Windows Server 2022 & Powershell All-in-One For Dummies

Chapter 1

An Overview of the Tools Menu in Server Manager

IN THIS CHAPTER

Accessing the Tools menu in Server Manager

Working with common administrative tools in Windows Server 2022

Using Remote Server Administration Tools to manage your servers

The majority of the time, when you log in to a server, it’s to manage a role, manage a feature, or troubleshoot issues the system may be having. The great thing about the modern server operating systems is that Server Manager launches upon login and is your jumping-off point to all the tools that you’ll ever really need to use.

There are some things in the Tools menu that will be there on every server. Disk management utilities, troubleshooting utilities, and other useful system utilities are right at your fingertips. As long as the tool was written by Microsoft, and it has to do with administering the server, including the roles and features you’ve installed on the server, it will be in the Tools menu.

Accessing the Server Manager Tools Menu

There are a few ways to access the Tools menu. The simplest method is to click Tools from inside Server Manager. You can find this along the top bar of Server Manager. It gives you one-click access ...