Server 2003/2008 Adminpak.msi to be Called RSAT (and not to be Released Until Vista SP1)
Looks like we're going to have to wait a little bit longer until our Vista workstations can actually be used to manage our Server infrastructure. According to Michael over at 4sysops, the new tools -- called RSAT, or Remote Server Administration Tools -- won't be available for Vista until the SP1 release...
...He voices the gripes most of us have also been voicing,
"It is really a pity that RSAT will only come out after Vista SP1. I’ve read several times that Microsoft recommends the use of Remote Desktop to manage Windows servers from a Vista machine. It seems the Redmond guys don’t really know how admins work. Actually, my articles about the Vista-Adminpak issue belong to the most often accessed posts on this blog. They were viewed about 10,000 times within the last 30 days. Obviously, a couple of Windows administrators already regret that they upgraded their machine to Vista."
Check out his blog post at:
http://4sysops.com/archives/the-adminpak-tools-will-be-replaced-with-rsat-for-vista-sp1/
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