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MCTS: Monitoring Computers
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1. The Minimize Bandwidth and Minimize Latency options of Event Subscriptions - both batch a default number of items at a time. You can determine the value of this default by typing the following command at a command prompt:
NMCap /network * /capture /file filename.cap
gr
winrm get winrm/config
logman start "<Data Collector Set>"
2. To open Reliability Monitor - right-click the ______ node in Server Manager and then click View System Reliability.
System Performance
DiagnosticsPerformanceMonitoring Tools
Reliability Monitor
Right-click Data Collector SetsUser Defined - choose New - and then choose Data Collector Set. The Create New Data Collector Set Wizard appears.
3. Present only on DCs - the ______ Data Collector Set logs kernel trace data - AD trace data - performance counters - and AD registry configuration.
Wireless Diagnostics
NMCap /network * /capture "DNS" /file filename.cap
DiagnosticsPerformanceMonitoring Tools
Active Directory Diagnostics
4. With ______ subscriptions - the forwarding computers contact the collecting computer.
Source computer initiated
wecutil qc
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) or HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure)
ss - wecutil ss <subscription_name> /cm:custom wecutil ss <subscription_name> /hi:<milliseconds_delay>
5. This Windows log contains auditing events that Windows adds when a user accesses or attempts to access a resource that has been configured for auditing.
Latest Report
winrm enumerate winrm/config/Listener
RACAgent.exe
Security
6. To use a filter capture - type the filter capture in quotation marks after the /capture parameter. For example - the following command captures only DNS traffic:
Start A Program - Send An E-mail - Display A Message
Performance Monitor
Active Directory Diagnostics - System Performance - System Diagnostics - Wireless Diagnostics
NMCap /network * /capture "DNS" /file filename.cap
7. With ______ subscriptions - the collecting computer contacts the source computers to retrieve events.
Forwarded Events
Collector initiated
multiple logs
qc
8. The wecutil ______ parameter performs the initial configuration required to collect events. If a subscription already exists - the necessary configuration must have already been performed.
Data Collector Sets
qc
Collector initiated
Application - Security - Setup - System - Forwarded Events
9. In Win Srvr 2008 and Win Srvr 2008 R2 - you can also simply select the ______ node in the console tree of Event Viewer to confiture the collecting computer.
event forwarding
RACAgent.exe
qc
Subscriptions
10. You can also use the /inputcapture parameter of NMCap to process an existing capture file.E.g. To read a file named Capture1.cap and write a new capture file containing only HTTP packets - use this command:
Wireless Diagnostics
NMCap /InputCapture "Capture1.cap" /capture "HTTP" /file "HttpOnlyCapture.cap"
Network Monitor
qc
11. The Reliability Monitor displays data gathered by the Reliability Analysis Component (RAC) - which is implemented using ______ command.
Windows Remote Management - Windows Event Collector
qc
Source computer initiated
RACAgent.exe
12. ______ gather system information - including configuration settings and performance data - and store it in a data file.
multiple logs
winrm quickconfig
network adapter
Data Collector Sets
13. To run a file named Respond.exe whenever event 177 is published in the System event log - run the following command:
10
Win XP SP2 - Win Srvr 2003 SP1 or 2 - Win Srvr 2003 R2 - Vista - Win 7 - Win Srvr 2008 - and Win Srvr 2008 R2
Network Monitor
SCHTASKS /Create /TN EventLog /TR respond.exe /SC ONEVENT /EC System /MO *[System/EventID=177]
14. This Windows log contains events forwarded to this computer from other computers.
wecutil qc
Forwarded Events
Right-click Data Collector SetsUser Defined - choose New - and then choose Data Collector Set. The Create New Data Collector Set Wizard appears.
multiple logs
15. When you create a custom view - Event Viewer saves it within the ______ node so that you can quickly view the same set of events.
Windows Logs and Applications And Services Logs.
