WSUS - Client Side Troubleshooting

gpresult.exe from command prompt to find out computer and user config

 Run WUAUCLT /DETECTNOW and GPUPDATE /FORCE

Reboot client. Log back again.

Now go to HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Update

Setup DNS on 2 win2008 Servers

on the existing server, under 'namesrevers' tab, add the new name server. on the existing server, under 'zone transfer' ensure that transers are permitted to only the servers on the name servers tab on the new server, create a new secondary zone. add the ip address of the current master server. it should automatically replicate. allow Zone Transfers from the existing server.

Nagios Error: could not fetch information from server

Check nsclient++ ini file on PC ** Check Nagios IP "allowed" ** Restart Nsclient++ service The most logical first step is to re-verify the Nagios server config file. Check to make sure DNS resolution is correct. Second, take a look at the NSC.log on the client system. In my case, I saw: 2009-03-30 10:52:23: error:.\NSClientListener.cpp:307: Unauthorized access from: ************* Well, that could definitely be a problem. My fault this time was in editing the NSC.ini after installation. The allowed_hosts line of: allowed_hosts=**************** needed to be like: allowed_hosts=***********/23

WBADMIN

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754015%28WS.10%29.aspx

Printer deployment Windows 2008 GPO

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731292.aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731292.aspx

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverGP/thread/858ada63-d71d-4f35-b23d-4281d7f6dd56

SONICWALL TZ-210 Firewall - SNMP

Management *** Website (IP) *** SSH (Default port 22) *** SNMP SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) - use to monitor status of Firewall using UDP (User Datagram Protocol). SonicWall supports SNMP v1/v2c and all relevant MIB (Mangement Information Base II) groups except egp and at. To use SNMP ** Enable SNMP (tick box) for all interfaces on the SonicWall **** Log into Management interface - System - Administration - Enable SNMP Checkbox - Configure

** Enable SNMP per Interface

** Download MIBs from Website ** Load MIBs into 3rd party management software ie: Nagios

Powershell Script to join domain as elevated user

runas /user:AISCT\administrator "powershell.exe Set-Executionpolicy Unrestricted" runas /user:AISCT\administrator "powershell.exe -noexit Add-Computer -DomainName AISCT -cred AISCT\administrator; restart-computer"