Part 1:

A minimum of 200 words is required for each discussion question, and they must be your own words. Including figures and quotes is value-added, but they will not count against your 200 word requirement. Be sure to examine the discussion grading rubric.

Discussion Question 1:

You are an administrator of a Windows Network Infrastructure that has 200 servers running Windows Server 2016 and you need to deploy another 100 servers over the next few months. You want to ensure that each server has the following configuration performed:

• Certain server roles and features need to be installed.
• A set of default users and groups needs to be created on each server.
• Diagnostic and malware software needs to be deployed.

Describe how to ensure that your current servers and any servers that you install will have this base configuration. Also, describe how to ensure that when these settings are changed, the system is automatically reconfigured.

Discussion Question 2:

Pick a PowerShell command and elaborate on how it can be used in a Server 2016 environment. Explain if there is a comparable way to do the same thing at the Command Line in Windows or by using the GUI.

Part 2:

1. One of the more complex aspects of Cisco switching technologies are the similarities and differences between Content Addressable Memory (CAM) and Ternary Content Addressable Memory (TCAM) and their roles and responsibilities as part of the Cisco switching architecture. Both of these technologies are critical to the performance and operation of the Cisco Catalyst switching line of products. In your post for this topic you are to compare and contrast the similarities and differences between the CAM and TCAM in addition to the roles that each of them play in Cisco switching operations. Leverage not only the “hypermedia” from our Week #1 readings, but also venture on to the Internet to find additional sources of information to support your assertions and conclusion.

Post Requirements: Your posts must use at least two (2) sources of information (properly cited using the American Psychological Association (APA) citation guidelines) in addition to the “hypermedia” already provided to you as part of the course. Your post must consist of a minimum of 250 words and a maximum of 500 words. Technical accuracy, proper in-text citations, and depth of coverage all play a critical role in your overall score.

2. Welcome to your first opportunity to “Convince Me Otherwise”! For this discussion post I will present you with a statement that is technically incorrect/inaccurate/misleading and your goal for the post will be to convince me why your view on the issue is the correct view. For example, if I was to make the statement, “The sky is red. Convince me otherwise.”, you would leverage all available information to convince me of the truth which is that the sky is actually blue.

Here is the statement you will tackle for this post: Enterprise network environments don’t really need an Access, Distribution, or Core layers, Cisco just says that so that they can sell you more hardware. Convince me otherwise!

Post Requirements: Your posts must use at least two (2) sources of information (properly cited using the American Psychological Association (APA) citation guidelines) in addition to the “hypermedia” already provided to you as part of the course. Your post must consist of a minimum of 250 words and a maximum of 500 words. Technical accuracy, proper in-text citations, and depth of coverage all play a critical role in your overall score.

3. Compare and contrast the different Cisco switching methods as described in Chapter 2 of the Cisco Press Foundation Learning Guide (FLG). Pay special attention to the advantages that each method has over the others and be sure to include coverage of centralized and distributed switching.

Post Requirements: Your posts must use at least two (2) sources of information (properly cited using the American Psychological Association (APA) citation guidelines) in addition to the “hypermedia” already provided to you as part of the course. Your post must consist of a minimum of 250 words and a maximum of 500 words. Technical accuracy, proper in-text citations, and depth of coverage all play a critical role in your overall score.

4. There are significant differences between Cisco switches that are only capable of performing Layer 2 functions and Cisco multilayer switches (MLS) that are capable of performing functions at Layer 3. Your task for this post is to compare and contrast the technical differences between Layer 2-only switches and multilayer switches.

Post Requirements: Your posts must use at least two (2) sources of information (properly cited using the American Psychological Association (APA) citation guidelines) in addition to the “hypermedia” already provided to you as part of the course. Your post must consist of a minimum of 250 words and a maximum of 500 words. Technical accuracy, proper in-text citations, and depth of coverage all play a critical role in your overall score.