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Using Redbooth, IT departments have cut the time needed to complete weekly maintenance in half. Get a head start on streamlining departmental processes and take a systematic approach to performing routine IT tasks for your organization. Help ensure that your system remains free from data corruption, security breaches, and poor network performance.
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IT Maintenance
Check hardware termination
Identify any hardware faults on servers, printers, etc.
Check functionality of other peripherals
Investigate any disconnected cables
Check for any incorrectly connected cabling
Check for error indicators or lights
Check backup logs for errors
Verify backup job consistency
Perform test restore using recent backup Media
Ensure backup is running as per schedule
Run a cleaning tape when required
Check for OS updates
Check for software updates
Check any third party applications for updates
Ensure antivirus definition update scheduling
Check for updated printer drivers
Ensure product licensing is current & valid
Check system, applications, DNS, FRS & security logs
Archive old events to files with appropriate dates
Troubleshoot any found error events & warnings
Check for services failing start up
Check the correct services ara starting up and disable any unnecessry services
Check disks for data integrity & consistency
Analyse disk performance and usage
Check status of RAID configuration if applicable
Perform & schedule a chkdsk & defragment disks if required
Check disk capacity
Clear temp files
Check network shares and disable any unnecessary shares
Enable and check forewall & router logs.
Perform penetration tests on network/servers
Check event, history & virus logs
Perform security checks on other applications & files if required
Check scan schedule times
Check wireless authentification, encryption, access control & logs
Clear qurantined items
Check for password strength policies
Ensure anti-virus definition updates are occuring
Check active directory replication
Check active directory using replmon, dcdiag & or netiq tools
Check & monitor active directory performance
Auditand disable and/or remove unnecessary user accounts
Check Exchange event logs
Clead dead and/or old bad mail
Check individual mailbox space usage and note down any large mailboxes
Ensure replication & routing events are successful
Schedule a database compact using isinteg or eseutil tools
Check Network Utilization rates
Monitor any excessive broadcast traffic
Identify any Network bottlenecks
Check server performance
Check DHCP, DNS & WINS configurations
Check WSUS synchronisation logs
Confirm Group Policies settings
Check the up-time of servers, switches and routers
Test UPS battery performance
Make a hardware profile in case you need to roll back to last known config.
Test contingency remote access mechanisms