Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) Released

Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT)has been released!

Today we released the Remote Server Administration Tools(RSAT) to the web.  RSAT is the collection of Windows Server 2008management tools which enable IT professionals to manage their Windows Serverinfrastructure from their PCs running Windows Vista with Service Pack 1. This email outlines the list  of components which make up RSAT, a link tothe downloads, and frequently asked questions.  Please download and useRSAT today!

Where to Install:

·        Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows Vista with SP1(x86): https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9FF6E897-23CE-4A36-B7FC-D52065DE9960

·        Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows Vista withSP1(x64): https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D647A60B-63FD-4AC5-9243-BD3C497D2BC5

RSAT is available to all customers as part of supplementalMicrosoft Software License Terms to Windows Vista licenses.

What Is Included in RSAT?

This is the list of Windows Server2008 administration tools which are included in RSAT:

Role Administration Tools:

·        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

·        Uniiversal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI) Services Tools

Feature Administration Tools:

·        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

The tools in the following listare fully supported managing Windows Server 2003 servers as well:

·        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

RSAT Questions andAnswers:

Q.          Why is Microsoft making RSAT available?

A.           Many IT professionals manage their servers from their own desktops. RSAT enablesIT professionals to use the updated Windows Server 2008 management tools tomanage their servers remotely from their own computers.

Q.          Which operating systems does RSAT manage?

A.           All RSAT tools manage Windows Server 2008 servers. Certain RSAT tools alsomanage servers running Windows Server 2003.

Q.          Is RSAT the next version of ADMINPAK.MSI?

A.           Yes. As ADMINPAK.MSI provides IT professionals the ability to remotely managetheir Windows Server 2003 servers, RSAT provides updated functionality forWindows Server management from computers running Windows Vista with ServicePack 1. All RSAT tools support the management of servers running Windows Server2008; some of these tools also support the management of servers runningWindows Server 2003, and thus can be considered a replacement for ADMINPAK.MSI.

Q.          Will RSAT run on the version of Windows Vista with no service packs installed?

A.           No. RSAT requires Windows Vista with Service Pack 1.

Q.          Will RSAT include Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) for Windows Vista withSP1?

A.           Yes.

Q:          Will the GPMC provided by RSAT allow me to manage Group Policy preference itemsfrom a computer running Windows Vista with SP1?

A.           Yes.