Introducing Windows Server 2008 - MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration - page 23

Server Manager
The new Server Manager, shown in Figure 1-12, provides a single interface for installing, con-
figuring, and removing a variety of server roles and features on your Windows server. It also
summarizes your server's status and configuration and includes tools to diagnose problems,
manage storage, and perform general configuration tasks. Server Manager consolidates several
tools from Windows Server 2003, such as Manage Your Server, Add or Remove Windows
Components, and Configure Your Server.

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Figure 1-12

The Server Manager window

Activity 1-9: Exploring Server Manager

Time Required: 10 minutes
Objective: Review the features of Server Manager.
Description: You have just installed Windows Server 2008 and need to install some roles and
features on the server. You open Server Manager to explore what's available in Windows
Server 2008.
1. Log on to your server as Administrator, if necessary. Server Manager should start. If it doesn't,
click the Server Manager icon on the Quick Launch toolbar.
2. Click Server Manager in the left pane, if necessary. In the right pane are several information
sections: Server Summary, Security Information, Roles Summary, Features Summary, and
Resources and Support.
3. In the left pane, click the Roles node. The right pane shows a summary of the installed roles
followed by sections about each installed role. If you don't have any roles installed, you
might see only limited information. You begin working with roles in Chapter 2.
4. Click the Diagnostics node in the left pane to display three tools for monitoring and solv-
ing problems on a server: Event Viewer, Reliability and Performance, and Device Manager.