SharePoint Production farm shut down and boot up sequence

Shut down SharePoint server by following sequence

1.       Web front end server ( Can shut down all web front end server at the same time )

2.       Application Server ( Can shut down all application server at the same time )

3.       Database Server (Can shut down all database server  at the same time )

Boot up SharePoint server by following sequence

1.       Database Server (Can boot up all database server   at the same time)

2.       [ Need to wait all DB server completely up ] Application Server (Can boot up all application server at the same time)

3.       [ Need to wait all Application server completely up ] Web front end server ( Can boot up all web front end server at the same time )

About IM-8 Auditing ~ SSL RC4 Cipher Suites Supported

Recently we have some security audit is failed , so we need to fix something to pass the audit.  small part of the IM-8 we need to fix about the .

  SSL RC4 Cipher Suites Supported

 SSL Version 2 and 3 Protocol Detection

after ask around then found out need to change the server registry key to disable some other the RC4 , SSL V2 and V3 setting.

To make the task simple we have some simple tools for it :

first we need the scan tools , which is Nmap tools, you can download from internet.

after install and run following script :

nmap --script ssl-enum-ciphers 172.xx..yy.zz   -p 443

you will get the results look as following , as you see the SSlv3 is enable. 

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After install then you can choice the setting you want , click Apply then Restart . Done.