

1. Log into your server via RDP

2. Click on start > administrative tools > windows firewall with advanced security.

3. On the left side of the firewall window click on the inbound rules option.

4. On the right side of the screen click on New Rule.

5. Click on the custom radio button and then click next.

6. Make sure the All programs radio is selected then click next.

7. On the protocol and ports options leave everything at its defaults and click next.

8. On the scope screen you will see two boxes the top one is for local IP addresses and the bottom is for remote IP addresses. In this scenario we are trying to block an outside (remote) IP from accessing anything on the server so we will need to add the IP address to this section only as it will not be a local IP address.

9. Click on the radio that says "these IP addresses " in the remote section as shown below:

10. Click on the Add button.

11. In the next window we will be adding a single IP address to the rule, you can also add an entire range at this point if you wish.

12. Click ok, click next.

13. Make sure you select the Block the connection radio on the next screen and then click next.

14. Leave all of the options on the next screen checked this will be sure to block the IP no matter the connection they are trying to use. Click next.

15. Name the rule on the next screen something you can remember in case you wish to remove or edit it in the future. Click finish and thats it.

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Disable Shutdown option in Windows

This article will walk you through removing the shutdown option from Windows Server 2003/2008

1. Go to Start > Run

2. Type in gpedit.msc in the Open field

3. The Group Policy window will appear. Choose User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start Menu & Taskbar from the left-hand side panel as shown below

4. In the right-hand side panel, double-click on Remove And Prevent Access To Shut Down Command
A pop will appear. Set it to Enabled

This will remove the Shutdown option from the Start menu immediately after clicking Apply. The system can only be shutdown via the command prompt from this point forward.

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windows server 2008 password complexity

To ensure that accounts being created on your server meets the standard password requirement . This can be enforced on a Win 2008 server by following below steps:

1. Click Start > Run, type gpedit.msc > click OK

2. Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Account Policies > Password Policy.

OR

Click Start > Run, type gpedit.msc > click OK2. Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Account Policies > Password Policy

3. The option for disable "Password must meet complexity requirement" is dim and cannot be changed from enabled,

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Microsoft Certification paper codes

Exam 070-686: Pro: Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Administrator
Exam 070-681: TS: Windows 7 and Office 2010, Deploying
Exam 070-664: TS: Microsoft Lync Server 2010, Configuring
Exam 070-665: Pro: Microsoft Lync Server 2010, Administrator
Exam 070-669 TS: Windows Server 2008 R2, Desktop Virtualization
Exam 070-693 Pro: Windows Server 2008 R2, Virtualization Administrator
Exam 070-682: Pro: Upgrading to Windows 7 MCITP Enterprise Desktop Support Technician
Exam 070-659 TS: Windows Server 2008 R2, Server Virtualization
Exam 070-638 TS: MCTS: Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Configuring,
Exam 070-630 TS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Configuration
Exam 070-238 Pro: Deploying Messaging Solutions with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
Exam 070-237 Pro: Designing Messaging Solutions with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
Exam 070-236 TS: Exchange Server 2007, Configuring
Exam 070-622 Pro: Supporting and Troubleshooting Applications on a Windows Vista Client for ENTERPRISE Support Technicians
Exam 070-623 Pro: Microsoft Desktop Support – Consumer
Exam 070-620 TS: Configuring Windows Vista Client
Exam 070-646 Pro: Windows Server 2008 Server Administrator
Exam 070-647 Pro: Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Administrator
Exam 070-649 Upgrading Your MCSE on Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008, Technology Specialist
Exam 070-298 Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network
Exam 070-299 Implementing and Administering Security in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network
Exam 070-285 Designing a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Organization
Exam 070-284 Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
Exam 070-225 Designing and Deploying a Messaging Infrastructure with Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server
Exam 070-224 Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server
Exam 070-220 Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network
Exam 070-272 Supporting Users and Troubleshooting Desktop Applications on a Microsoft Windows XP Operating System
Exam 070-271 Supporting Users and Troubleshooting a Microsoft Windows XP Operating System
Exam 070-214 Implementing and Administering Security in a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network
Exam 070-218 Managing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Environment
Exam 070-296 Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSE Certified on Windows 2000
Exam 070-292: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSA Certified on Windows 2000
Exam 070-227: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000, Enterprise Edition
Exam: 070-221: Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure
Exam 070-219: Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure
Exam: 070-240: Microsoft Windows 2000 Accelerated Exam for MCP's Certified on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Class MS973: Exchange Server 5.5 - Design and Implementation
Exam 070-087: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
Class: Upgrading to Microsoft Windows NT 5.0 Pre-release
Exam 070-079: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 by Using the Microsoft Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK)
Exam 070-078: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Proxy Server 1.0
Exam 070-068: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 in the Enterprise
Exam 070-073: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
Exam 070-067: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
Exam 070-059: Internetworking with Microsoft TCP/IP on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Exam 070-053: Internetworking Microsoft TCP/IP for Microsoft Windows NT (3.5-3.51)
Exam 070-046: Networking with Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
Exam 070-048: Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
Exam 070-064: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows 95
Exam 070-058: Networking Essentials
Exam 070-026: System Administration for Microsoft SQL Server 6.5
Exam 070-042: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
Exam 070-043: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51

