Installing or Removing the Remote Server Administration Tools Pack

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

The Remote Server Administration Tools pack is a feature included with Windows Server® 2008. You can install the Remote Server Administration Tools pack by using either the Add Features Wizard in Windows Server 2008, or by using a command line to install the feature.

Prerequisites for installing the Remote Server Administration Tools pack

You can install the Remote Server Administration Tools pack on a computer running any Windows Server 2008 operating system, except a Server Core installation of the Windows Server 2008 operating system.

You should only install Remote Server Administration Tools to perform administrative tasks on computers running either Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2003.

You must either be a member of the Administrators group on the server on which you want to install the Remote Server Administration Tools pack, or you must be logged on to the computer using the built-in Administrator account.

In this topic

How to install the Remote Server Administration Tools pack

How to remove the Remote Server Administration Tools pack

How to install the Remote Server Administration Tools pack

You can install the Remote Server Administration Tools pack on a computer running Windows Server 2008 either by using the Windows user interface or by using the command line.

Using the Windows user interface

Using the command line

Using the Windows user interface

To install the Remote Server Administration Tool pack by using the Windows user interface

  1. Open the Add Features Wizard by doing one of the following.

    • In the Initial Configuration Tasks window, in the Customize This Server area, click Add features.

    • Open Server Manager by clicking Start, pointing to Administrative Tools, and then clicking Server Manager. In the Features section of the Server Manager home page, click Add features.

Note

You can also open Server Manager by clicking the Server Manager button on the Quick Launch toolbar, or by typing servermanager into a command prompt window, and then pressing ENTER.

  - Open Control Panel. Double-click **Programs and Features**. In the **Tasks** list, click **Turn Windows features on or off**. When the Server Manager console opens, click **Add features** in the **Features** section of the home page.  
      
  1. On the Select Features page of the Add Features Wizard, select Remote Server Administration Tools Pack.

  2. Select roles, role services, or features that are installed on other computers and that you want to manage from the current computer. Click Next.

Note

Installing Remote Server Administration Tools does not install any roles, role services, or features on a computer. For each role, role service, or feature you select within Remote Server Administration Tools, you are installing only management tools and snap-ins that allow you to perform administration tasks for specified roles, role services, or features installed on other computers.

  1. On the Confirm Installation Options page, click Install.

  2. When installation is complete, close the wizard.

Using the command line

Note

Because of security restrictions imposed by User Account Control in Windows Server 2008, to complete the following procedure, you must run a Command Prompt window with elevated privileges.

Before you begin installing Remote Server Administration Tools by using the command line, it is strongly recommended that you read the topic "Overview of Server Manager Commands" in the Server Manager Help.

This procedure shows you how to install one set of tools contained within a single command identifier. If you want to install remote administration tools for multiple roles or features, you can do this in one of the following two ways.

  • You can install remote administration tools for all roles or all features in a single command instance by choosing one of the container identifiers shown in the following table.

    • RSAT: for installing or removing all available Remote Server Administration Tools.

    • RSAT-Role-Tools: for installing or removing all available remote role administration tools.

    • RSAT-Feature-Tools: for installing or removing all available remote feature administration tools.

  • You can install or remove multiple remote administration tools by creating an answer file for the command you use. For more information about creating an answer file, see "Creating an Answer File for Server Manager Commands" in the Server Manager Help.

To install Remote Server Administration Tools by using a command line

  1. Open a Command Prompt window with elevated privileges by right-clicking the Command Prompt executable, or the Command Prompt object on the Start menu, and then clicking Run as administrator.

  2. At the prompt, type the following, where command Id represents the identifier (found in the preceding table) for the tools you want to install, and then press ENTER.

    ServerManagerCmd.exe -install <command Id>

Note

The complete list of Remote Server Administration Tools command identifiers is in this topic, in the section Command-line identifiers for available tools. Other parameters are available for this command, such as -restart, which automatically restarts the computer after installation if it is required by the administration tools you have installed. It is recommended that you read about additional Server Manager command line parameters in the topic "Overview of Server Manager Commands" in the Server Manager Help.

  1. When installation completes successfully, the command prompt displays an exit code of 0, along with a message confirming a successful installation.

  2. If the installation failed or other messages are displayed, refer to "Interpreting Output from Server Manager Commands" in the Server Manager Help to identify and resolve any problems.

How to remove the Remote Server Administration Tools pack

You can remove Remote Server Administration Tools from a computer running Windows Server 2008 either by using the Windows user interface or by using the command line.

Using the Windows user interface

Using the command line

Using the Windows user interface

To remove Remote Server Administration Tools by using Windows

  1. Open the Remove Features Wizard by doing one of the following.

    • In the Initial Configuration Tasks window, in the Customize This Server area, click Remove features.

    • Open Server Manager by clicking Start, pointing to Administrative Tools, and then clicking Server Manager. In the Features section of the Server Manager home page, click Remove features.

Note

You can also open Server Manager by clicking the Server Manager button on the Quick Launch toolbar, or by typing servermanager into a command prompt window, and then pressing ENTER.