Vista - Win 7 - Win Server 2003 R2 - Win Server 2008 - and Win Server 2008 R2
Active Directory Diagnostics
Custom Views
16. After using a Data Collector Set to gather information and then stopping the Data Collector Set - you can view a summary by right-clicking the Data Collector Set and then choosing ______.
qc
Server Manager
Active Directory Diagnostics - System Performance - System Diagnostics - Wireless Diagnostics
Latest Report
17. This Windows log contains events generated by applications.
NMCap /network * /capture "DNS" /file filename.cap
System Diagnostics
Application
Ctrl+C
18. This Windows log contains events generated while installing and updating Windows.
Setup
Source computer initiated
Start
System Performance
19. To verify that the forwarding computer has the Windows Remote Management listener properly configured - from an elevated command prompt - run the following command:
Right-click Data Collector SetsUser Defined - choose New - and then choose Data Collector Set. The Create New Data Collector Set Wizard appears.
multiple logs
When A Specific Event Is Logged
winrm enumerate winrm/config/Listener
20. Event forwarding uses ______ or ______ to send events from a forwarding computer to a collecting computer.
Source computer initiated
Performance Monitor
NMCap /network * /capture "DNS" /file filename.cap
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) or HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure)
21. Logs all the info included in the System Performance Data Collector Set - plus detailed system information. Use the ______ Data Collector Set when troubleshooting reliability problems such as problematic hardware - driver failures - or Stop errors (a
System Diagnostics
Vista - Win 7 - Win Server 2003 R2 - Win Server 2008 - and Win Server 2008 R2
Active Directory Diagnostics - System Performance - System Diagnostics - Wireless Diagnostics
Ctrl+C
22. Because the forwarding computer must have HTTP and possibly HTTPS available - you can attempt to connect to it from the collecting computer by using Windows Internet Explorer
winrm enumerate winrm/config/Listener
ss - wecutil ss <subscription_name> /cm:custom wecutil ss <subscription_name> /hi:<milliseconds_delay>
http://computername:5985 (or https://computername:5986 if you are using HTTPS)
System
23. Network Monitor can capture only traffic that the ______ receives.
winrm quickconfig
logman start "<Data Collector Set>"
network adapter
Latest Report
24. Logs processor - disk - memory - and network performance counters and kernel tracing. Use the ______ Data Collector Set when troubleshooting a slow computer or intermittent performance problems.
Security
System Performance
Attach Task To This Event
Application
25. At a command prompt with administrative privileges - run the following command to configure the Windows Remote Management service on the forwarding computer:
winrm quickconfig
Find an example of the event in Event Viewer. - In Task Scheduler - click Create Basic Task in the actions pane. - Use the Schtasks command-line tool from a command prompt or a script.
logman start "<Data Collector Set>"
10
26. The wecutil ______ parameter defines subscription configuration. To specify a custom interval for a subscription - run the following commands: ______.
Source computer initiated
ss - wecutil ss <subscription_name> /cm:custom wecutil ss <subscription_name> /hi:<milliseconds_delay>
event forwarding
Find an example of the event in Event Viewer. - In Task Scheduler - click Create Basic Task in the actions pane. - Use the Schtasks command-line tool from a command prompt or a script.
27. In Task Scheduler - click Create Basic Task in the actions pane. On the Trigger page of the wizard - select ______. Then - specify the Log - Source - and Event ID.
ss - wecutil ss <subscription_name> /cm:custom wecutil ss <subscription_name> /hi:<milliseconds_delay>
When A Specific Event Is Logged
Wireless Diagnostics
Collector initiated - Source computer initiated
28. Although you can create data collector sets using the Logman tool - creating them using the Data Collector Sets console is easier. You can then run the data collector set by using the following command:
logman start "<Data Collector Set>"
Network Monitor
event forwarding
Find an example of the event in Event Viewer. - In Task Scheduler - click Create Basic Task in the actions pane. - Use the Schtasks command-line tool from a command prompt or a script.
29. Windows Server 2008 R2 includes several built-in Data Collector Sets located at Data Collector SetsSystem:
winrm quickconfig
Wireless Diagnostics
Latest Report
Active Directory Diagnostics - System Performance - System Diagnostics - Wireless Diagnostics
30. Using event forwarding requires you to configure both the forwarding and collecting computers. First - you must start the following services on both the forwarding and collecting computer:
winrm quickconfig -transport:https
Windows Remote Management - Windows Event Collector
Start
wecutil qc
31. You can create two types of subscriptions:
Collector initiated - Source computer initiated
Source computer initiated
NMCap /network * /capture /file filename.cap
winrm quickconfig
32. The wecutil ______ parameter deletes a subscription.
System Diagnostics
ds
Source computer initiated
103
33. Computers that have no errors and no new software installations are considered stable and can achieve the maximum system stability index of ______.
