Furthermore, they can monitor events from distance, organize resources and manage group policies. Users can remotely defragment drives and run disk space optimization, manage DHCP servers via a dedicated console, run disk cleanup to free up storage space, and manage DNS servers. There are administration tools for Active Directory, domains, modules, sites, services, users, and machines, alongside tools to manage certifications and services. The ‘Tools’ menu of the Server Manager provides one-click access to all the other tools system admins can use to remotely manage target server workstations. The Server Manager is one of the main components of the toolset, providing a modern-looking interface dedicated to conveniently managing servers, server groups, roles and features on the remote computer.
The toolbox comprises several feature and role administrator tools that are automatically activated in Windows features following the Windows update process. The Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools or, in short, RSAT, are a collection of programs that facilitate the work of system and network administrators by providing them with the necessary utilities to remotely manage features of machines running Windows Server 2008, 2008 R.
A tool for administrators to manage roles and features installed on computers that are running Windows Server 2008, 2008 R.