Gathering information on Windows Servers

Some of these tools require you to download the Windows (2003) support tools and install them on a Windows XP or 2003 computer that is a member of the domain; download the tools from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892777 .

• Remotely get replication info on a Windows server
• repadmin /showattr ncobj:domain:
• Remotely get the OS version and SP level of a Windows server (enter on one line)
  
• repadmin /showattr ncobj:domain: /filter:"(&(objectCategory=computer)(primaryGroupID=516))" /subtree /atts:operatingSystem,operatingSystemVersion,operatingSystemServicePack
• Verify DC replication

• REPADMIN /REPLSUM /BYSRC /BYDEST /SORT:DELTAdcdiag

• Verify DC configuration of all DCs in a forest:
• dcdiag /v /e /n:domain_name
• more to come
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