Category: w_tipps

unter unix ist es nichts besonderes, verzeichnisse oder dateien zu “verlinken”, d.h. irgendwo anders auf dem system als – nennen wir es – virtuellen folder oder file zur verfügung zu stellen. anders als bei stinknormalen shortcuts sind diese folder und files dann von allen applikationen transparent zu verwenden.

mit boardmitteln von windows selbst kann man nur eine ganze platte auf irgendeinem anderen ntfs volume unter einem verzeichnis mounten – aber nur nur einen folder oder gar nur ein einzelnes file nicht… obwohl das ntfs ab version 5 durchaus unterstützen würde.

daher braucht man dazu zwei tools:

Junction Link Magic: mit diesem tool kann man einfach über eine gui links von z.b. c:\folder1 auf d:\folder2 setzen; d.h. z.b. im explorer sieht man dann unter d:\folder2 exakt das, was in c:\folder1 enthalten ist

NTFS Hardlink ShellExtension: dieses tool bietet eine sehr schöne integration in den explorer; man kann damit gleiches wie mit obigen tool anstellen, nur eben nicht auf folder, sondern auf file-basis

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Performance Advisor (short name: Server Performance Advisor 2.0) is a simple but robust tool that helps you diagnose the root causes of performance problems in a Windows Server 2003 operating system deployment. Server Performance Advisor (SPA) 2.0 collects performance data and generates comprehensive diagnostic reports that give you the information you need to analyze problems and develop corrective actions.

This management pack is designed to help you collect distributed data and consolidate SPA 2.0 reports for centralized review. Features of the Management Pack are summarized as follows:

– Comprehensive performance diagnosis reports which lead to corrective actions
– Scheduled performance data collection
– Distributed performance data collection
– Rule-based initiation of performance data collection

The Management Pack for SPA 2.0 provides performance diagnosis for server roles, such as, AD, IIS, DNS, and Print spooler. Examples include:

– Alerts indicating performance issues (e.g., responsiveness, resource usage, configuration) of certain server role or a general system
– Events indicating tool issues (e.g., data collection failure, missing template data)
– Automatic and distributed data collection

Many people don’t know that Microsoft provides an Installable File System (IFS) SDK kit for writing filesystem drivers. This SDK provides necessary info for writing a filesystem driver to manage Linux/OS X drives from Windows 2000, XP or 2003 Server. Stephan Schreiber wrote an Ext2 IFS driver for Windows which supports Ext2 and Ext3 with read/write operations and almost everything else available under Linux except access rights, defraging and some other minor things.

via osnews

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) 2.0 is an easy-to-use tool that helps small and medium businesses determine their security state in accordance with Microsoft security recommendations and offers specific remediation guidance. Improve your security management process by using MBSA to detect common security misconfigurations and missing security updates on your computer systems. Built on the Windows Update Agent and Microsoft Update infrastructure, MBSA ensures consistency with other Microsoft management products including Microsoft Update (MU), Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), Systems Management Server (SMS) and Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM).

Royal TS is an alternative for the standard Terminal Services Snap-In that adds additional features, including connection specific display settings, stored login credentials and more. It allows you to connect to any server which supports RDP protocol, and the connections can be organized in custom categories for quick access. Additional features include console connections (Windows XP/2003 or later), custom RDP target port, display smart sizing, port redirection and more.