Windows 2008 R2 Best Practice Analyzer (BPA)

How to install:
BPA is installed by default on all editions of Windows Server 2008 R2 except the Server Core installation option.

How to use BPA:
You can open BPA in the Server Manager console by opening the home page for a server role that supports BPA.
To open BPA in Server Manager
1.Open Server Manager. To open Server Manager, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Server Manager.

2.In the tree pane, open Roles, and then select the role for which you want to open BPA.

3.In the details pane, open the Summary section, and then open the Best Practices Analyzer area.

ow BPA works


BPA works by measuring a role’s compliance with best practice rules in eight different categories of a role’s effectiveness, trustworthiness, and reliability. Results of measurements can be any of the three severity levels described in the following table.


*Severity level

Description
Noncompliant
Noncompliant results are returned when a role does not satisfy the conditions of a rule.

Compliant
Compliant results are returned when a role satisfies the conditions of a rule.
Warning
Warning results are returned when a role is compliant as operating currently, but may not satisfy the conditions of a rule if changes are not made to its configuration or policy settings.
Reference:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd759260.aspx