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If you changed hostname of  vcenter update manager, you are required to change hostname in configuration file to make it work. Otherwise, connection to the hostname will be having a problem. In order to change the config file, refer to the following link.

http://aaronwalrath.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/fixing-vmware-update-manager-after-changing-vcenter-server-ip-address/

the following is the command to list down files and directories

list down files/dir as trees

tree "c:\targetdirectory" > "c:\mydirectorytree.txt" /A /F

list down details structure of files/directories

dir /s

The following is the list of short terms I have noted while I have been studying for MCITP

Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS)

Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) is an information protection technology that works with AD RMS-enabled applications to help safeguard digital information from unauthorized use. Content owners can define who can open, modify, print, forward, or take other actions with the information.You can only deploy the AD RMS on a member server in the domain and not on Domain controllers

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771234%28WS.10%29.aspx and MS braindump

Wbadmin

Build-in backup tool in window 2008. Same as NTbackup in window 2003

ADSI Edit

ADSI Edit is a snap-in that runs in a Microsoft Management Console (MMC)

Active Directory Federation Services

AD FS is a standards-based service that allows the secure sharing of identity information between trusted business partners (known as a federation) across an extranet. When a user needs to access a Web application from one of its federation partners, the user’s own organization is responsible for authenticating the user and providing identity information in the form of “claims” to the partner that hosts the Web application. The hosting partner uses its trust policy to map the incoming claims to claims that are understood by its Web application, which uses the claims to make authorization decisions.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb897402.aspx

Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS)

The Active Directory® Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) server role is a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory service. It provides data storage and retrieval for directory-enabled applications, without the dependencies that are required for Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc755080%28WS.10%29.aspx

ntdsutil

Ntdsutil.exe is a command-line tool that provides management facilities for Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) and Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS).Ntdsutil.exe is built into Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753343%28WS.10%29.aspx

Primary zone

Primary zone stores most current records and settings. Only 1 primary domain is allowed if it is not active-directory integrated

(Ref: Testking)

Secondary zone

Read only copy of primary zone

(Ref: Testking)

Stub zone

Partial copy of zone, authoritative DNS servers

(Ref: Testking)

AD-integrated

Zone data is replicated through AD. Eliminate zone transfer to secondary servers

(Ref: Testking)

Root zone

Top level DNS zone. Refers to root zone of largest globel DNS deployed in internet. (Ref: Testking)

Root hints

Cache file contains host info to resolve external of authoritative DNS domains (Ref: Testking)

Conditional Forwards

Able to add the specific dns server to resolve hosts in specific domain. (Ref: Testking)