Correct, that's a 3rd party's offering that has no relation to MS's workshop. There are multiple companies who offer "Active Directory Health Checks" like aren't part of MS's workshop. I don't believe the term is copyrighted. :)
Essentially, if it wasn't arranged via a company's Premier support contract then it's pretty much guaranteed to be a 3rd party company, not MS. I've never sat through another company's health check so I can't offer a comparison. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Kingslan > Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 7:05 AM > To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD/DNS BPA? > > Huh. That doesn't appear to be _US_.... I wonder if the > Engineering Services group knows that a third party (Partner > at that....) is advertising these services. > > Honestly, I didn't think that we farmed those services out.... > > Checking. > > Rick [msft] > -- > Posting is provided "AS IS", and confers no rights or warranties ... > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] > Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 1:32 PM > To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] AD/DNS BPA? > > Microsoft AD Health Check: > http://www.systems-group.net/En/Consultancy+Services/Solutions > /Microsoft+AD+ > Health+Check.htm > > Looks like it's talked about here too.... > > Dean Wells wrote: > > >Ooops ... my apologies :O( > > > >-- > >Dean Wells > >MSEtechnology > >* Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://msetechnology.com > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Adner > >Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 10:44 PM > >To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > >Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD/DNS BPA? > > > >Boo, hiss. It's Engineering Services that offers it, not MCS. ;> > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dean Wells > >>Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 11:22 AM > >>To: Send - AD mailing list > >>Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD/DNS BPA? > >> > >>The tool I spoke about in confidence with Tony (just teasing > >>;o) is an offering from MCS known as the ADHC or AD Health > Check ... > >>it is a nicely shrink-wrapped series of powerful interrogation > >>scripts/tools that, when compiled by someone sufficiently trained, > >>produces a very detailed configuration breakdown, useful > >>recommendations and/or general mis-configurations. As I understand > >>it, it is available exclusively via an MCS engagement. > >> > >>-- > >>Dean Wells > >>MSEtechnology > >>* Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>http://msetechnology.com > >> > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tony Murray > >>Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 7:45 PM > >>To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > >>Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD/DNS BPA? > >> > >>If find DNSlint to be pretty good, but obviously limited in > scope. I > >>think Dean mentioned to me recently that PSS have a tool > that provides > >>BPA-like functionality. It sounded like the output might > be a little > >>too complicated to make it publicly available. > >> > >>Perhaps Dean has more info on this (assuming it's not under NDA)? > >> > >>Tony > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Al Mulnick > >>Sent: Wednesday, 12 October 2005 2:58 p.m. > >>To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > >>Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD/DNS BPA? > >> > >>The tools are there, but the interpretation is sometimes > lacking <G> > >>I've been told that several companies are currently offering health > >>checks, but I haven't tested any of them. > >> > >>As for Microsoft tools, I'm a fan of using dcdiag and netdiag right > >>after scanning the event logs. That'll give me an idea of where to > >>focus more effort if needed. Most of what I want to know is > going to > >>show up there without having to do too much waving of the > magic wand. > >>There are some additional tools, but they get used after these two > >>steps in my normal approach. That'll indicate whether or > not I have to > >>dig deeper. > >>Some other tools such as repadmin are useful as well. And > there was a > >>tool, SPA that could be helpful in some situations > depending on what > >>you want to know. > >> > >>I haven't seen an AD BPA though. Be interesting to see one. > >> > >> > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan > >>Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] > >>Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 9:34 PM > >>To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > >>Subject: [ActiveDir] AD/DNS BPA? > >> > >> > >><lurk mode off> > >> > >>Stupid question... okay we have Exchange Best practices analyzer > >>right? > >>http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/downloads/2003/exbpa/default.mspx > >> > >>I know you guys don't like GUI...but besides DNSlint, dnsdiag, > >>Sysinternals, Joeware stuff and such things... is there currently > >>enough tools in your bag'o'tricks to ensure DNS/AD is set up right? > >>Do you guys have a tool that you consider 'the' DNS/AD BPA > and if so > >>what is it? > >> > >>Or is AD/DNS health review like security log reviews/dump > files where > >>it's an art and not a science? > >> > >>And feel free to lob 'SBS could run on ipx/spx' comments my way as > >>well. > >> > >>;-) > >> > >><lurk mode back on> > >> > >>-- > >> > >>Letting your vendors set your risk analysis these days? > >>http://www.threatcode.com > >> > >>List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > >>List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > >>List archive: > >>http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > >>List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > >>List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > >>List archive: > >>http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > >>############################################################## > >>########## > >>##### > >>This communication, including any attachments, is confidential. > >>If you are not the intended recipient, you should not read it > >>- please contact me immediately, destroy it, and do not copy or use > >>any part of this communication or disclose anything about it. > >>Thank You. > >> > >>Please note that this communication does not designate an > information > >>system for the purposes of the NZ Electronic Transactions Act 2002. > >> > >>This email has been scanned for Viruses and Content and cleared by > >>NetIQ MailMarshal at Gen-i. > >>############################################################## > >>########## > >>##### > >> > >>List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > >>List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > >>List archive: > >>http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > >> > >> > >> > >>List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > >>List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > >>List archive: > >>http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > >> > >> > > > >List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > >List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > >List archive: > >http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > > > > > > >List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > >List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > >List archive: > >http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > > > > > > > -- > Letting your vendors set your risk analysis these days? > http://www.threatcode.com > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
