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MCTS: Monitoring Computers
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
Subscriptions
DiagnosticsPerformanceMonitoring Tools
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.
Wireless Diagnostics
2. You can create two types of subscriptions:
System Diagnostics
System
Win XP SP2 - Win Srvr 2003 SP1 or 2 - Win Srvr 2003 R2 - Vista - Win 7 - Win Srvr 2008 - and Win Srvr 2008 R2
Collector initiated - Source computer initiated
3. The wecutil ______ parameter performs the initial configuration required to collect events. If a subscription already exists - the necessary configuration must have already been performed.
Collector initiated
Vista - Win 7 - Win Server 2003 R2 - Win Server 2008 - and Win Server 2008 R2
RACAgent.exe
qc
4. When you create a custom view - Event Viewer saves it within the ______ node so that you can quickly view the same set of events.
Reliability Monitor
Custom Views
event forwarding
winrm quickconfig
5. Present only on DCs - the ______ Data Collector Set logs kernel trace data - AD trace data - performance counters - and AD registry configuration.
Application
Start A Program - Send An E-mail - Display A Message
Custom Views
Active Directory Diagnostics
6. The wecutil ______ parameter deletes a subscription.
network adapter
103
ds
Application - Security - Setup - System - Forwarded Events
7. 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:
qc
Start
Right-click Data Collector SetsUser Defined - choose New - and then choose Data Collector Set. The Create New Data Collector Set Wizard appears.
NMCap /network * /capture /file filename.cap
8. What command should you run to configure a collecting computer?
Win XP SP2 - Win Srvr 2003 SP1 or 2 - Win Srvr 2003 R2 - Vista - Win 7 - Win Srvr 2008 - and Win Srvr 2008 R2
NMCap /network * /capture /file filename.cap
wecutil qc
ds
9. At a command prompt with administrative privileges - run the following command to configure the Windows Remote Management service on the forwarding computer:
System Performance
qc
Server Manager
winrm quickconfig
10. To run a file named Respond.exe whenever event 177 is published in the System event log - run the following command:
NMCap /InputCapture "Capture1.cap" /capture "HTTP" /file "HttpOnlyCapture.cap"
SCHTASKS /Create /TN EventLog /TR respond.exe /SC ONEVENT /EC System /MO *[System/EventID=177]
event forwarding
5985 and 5986
11. 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.
10
DiagnosticsPerformanceMonitoring Tools
System Performance
Source computer initiated
12. With ______ subscriptions - the forwarding computers contact the collecting computer.
Source computer initiated
gr
qc
Reliability Monitor
13. This captures all traffic on all network interfaces and saves it to a file named Filename.cap. When you are finished capturing - press ______.
NMCap /network * /capture /file filename.cap
Ctrl+C
Windows Logs and Applications And Services Logs.
NMCap /InputCapture "Capture1.cap" /capture "HTTP" /file "HttpOnlyCapture.cap"
14. What command should you run to configure a forwarding computer?
winrm quickconfig
ss - wecutil ss <subscription_name> /cm:custom wecutil ss <subscription_name> /hi:<milliseconds_delay>
Source computer initiated
Application
15. 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
http://computername:5985 (or https://computername:5986 if you are using HTTPS)
Active Directory Diagnostics - System Performance - System Diagnostics - Wireless Diagnostics
network adapter
5985 and 5986
16. 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:
Server Manager
qc
Right-click Data Collector SetsUser Defined - choose New - and then choose Data Collector Set. The Create New Data Collector Set Wizard appears.
logman start "<Data Collector Set>"
17. 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
Active Directory Diagnostics
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.
Application - Security - Setup - System - Forwarded Events
18. 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:
5985 and 5986
NMCap /InputCapture "Capture1.cap" /capture "HTTP" /file "HttpOnlyCapture.cap"
Active Directory Diagnostics
Windows Logs and Applications And Services Logs.
19. To configure Event Forwarding to use HTTPS - create a Windows Firewall exception for TCP port 5986 and run the following command:
winrm quickconfig -transport:https
When A Specific Event Is Logged
winrm get winrm/config
logman start "<Data Collector Set>"
20. To verify that the forwarding computer has the Windows Remote Management listener properly configured - from an elevated command prompt - run the following command:
winrm enumerate winrm/config/Listener
SCHTASKS /Create /TN EventLog /TR respond.exe /SC ONEVENT /EC System /MO *[System/EventID=177]
qc
DiagnosticsPerformanceMonitoring Tools
21. 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:
Active Directory Diagnostics
winrm quickconfig
winrm get winrm/config
Windows Logs and Applications And Services Logs.
22. 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:
NMCap /InputCapture "Capture1.cap" /capture "HTTP" /file "HttpOnlyCapture.cap"
Start
NMCap /network * /capture "DNS" /file filename.cap
Start A Program - Send An E-mail - Display A Message
23. To use a Data Collector Set - right-click it - and then choose ______.
ds
Start
multiple logs
Wireless Diagnostics
24. Custom views are filters that can display events from ______.
NMCap /network * /capture /file filename.cap
Latest Report
When A Specific Event Is Logged
multiple logs
25. The wecutil ______ parameter defines subscription configuration. To specify a custom interval for a subscription - run the following commands: ______.
