N E T WO R K
DO C UM E N TAT IO N
I&I SOFTWARE INC.
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N E T W O R K D O C U M E N TAT I O N
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Overview................................................................................................3
Network Diagram Sample.......................................................................3
Physical Network....................................................................................5
Wiring........................................................................................................... 5
Hubs/switches..............................................................................................5
Wireless........................................................................................................5
Router..........................................................................................................5
Firewall.........................................................................................................6
Servers...................................................................................................6
Server name.................................................................................................6
Hardware......................................................................................................6
Windows Server Installation.........................................................................6
Services........................................................................................................7
IIS............................................................................................................. 7
DNS..........................................................................................................7
DHCP........................................................................................................7
Routing and Remote Access....................................................................8
Wins......................................................................................................... 8
Shares......................................................................................................8
Backup..................................................................................................10
Overview....................................................................................................10
Hardware....................................................................................................10
Software.....................................................................................................10
Tape Rotation.............................................................................................10
Exchange Server..................................................................................12
Microsoft Exchange Server Installation......................................................12
Exchange Performance Optimizer..........................................................12
Component Location..................................................................................12
Peer-To-Peer Configuration..................................................................14
Printers.................................................................................................14
Workstations........................................................................................15
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OVERVIEW
Short Description of network, computers, technical systems at agency,
further detailed in the rest of the document.
Example:
I&I is a seventy staff person incorporation. “They currently have 10
computers that are networked to a server running Windows NT. They are
sharing a 384K SDSL internet connection, and have a website and hosted
email under the domain name of I&I
Overall, I&I has computers ranging from five year old Pentiums to new PIII
computers, though most of their computers are 2-3 years old.
Their network is also showing its age, the wiring is all CAT5 but is not
organized in any way, and is chaotically connect to the hubs in the back
room. The server is having a few problems, crashing occassionaly and losing
print jobs, but overall has been functioning well for the last couple of years.
The hubs (2 - 8 po’rt) are both 10Mbps, and are completely full, though there
is a few slots available on the DSL router.
NETWORK DIAGRAM SAMPLE
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PHYSICAL NETWORK
WIRING
Item Description
Wired By
Cable Type
Central Wiring Location
Wiring Diagram Stored Where
HUBS/SWITCHES
Encryption Channel Connected To
Make and Model SSID Protocol IP Address
settings
WIRELESS
Ports User/ Connected
Make and IP
Speed Location Password To
Model Address
Total Free
ROUTER
Make and
Internal IP External IP User/Password Purpose
Model
IP IP
SM SM
GW GW
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FIREWALL
Make and
Internal IP External IP User/Password Rules
Model
IP IP
SERVERS
SERVER NAME
HARDWARE
Hardware item Description
Computer model
S/N
BackPlane
CPU
Hard disk(s)
Floppy disk
RAM
NIC
Hard drive controller card
CD-ROM
Tape backup
WINDOWS SERVER INSTALLATION
Item Description
Windows Server version
Windows Server role
Domain name
Computer name
Install directory
Source File Location
Swap file
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Protocols
Disk configuration
Licensing
Printer
Special groups
Item Address
Internal External
This machine IP
Subnet mask
Default gateway
SERVICES
IIS
Item Description
Version
InetPub Location
Purpose
Security
Frontpage Extensions
DNS
Item Description
Forward Lookup Zones
Forward Lookup Zone Type
Reverse Lookup Zone
Reverse Lookup Zone Type
Manually configured hosts
DHCP
Item Description
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Scope
Exclusions
Options
ROUTING AND REMOTE ACCESS
Item Description
Remote Access Ports
Remote Access Security
Remote Access Policy
Specifications
IP Assigned Via
Routing Purpose
NAT Configuration
WINS
Item Description
Purpose
Replication Configuration
SHARES
Share Name Actual Location Description Security
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BACKUP
OVERVIEW
HARDWARE
Hardware item Description
Tape Drive
AutoLoader
Driver version
Updated/From
SOFTWARE
Software item Description
Backup Software
Version
Responsibilities
Day Backup Details
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
TAPE ROTATION
Su M Tu W Th F Sa
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EXCHANGE SERVER
MICROSOFT EXCHANGE SERVER INSTALLATION
Item Data
Org name
Site name
Computer name
Service account
Service account password
Connectors
EXCHANGE PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZER
(Exchange 5.5 Only)
During recovery, the Performance Optimizer ensures that the recovery server is tuned properly. Hardware
being equal, performance should be similar after a full restore that reinstalls Exchange to a recovery
server. Note that the Performance Optimizer log stored in c:\winnt\system32\perfopt.log does not reveal
the specific settings chosen during optimization.
Server Name: ________________________
Estimated # # in Limit memory
X Type of server X X
users organization usage
1–25 Private store Less than 100 ____MB
26–50 Public store 100–999
51–100 Connector/directory 1,000–9,999
import
101–250 Multiserver 10,000–99,999
251–500 100,000 or more
More than 500
COMPONENT LOCATION
Component Location
Private information store \exchsrvr\mdbdata
Public information store \exchsrvr\mdbdata
Information store logs \exchsrvr\mdbdata
Directory service \exchsrvr\dsadata
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Directory service logs \exchsrvr\dsadata
Message transfer agent \exchsrvr\mtadata
Internet Mail Service files Exchsrvr\imcdata
Key Management Server files \exchsrvr\kmsdata
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PEER-TO-PEER CONFIGURATION
Computer Share Actual Location Description Security
PRINTERS
Printer Type Share Location IP Address Security
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WORKSTATIONS
User OS RAM Processor Processor Hard Drive Office Antivirus
Speed
Total Free
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