Introducing Windows Server 2008 - MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration - page 9

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Figure 1-3

An MMC with the Disk Management snap-in

A number of MMCs are loaded in the Administrative Tools folder, depending on what roles
and features are installed on the server. For example, after you install Active Directory, several
new MMCs for managing it are created and stored in the Administrative Tools folder. Not all
administrative functions can be accessed from these prebuilt MMCs, however; you might have
to create a customized MMC to access some functions or to keep an MMC handy on your desk-
top with the administrative snap-ins you use most often.

Activity 1-3: Using a Prebuilt MMC

Time Required: 15 minutes
Objective: Explore the Administrative Tools folder and become familiar with prebuilt
MMCs.
Description: You're a junior administrator for a Windows server and have been told to famil-
iarize yourself with the management tools on your server and check the status of the Print
Spooler service.
1. Log on to your server as Administrator, if necessary.
2. Click Start and point to Administrative Tools . Make a note of the tools you see.
3. Click the Computer Management tool. Notice that several tools in Computer Management
are also available as separate MMCs in the Administrative Tools folder.
4. Explore some tools in Computer Management by clicking the tool name in the left pane.
Some tools have a plus sign next to them, indicating additional components for that tool.
Each tool is called a snap-in.
5. Click the plus (+) sign next to Services and Applications to expand it, and then click the
Services snap-in.
6. Find the service called Print Spooler. Make a note of its status shown in the Status
column.