Server Documentation Tool

Automatically generate your server documentation

View an example document generated by XIA Configuration of a Windows server, branded with a fictitious company Contoso Foods:

The document above provides a concise view of your Windows server settings. View a document with all options included.

Learn more about applying your own branding.

Watch our server documentation software in action

This video demonstrates our server documentation tool XIA Configuration.

Tutorial Video

Learn how to scan and document Windows computers with XIA Configuration:

Track changes and compare Windows computers

Compare different Windows computers to see differences, or compare two versions of the same Windows computer to see changes.

Security Compliance Benchmark

The Windows compliance benchmark provides a security overview of configured settings against best practices.

Relationship Map

View and edit relationships between Windows servers, DNS, IIS, SQL and other items:

Windows settings documented by XIA Configuration

Find out more about the Windows settings documented by XIA Configuration below:

• Server Roles
• Software
• Hardware
• Security
• Networking
• Support and Maintenance

Server Roles and Functions

Browse to the following pages to find out about the information documented by XIA Configuration for each server role:

• Active Directory
• Cluster (Failover)
• Cluster (NLB)
• DNS
• DHCP
• Exchange
• Hyper-V
• IIS
• Terminal Server (RDSH)
• WINS

Or learn more about the information documented on all enabled Roles and Features.

Software

Use the hyperlinks below to explore the detail of the software information documented by XIA Configuration.

• Software Summary
• .NET Framework
• File System
• Event Logs
• Environment Variables
• Installed Software
• Internet Settings
• ODBC Configuration
• Operating System
• Powershell
• Processes
• Roles and Features
• Startup Commands
• Registry
• Task Scheduler Library
• Windows Services
• Windows Time
• WinRM Settings

Hardware

Use the hyperlinks below to explore the detail of the hardware information documented by XIA Configuration.

• Batteries
• BIOS Information
• CD and DVD Drives
• Disk Drives
• Disk Shelves
• Disk Volumes
• Devices
• Physical Memory
• Printers
• Processors
• Tape Libraries
• Video Controllers

Security

Use the hyperlinks below to explore the detail of the security settings documented by XIA Configuration.

• Account Policies
• Advanced Audit Policy
• Audit Policy
• LAPS Settings
• Local Group Accounts
• Local User Accounts
• Machine Certificates
• Microsoft Defender
• Security Options
• User Rights Assignment
• Windows Firewall
• Windows Patches
• Windows Update Configuration
• Windows Update History

Networking

Use the hyperlinks below to explore the detail of the networking information documented by XIA Configuration.

• Hosts File
• Network Adapters
• IPv4 Routing Table
• Remote Settings
• SNMP Configuration
• Windows Shares
• Management Controller
• Network Load Balancing

Support and Maintenance Contracts

Assign your Windows computers to support contracts or hardware warranties within XIA Configuration.

Inventory

Create a server inventory, including server roles, by automatically detecting and scanning Windows servers and PCs that are members of a domain.

Reporting

In addition to generating full Windows documentation, you can run reports across multiple machines within an environment to check compliance and help both IT and business users get the information they need.

The reports are web-accessible and include filtering, sorting and exporting to CSV and PDF.

Supported Versions

The following versions of Windows are supported by XIA Configuration: