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.