Possible?

[RDMTS]

Hey LTT Peoples...

 

I'm wondering if something like this is possible.

 

I have about 100+ servers both physical and virtual that do various tasks, mainly Domain Controllers/Exchange Servers. Trouble is, I'm a genius and connect to these servers every single month and run several checks/scans which becomes incredibly tedious.

 

What I'm wondering if there is a way a script could be made that would essentially do everything I normally do, and export it to a readable .txt document.

The checks I do that I can name off the top of my head are; Checking uptime, checking (not installing) Windows Updates (All servers run some variation of Windows Server, mainly 2012 R2), Checking iLO/iDRAC, Making sure Server Backups are functional (I have it setup to notify me if a backup fails, but I still like to check just in case). Something new that we just started doing on the DCs is checking for Inactive Users/Computers.

 

Or if not a script, a program. We already use Meraki SMS which gives a nice amount of information, LogMeIn that gives us a ballpark windows update list, ScreenConnect (which is how I connect to each machine)

 

Again, off the top of my head;

Windows Server 2012 R2

Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2008

Windows Small Business Server (We're working on phasing this out entirely)

 

We do have a client that uses Mac Servers, but we are phasing these out for rack mount servers.

[BrinkGG]

5 minutes ago, RDMTS said:

Hey LTT Peoples...

 

I'm wondering if something like this is possible.

 

I have about 100+ servers both physical and virtual that do various tasks, mainly Domain Controllers/Exchange Servers. Trouble is, I'm a genius and connect to these servers every single month and run several checks/scans which becomes incredibly tedious.

 

What I'm wondering if there is a way a script could be made that would essentially do everything I normally do, and export it to a readable .txt document.

The checks I do that I can name off the top of my head are; Checking uptime, checking (not installing) Windows Updates (All servers run some variation of Windows Server, mainly 2012 R2), Checking iLO/iDRAC, Making sure Server Backups are functional (I have it setup to notify me if a backup fails, but I still like to check just in case). Something new that we just started doing on the DCs is checking for Inactive Users/Computers.

 

Or if not a script, a program. We already use Meraki SMS which gives a nice amount of information, LogMeIn that gives us a ballpark windows update list, ScreenConnect (which is how I connect to each machine)

 

Again, off the top of my head;

Windows Server 2012 R2

Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2008

Windows Small Business Server (We're working on phasing this out entirely)

 

We do have a client that uses Mac Servers, but we are phasing these out for rack mount servers.

Scripting that wouldn't be too hard... You could probably use Task scheduler to run an exec weekly or monthly and just have it log results. 

[RDMTS]

1 minute ago, Brink2Three said:

Scripting that wouldn't be too hard... You could probably use Task scheduler to run an exec weekly or monthly and just have it log results. 

I was thinking about Task Scheduler, but what I was hoping for was something I could just send a command to run to every single server at once, and get exports sent back via email / put into DropBox so I could quickly scan them for anything that required attention.

[zMeul]

I'm thinking something like WebMin but for Windows, like https://www.plesk.com/ ?!

[BrinkGG]

Just now, RDMTS said:

I was thinking about Task Scheduler, but what I was hoping for was something I could just send a command to run to every single server at once, and get exports sent back via email / put into DropBox so I could quickly scan them for anything that required attention.

Just use the event triggers in Task Scheduler.

[leadeater]

PowerShell will do what you want, just use all the nice remote cmdlets as much as you can and for anything else use remote PowerShell sessions.

[leadeater]

Also have a look in to tools like LabTech or Kaseya, those will help you do what you want.