Table 22.3 summarizes some of the maintenance tasks and recommendations examined in this chapter.
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Quarterly
Tasks and Servers Accessed for Task Completion
Requires Server Downtime?
X
Check overall server functionality (login, access services, and so on)
No
Verify that backups are successful
Monitor Event Viewer
Check disk space
Verify hardware
Archive event logs
Run Disk Defragmenter
Run the Domain Controller
Diagnostic Tool (DCDIAG.exe)
Test the UPS
Run CHKDSK
Yes, if errors are found
Validate backups and restores
Update documents
Change administrator passwords
Run offline defrag of NTDS.DIT
Yes