Good Administrative Ethos...?<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana">I'm optimistic that I'm posting this in an appropriate forum? <br><br>A few years ago I found a Microsoft document (possibly Cable Guy?) / white-paper / guidance note that was titled something like &quot;The ethos of good administration&quot;. It summarised administrative best-practice;... only make one change at a time, visit the server console as a last resort, never do your day-job with an administrative privilege level, script for consistency, etc...</span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana">…Only, I can no longer find this type of material as a concise guide.</span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana"><span>(1)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'">   </span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana">Does anybody know where I can find such material?</span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt"><span><font face=Arial size=2>(2)</font><span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'">     </span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana">Is there an area in MOF that could provide this?</span> </p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana">Thanks for any help…</span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana">naID</span> </p></span><br>© 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.Sun, 31 May 2009 01:53:53 Z1eb9a642-f72e-4fb9-9943-5d1bfc64f2a8http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/MOF4/thread/1eb9a642-f72e-4fb9-9943-5d1bfc64f2a8#1eb9a642-f72e-4fb9-9943-5d1bfc64f2a8http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/MOF4/thread/1eb9a642-f72e-4fb9-9943-5d1bfc64f2a8#1eb9a642-f72e-4fb9-9943-5d1bfc64f2a8naID1http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=naID1Good Administrative Ethos...?<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana">I'm optimistic that I'm posting this in an appropriate forum? <br><br>A few years ago I found a Microsoft document (possibly Cable Guy?) / white-paper / guidance note that was titled something like &quot;The ethos of good administration&quot;. It summarised administrative best-practice;... only make one change at a time, visit the server console as a last resort, never do your day-job with an administrative privilege level, script for consistency, etc...</span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana">…Only, I can no longer find this type of material as a concise guide.</span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana"><span>(1)<span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'">   </span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana">Does anybody know where I can find such material?</span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt"><span><font face=Arial size=2>(2)</font><span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'">     </span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana">Is there an area in MOF that could provide this?</span> </p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana">Thanks for any help…</span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana">naID</span> </p></span><br>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:06:41 Z2008-11-06T10:06:41Zhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/MOF4/thread/1eb9a642-f72e-4fb9-9943-5d1bfc64f2a8#54d61c2a-bdf9-45d7-bbe5-ca08614497bchttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/MOF4/thread/1eb9a642-f72e-4fb9-9943-5d1bfc64f2a8#54d61c2a-bdf9-45d7-bbe5-ca08614497bcCleber Marqueshttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=Cleber%20MarquesGood Administrative Ethos...?<p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>Hello naID,</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US> </span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>I'm optimistic that I'm posting this in an appropriate forum? </span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:#943634;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>Yes, if you are talking about best practice this is right place </span><span style="font-size:9pt;color:#943634;font-family:Wingdings" lang=EN-US><span style="">J</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;color:#943634;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US> </span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>Does anybody know where I can find such material?</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:#943634;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>Unfortunately I don’t know this document, so now I want this too, I’m looking for this, but if you find share with us, please.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US> </span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>Is there an area in MOF that could provide this?</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:#943634;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>You can take a look on System Administration and others SMFs in MOF 3.0, and take a look on Operations SMF in MOF 4.0. This is not all, but can drive you.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US> </span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>Hope that helps</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>Regards,</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US> </span></p> <strong><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black;line-height:115%;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>Cleber Marques</span></strong><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black;line-height:115%;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US><br/>MOF Brazil Project: Simplifying IT Service Management<br/></span><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.mof.com.br/"><span style="" lang=EN-US>www.mof.com.br</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black;line-height:115%;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US> | </span><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'"><a title="http://www.clebermarques.com/" href="http://www.clebermarques.com/"><span style="color:blue" lang=EN-US>www.clebermarques.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black;line-height:115%;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US> | </span><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'"><a title="http://www.clebermarques.com.br/" href="http://www.clebermarques.com.br/"><span style="color:blue" lang=EN-US>www.clebermarques.com.br</span></a></span>Thu, 28 May 2009 12:14:47 Z2009-05-28T12:14:47Zhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/MOF4/thread/1eb9a642-f72e-4fb9-9943-5d1bfc64f2a8#2afe489d-d685-498b-bb18-b59332aa9558http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/MOF4/thread/1eb9a642-f72e-4fb9-9943-5d1bfc64f2a8#2afe489d-d685-498b-bb18-b59332aa9558Cleber Marqueshttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=Cleber%20MarquesGood Administrative Ethos...?<p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>Hi,</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US> </span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>I’m marking this post as answered, if you need any help about MOF please open a new thread. </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Wingdings" lang=EN-US><span style="">J</span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>Thank you,</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US> </span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><strong><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>Cleber Marques</span></strong><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US><br/>MOF Brazil Project: Simplifying IT Service Management<br/></span><a href="http://www.mof.com.br/"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>www.mof.com.br</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US> | </span><a title="http://www.clebermarques.com/" href="http://www.clebermarques.com/"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:blue;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>www.clebermarques.com</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US> | </span><a title="http://www.clebermarques.com.br/" href="http://www.clebermarques.com.br/"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:blue;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>www.clebermarques.com.br</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US></span></p>Sun, 31 May 2009 01:53:46 Z2009-05-31T01:53:46Z