Remote administration tools readied for Windows Server 2008
The updated version of what used to be called ADMINPAK.MSI is ready for download.
Microsoft has made available an updated version of its remote management tools that allow for the management of
Windows Server 2008 from a desktop running Vista Service Pack 1.
Remote Server Administration Tools, once called ADMINPAK.MSI, have an updated Group Policy Management Console, which adds functions such as search, filter, commenting and Group Policy Preferences, Microsoft said. The console had been removed from Windows Vista SP1. Now it is available as a separate download.
The toolkit can be downloaded at Microsoft's download website.
Here is what is available in the toolkit:
Role administration tools:
Active Directory Certificate Services tools
Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) tools
Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) tools
DHCP Server tools
DNS Server tools
File Services tools
Network Policy and Access Services tools
Terminal Services tools
Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI) Services tools
Feature administration tools:
BitLocker Drive Encryption tools
Failover clustering tools
Group Policy Management tools
Network Load Balancing tools
SMTP Server tools
Storage Manager for SANs tools
Windows System Resource Manager tools
And these tools also fully supported managing Windows Server 2003 servers:
Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) tools
Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) tools
Active Directory Certification Authority tools
DHCP Server tools
DNS Server tools
Terminal Services tools
Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI) Services tools
Group Policy Management tools
Network Load Balancing tools
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