An update for Windows Server Solutions Best Practices Analyzer 1.0 is available

Update information

How to obtain this update

Prerequisites

• Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard
• Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials
• Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials
• Windows Multipoint Server 2011 Standard
• Windows Multipoint Server 2011 Premium

Registry information

Restart requirement

Update replacement information

New best practices

1. Checks whether the application pool for Remote Web Access uses the default account
2. Checks whether the application pool for Remote Web Access uses the default version of the .NET Framework
3. Checks whether the application pool for Remote Web Access uses the default Managed Pipeline Mode
4. Checks whether the application pool for Remote Web Access uses the default bit version
5. Checks whether the built-in Administrators group has the "Log on as a batch job" user right
6. Checks whether the Windows Firewall is enabled
7. Checks whether the DNS host (A) resource record points to the correct IP address
8. Checks whether the internal network adapter is configured to register the IP address of the network adapter in DNS
9. Checks whether the values of the DNS ForwardingTimeout registry key and the RecursionTimeout registry key are identical
10. Checks whether the extension mechanisms for DNS (EDNS) is enabled
11. Checks whether the forward DNS zone of your Active Directory domain allows for secure updates
12. Checks whether the forward DNS zone allows for secure updates
13. Checks whether Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration is enabled for the Administrators group
14. Checks whether Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration is enabled for the Users group
15. Checks whether the source server is in the Active Directory Sites and Services snap-in
16. Checks whether the source server is in the SBSComputer organizational unit (OU)
17. Checks whether the MaxCacheTTL DNS parameter is not set
18. Checks whether a Windows Small Business Server (Windows SBS) Group Policy is missing
19. Checks whether there are DNS name server resource records in the forward lookup zone
20. Checks whether there are DNS name server records in the _msdcs zone
21. Checks whether there are DNS name server records for the delegated _msdcs forward lookup zone.
22. Checks whether Windows SBS is the Domain Naming Master (if Windows SBS is the Domain Naming Master, you will receive a confirmation message)
23. Checks whether Windows SBS is the Infrastructure Master (if Windows SBS is the Infrastructure Master, you will receive a confirmation message)
24. Checks whether Windows SBS is the Primary Domain Controller Master (if Windows SBS is the Primary Domain Controller Master, you will receive a confirmation message)
25. Checks whether the Authenticated Users group is a member of the Pre-Windows 2000 Compatible Access group
26. Checks whether Windows SBS is the Relative ID (RID) Master (if Windows SBS is the RID Master, you will receive a confirmation message)
27. Checks whether the DNS client is configured correctly
28. Checks whether Windows SBS is the Schema Master (if Windows SBS is the Schema Master, you will receive a confirmation message)
29. Checks whether the value of the RootVeer registry entry for the .NET Framework is correct
30. Checks whether the server cannot ping
31. Checks whether the value of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) port is the default value
32. Checks whether the value of the SysvolReady registry key is correct
33. Checks whether the Sysvol folder is shared
34. Checks whether the free disk space is very low
35. Checks whether the value of the default Application Pool is changed
36. Checks whether the Certification Authority name may cause errors
37. Checks whether the value of the OriginalMachineName(90) registry key is correct
38. Checks whether the value of the OriginalMachineName(100) registry key is correct
39. Checks whether the version of Exchange Server 2010 is the release version
40. Checks whether Windows SBS is in a journal wrap condition
41. Checks whether the external remote procedure call (RPC) authentication is not set to the default method
42. Checks whether the internal RPC authentication is not set to the default method
43. Checks whether the version of Windows Server 2008 R2 is the release version
44. Checks whether Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is installed
45. Checks whether there are empty Servers containers
46. Checks whether the accepted domain for Exchange is not the default domain
47. Checks whether the application pool for SharePoint uses the default account
48. Checks whether the application pool for SharePoint uses the default version of the .NET Framework
49. Checks whether the application pool for SharePoint uses the default Managed Pipeline Mode
50. Checks whether the application pool for SharePoint uses the default bit version
51. Checks whether the application pool for PowerShell uses the default account
52. Checks whether the application pool for PowerShell uses the default version of the .NET Framework
53. Checks whether the application pool for PowerShell uses the default Managed Pipeline Mode
54. Checks whether the application pool for PowerShell uses the default bit version