Windows Server Configuration and Digital Forensics Tools: A Networking Discussion on System Administration and Data Recovery
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This paper discusses the advantages and disadvantages of installing all Windows Server 2016 roles for system contingency preparation. It examines various monitoring and forensic tools including Linux utilities like top, storage solutions, and digital forensics applications for incident response and data recovery.
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- Windows Server 2016 role installation and its trade-offs
- System monitoring tools including Linux top utility and recommended platforms like SolarWinds Papertrail and Paessler PRTG
- Digital forensics and data recovery tools including WinHex, Autopsy, and Sleuth Kit
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I believe that installing all the Windows 2016 Server installation roles is necessary to prepare for any contingency. By installing all roles, one can apply various utilization types of the server and utilize the same for numerous use cases from filing to printing to using the web. Installing all tasks allows one to attend to an emergency task without the inconvenience of returning to the server manager to alter roles and features: installing all roles provides a management environment where multiple roles can be performed promptly. However, the server may be a tide slower. I did not manage to find any tools included in the Microsoft Windows operating system to review digital marks. However, my favorite Linux-based tool that allows me to monitor processes in a Linux system is top. The top is a powerful utility tool that provides useful data about the running system, including memory usage, a list of running processes such as CPU time and memory consumed by each process, as well as CPU loads. I also like the system monitoring tool because it displays a great deal of system information in real-time and the display of data columns is interactive. The information collected by these tools assists users in a malware case because one can recognize unusual activity and malicious processes in Linux (Kili, 2018).
The tool is critical to identifying any disruptions or manipulation in the device’s normal operation.