Making Servers Easier to Manage


I usually don’t get excited about tools-they’re designed to get the job done and nothing more. Sure, some people might buy a new compound miter saw, show it to all their neighbors, and go “Ooh, aah.” Not me-maybe it’s because I’m a geek and I get excited about quad-core processors instead! Still, you’ve gotta love tools when they make life easier, and Windows Server 2008 includes a slate of new and improved tools for managing Windows Server 2008 machines throughout your enterprise.

There’s Server Manager, an integrated MMC console that provides a single source for managing your server’s roles and features and for monitoring your server’s status. Server Manager even comes in a command-line version called ServerManagerCmd.exe, which you can use to quickly add role services and features or perform “what if” scenarios such as, “What components would get installed if I added the Web Server role on my system?”

Then there’s Windows PowerShell, a command-line shell and scripting language that includes more than 130 cmdlets, plus an intuitive scripting language specifically designed for IT pros like you. As of the Beta 3 release of Windows Server 2008, PowerShell is now included as an optional component you can install. PowerShell is a powerful tool for performing administration tasks on Windows Server 2008, such as managing services, processes, and storage. And PowerShell can also be used to manage aspects of certain server roles such as Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0, Terminal Services, and Active Directory Domain Services.

Then there’s the Windows Remote Shell (WinRS) and Windows Remote Management (WinRM) components first included in Windows Vista; enhancements to Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), also introduced in Windows Vista; improvements in how Group Policy works, including both changes in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008; and more.

Where can you learn more about these different tools? Try Chapter 4, “Managing Windows Server 2008” for a start. Then turn to Chapter 6 and to Chapter 11, “Internet Information Services 7.0,” for more examples of seeing these tools at work. Managing your Windows servers has never been easier than using what the Windows Server 2008 platform provides for you to do this.




Microsoft Windows Server Team - Introducing Windows Server 2008
Introducing Windows Server 2008
ISBN: 0735624216
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2007
Pages: 138

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