How to install and use remote server management tools for Vista

Author: artificial intelligence, source: IT expert network

Now, Windows Vista introduces a new tool to manage Windows server running. As long as you follow the steps below, you can manage all the new functions of Windows server at will.

Some things in life always follow the rules. Microsoft will continue to make decisions that disappoint all of us or provide solutions that shake everyone's head. If you run Windows Vista, you will shake your head and sigh. In many cases, you may feel frustrated because there is always no proper tool to manage Windows Server2003 or Windows Server2008 networks and Active Directory environments. But now, with the latest remote server management tool (RSAT), users will no longer be disappointed. This article introduces the features and installation steps of remote server management tools, as well as some Tools Applicable to Windows Vista.

Why do we need RSAT?

If you are using Windows Vista as your "Desktop Management", you need to install and run the RSAT tool to manage Active Directory, network services, Group policies, and so on. This is because Windows Vista does not have a similar management tool to manage various operations.

However, this cannot be completely said. Microsoft decided to include the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) in the Windows Vista operating system. If this is the case, you may wonder why there is no GPMC shadow in Windows Vista SP1 ?! This is because GPMC has been removed when you install Windows Vista SP1. This was decided by the Group Policy Group to enable all Vista computers to install the brand new GPMC-attached to the RSAT tool installation package.

The following tools are also included when RSAT is installed:

Active Directory domain service (ad ds) Tool

Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service (ad lds) Tool

Active Directory certificate verification tool

DHCP server tools

DNS server tools

Terminal Service Tools

Common description, discovery, and integration (UDDI) Service Tools

Group Policy Management Tools

Network Load Balancing Tool

As you can see, if you want to manage a windows system, you 'd better install RSAT in windows vista.

How to obtain and install RSAT

First, you need to obtain RSAT. I emphasize this step, not because it is difficult to obtain, but because you must clearly know that you want to obtain it. You can download RSAT from the download center of Microsoft website.

Note:

There are two installation versions in the Microsoft download center: 32-bit and 64-bit. Therefore, before downloading, you need to find out the version of vista you are running and download the correct RSAT installation version.

After downloading RSAT, first confirm that you have installed Windows Vista SP1. you can click here to download and install SP1.

RSAT installation takes some time, so make sure you have enough time to complete the installation. Figure 1 shows what you will see when installing the RSAT tool (not very interesting ).

 

Figure 1 install RSAT on windows vista

If you are running windows XP, you will not be able to install RSAT on your operating system. RSAT is designed for Vista, because only vista can take full advantage of the advantages and functions of this tool. If you want to manage your XP system, we recommend that you install the Admin Pack and download it from here.

It should be noted that RSAT can be installed in the following Vista versions (SP1 is installed ):

Windows Vista Business Edition

Windows Vista Enterprise Edition

Windows Vista flagship Edition

Windows Vista commercial edition 64-bit

Windows Vista Enterprise Edition 64-bit

Windows Vista flagship edition 64-bit

Familiar with RSAT tools

After the RSAT tool is installed, you need to get familiar with the usage of these tools, because when you try to hide these tools, it is easy to cause damage to the tools, therefore, Microsoft hides some of these tools by default. Follow these steps to access and use all RSAT tools:

First open the control panel, click program options, and then in the program and function area, click open/close windows function, as shown in 2:

Figure 2 enable/disable windows

In the windows function dialog box, select the management unit and tool you want to install in remote management.

After selecting all the tools you want to display, you only need to click OK.

Remember, in the remote server management tool, you can switch between two different operation regions. When marking the function management tool in the first operation area, it includes the following tools, as shown in section 3:

BitLocker drive encryption tool

Failover cluster Tool

Group Policy Management Tools

Network Load Balancing Tool

SMTP server tools

SAN storage management tools

Windows resource management tools

 

Figure 3 available tools after RSAT is installed

The role management tool is marked in the second operation area, which includes the following options, as shown in section 4.

Active Directory Certificate Service Tool

(Certificate management tools and online reply tools)

Active Directory domain service tool

(Active Directory domain controller tool and NIS server Tools)

Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service Tool

DHCP server

DNS Server

File Service Tools

(Distributed File System Tools, file server resource management tools, and sharing and storage management tools)

Terminal Service Tools

UDDI service tools

Figure 4 role marking tools available after RSAT is installed

Note:

It takes a long time to complete the configuration of all these functions in your system, so you should make a good plan and do not easily think that you can use them with just one click.

If you want to fill all the shortcuts of these management tools with the start button, you will need to follow the steps below:

Right-click Start and click Properties;

On the Start Menu tab, click custom;

In the custom Start Menu dialog box, scroll down to system management tools and choose to display all program menus and start menus;

Click OK;

Now, all the enabled management tools are displayed in the Start Menu, as shown in "5.

Figure 5 management tools can be displayed in the Start Menu

Summary

If you have a windows sever 2008 Active Directory base domain, using the management tools included in windows vista SP1 and RSAT is your best choice. If you are still using the windows sever 20083 Active Directory base domain, you can also benefit from the management tools included in windows vista SP1 and RSAT. You need to deploy the system properly, install the correct service package, obtain RSAT, and then make sure that you can use all the RSAT tools. After completing these steps, you can perform operations and management between the network and Active Directory.