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Chapter 1 • Using Windows Server 2003 Planning Tools and Documentation
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List GPOs with duplicate names■
List GPOs without security filteringGPMC’s reporting functions will also generate HTML-formatted reports in aneasy-to-read format, which is always a hit when you’re presenting the upgrade pro-posal to management or a budget committee. Additionally, the GPMC includes theResultant Set of Policy Planning function to allow you to simulate changes to GPOsettings for a user, computer, or container object. Both of these functions willgreatly assist you with the administrative and technical aspects of a network designproject.Documenting the Planning and
Network Design Process
After you’ve determined what needs to be tested to ensure that your network design isworking correctly, you need to create detailed descriptions of howeach test should be per-formed.This is crucial in order to ensure that all necessary functions have been properlytested. Documenting the test process becomes even more vital when multiple individuals orteams are using the test lab resources, because you need to keep track of how one test mayhave affected others being run concurrently or later. For each test that you wish to performin the lab, be sure to identify the following:■
The prerequisites for the test to function: how to prepare the lab for the specifictest■
The specific action or change that you will be testing■
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What rollback actions to take (if any) if the test fails■
What subsequent actions to take if the test succeedsYou should document the layout and initial configuration of the test lab itself, usingboth text documents and diagrams where applicable. Both of these, but especially the dia-grams, should be posted in a prominent location so that users of the lab will be aware ofany design changes that you have implemented.This information will also improve the effi-ciency of the test process itself, since the testers will know where to locate each componentor server to which they require access.Finally, remember to periodically test your lab equipment to determine what effectstesting has had on it. A computer that has undergone many changes and upgradesthroughout the course of the testing process will certainly behave differently than a com-https://traloihay.net