

Such as if Windows Firewall is enabled and the Windows Updates status.

Information, and if Remote Desktop is enabled. The Server Summary window shows computer information such as the computer name, networking

This consists of several section windows. Selecting the server name in the folder tree will show the Server Manager main window in The features of Server Manager are available via the Server Manager console. In effect, Server Manager is a one-stop shop for all the administrator management and monitoring Administer the roles and features on the server.Add and remove roles and features from the server.Server Manager allows the administrator to do the following: The complete operational status, monitoring tools, and configuration tools for the entire This console gives an administrator access to The point I was trying to make is that you should very rarely have to use RDP anymore for server administration.Server Manager is a new tool that provides a central location for managing all the rolesĪnd features that Windows 2008 provides. As for configuring software and copying files, you can still do some of this via PowerShell or RSAT tools. If you are using ForeFront, you have PowerShell cmdlets that can be used.īackup software, configure other software or copy files with RSAT.īackup Software supports PowerShell, WSB, Backup Assist to name a couple backup products support PowerShell cmdlets. If you are using core or even the minimal interface, not really necessary because you don't log on locally to the server you are managing with RSAT.

with RSATįalse - Can be done with PowerShell and further assisted by Server Manager that comes with RSAT. Server Manager is the new way and referred to heavily on the new MCSA exams. There's 0 difference between using Server Manager via RSAT or doing the extra step of using RDP to the server.
