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Additional Tools
Some additional tools that perform useful tasks are the
Configure Your Server and Add/Remove Programs utilities. You may
also use non-Microsoft, third party tools, such as
virus-checking software.
Configure Your Server
This utility allows you to configure basic system information,
including:
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Registering your copy of Windows 2003 so that you receive
product updates.
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Upgrading to a domain controller by installing Active Directory.
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Running wizards that guide you in modifying and installing
various services.
To access the Configure Your Server utility
From Control Panel, open
Administrative Tools,
and then
Configure Your Server.
Add/Remove Programs
This is a utility found on a client computer that helps you
manage applications installed on the computer. It prompts you
through the steps necessary to add a new application from a
compact disc, floppy disk, or the network, or to change or
remove an existing application.
Application-Specific Utilities
As a network administrator, you may occasionally need to use
applications other than those available in Windows 2003 to meet
specific server needs. Applications, such as Microsoft SQL
Server™
and Microsoft Exchange, have their own utilities for managing
the specific functions of these applications.
Third-Party Tools
Depending on the configuration and needs of your network, you
may have third-party tools installed to provide additional
functionality, such as protection from viruses. You use
virus-checking applications to maintain the integrity of the
data in the network.
Microsoft Management Console
Most of the tools that a network administrator needs to perform
day-to-day tasks are available individually. Because all of the
tools are not available in one location, Windows 2003 provides
the capability to create a customized tool that contains all the
required utilities. In this manner, the regularly accessed tools
are all available at one location.
Another benefit of creating a customized tool is that an
administrator can save the customized tool for later use and
share the tool with other administrators and users. Also,
administrators can create multiple tools of varying levels of
complexity, which is useful for delegating tasks. To create a
customized tool, you use the Microsoft Management Console (MMC).
The customized tool that you create is called an MMC console and
the primary tools that you add to it are called snap-ins. You
can also add links to Web pages, folders, task pad views, and
tasks to an MMC console.
To create a customized console
1. In the
Run
dialog box, type
mmc
2. On the
Console
menu, click
Add/Remove Snap-in.
An MMC console consists of a window divided into two panes. The
left pane is called the console tree and contains two tabs:
Tree
and
Favorites.
The console tree shows the items that are available in a given
console. The right pane is called the details pane. The details
pane shows information about the items in the console tree. The
details pane can also display other types of information,
including Web pages, graphics, charts, and tables.
Each console has its own set of menus and toolbars, separate
from those of the main MMC window, that helps a user perform
various tasks. The Windows 2003 operating system has
preconfigured and saved consoles
available in the Administrative Tools folder in Control Panel.
One such example is the Computer Management console.
To protect network resources from unauthorized access, the
identity of each user accessing the network must be verified
when logging on. Each user must have a valid account name and
correct password. The account name identifies each unique user
in a domain. The password keeps the use of that account private,
so that only users who know the password can use the account.
After the user’s identity is verified, the user’s access to
computers on the network is authenticated.
To facilitate network administration, you can organize users
into groups and assign permissions to these groups to access
network resources. You can control the kinds of actions users
perform on the network by granting appropriate user rights.
