Windows 2000 Administration in a Nutshell

Alphabetical List of Consoles

Because a default set of administrative tools is installed when you install Windows 2000, I decided to cover two types of items in this alphabetical reference section:

Snap-ins

Snap-ins are identified in this reference section by PP. By adding a snap-in to a new (blank) console, you can give the console the desired administrative functionality. For example, by adding the Disk Management snap-in to a new console, you can create a console that can be used exclusively to administer disks. Similarly, by adding a snap-in to an existing console, you can add the additional administrative functionality of that snap-in to the console. The snap-ins listed here are common for Windows 2000 administration. Some of these are only available when certain optional components of Windows 2000 Server are installed, and these are appropriately identified when this is the case.

The snap-ins covered here are the ones used for day-to-day administration of Windows 2000-based networks. Each article describes, where possible, the basic purpose and functionality of the snap-in, general configuration options, and a typical console tree for a console with the snap-in installed in it, and cross references to concepts in Chapter 4 and tasks in Chapter 4 that involve the snap-in.

Administrative tools

Administrative tools are identified in this alphabetical reference by H. Windows 2000 Server has a preconfigured set of consoles and utilities to enable you to perform common administrative ...