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Technical Interview Questions - Windows Server 2008/R2 Hyper-V and Virtualization Part7

• What is virtualization (in general)?
• What are the 4 major virtualization areas?
• Describe the major benefits of Server Virtualization.
• What is the difference between hosted virtualization and hypervisor-based virtualization?
• What's the idea behind Type 1 and Type 2 methods of virtualization?
• Talk briefly about the history of Microsoft-based virtualization products.
• What is Hyper-V?
• Name a few competitive products that can be compared (even roughly) with Hyper-V.
• What are the major differences between Hyper-V RTM and Hyper-V R2? Name some of the major differences.
• What are the hardware requirements for Hyper-V?
• How many logical CPUs does Hyper-V R2 support?
• How much RAM can be assigned to VMs in Hyper-V R2?
• What's Microsoft Hyper-V Server?
• Describe the process of installing Hyper-V from scratch on a brand new Dell R710 machine.
• ...
• What types of network connections does Hyper-V allow?
• When building a new Hyper-V host, what would your networking considerations be?
• Why is it important to leave one physical NIC for the host OS?
• Talk about MAC address ranges and potential issues with Hyper-V RTM. How was this solved in R2?
• ...
• What are the different virtual disk options in Hyper-V?
• When considering performance, what type 0f virtual disk would you use?
• What are pass-through disks?
• Talk about hot adding and hot removing disks in Hyper-V R2.
• What are VM snapshots?
• Talk about performance considerations and other "issues" with VM snapshots.
• What's the difference between applying, deleting and reverting to snapshots?
• ...
• Describe the process of creating a new VM from scratch.
• Where does Hyper-V place the files and settings for VMs, by default? How do you change that?
• What are synthetic drivers?
• What are emulated drivers?
• When creating a new VM that'll run Windows Server 2008, what type of NIC would you create?
• Following the previous question, what type of NIC would you create for a WIN PE-based VM? Why?
• Migrating a Windows Server 2003 VM from Virtual Server 2005, what type of NIC would you need to use?
• Creating a new VM, what type of disk controller would you need to use for the VM's system disk?
• ...
• What are Integration Components?
• Talk about certain issues with hosting DCs virtually.
• What are "Enlightened Partitions"?
• What OSs are supported on Hyper-V?
• What types of backups can you use for VMs?
• Talk about performing backups of VMs and VSS.
• How do you export a VM? Mention a couple of methods.
• ...
• Talk about domain membership considerations for Hyper-V hosts.
• Where can you manage Hyper-V hosts from?
• What is RSAT?
• How would you manage Hyper-V from a Windows 7-based machine?
• Talk about permission issues in regards of managing Hyper-V hosts.
• What is AZMAN?
• ...
• Talk about the licensing benefits of Hyper-V under the various editions of Windows Server 2008.
• Wanting to create a failover cluster on 2 Hyper-V nodes in Windows Server 2008 R2, what edition of Windows would you prefer? Why?
• ...
• Talk about Hyper-V-based high availability.
• What's Quick Migration?
• What's Live Migration?
• Talk about downtime issues with Quick Migration vs. Live Migration.
• Talk about the steps needed to be taken in order to setup a Live Migration setup.
• What is CSV?
• Can you create a Live Migration setup without CSV? Explain.
• Mention a few methods for initiating a Live Migration movement of VMs between one host and another.
• ...
• How do you monitor the performance of your VMs?
• How do you know how much memory a specific VM uses?
• How do you know what's the I/O used on a Hyper-V host?
• How do you monitor the bandwidth used by a specific VM?
• Talk about SCVMM, SCOM, SCCM and Hyper-V.
• Talk about WMI and Hyper-V.

