Convenience Consoles in Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Convenience Consoles in Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack

Convenience consoles combine related features into Microsoft Management Consoles (MMC). For example, to administer and troubleshoot an Active Directory deployment, administrators generally need to use Active Directory Users and Computers, Active Directory Domains and Trusts, Active Directory Sites and Services, and DNS. Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack includes a saved console in MMC called Active Directory Management that contains these tools.

The Windows Server 2003 family contains three Convenience Consoles:

Convenience Console Contents Snap-ins

Active Directory Management

Manage Users, Groups, and Computers

Manage Domains

Manage Sites

DNS

ADMgmt.msc

Public Key Management

Certification Authorities

Certificate Templates

Certificates for Current User

Certificates for Local Computer

PKMgmt.msc

IP Address Management

DHCP

DNS

WINS

IPAddrMgmt.msc

Convenience Consoles are displayed in Administrative Tools on computers running Windows XP Professional with Windows installed. These consoles contain snap-ins included separately in Windows.

For further information, see Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack.