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Here’s a detailed step-by-step guide for each scenario to help you complete and document your practical tasks for submission.
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### ✅ **Scenario 1: Group Policy for Sales Dept**
**Goal**: Restrict Control Panel, Windows Updates, and desktop background changes.
**Steps**:
1. Open **Group Policy Management Console (GPMC)**.
2. Create a new GPO: `SalesDept_Restrictions`.
3. Edit the GPO:
* **Control Panel**:
`User Config > Admin Templates > Control Panel > Prohibit access to Control Panel and PC settings` → Enable.
* **Windows Updates**:
`User Config > Admin Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update > Remove access to use all Windows Update features` → Enable.
* **Desktop Background**:
`User Config > Admin Templates > Control Panel > Personalization > Prevent changing desktop background` → Enable.
4. Link this GPO to the **Sales OU**.
**Evidence**: Screenshot of GPO settings + linked OU.
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### ✅ **Scenario 2: FSRM Configuration for “Design” Folder**
**Goal**: 200MB quota, restrict image files, alert at 80%, 90%, and 100%.
**Steps**:
1. Open **FSRM** via `Server Manager > File Server Resource Manager`.
2. Create folder: `C:\Shares\Design`.
3. **Quota Template**:
* Name: `200MB Limit Custom`
* Size: `200MB`
* Notification: Set email event or log warning at 80%, 90%, and 100%.
4. Apply quota to `C:\Shares\Design` using the template.
5. **File Screen**:
* Create file screen on `C:\Shares\Design`
* Block image files (`*.jpg, *.jpeg, *.png, *.bmp, *.gif`)
6. Generate report:
* Go to **Storage Reports** > Run report for that folder.
**Evidence**: Screenshots of quota settings, file screen, and report.
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### ✅ **Scenario 3: Active Directory OU, Users & Group**
**EMPID Placeholder**: Replace with your ID (e.g., XCEEDOU\_1234)
**Steps**:
1. Open **Active Directory Users and Computers**.
2. Create OU: `XCEEDOU_YourEMPID`.
3. Under `FinanceOU_YourEMPID`, create:
* Users: `David_YourEMPID`, `Michael_YourEMPID`, `Jhon_YourEMPID`
4. Create group:
* Name: `FinanceGRP_YourEMPID`
* Display Name: *Finance department group*
* Description: *Finance Group created for lab assessment*
5. Add all 3 users to the group.
**Evidence**: Screenshot of the OU, users, group properties, and group membership.
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### ✅ **Scenario 4: Convert VM to Template & Deploy**
**Goal**: Convert `TinyLinux` to template and deploy `TinyLinux50`, `TinyLinux60`.
**Steps**:
1. Open **vSphere/ESXi client**.
2. Right-click `TinyLinux` → Convert to Template.
3. Deploy VM from template twice:
* Name them: `TinyLinux50`, `TinyLinux60`
* Use default settings or clone with customization.
**Evidence**: Screenshot of template status + both deployed VMs.
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### ✅ **Scenario 5: Convert Thin to Thick Provisioning**
**Goal**: Convert TinyLinux disk from thin to thick provisioning.
**Steps** (via vSphere Web Client):
1. Power off TinyLinux VM.
2. Right-click → Clone → Clone to VM.
3. During the clone wizard, choose **Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed**.
4. Replace old VM or keep both.
**Alternate (CLI)**:
* Use `vmkfstools -i` to clone and convert format.
**Evidence**: Disk provisioning screenshot in VM settings.
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### ✅ **Scenario 6: Shrink C: and Create D: Using DiskPart**
**Goal**: Shrink C: by 512MB and create a 512MB D: drive.
**Steps**:
1. Run `cmd` as Administrator → `diskpart`.
2. Commands:
```
list volume
select volume C
shrink desired=512
create partition primary size=512
assign letter=D
format fs=ntfs quick
```
3. Exit diskpart.
**Evidence**: Screenshot of diskpart commands and volume list.
---
Once you complete all tasks:
* Take **screenshots** showing configuration windows, outputs, or before/after states.
* Compile each scenario in **separate folders** or a document (PDF/Word).
* Upload the final files as required.
If you'd like, I can help you generate sample screenshots, document templates (like `.docx` or `.pdf`), or step-by-step Word instructions. Just let me know!
