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 | Windows Server Solutions Best Practices Analyzer 1.0 |
Windows Server Solutions BPA scans a computer that is running the Windows server solutions software, and compares the existing server settings to a predefined set of recommended best practices.
- Windows Server Solutions Best Practices Analyzer 1.0 (Windows Server Solutions BPA) is a diagnostic tool that is built on the Microsoft Baseline Configuration Analyzer (MBCA) technology. Windows Server Solutions BPA scans a computer that is running the Windows server solutions software, and compares the existing server settings to a predefined set of recommended best practices.
Windows Server Solutions BPA performs the following tasks:- Gathers information about a server that is running Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard, Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials, Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials, or Windows Multipoint Server 2011
- Determines if the server settings comply with a set of best practices that are recommended by Microsoft
- Provides a report of the scan results, which identifies variances from the recommended best practices
- Identifies conditions that may lead to problems with the server
- Recommends solutions to potential problems
Files
 | Status: DeletedThis download is no longer available on microsoft.com. The downloads below are archives provided by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine from the Microsoft Download Center prior to August 2020. |
| File | Size |
|---|---|
 BPASetup.msiSHA1: b50b548da7faee511fb7fcc06503cc9866f51cbc | 381 KB |
| WSSG-KB2699813-X64-ENU.msp SHA1: 31df014e5ba7c41898a323eaac73338d2bd7aabc | 132 KB |
System Requirements
Operating Systems: MultiPoint Server 2011, Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials, Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard, Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials
- In order to perform a BPA scan, you must install MBCA 2.0 on the server and on any computer from which you initiate a scan. You can download MBCA 2.0 from the Microsoft Download Center (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=188529).
Installation Instructions
- Click the Download button on this page to start the download, and then do one of the following:
- To start the installation immediately, click Open or Run this program from its current location.
- To copy the download to your computer for installation at a later time, click Save or Save this program to disk.
- Pleasee take BPASetup.msi to install the tool and apply the latest update by installing WSSG-KB2699813-X64-ENU.msp.