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Installing Remote Server AdministrationTools (RSAT) for Windows 7

What are Remote Server Administration Tools and wherecan I get them?

Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 are a package ofadministration tools add-ons that allow IT administrators to manage rolesand features that are installed on computers that are running Windows

Server 2008/2008 R2, and Windows Server 2003, from a remotecomputer that is running Windows 7.

Note: RSAT is similar in concept, although not in function and method of

installation, to what was known as the "Adminpak" in Windows Server2003/XP days, which could be found in the %systemroot%\system32folder of the server (or downloaded separately - see links below).

Another important note: This version is NOT compatible with WindowsVista. To install and use RSAT on Windows Vista (if you're one of the few

that actually have Vista... LOL), you'll need to use Vista's specific version.

Download details: Microsoft Remote Server Administration ToolsforWindows Vista:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9FF6E897-23CE-4A36-B7FC-D52065DE9960&displaylang=en

RSAT for Windows 7 includes support for remote management ofcomputers that are running either the Server Core or full installationoptions of Windows Server 2008 R2, and for some roles and features,

Windows Server 2008. See download links below.

Note that some roles and features on Windows Server 2003 can be

managed remotely by using Remote Server Administration Tools forWindows 7, meaning you can use tools such as Active directory Users and

Computers, DNS or DHCP management tools and so on, but not all toolswill work against Windows Server 2003, and even if the tool works, theremight be specific functions that will not function. Therefore, in order to

manage a Windows Server 2003 network, use either a Windows XP-basedworkstation, or use RDP to connect to the remote servers and managethem directly, if possible. Read these articles for more information:
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Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 can be installed on

computers that are running the Enterprise, Professional, or Ultimateeditions of Windows 7, and they run on both x86- and x64-based editionsof Windows 7. they can them be used to manage roles and features thatare running on either the Server Core or full installation options of thex64-based Windows Server 2008 or 2008 R2 operating system.

Some of the tools included are Server Manager, Active DirectoryCertificate Services (AD CS) Tools, Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS) Tools, Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS)Tools, DHCP Server Tools, DNS Server Tools, File Services Tools, Hyper-V

Tools, Terminal Services Tools, BitLocker Password Recovery Viewer,Failover Clustering Tools, Group Policy Management Tools, Network LoadBalancing Tools, SMTP Server Tools, Storage Explorer Tools, StorageManager for SANs Tools, Windows System Resource Manager Tools.

Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 should not beinstalled on a computer that is running the Windows Server 2003Administration Tools Pack or Windows 2000 Server Administration ToolsPack. Prior to installing the RSAT package, please make sure that youfirst remove all versions of Administration Tools Pack or Remote Server

Administration Tools for Windows Vista SP1 from the computer beforeyou install Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7.Furthermore, only one copy at a time of Remote Server Administration

Tools for Windows 7 can be installed on a computer. Before you install anew package, remove any existing copies of Remote Server

Administration Tools for Windows 7. This includes any copies that are indifferent languages.

To download RSAT for Windows 7, use these links:

Note that you need to choose either a 64-bit or a 32-bit version NOT based upon the OS version of

your servers, but based upon the OS version of your Windows 7 workstation(s).

64-bit version of RSAT for Windows 7 (222.1 MB):

http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/F/7/4F71806A-1C56-4EF2-9B4F-

9870C4CFD2EE/amd64fre_GRMRSATX_MSU.msu
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32-bit version of RSAT for Windows 7 (215.1 MB):

http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/F/7/4F71806A-1C56-4EF2-9B4F-

9870C4CFD2EE/x86fre_GRMRSAT_MSU.msu

Please note that the above links are for the RTM versions, and not for the smaller sized RC versions!

How to Install Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT)

on Windows 7

After downloading either the 64-bit or 32-bit version, based upon yourneeds, you will then install it on any Windows 7 system that will be usedto remotely manage your servers.

Note: In order to use RDP to manage your servers you do not need toinstall anything! The RSAT package will allow you to connect to the

servers on your network as though you were using one of the tools onone of your servers, and allow you to perform all the management taskson your network.

Another very important note: The RSAT package uses local networkconnections and, in most cases, the RPC protocol, but NOT just RPC, alsoa large bunch pf protocols and Firewall settings. This protocol is not easilypassed through a Firewall (although it can be passed, it's all a question ofconfiguration). Therefore, if the Windows 7 workstation used to managethe servers is INSIDE the SAME physical LAN, you will probably not have

any issues connecting to the servers and managing them. However, if theWindows 7 workstation used to manage the servers is OUTSIDE thephysical LAN, and connecting to the servers through some sort of WAN

connection AND through a Firewall, you will probably not be able toconnect to the servers. In this case, what most administrators will do iseither use RDP to connect to these servers, or, when possible, use some

sort of VPN or SSL-VPN connection to the network.

Getting back to the topic of this article, here are the complete

instructions:

You must be either a member of the Administrators group on thecomputer on which you want to install the Administration Tools pack, oryou must be logged on to the computer by using the built-inAdministrator account.
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2. Next, click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Programs. In thePrograms and Features area, click Turn Windows features on or off.

If you are prompted by User Account Control to enable the Windows

Features dialog box to open, click Continue.

3. In the Windows Features dialog box, expand Remote ServerAdministration Tools. Select the remote management tools that you want

to install. Click OK.
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If the Start menu does not display the Administration Tools shortcut youwill need to configure it:

Right-click Start, and then click Properties. On the Start Menu tab, click Customize. In the Customize Start Menu dialog box, scroll down to System Administrative Tools, and then select

Display on the All Programs menu and the Start menu. Click OK. Shortcuts for snap-ins installed by

Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 are added to the Administrative Tools list on the

Start menu.

Reinstalling or removing individual Remote Server

Administration Tools for Windows 7

If a remote administration tool was removed from a computer that isrunning Windows 7, you can install it again by performing the followingsteps.

To reinstall individual remote administration tools:

1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Programs. In thePrograms and Features area, click Turn Windows features on or off.


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2. In the Windows Features dialog box, expand Remote ServerAdministration Tools.

3. Select the remote management tools that you want to install, or clearthe check boxes for any tools that you want to remove. Click OK.

Removing the complete Remote Server Administration

Tools for Windows 7 pack

Again, you must be either a member of the Administrators group on thecomputer from which you want to remove the Administration Tools pack,or you must be logged on to the computer by using the built-inAdministrator account.

You can remove the complete Administration Tools pack from a computerby using the Uninstall a program utility in Control Panel.

1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Uninstall a program inthe Programs area.

2. Click View installed updates.


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3. Select Update for Microsoft Windows (958830).


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4. Click Uninstall.

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