Managing servers

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

Managing servers

• Using the Windows interface

• Using command-line tools

Using the Windows interface

The following table lists some of the most common tasks for managing your server, and the tools you can use to perform them. For more information, click the corresponding link under Tool or Feature.

Task	Tool or feature
Add and manage roles for your server.	Configuring Roles for Your Server
Install and upgrade the operating system.	Installing and Upgrading the Operating System

For more information about deploying servers, see "Part 2: Server Deployments" at the Microsoft Windows Resource Kits Web site.

For more information about managing servers, see the "Server Management Guide" at the Microsoft Windows Resource Kits Web site.

Using command-line tools

The following table lists some of the most common tasks for managing your server, and the command-line tools you can use to perform them. For more information, click the corresponding link under Command-line tool.

Task	Command-line tool
Connect to, configure and manage server clusters.	Cluadmin
Create a new cluster or administer an existing cluster.	Cluster
Create and manage backup copies of the Internet Information Services (IIS) configuration (metabase and schema) of a remote or local computer.	Iisback.vbs: IIS backup management script
Import or export all or selected elements of an Internet Information Services (IIS) metabase on a local or remote computer.	Iiscnfg.vbs: IIS configuration script
Create, delete, list, start, stop, or pause FTP sites on local or remote servers running Windows Server 2003 with Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0.	Iisftp.vbs: IIS FTP site management script
Create, delete, or display virtual directories on FTP sites of servers running Windows Server 2003 with Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0.	IISFtpdr.vbs: IIS FTP directory script
Create or delete virtual directories of Web sites on servers running Windows Server 2003 with Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0.	Iisvdir.vbs: IIS virtual directory script
Create, delete, list, start, stop, or pause Web sites on servers running Windows Server 2003 with Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0.	Iisweb.vbs: IIS Web site management script
Start or stop the File Server for Macintosh service or the Print Server for Macintosh service.	File and print server for Macintosh
Create, modify, or delete directory objects on computers running Windows Server 2003 operating systems or Windows XP Professional; extend the schema, export Active Directory user and group information to other applications or services, or populate Active Directory with data from other directory services.	LDIFDE
Manage a server running Remote Installation Services.	Risetup
Communicate with the Service Controller and installed services; retrieve or set control information about services.	SC
Display detailed configuration information about a computer and its operating system, including operating system configuration, security information, product ID, and hardware properties, such as RAM, disk space, and network cards.	Systeminfo
Install or upgrade to a product in the Windows Server 2003 family.	Winnt32

For more information about the command shell, see Command shell overview. For information about tools used to manage the command-prompt window, see Manage the command-prompt window. For an alphabetical list of all of the command-line tools, see Command-line reference A-Z.