If you??™re a Windows administrator
who has tried to get away from the command prompt as much as possible, you
should really reconsider and take the time to learn these tools. The command-line
tools available natively in Windows Server 2008 provide rich functionality and when
used properly can be more effective than the graphical tools, simply because of their
ability to be automated through the use of scripts.
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Server Manager
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52 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Administration
If you??™ve ever had to manage a Windows NT domain, you will remember using a tool
called Server Manager to manage workstation and server accounts. Windows 2000
Server did away with Server Manager, since its functionality was replaced by Active
Directory Users and Computers. Windows Server 2008 introduces a new Server Manager
tool, but don??™t think Microsoft is going back two steps. This is an entirely new tool that
shares nothing with its predecessor other than its name. The new Server Manager was
designed to be used as a single source for managing and monitoring most aspects of your
server, offering the ability to install and configure components and view system status.
You can think of Server Manager as a portal into your server, since it performs the exact
same function as a portal. Rather than replace all the tools into which it offers views,
Server Manager centralizes the presentation of key information and then provides links
into the appropriate tools you??™ll need to configure each item.
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