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Technical Interview Questions - Windows Server 2008/R2 TS/RDS Part 6

• What is presentation virtualization?
• Describe the benefits of using TS/RDS.
• Describe the drawbacks of using TS/RDS.
• Describe the main TS role services in Windows Server 2008.
• Describe the main RDS role services in Windows Server 2008 R2.
• What are the major changes between the Windows Server 2008 TS and the Windows Server 2008 R2 RDS roles in relation to Windows Server 2003 TS.
• ...
• What is the TS/RDS Session Host?
• What are the benefits of using 64-bit hardware and OS vs. using the 32-bit version?
• Describe your experience in using TS/RDS.
• How can you configure TS/RDS session limits? Describe a couple of methods.
• What is GPO Loopback Processing?
• How do you standardize user profiles and settings across a TS/RDS farm?
• What are the major drawbacks of using Roaming User Profiles?
• Working with Outlook on TS/RDS, what can you tell me about using cached modes?
• How do you install applications on a TS/RDS Session Host? Describe a couple of methods.
• What are the TS/RDS command line management tools?
• How would you achieve high availability with RD Session Hosts?
• What is "Virtual Machine Redirection" and when would it be used?
• ...
• Talk about TS/RDS licensing.
• Is there any difference in RDS licensing in Windows Server 2008 R2?
• What is the licensing grace period?
• Where would you install the RD Licensing server? Talk about small implementation and large implementation scenarios.
• ...
• What is RDS RemoteApp?
• Describe the benefits of using RDS RemoteApp.
• How do you publish a RemoteApp?
• What's the difference between using .RDP files and .MSI files when publishing a RemoteApp to the users' desktops?
• In Windows 7, it's possible to use RemoteApp in conjunction with RDS Web Access in a different manner. Can you describe this process?
• Needing to control which users get access to which RemoteApp. How can you do that?
• Describe the way RemoteApps integrate with the Windows desktop.
• Besides RemoteApp, what other ways or software lifecycle management solutions are you aware of?
• Talk about digital signatures and their relevance to RemoteApp publishing.
• ...
• What is RDS Web Access?
• Describe the benefits of using RDS Web Access.
• Talk about the implementation scenarios of RDS Web Access.
• Describe the process of securing RDS Web Access.
• How would you publish an RDS Web Access site?
• Can you use Web Access with other Microsoft-based solutions? Name a few.
• What's the alternative for using RDS Web Access?
• Talk about digital signatures in relation to RDS Web Access.
• How can you control who has access to the RDS Web Access website?
• What would you do in order to publish RemoteApps from multiple RD Session Hosts through one RD Web Access server?
• What would you do in order to publish RemoteApps from multiple RD Session Hosts through one RD Web Access server?
• ...
• What's RDS Gateway?
• What are the main usage scenarios for RDS Gateway?
• What are RAPs?
• What are CAPs?
• Describe the process of securing RDS Gateway.
• Talk about digital signatures in relation to RDS Gateway.
• What type of RD clients can be used with RD Gateway?
• ...
• What is the RD Session Broker?
• What was the original role of the RD Session Broker, and what where the names this role used in previous versions of Terminal Services?
• When would you need to implement a RD Session Broker?
• Talk about RD Session Broker and VDI.
• Talk about the entire process of using all RDS components along with RS Session Broker.
• How would you achieve high availability with RD Session Brokers?