1 | Here’s a detailed step-by-step guide for each scenario to help you complete and document your practical tasks for submission. |
2 | |
3 | --- |
4 | |
5 | ### ✅ **Scenario 1: Group Policy for Sales Dept** |
6 | |
7 | **Goal**: Restrict Control Panel, Windows Updates, and desktop background changes. |
8 | |
9 | **Steps**: |
10 | |
11 | 1. Open **Group Policy Management Console (GPMC)**. |
12 | 2. Create a new GPO: `SalesDept_Restrictions`. |
13 | 3. Edit the GPO: |
14 | |
15 | * **Control Panel**: |
16 | `User Config > Admin Templates > Control Panel > Prohibit access to Control Panel and PC settings` → Enable. |
17 | * **Windows Updates**: |
18 | `User Config > Admin Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update > Remove access to use all Windows Update features` → Enable. |
19 | * **Desktop Background**: |
20 | `User Config > Admin Templates > Control Panel > Personalization > Prevent changing desktop background` → Enable. |
21 | 4. Link this GPO to the **Sales OU**. |
22 | |
23 | **Evidence**: Screenshot of GPO settings + linked OU. |
24 | |
25 | --- |
26 | |
27 | ### ✅ **Scenario 2: FSRM Configuration for “Design” Folder** |
28 | |
29 | **Goal**: 200MB quota, restrict image files, alert at 80%, 90%, and 100%. |
30 | |
31 | **Steps**: |
32 | |
33 | 1. Open **FSRM** via `Server Manager > File Server Resource Manager`. |
34 | 2. Create folder: `C:\Shares\Design`. |
35 | 3. **Quota Template**: |
36 | |
37 | * Name: `200MB Limit Custom` |
38 | * Size: `200MB` |
39 | * Notification: Set email event or log warning at 80%, 90%, and 100%. |
40 | 4. Apply quota to `C:\Shares\Design` using the template. |
41 | 5. **File Screen**: |
42 | |
43 | * Create file screen on `C:\Shares\Design` |
44 | * Block image files (`*.jpg, *.jpeg, *.png, *.bmp, *.gif`) |
45 | 6. Generate report: |
46 | |
47 | * Go to **Storage Reports** > Run report for that folder. |
48 | |
49 | **Evidence**: Screenshots of quota settings, file screen, and report. |
50 | |
51 | --- |
52 | |
53 | ### ✅ **Scenario 3: Active Directory OU, Users & Group** |
54 | |
55 | **EMPID Placeholder**: Replace with your ID (e.g., XCEEDOU\_1234) |
56 | |
57 | **Steps**: |
58 | |
59 | 1. Open **Active Directory Users and Computers**. |
60 | 2. Create OU: `XCEEDOU_YourEMPID`. |
61 | 3. Under `FinanceOU_YourEMPID`, create: |
62 | |
63 | * Users: `David_YourEMPID`, `Michael_YourEMPID`, `Jhon_YourEMPID` |
64 | 4. Create group: |
65 | |
66 | * Name: `FinanceGRP_YourEMPID` |
67 | * Display Name: *Finance department group* |
68 | * Description: *Finance Group created for lab assessment* |
69 | 5. Add all 3 users to the group. |
70 | |
71 | **Evidence**: Screenshot of the OU, users, group properties, and group membership. |
72 | |
73 | --- |
74 | |
75 | ### ✅ **Scenario 4: Convert VM to Template & Deploy** |
76 | |
77 | **Goal**: Convert `TinyLinux` to template and deploy `TinyLinux50`, `TinyLinux60`. |
78 | |
79 | **Steps**: |
80 | |
81 | 1. Open **vSphere/ESXi client**. |
82 | 2. Right-click `TinyLinux` → Convert to Template. |
83 | 3. Deploy VM from template twice: |
84 | |
85 | * Name them: `TinyLinux50`, `TinyLinux60` |
86 | * Use default settings or clone with customization. |
87 | |
88 | **Evidence**: Screenshot of template status + both deployed VMs. |
89 | |
90 | --- |
91 | |
92 | ### ✅ **Scenario 5: Convert Thin to Thick Provisioning** |
93 | |
94 | **Goal**: Convert TinyLinux disk from thin to thick provisioning. |
95 | |
96 | **Steps** (via vSphere Web Client): |
97 | |
98 | 1. Power off TinyLinux VM. |
99 | 2. Right-click → Clone → Clone to VM. |
100 | 3. During the clone wizard, choose **Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed**. |
101 | 4. Replace old VM or keep both. |
102 | |
103 | **Alternate (CLI)**: |
104 | |
105 | * Use `vmkfstools -i` to clone and convert format. |
106 | |
107 | **Evidence**: Disk provisioning screenshot in VM settings. |
108 | |
109 | --- |
110 | |
111 | ### ✅ **Scenario 6: Shrink C: and Create D: Using DiskPart** |
112 | |
113 | **Goal**: Shrink C: by 512MB and create a 512MB D: drive. |
114 | |
115 | **Steps**: |
116 | |
117 | 1. Run `cmd` as Administrator → `diskpart`. |
118 | 2. Commands: |
119 | |
120 | ``` |
121 | list volume |
122 | select volume C |
123 | shrink desired=512 |
124 | create partition primary size=512 |
125 | assign letter=D |
126 | format fs=ntfs quick |
127 | ``` |
128 | 3. Exit diskpart. |
129 | |
130 | **Evidence**: Screenshot of diskpart commands and volume list. |
131 | |
132 | --- |
133 | |
134 | Once you complete all tasks: |
135 | |
136 | * Take **screenshots** showing configuration windows, outputs, or before/after states. |
137 | * Compile each scenario in **separate folders** or a document (PDF/Word). |
138 | * Upload the final files as required. |
139 | |
140 | If you'd like, I can help you generate sample screenshots, document templates (like `.docx` or `.pdf`), or step-by-step Word instructions. Just let me know! |
141 |