| 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 |
| X |
|
|
|
Verify that backups are successful |
No |
| X |
|
|
|
Monitor Event Viewer |
No |
|
X |
|
|
Check disk space |
No |
|
X |
|
|
Verify hardware |
No |
|
X |
|
|
Archive event logs |
No |
|
X |
|
|
Run Disk Defragmenter |
No |
|
X |
|
|
Run the Domain Controller Diagnostic Tool (DCDIAG.exe) |
No |
|
X |
|
|
Test the UPS |
No |
|
|
X |
|
Run CHKDSK |
Yes, if errors are found |
|
|
X |
|
Validate backups and restores |
No |
|
|
X |
|
Update documents |
No |
|
|
|
X |
Check disk space |
No |
|
|
|
X |
Change administrator passwords |
No |
|
|
|
X |
Run offline defrag of NTDS.DIT |
Yes |