Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 Administrator's Pocket Consultant, Second Edition

Chapter 2. Managing Servers Running Microsoft Windows Server 2003

In this chapter:

Managing Networked Systems

Managing System Environments, Profiles, and Properties

Managing Hardware Devices and Drivers

Managing Dynamic-Link Libraries

Servers are the heart of any Microsoft Windows network. One of your primary responsibilities as an administrator is to manage these resources. Your key tool is the Computer Management console, which provides a single integrated interface for handling such core system administration tasks as:

• Managing user sessions and connections to servers

• Managing file, directory, and share usage

• Setting administrative alerts

• Managing applications and network services

• Configuring hardware devices

• Viewing and configuring disk drives and removable ...