Author: Eswar Koneti

This report will list the computers where and When the RAM is changed ? select CS.Name0, CS.UserName0, RAM.TotalPhysicalMemory0, RAM.TimeStamp, HRAM.TotalPhysicalMemory0, Max(HRAM.TimeStamp) from dbo.v_GS_COMPUTER_SYSTEM CS, dbo.v_GS_X86_PC_MEMORY RAM, dbo.v_HS_X86_PC_MEMORY HRAM Where CS.ResourceID = RAM.ResourceID and CS.ResourceID = HRAM.ResourceID and RAM.TotalPhysicalMemory0 != HRAM.TotalPhysicalMemory0 Group by CS.Name0, CS.UserName0, RAM.TotalPhysicalMemory0, RAM.TimeStamp, HRAM.TotalPhysicalMemory0

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Below are some of the ports which are required to be open for proper communication. Port Requirements: -->SMS site server to Active Directory Service Name UDP TCP LDAP 389 389 LDAP SSL N/A 636 RPC Endpoint Mapper 135 135 Global Catalog LDAP N/A 3268 Global Catalog LDAP SSL N/A 3269 Kerberos 88 88 -->  SMS 2003 Advanced Client to Active Directory In an Active Directory environment, the Advanced client makes a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) query to the global catalog server to find a management point that matches the client’s IP address. The following ports are required in Active…

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the questions that are posted here needs some corrections,these are posted roughly. Technical Interview Questions – Active Directory What is Active Directory? Active directory is a centralized database which maintains information about the network objects, its access levels etc. What is LDAP? LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is a lightweight protocol which can be used for finding and accessing the directory objects and its properties. Can you connect Active Directory to other 3rd-party Directory Services? Name a few options. Yes, we can. Some of the third party directory services to which we can connect are LDAP, X500, NDS. Where is…

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Had several systems which had wmi issue in doing client /application installation.This is most common issue which we face if something happens to the system.To get solved,use the script which can be run remotely using psexec tool. http://blogs.technet.com/b/configmgrteam/archive/2009/05/08/wmi-troubleshooting-tips.aspx Note : The below script tested only on Windows XP ,not tested on higher versions like Windows 7 Download the psexec tool from Microsoft .Here are the basic instruction in doing it. 1.copy the psexec.exe tool on to new folder (G:\script) and create 3 new files(wmifix.bat,computers.txt and run.bat).Each file script has given below. wmifix: @echo off REM  WMI Repair Title WMI Repair…

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