Why would you need a PDF reader on a server? You should be reading doc on your desktop/laptop/etc.
Thanks, Brian Desmond [email protected] w - 312.625.1438 | c - 312.731.3132 From: Jonathan [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 9:43 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: things to include in a vm server template? Like I said, I was torn about Adobe Reader, but you're saying PrimoPDF is an issue as well? Why? What vulnerability/ies does PrimoPDF expose to your environment? Jonathan On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 6:35 PM, Sam Cayze <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: My list: Common scripts folder I use a lot A LogOff icon in the QuickLaunch. Bginfo (Altough I have a GPO doing this now). A DR Tools Folder. (Random tools I have found myself using when doing test DR Restores. Great if you restored but are stuck in safe mode or something) Everything else is run off a network share so I only have to update one location Oh, and seriously get those PDF tools OFF your servers. Sam From: Jonathan [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 4:45 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: things to include in a vm server template? Hi everyone! It has been a while....I've been quite busy and haven't had much time to do anything here other than occasionally lurk.... I'm in the midst of building some Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 templates for my new vSphere 5 environment. I'm close to being done, but am thinking about tools i should include over and above the stock OS install. I'm interested to hear what you guys install when you build servers... For instance, perhaps things like: primopdf msinfo a telnet client, such as putty adobe reader (I'm torn on this one because of how many security concerns there are with Adobe Reader, historically, but it sure would be handy to be able to view a PDF on the fly) Portscanner, such as SuperScan or AngryIP I'm curious to hear about your add-ons and tweaks. I've already got the builds pretty well tweaked for performance, but if you have any specific tweaks that have been helpful, I'd love to hear those too. I used this as a sort of base guide: http://www.jasonsamuel.com/2010/05/07/how-to-build-a-vmware-vsphere-vm-template-for-windows-server-2008-r2/ I made a few of my own modifications, but didn't stray too far from this one. A lot of the tweaks and settings already in this made sense to me. Thanks, -- Jonathan, A+, MCSA, MCSE ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin -- Jonathan, A+, MCSA, MCSE ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
