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Windows Remote Administration

Windows Remote Administration. robsmith@cs.cmu.edu. Topics. Methods that Facilities uses for administering machines Tools for remote administration / automation: Computer Management (compmgmt.msc) WMI and WMIC Scripting. Current Rollout Projects. Windows XP Service Pack 2

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Windows Remote Administration

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  1. Windows Remote Administration robsmith@cs.cmu.edu

  2. Topics • Methods that Facilities uses for administering machines • Tools for remote administration / automation: Computer Management (compmgmt.msc) WMI and WMIC Scripting

  3. Current Rollout Projects • Windows XP Service Pack 2 • Kclient upgrade to KfW • OpenAFS upgrade Updates are applied to a group of ten machines at a time, completion date of 6/2005 • Monthly Patch Updates (ongoing)

  4. What we do – Group Policies • Deliver default Firewall settings for XP SP2 • Push software, XP SP2, Kclient / OpenAFS upgrade packages • Configure security for Xwin32, Time server for Leash (new ticket manager) • Configure Event Log settings, other security settings (NoNetAsAdmin, for example)

  5. Tools • Stock Microsoft administration tools, methods are used (Remote desktop, etc) • Some tools are installed by default, others added via resource kit, support tools (form the OS install CD) • Administrative Shares (x$,admin$,etc) • Custom tools written in Vbscript • Windows Management instrumentation

  6. Built-in tools • MMC Based snap ins, roll your own tools • Some are advertised via Control Panel -> admin tools, some are not (Certificate manager for example) • Computer Management (compmgmt.msc) • Administrative rights required • Demo

  7. Why Remote Desktop ? • Built-in to all recent versions of Windows • Port blocked at border router (3389) • Next best thing to being there (console access)

  8. Tip for using compmgmt.msc Batch File: Start Computer Management (target machine): start compmgmt.msc /computer:%1

  9. WMIC • Windows Management Instrumentation – Microsoft’s implementation of WBEM. • Pre-cooked objects for obtaining information about a machine(s) • Gather information about Disks, partitions, Motherboards, memory DIMMS, etc. • Start / kill services, processes, etc • Demo

  10. Windows Scripting Host • Supports Vbscript, Jscript, Perl, .Net • Programmatically access WMI namespace, other object models (ADSI, CDO, etc.)

  11. Cheat Sheets Will make available after this session …

  12. Webcasts / Resources Using WMIC for administration: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;325427 Scripting WMIC: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;325946 Scripting Guys Webcasts: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/webcasts/archive.mspx Scripting Start Page: http://www.microsoft.com/scripting

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