Difference between revisions of "Active Directory/Documentation/Remote Server Administration Tools"

Latest revision as of 16:13, 4 September 2009

What is RSAT?

Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) is the collection of Windows Server management tools provided to enable IT professionals to manage their Windows Server infrastructure from their computers running Windows Vista with Service Pack 1. RSAT is available as a separate download rather than as part of another product.

Tools in RSAT

Role Administration Tools managing Windows Server 2008 servers

Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) Tools
Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) Tools
Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) Tools
DHCP Server Service Tools
DNS Server Service Tools
Shared Folders Tools
Network Policy and Access Services Tools
Terminal Services Tools
Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI) Services Tools

Feature Administration Tools managing Windows Server 2008 servers

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

Managing Windows Server 2003 servers

Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) Tools
Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) Tools
Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) Tools
DHCP Server Tools
DNS Server Tools
Group Policy Management Tools
Network Load Balancing Tools
Terminal Services Tools
Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI) Services Tools

Installing RSAT

First, make sure you have installed SP1 on your Vista workstation.
Download the RSAT package from the Microsoft Web site.

Windows Vista 32-bit: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9FF6E897-23CE-4A36-B7FC-D52065DE9960&displaylang=en
Windows Vista 64-bit: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D647A60B-63FD-4AC5-9243-BD3C497D2BC5&displaylang=en
Windows 7: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7d2f6ad7-656b-4313-a005-4e344e43997d&displaylang=en

Double-click the downloaded package to start the Setup wizard. Follow the instructions in the wizard to complete the installation.
Open Control Panel, click Programs, and then click Turn Windows features on or off under Programs and Features. If you are prompted to provide permission by User Account Control, click Continue. In the Windows Features dialog box, select the remote administration snap-ins and tools that you want to install, and then click OK.

Configure the Start menu to display the Administration Tools shortcut.
- Right click Start, and then click Properties.
- On the Start Menu tab, click Customize.
- In the Customize Start Menu dialog box, scroll down to System Administrative Tools, and then select Display on the All Programs menu and the Start menu. Click OK.
- Shortcuts for snap-ins installed by RSAT are added to the Administrative Tools list on the Start menu.

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 ;Windows Vista 32-bit: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9FF6E897-23CE-4A36-B7FC-D52065DE9960&displaylang=en
 ;Windows Vista 64-bit: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D647A60B-63FD-4AC5-9243-BD3C497D2BC5&displaylang=en
+;Windows 7: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7d2f6ad7-656b-4313-a005-4e344e43997d&displaylang=en
 *Double-click the downloaded package to start the Setup wizard. Follow the instructions in the wizard to complete the installation.
 *Open Control Panel, click Programs, and then click Turn Windows features on or off under Programs and Features. If you are prompted to provide permission by User Account Control, click Continue. In the Windows Features dialog box, select the remote administration snap-ins and tools that you want to install, and then click OK.