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Technical Interview Questions - Exchange Server 2007/2010 Part 5

• What are the Exchange 2007/2010 server roles?
• What are the benefits of using roles, vs. the way Exchange 2000/2003 worked?
• What are the Exchange 2003 equivalents of the various Exchange 2007/2010 roles?
• Name the system prerequisites for installing Exchange 2007/2010 in your existing Active Directory forest.
• You have an Exchange 5.5 organization and finally decided to move forward and upgrade to Exchange 2007/2010. What's your next obvious step?
• You're looking to install Exchange 2007/2010 and Outlook on the same machine. Should you do that? Why?
• Where does Exchange store its configuration settings?
• How do you prepare the AD for Exchange 2007/2010? Name 2 methods.
• What permissions do you need to prepare the AD for Exchange 2007/2010?
• How would you verify that the schema was in fact updated?
• In the installation folder root you see setup.com and setup.exe. Which would you use and when?
• How would you easily install all the Windows Server 2008/R2 roles and features required for Exchange 2007/2010?
• How would you check your Exchange configuration settings to see if they're right?
• .....
• What is the latest Exchange 2007 Service Pack? Name a few changes in functionality in that SP.
• Looking to install Exchange 2007 on Windows Server 2008. What SP version do you need? And for R2?
• What's a Rollup Update? What's the latest RU for Exchange 2007/2010?
• How can you easily integrate a RU in the Exchange 2007/2010 installation media?
• Name a few reasons for using 64-bit hardware and OS version for Exchange 2007/2010.
• Exchange 2007 came in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Name a couple of reasons for ever needing the 32-bit version.
• ....
• Wanting to manage Exchange 2007/2010 from a remote computer, name a few of your management options.
• Name a few changes that were made in Exchange 2003 Management Console (EMC) when compared to Exchange 2003 System Manager (ESM).
• What's PowerShell and why do we care?
• Name one major benefit of PowerShell v2 over V1.
• What are the different Exchange Recipient types?
• What are resource mailboxes? When would you use them?
• What are Dynamic Distribution groups?
  What type of groups would you use when configuring distribution groups in a multiple domain forest?
• How can you grant access for an administrator to access all mailboxes in your organization?
• How can you grant access for an administrator to access all mailboxes on a specific Exchange server?
• Describe the differences in the permission model between Exchange 2003 and Exchange 2010.
• ....
• What are the major changes in the way Exchange 2007 stores work?
• What's the difference between the Enterprise and Standard editions of Exchange in relation with the number and size of the stores on the server?
• What are the major changes in the way Exchange 2010 stores work? Name some of the changes in comparison with Exchange 2003 and Exchange 2007.
• What's the major difference in store high availability in Exchange 2007?
• What's the major difference in store high availability in Exchange 2010?
• What is the GAL?
• When would you decide to create more than one GAL?
• How would you modify the filter properties of one of the default address lists?
• What is the OAB? When is it used?
• What are the OAB distribution options?
• You are at a client's location, and you see no Public Folders on any of the Mailbox servers. How can that be?
• You don't have any Public Folder, but now you've got a bunch of laptop users that use Outlook 2003. What issues would you see? How would you fix these issues?
• .....
• In Exchange 2007, what are the minimum requirements for implementing a high availability topology, in relation to the server roles and server numbers?
• In Exchange 2010, what are the minimum requirements for implementing a high availability topology, in relation to the server roles and server numbers?
• Describe the concept behind Log Shipping.
• What's the difference between LCR, CCR and SCR?
• What's SCC?
• You've installed Exchange 2007 RTM and are looking to enable SCR but cannot find the option to do so in the EMC or in PS. Why?
• Describe DAG in Exchange 2010.
• Considering DAGs in Exchange 2010, why does Microsoft claim that you can run "Raidless"?
• Would you run "Raidless" even when implementing DAGs in Exchange 2010? Why?
