Active Directory Admin Tools
Active Directory Admin Tools
In addition to installing the Active Directory administrative tools, Adminpak.msi file also installs the Terminal Services Client and Cluster Administrator. After adminpak.msi gets installed and the user configures the workstation as per the needs, here are the vital server administrative tools that will be available for managing the Active Directory:
- Administrative tools which utilize a GUI from where all the Active Directory components can be managed
- Command-line tools
Some command line tools come with Windows Server 2003 which can be used to manage the AD objects and other components of the Active Directory. The administrative tool on the other hand is the Microsoft Management Console (MMC), which provides an interface to load in the Active Directory snap-ins. The MMC snap-ins offer specific functionalities for administration and also offers provision to create custom contro active directory adminl tools or load multiple snap-ins in a single console.
However, before administrator start using the Active Directory admin tools; it is essential to install the tools in a system running Windows OS. By doing so, it becomes possible to manage computer’s Windows Server from a remote system other than a Domain Controller. The step by step installation procedure of the Active Directory administrative tools on a local computer are explained below:
Prerequisite: Administrative permissions for the local computer are required before installing and running the Windows Administrative Tools.
- From the CD ROM that comes along with any version of Windows Server, open the I386 folder.
- Double-click the Adminpak.msi file.
- Click Next and then click Finish.
The Adminpak.msi file installs the Active Directory administrative tools, as well as the Terminal Services Client and Cluster Administrator. Once the adminpak.msi is installed and the workstation is configured accordingly, the following server administrative tools will be available for managing the Active Directory:
- AD Domains and Trusts
- Active Directory Schema
- AD Sites and Services
- Directory Users and Computers
- Authority
- Administrator
- Manager Administration Kit
- DHCP
- Distributed File System
- DNS
- Internet Authentication Service
- Services Manager
- Admission Control
- Boot Disk Generator (part of Remote Installation Services)
- Storage
- and Remote Access
- Telephony
- Terminal Services Manager, Licensing, and Client Connection Manager
- WINS
- What is Active Directory
- Active Directory Schema
- Active Directory Domain
- Active Directory Server
- Active Directory Users
- Active Directory Attributes
- Active Directory Users and Computers
- Active Directory Rights Management Services
- Active Directory Browser
- Active Directory Query
- Active Directory Viewer
- Active Directory Utilities
- Active Directory Reporter
- Active Directory Backup
- Active Directory Cleanup
- Active Directory Auditing
- Windows 2003 Active Directory
- windows 2008 Active Directory
- Active Directory Download
- How to Use Active Directory
- Active Directory Administration
- AD Management
- Active Directory Monitoring
- Active Directory Management Tools
- Microsoft Active Directory Tools
- Active Directory Admin Tools
- Windows Active Directory Tools
- Active Directory Tools
- Free Active Directory Tools