Tool/script to capture server and AD configuration
- Hello
I am looking for a tool/script to capture basic server and AD configuration. My end goal is to document a poorly documented existing Windows environment and i'm looking for some tooling to help me get started and hopefully save time. If anyone is aware of a powershell script, vbscript or application that could help I would be very grateful.
Kind regards
Lee
Answers
Hello Lee,
To capture basic server and Active Directory configuration with tool usage, you may consider using MPS report to collect the required information.
1. Download proper MPS Report tool from the website below.
Microsoft Product Support Reports
2. Double-click to run it, if requirement is not met, please follow the wizard to download and install them. After that, click Next, when the "Select the diagnostics you want to run" page appears, select "General", "Server Components", and then click Next.
3. After collecting all log files, choose "Save the results", choose a folder to save <Computername>MPSReports.cab file.
Meanwhile, there is another free PowerShell Commands for Active Directory you may use to dump AD information.
Download ActiveRoles Management Shell for Active Directory
http://www.quest.com/powershell/activeroles-server.aspx
Hope this can be helpful.
Best Regards,
David Shen
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Hello Lee,
To capture basic server and Active Directory configuration with tool usage, you may consider using MPS report to collect the required information.
1. Download proper MPS Report tool from the website below.
Microsoft Product Support Reports
2. Double-click to run it, if requirement is not met, please follow the wizard to download and install them. After that, click Next, when the "Select the diagnostics you want to run" page appears, select "General", "Server Components", and then click Next.
3. After collecting all log files, choose "Save the results", choose a folder to save <Computername>MPSReports.cab file.
Meanwhile, there is another free PowerShell Commands for Active Directory you may use to dump AD information.
Download ActiveRoles Management Shell for Active Directory
http://www.quest.com/powershell/activeroles-server.aspx
Hope this can be helpful.
Best Regards,
David Shen
NOTE: This response contains a reference to a third party World Wide Web site. Microsoft can make no representation concerning the content of these sites. Microsoft is providing this information only as a convenience to you: this is to inform you that Microsoft has not tested any software or information found on these sites and therefore cannot make any representations regarding the quality, safety, or suitability of any software or information found there. There are inherent dangers in the use of any software found on the Internet, and Microsoft cautions you to make sure that you completely understand the risk before retrieving any software on the Internet.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.- Marked As Answer byDavid Shen - MSFTMSFT, ModeratorMonday, November 09, 2009 4:50 AM