• Would you run "Backup-less" even when implementing DAGs in Exchange 2010? Why?
• How do you enable LCR?
• Why does Microsoft suggest using NTFS mount points when using LCR?
• What Exchange edition version do you need for LCR? What Windows edition version do you need for LCR?
• How do you recover from a store corruption when using LCR? Name the procedures you would use.
• ....
• What are streaming backups?
• What are VSS backups?
• How would you backup Exchange 2007/2010 on a Windows Server 2008/R2 machine without using 3rd-party tools?
• What's a Brick-Level backup?
• What backup solutions are you familiar with in Exchange 2007/2010?
• What's a Recovery Storage Group? How do you work with one?
• Can you use Exmerge in Exchange 2007/2010? Why?
• How do you export a mailbox content in Exchange 2007/2010?
• What's a Dial Tone recovery?
• What built-in tool do you have to allow you to manage Exchange store recoveries?
• What's the difference between online and offline defrag?
• In Exchange 2010, is there any change in the way online and offline defrags are used (or should be used)?
• What is Eseutil?
• What is Isinteg?
• Name a few scenarios for using both tools?
• What are the major considerations for using these tools?
• ...
• Where does Exchange 2007/2010 get its routing topology from?
• What protocol is used for the Mailbox to HT transport?
• How would you achieve incoming mail redundancy?
• Name all the client connection options in Exchange 2007/2010.
• What happened to OMA?
• Name some of the major changes in OWA in relation to Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2003? And in relation to Exchange 2010 and Exchange 2007?
• What's the ECP in Exchange 2010 OWA?
• A user opens an OWA session from an external computer. Which role does that user connect to?
• What are the major changes in Outlook 2010 in relation to Exchange 2010, when compared to Outlook 2007/Exchange 2007?
• What's a mailbox move request in Exchange 2010?
• What is Online Mailbox Move in Exchange 2010?
• Describe the issues you're facing when attempting to obtain a digital certificate for Exchange 2007.
• What's one of the changes that was made to the digital certificate request process in Exchange 2010 in relation to Exchange 2007?
• What are SAN certificates?
• Name a few commercial CAs you could use to obtain digital certificates.
• What is Cached Mode in Outlook 2007/2010?
  What are the benefits and "issues" when using cached mode? How would you tackle those issues?
  What is S/MIME? What are the usage scenarios for S/MIME?
• What is Outlook Anywhere?
• Describe the method for enabling Outlook Anywhere.
• You've just bought a new Internet domain name, and are looking to set up an Exchange organization to receive e-mail for that domain. Name ALL the steps you would need to take in order to successfully be able to work with that domain name.
• You've installed Exchange 2007/2010 and now you need to be able to send e-mail externally (to the Internet). What do you need to do?
• What's Accepted Domains?
• Where in EMC would you look to configure Send Connectors?
• What is a Mail Relay? Name a few known mail relay software or hardware options.
• What's a Smart Host? When would you use it?
• Wanting to configure a Send Connector to the world, what address would you use?
• What are Receive Connectors?
• In Exchange 2007/2010, what's the major issue blocking you from receiving e-mail from the world, considering you've enabled the right port(s) on the firewall, and properly configured MX records for your domain(s)?
• What's the difference between the "Client" and the "Default" Receive Connectors?
• You're looking to troubleshoot e-mail delivery issues. Name 4 options/tools/logs that are built into Exchange 2007/2010 that can help you in your task.
• ...
• You're looking to enable Anti-Spam features on Exchange. Which role would you use to do so?
• Let's say you're wanting to use Anti-Spam features on the HT role. You're looking to enable these features but cannot find them. What do you need to do?
• Where does Edge role store its settings?
• You have a need to enable high-availability and load balancing on your Edge role. How do you achieve that?
• What's Edge synchronization?
• What's Edge subscription?
• How do you enable Edge subscription?
• What's the default replication interval for Edge sync?
• What ports do you need to open between the DMZ holding the Edge role and your internal network?

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