CIS 157 Lesson 10 - Managing Servers

CIS 157 Lesson 10 - Managing Servers

This particular lesson covers managing remote servers, delegating administration tasks and updating servers.

Server Manager is a Management Console that contains a collection of snap-ins that are most commonly used by administrators.  Server Manager does by default assimilate ten different individual snap-ins into a unified and categorized interface. There are 2 types of snap-ins, standalone and extension.  

Standalone snap-ins

•A standalone snap-in is a single tool that you can install directly into an empty MMC console.

•Standalone snap-ins appear in the first level directly beneath the console root in the console’s scope pane.

–Extension snap-ins

•An extension snap-in provides additional functionality to specific standalone snap-ins.

•You cannot add an extension snap-in to a console without adding an appropriate standalone snap-in first. Extension snap-ins appear beneath the associated standalone snap-in in the console’s scope pane.

Another interesting subject is Remote Desktop.  Ever since the Windows Server 2003 the components that make up the Terminal Services application are fully integrated into the operating system.  Such that Terminal Services capabilities are present, even if you do not have the Terminal Services role installed on the computer. This is so administrators can use Terminal Services to manage remote computers without having to travel to a distant location.  In Windows, this capability is known as Remote Desktop.

Active Directory Permissions were also covered.  Active Directory has its own permissions system, which functions much like that of the NTFS file system.

This functions by granting users and groups permissions to specific Active Directory objects, you can allow them to perform specific administrative tasks on those objects.

This was a very enlightening chapter and I am sure a thorough understanding of the material in this chapter will be most beneficial in the IT Field.