Adding a Mail Server Record on DNS Server

Two commands that can be used to accomplish this are below.

Add-DnsServerResourceRecordMX - This will add an MX resource record type to the DNS database.

DNScmd is the command-line tool for the DNS server. It can be used to configure many aspects of the DNS server, including creating new records. For example, the following command would add an MX record for server1.corp.net with the IP address 192.168.1.10 to the DNS server:

Dnscmd /recordadd corp.net server1 mx192.168.1.10

What is BitLocker?

BitLocker is a full disk encryption feature included with the Ultimate and Enterprise editions of Microsofts vista, 7 and Pro and Enterprise editions of the Windows 8 operating systems, as well as the server platforms, Windows Server 2008 and 2012.

By default the system uses the AES encryption algorithm in CBC mode with a 128-bit or 256-bit key, combined with the "Elephant" diffuser for additional encryption-specific security not provided by AES.

• BitLocker Drive Encryption is a logical volume encryption system.
• A volume may or may not be an entire drive, or it can span one or more physical drives.
• TPM and BitLocker can ensure the integrity of the trusted boot path in order to provent offline physical attacks, boot sector malware, etc.
• At least two NTFS-formatted volumes are required: one for the operating system and another with a minimum 100mb size from which the operating system boots.

70-411 Test Questions - WSUS on closed network

Q - On your main netwokr, you have Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) running on a Server Core Installation of Windows Server 2012. The server is configured to download updates from the Microsoft Update web site.

You have a secure network used for research and development that is not connected to the main network and has no Internet access. You set up a WSUS server on a server core installation of Windows Server 2012 on the research network.

How do you load updates to WSUS on the closed research network.















A - Running Wsusutil export on the main network and exporting to portable media will enable you to add to research network. Once exported to media you would then run the Wsusutil Import command to import the updates across.

What is Dcgpofix

What is Dcgpofix

This command can be used to recreate the two default group policies in a domain. If you run dcgpofix /ignoreschema /target:Domain you will recreate the default domain policy. If you run dcjpofix /ignoreschema /target:DC you will recreate the default domain controller policy. If you run without options, it recreates both

Commands

dcgpofix /ignoreschema /target:"Domain" - Recreate default domain policy

dcgpofix /ignoreschema /target:DC - Recreate default domain controller policy

70-410 Server 2012 - Hyper-V

What is Hyper-V

Hyper-V is a hypervisor that enables platform virtualization of systems, or in simple terms hyper-v enables multiple virtual servers to run on one physical server. Codenamed Viridian and formerly known as Windows Server Virtualization which was released in beta version on Windows Server 2008, which was then released as a stand-alone version in 2008 R2. Newer versions are now available with the release of Server 2012.

A host server with Hyper-V capability can be accessed remotely by multiple computers, these can include running applications that aren't available on the guest computer but hosted via Hyper-V.