Sams Teach Yourself MCSE Windows NT Server 4 in 14 Days
(Publisher: Macmillan Computer Publishing)
Author(s): David Schaer, et al
ISBN: 0672311283
Publication Date: 12/15/97

If you run the dumpflop command without any options or other syntax, it attempts to write the memory dump information from the Windows NT root directory (default location) to floppies.

The second utility is dump chk. It checks that the dump file was created and gives you some general information on the file if it indeed has been created. The correct syntax for dump chk is

DUMPCHK [options] CrashDumpFile

As with the other utilities, you can use several command-line switches with dumpchk. They affect the information that dumpchk returns to you. The switches are listed in Table 14.4.

Dumpexam is the last utility. It writes information from the dump file into a readable text-based file. Knowledgeable persons then can view the text file in an effort to determine what might have caused the stop error to occur. The file is called memory.txt and is located in the same directory as the dump file, unless you specify otherwise. The syntax for the dumpexam utility is

DUMPEXAM [options] [CrashDumpFile]

Table 14.5 shows the available switches for dumpexam.

14.7. NT 4.0 Resource Kit Utilities

The CD that accompanies the Windows NT Server Resource Kit contains utilities that apply to Windows NT Server and Windows NT Workstation. It includes a collection of information resources, tools, and utilities that can simplify tasks and give you some extra capabilities that you would not have otherwise. Even though it is not necessary to know about all of these utilities for the exam, using them will help you gain a better understanding of Windows NT and thus help you on the exam.

The following utilities are a few of those that are available after you install the resource kit. These are but a few of the applications and tools that come with the resource kit; numerous command-line utilities also are available.

14.7.1. Configuration

There are several configuration utilities. The first is an automatic logon utility (see Figure 14.7) that enables you to set up a certain account to log on automatically at system bootup. For security reasons, you should use this in an environment either where security is not important or the server physically is secure.

Figure 14.7.  The Auto Logon utility enables you to set an account to log on automatically at startup.

There also is a Class C2 security configuration utility that assists you in configuring the server with the proper requirements to classify the server as being C2-secure (see Figure 14.8).

Figure 14.8.  The C2 Security utility points out what you properly must do to make the server C2-secure.

Upgrading a computer from a single processor to multiple processors is not as simple as opening the case and installing the additional processor(s). You must make certain configuration changes to Windows NT. A utility to assist you in configuring a computer when you upgrade it from a single processor to multiple processors comes as a part of the resource kit.

This has nothing to do with the exam, but I thought you might like to know. When using the uniprocessor to multiprocessor utility, you might run into a few problems. Instead of explaining the problems here (which could take a couple of pages) you should see the Microsoft Knowledge Base article Q159564 available on TechNet and at Microsoft’s web site (www.microsoft.com/kb).

If you want to schedule applications or other command-line options, such as a backup program, to run at a scheduled time, you can use the AT service in Windows NT. If you do not like the AT service, you can use the Command Scheduler that comes with the resource kit, as shown in Figure 14.9. It uses the AT service but gives you a graphical interface that is a little more intuitive.

Figure 14.9.  The Command Scheduler automatically can run programs at scheduled times.