  - Open Control Panel. Double-click **Programs and Features**. In the **Tasks** list, click **Turn Windows features on or off**. When the Server Manager console opens, click **Remove features** in the **Features** section of the home page.  
      
  1. On the Select Features page of the Remove Features Wizard, select Remote Server Administration Tools Pack.

  2. Select remote administration tools that you want to remove from the local computer. Click Next.

Note

Removing Remote Server Administration Tools does not remove any roles, role services, or features from a computer. For each role, role service, or feature you select within Remote Server Administration Tools, you are removing only management tools and snap-ins that allow you to perform administration tasks for specified roles, role services, or features installed on other computers.

  1. On the Confirm Removal Options page, click Remove.

  2. When removal is complete, close the wizard.

Using the command line

Note

Because of security restrictions imposed by User Account Control in Windows Server 2008, to complete the following procedure, you must run a Command Prompt window with elevated privileges.

Before you begin removing Remote Server Administration Tools by using the command line, it is strongly recommended that you read the topic "Overview of Server Manager Commands" in the Server Manager Help.

This procedure shows you how to remove one set of tools contained within a single command identifier. If you want to remove remote administration tools for multiple roles or features, you can do this in one of the following two ways.

  • You can remove remote administration tools for all roles or all features in a single command instance by choosing one of the container identifiers shown in the following table.

    • RSAT: for installing or removing all available Remote Server Administration Tools.

    • RSAT-Role-Tools: for installing or removing all available remote role administration tools.

    • RSAT-Feature-Tools: for installing or removing all available remote feature administration tools.

  • You can install or remove multiple remote administration tools by creating an answer file for the command you use. For more information about creating an answer file, see "Creating an Answer File for Server Manager Commands" in the Server Manager Help.

To remove Remote Server Administration Tools by using a command line

  1. Open a Command Prompt window with elevated privileges by right-clicking the Command Prompt executable, or the Command Prompt object on the Start menu, and then clicking Run as administrator.

  2. At the prompt, type the following, where command Id represents the identifier (found in the preceding table) for the tools you want to remove, and then press ENTER.

    ServerManagerCmd.exe -remove <command Id>

Note

The complete list of Remote Server Administration Tools command identifiers is in this topic, in the section Command-line identifiers for available tools. Other parameters are available for this command, such as -restart, which automatically restarts the computer after removal if it is required by remaining programs on the computer. It is recommended that you read about additional Server Manager command line parameters in the topic "Overview of Server Manager Commands" in the Server Manager Help.

  1. When removal completes successfully, the command prompt displays an exit code of 0, along with a message confirming a successful removal.

  2. If the removal failed or other messages are displayed, refer to "Interpreting Output from Server Manager Commands" in the Server Manager Help to identify and resolve any problems.

Command-line identifiers for available tools

The following table contains the command-line identifiers for Remote Server Administration Tools available in Windows Server 2008. To install Remote Server Administration Tools by using the command line, as part of the command, you must enter the command identifier for the role, role service, or feature for which you want to install remote management tools. You can also see a complete list of command identifiers by entering the command Servermanagercmd –query in a command prompt window.

Role, role service, or feature name Command identifier

(All role administration tools)

RSAT-Role-Tools

(All feature administration tools)

RSAT-Feature-Tools

Remote Server Administration Tools (all tools)

RSAT

Active Directory Certificate Services

RSAT-ADCS

Active Directory Domain Services

RSAT-ADDS

Active Directory domain controller

RSAT-ADDC

Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services

RSAT-ADLDS

Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS)

RSAT-RMS

BitLocker Drive Encryption

RSAT-BitLocker

BITS Server Extensions

RSAT-Bits-Server

DFS Management Console

RSAT-DFS-Mgnt-Con

DHCP Server

RSAT-DHCP

DNS Server

RSAT-DNS-Server

Failover Clustering

RSAT-Clustering

Fax Server

RSAT-Fax

File Server Resource Manager Management Console

RSAT-FSRM-Mgnt

File Services

RSAT-File-Services

Health Registration Authority

RSAT-HRA

Hyper-V™

RSAT-Hyper-V

NETSH

RSAT-WINS-NETSH

Network Load Balancing

RSAT-NLB

Network Policy and Access Services

RSAT-NPAS

Print Services

RSAT-Print-Services

Remote Access Service

RSAT-RAS

Services for Network File System (NFS)

RSAT-NFS-Admin

Server for Network Information Service (NIS)

RSAT-NIS

SMTP Server

RSAT-SMTP

Storage Manager for SANs

RSAT-SAN

Terminal Services

RSAT-TS

TS Gateway Manager

RSAT-TS-Gateway

TS Licensing Manager

RSAT-TS-Licensing

TS RemoteApp Manager

RSAT-TS-RemoteApp

Web Server (IIS)

RSAT-Web-Server

Windows Deployment Services

RSAT-WDS

WINS Server

RSAT-WINS

WINS Server Management Console

RSAT-WINS-Console