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Efficient System Administration: Automating Tasks with Scripts

Learn to automate system admin tasks using scripts in Windows scripting language, Perl, and tools like Regedit. Handle hardware upgrades, driver installation, software updates, and OS upgrades effectively. Stay updated with service packs and security patches through Microsoft's resources.

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Efficient System Administration: Automating Tasks with Scripts

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  1. 9 - Automate System Admin Tasks System Administration

  2. Scripts • Combination of using scripts and running them via the Task Scheduler (AT command or Scheduled Task gui tool)

  3. Scripts • Using windows scripting language (like basic dos scripts and commands, plus some added capabilities). A .bat file includes variables, i/o commands, if statements, loops, etc.. not unlike unix shell scripts. • Perl - handy scripting language for both Unix and Windows. A combination of C and shell scripts.

  4. Other Tools

  5. Regedit - a tool to edit the registry (be careful. • Database of system and application configuration information (no longer .ini files or autoexec.bat/config.sys needed) • Install/upgrade hardware - connect hardware, turn on system • Add drivers (floppy/cdrom) • Control panel/configuration • Reboot • Install/upgrade software - gui driven, often reboot afterwards • Double check permissions • Control panel/configuration • Control Panel  Add/Remove Hardware and Software icons

  6. O.S. upgrades and patches: • Update from one version of NT/Windows to another, cdrom, boot disks, manual, gui driven • Service Packs - multiple bundled patches, from Microsoft's web site • Hot Fix - individual patches between Service Packs, from Microsoft web site

  7. O.S. upgrades and patches: • http://www.microsoft.com/ • Recommend keeping up with service packs and install all security related hotfixes, for security reasons • Windows Update very useful (both clients and servers)

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