Server Manager
network adapter
wecutil qc
10
34. Microsoft provides ______ - a powerful protocol analyzer - as a free download.
Network Monitor
DiagnosticsPerformanceMonitoring Tools
System Diagnostics
Attach Task To This Event
35. What command should you run to configure a collecting computer?
Active Directory Diagnostics - System Performance - System Diagnostics - Wireless Diagnostics
http://computername:5985 (or https://computername:5986 if you are using HTTPS)
Attach Task To This Event
wecutil qc
36. ______ graphically shows real-time performance data - including processor utilization - network bandwidth usage - and thousands of other statistics.
Latest Report
Performance Monitor
DiagnosticsPerformanceMonitoring Tools
multiple logs
37. Windows Logs contains five subnodes:
Application - Security - Setup - System - Forwarded Events
Data Collector Sets
winrm quickconfig
ss - wecutil ss <subscription_name> /cm:custom wecutil ss <subscription_name> /hi:<milliseconds_delay>
38. To capture network traffic from a command prompt - switch to the Network Monitor installation folder (C:Program FilesMicrosoft Network Monitor 3 by default) and run the following command:
Ctrl+C
5985 and 5986
Application
NMCap /network * /capture /file filename.cap
39. Custom views are filters that can display events from ______.
wecutil qc
multiple logs
Collector initiated
Server Manager
40. ______ tracks a computer's stability.
RACAgent.exe
event forwarding
gr
Reliability Monitor
41. You can open Event Viewer from within ______ by selecting the DiagnosticsEvent Viewer node.
DiagnosticsPerformanceMonitoring Tools
Win XP SP2 - Win Srvr 2003 SP1 or 2 - Win Srvr 2003 R2 - Vista - Win 7 - Win Srvr 2008 - and Win Srvr 2008 R2
winrm enumerate winrm/config/Listener
Server Manager
42. This Windows log contains core system events. Other system events are contained with Applications And Services Logs.
Ctrl+C
Active Directory Diagnostics - System Performance - System Diagnostics - Wireless Diagnostics
Security
System
43. Event forwarding uses HTTP or HTTPS to send events from a forwarding computer to a collecting computer. Instead of using the standard TCP ports 80 and 443 - HTTP and HTTPS use ports ______ - respectively.
winrm enumerate winrm/config/Listener
multiple logs
5985 and 5986
Win XP SP2 - Win Srvr 2003 SP1 or 2 - Win Srvr 2003 R2 - Vista - Win 7 - Win Srvr 2008 - and Win Srvr 2008 R2
44. With event forwarding - only these Windows versions can act as collecting computers:
Windows Logs and Applications And Services Logs.
SCHTASKS /Create /TN EventLog /TR respond.exe /SC ONEVENT /EC System /MO *[System/EventID=177]
Vista - Win 7 - Win Server 2003 R2 - Win Server 2008 - and Win Server 2008 R2
NMCap /network * /capture "DNS" /file filename.cap
45. To configure a computer running Vista - Win 7 - Win Srvr 2008 - or Win Srvr 2008 R2 to collect events - open a command prompt with administrative privileges. Then - run the following command to configure the Windows Event Collector service:
wecutil qc
Windows Logs and Applications And Services Logs.
Collector initiated - Source computer initiated
http://computername:5985 (or https://computername:5986 if you are using HTTPS)
46. To configure Event Forwarding to use HTTPS - create a Windows Firewall exception for TCP port 5986 and run the following command:
Collector initiated - Source computer initiated
Performance Monitor
Start A Program - Send An E-mail - Display A Message
winrm quickconfig -transport:https
47. The wecutil ______ parameter displays the status of subscriptions.
wecutil qc
NMCap /network * /capture /file filename.cap
gr
Forwarded Events
48. One of the most useful ways to use Task Scheduler is to launch a task in response to a specific event type that appears in Event Viewer. You can respond to events in three ways:
Source computer initiated
Start A Program - Send An E-mail - Display A Message
10
Application - Security - Setup - System - Forwarded Events
49. To create a custom Data Collector Set - follow these steps:
Source computer initiated
System Diagnostics
Right-click Data Collector SetsUser Defined - choose New - and then choose Data Collector Set. The Create New Data Collector Set Wizard appears.
winrm get winrm/config
50. Find an example of the event in Event Viewer. Then - right-click the event and click ______. A wizard will guide you through the process.
DiagnosticsPerformanceMonitoring Tools
10
Attach Task To This Event
Ctrl+C