System Diagnostics
Data Collector Sets
103
ss - wecutil ss <subscription_name> /cm:custom wecutil ss <subscription_name> /hi:<milliseconds_delay>
26. This Windows log contains events generated while installing and updating Windows.
Setup
Wireless Diagnostics
Active Directory Diagnostics - System Performance - System Diagnostics - Wireless Diagnostics
wecutil qc
27. Microsoft provides ______ - a powerful protocol analyzer - as a free download.
Source computer initiated
Windows Logs and Applications And Services Logs.
Network Monitor
ds
28. 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.
System Performance
gr
5985 and 5986
Start A Program - Send An E-mail - Display A Message
29. Check the Applications And Services LogsMicrosoftWindowsEventlog-ForwardingPluginOperational event log and verify that the subscription was created successfully. Event ID 100 indicates a new subscription whereas Event ID ______ indicates a subscripti
Subscriptions
winrm get winrm/config
103
Right-click Data Collector SetsUser Defined - choose New - and then choose Data Collector Set. The Create New Data Collector Set Wizard appears.
30. The Reliability Monitor displays data gathered by the Reliability Analysis Component (RAC) - which is implemented using ______ command.
winrm quickconfig
winrm get winrm/config
Collector initiated
RACAgent.exe
31. Computers that have no errors and no new software installations are considered stable and can achieve the maximum system stability index of ______.
10
winrm quickconfig
Start
logman start "<Data Collector Set>"
32. Network Monitor can capture only traffic that the ______ receives.
Collector initiated
http://computername:5985 (or https://computername:5986 if you are using HTTPS)
Application
network adapter
33. With event forwarding - only these Windows versions can act as forwarding computers:
Latest Report
Win XP SP2 - Win Srvr 2003 SP1 or 2 - Win Srvr 2003 R2 - Vista - Win 7 - Win Srvr 2008 - and Win Srvr 2008 R2
Reliability Monitor
Application - Security - Setup - System - Forwarded Events
34. Event forwarding uses ______ or ______ to send events from a forwarding computer to a collecting computer.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) or HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure)
Application - Security - Setup - System - Forwarded Events
Wireless Diagnostics
Network Monitor
35. This Windows log contains core system events. Other system events are contained with Applications And Services Logs.
Reliability Monitor
System
Data Collector Sets
RACAgent.exe
36. To open Reliability Monitor - right-click the ______ node in Server Manager and then click View System Reliability.
Custom Views
DiagnosticsPerformanceMonitoring Tools
NMCap /InputCapture "Capture1.cap" /capture "HTTP" /file "HttpOnlyCapture.cap"
Server Manager
37. To trigger a task when an event occurs - follow one of these three procedures:
qc
Server Manager
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.
Active Directory Diagnostics
38. ______ tracks a computer's stability.
Reliability Monitor
multiple logs
Security
Network Monitor
39. 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 ______.
Latest Report
System Performance
Subscriptions
multiple logs
40. This Windows log contains events forwarded to this computer from other computers.
Collector initiated - Source computer initiated
Windows Remote Management - Windows Event Collector
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) or HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure)
Forwarded Events
41. With ______ - you can send events that match specific criteria to an administrative computer - allowing you to centralize event management.
ss - wecutil ss <subscription_name> /cm:custom wecutil ss <subscription_name> /hi:<milliseconds_delay>
Windows Remote Management - Windows Event Collector
Collector initiated
event forwarding
42. ______ gather system information - including configuration settings and performance data - and store it in a data file.
Data Collector Sets
Setup
103
Reliability Monitor
43. 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
Setup
winrm enumerate winrm/config/Listener
Performance Monitor
44. You can open Event Viewer from within ______ by selecting the DiagnosticsEvent Viewer node.
qc
Server Manager
Application - Security - Setup - System - Forwarded Events
System
45. Present only on computers with wireless capabilities - the ______ Data Collector Set logs the same info as the LAN Diagnostics Data Collector Set - plus info relevant to troubleshooting wireless network connections.
Windows Remote Management - Windows Event Collector
Collector initiated - Source computer initiated
Wireless Diagnostics
logman start "<Data Collector Set>"
46. The wecutil ______ parameter displays the status of subscriptions.
5985 and 5986
gr
qc
Server Manager
47. 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:
RACAgent.exe
NMCap /network * /capture "DNS" /file filename.cap
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.
event forwarding
48. 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.
winrm quickconfig -transport:https
When A Specific Event Is Logged
winrm quickconfig
System
49. Windows Server 2008 R2 includes several built-in Data Collector Sets located at Data Collector SetsSystem:
System
Collector initiated
Active Directory Diagnostics - System Performance - System Diagnostics - Wireless Diagnostics
winrm get winrm/config
50. With event forwarding - only these Windows versions can act as collecting computers:
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
gr
Vista - Win 7 - Win Server 2003 R2 - Win Server 2008 - and Win Server 2008 R2