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Chapter 8 Maintaining and Updating Windows Server 2008
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Computer Networking
Undergraduate 1
08/08/2012

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Administrative Events
Definition
Built-in custom view in the Windows Server 2008 Event Viewer that collects Critical, Error, and Warning events from all logs on the server.
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Automatic Updates
Definition
Enables you to obtain critical software updates by automatically interacting with the Windows Update Web site.
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Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)
Definition
Windows service that optimizes network downloads by using idle network bandwidth.
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Capture Filter
Definition
Feature of Network Monitor that will capture only the specific network traffic that you specify.
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collector initiated
Definition
Subscription in which the destination computer polls the source computers to pull the relevant information.
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configuration information
Definition
Specific configuration data used to determine how a server is configured and whether changes to that configuration are affecting its performance.
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Content Synchronization Service
Definition
Server-side component on your organization’s intranet that retrieves the latest critical updates from the Windows Update Web site.
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Data Collector Set
Definition
Configuration item that allows you to organize a set of performance counters, event traces, and system configuration data into a single “object” that you can reuse on one or more Windows Server 2008 servers.
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Display Filter
Definition
Feature of Network Monitor that will display only the specific network traffic that you specify.
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event trace data
Definition
Data is collected over time to provide a real-time view into the behavior and performance of the server operating systems and any applications that it is running.
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perfmon
Definition
CLI command used to launch the Performance Monitor MMC snap-in.
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performance counters
Definition
Specific processes or events that you want to track within the Reliability and Performance Monitor.
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Performance Log Users
Definition
Security group that has all the rights of the Performance Monitor Users group, plus the ability to create and modify data collector sets.
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Performance Monitor
Definition
View that provides a visual display of performance counters within Reliability and Performance data.
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Performance Monitor Users
Definition
Security group that allows users to view real-time and historical performance and reliability data.
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promiscuous mode
Definition
Version of Network Monitor that can capture 100 percent of the network traffic available to the network interface.
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Reliability and Performance Monitor
Definition
Tool located within the Administrative Tools folder that combines features that had previously been spread across a number of tools: Performance Logs and Alerts, Server Performance Advisor, and System Monitor.
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Reliability Monitor
Definition
View within Reliability and Performance Monitor that provides information about system events that can affect a server’s stability.
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Resource View
Definition
Default view within Reliability and Performance Monitor.
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source computer initiated
Definition
Subscription in which each source computer must be configured to push the relevant information to the server that has been configured as the repository.
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Windows Event Collector Service
Definition
Allows you to configure a single server as a repository of Event Viewer information for multiple computers.
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Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
Definition
Windows service that allows you to centralize the management of critical software updates on a Windows network.
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WS-Management protocol
Definition
Protocol used by the Windows Event Collector Service to manage subscriptions and forwarded events.
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